List of Miss Universe countries

List of Miss Universe countries

The following list consists of countries and territories that have sent a delegate to the international Miss Universe pageant. 33 of the current delegations have won at least once in history, since the first edition in 1952.

Contents

Current entrants

This list is only containing the countries and territories that have sent a delegate to the pageant at least once since 2006.

Country/Territory Debut Years Competed National Title Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Albania 2002 2002-2003,
2005-present		 Miss Universe Albania Top 10 2010
  • Angela Martini
    (Top 10)
 Angola 1998 1998-present Miss Angola Winner
  • Leila Lopes
    (2011)
 2011
  • Leila Lopes
    (Winner)
 Antigua & Barbuda 1977 1977, 1979,
2001-2008		 Miss Antigua & Barbuda - - Competed as Antigua in 1977 and 1979.
 Argentina 1954 1954-1964,
1966-1994,
1996-2001,
2003,
2006-present		 Miss Universo Argentina Winner 2006
  • Magali Romitelli
    (Top 20)
 Aruba 1964 1964-1984,
1986,
1989-1990,
1992-present		 Miss Aruba 1st runner-up
  • Taryn Mansell
    (1996)
 1996
  • Taryn Mansell
    (1st runner-up)
 Australia 1952 1952-1954,
1958,
1964-1965,
1968-1990,
1992-2000,
2002-present		 Miss Universe Australia Winner 2011
  • Scherri-Lee Biggs
    (Top 10)
 Bahamas 1963 1963-1972,
1974-1983,
1985-present		 Miss Bahamas - -
 Barbados 1976 1976-1979,
1984-1987,
1999,
2003-2005,
2007		 Miss Barbados Universe - -
 Belgium 1952 1952-1986,
1988-1989,
1991-1994,
1996-present		 Miss België,
Miss Belgique,
Miss Belgien		 4th runner-up
  • Dominique Van Eeckhoudt
    (1981)
 2010
 Belize 1975 1975,
1977-1991,
1993,
1995-2000,
2003-2005,
2007		 Miss Belize Universe Top 12
  • Sarita Diana Acosta
    (1979)
 1979
  • Sarita Diana Acosta
    (Top 12)
 Bolivia 1959 1959-present Miss Bolivia Top 6
  • Rosario Rico Toro
    (1990)
 2006
 Botswana 1999 1999-2001,
2004,
2010-present		 Miss Universe Botswana Winner 1999
 Brazil 1954 1954-1989,
1991-present		 Miss Universe Brazil Winner 2011
  • Priscila Machado
    (2nd runner-up)
 British Virgin Islands 1977 1977,
1979-2002,
2010-present		 Miss British Virgin Islands - -
 Bulgaria 1991 1991-2007,
2009		 Miss Bulgaria - -
 Canada 1952 1952-present Miss Universe Canada Winner 2006
 Cayman Islands 1980 1980-1985,
1989-1996,
1999-2004,
2006,
2008-2009,
2011-present		 Miss Cayman Islands - -
 Chile 1952 1952,
1954-1956,
1958,
1960-1961,
1964,
1966-1970,
1972-2002,
2004-2006,
2011-present		 Miss Universo Chile Winner 2004
 China 2002 2002-present Miss Universe China 2nd runner-up 2011
  • Luo Zilin
    (4th runner-up)
 Colombia 1958 1958-present Señorita Colombia Winner 2011
  • Catalina Robayo
    (Top 16)
 Costa Rica 1954 1954-1960,
1962-present		 Miss Costa Rica Top 10
  • Nancy Soto
    (2004)
  • Johanna Solano
    (2011)
 2011
  • Johanna Solano
    (Top 10)
 Croatia 1997 1997-present Miss Universe Croatia Top 15
  • Sarah Ćosić
    (2009)
 2009
  • Sarah Ćosić
    (Top 15)
 Curaçao 1963 1963-1978,
1980-1989,
1991-1999,
2001-2005,
2007-present		 Miss Universe Curaçao 1st runner-up 1997
  • Verna Vasquez
    (Top 6)
 Cyprus 1973 1973-1974,
1981,
1983-1987,
1992-present		 Star Kypros
  • (Greek: Σταρ Κύπρος)
 Top 10
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (2002)
 2002
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (Top 10)
 Czech Republic 1993 1993,
1995-present		 Česká Miss Top 10
  • Pavlina Barbuková
    (1993)
  • Kateřina Smrzová
    (2003)
  • Iveta Lutovská
    (2009)
 2010
  • Jitka Válková
    (Top 15)
 Denmark 1952 1952-1953,
1958-1961,
1963-1970,
1972-1973,
1975-1990,
1992-1996,
2000,
2004-2008,
2010-present		 Miss Universe Denmark 1st runner-up 2007
  • Zaklina Sojic
    (Top 15)
 Dominican Republic 1956 1956,
1962-1965,
1967-present		 Miss República Dominicana Universo Winner 2009
 Ecuador 1955 1955-1966,
1968-1972,
1975-present		 Miss Ecuador Top 12/10 2004
 Egypt 1987 1987-1990,
1992,
1994-present		 Miss Egypt Universe - -
 El Salvador 1954 1954-1955,
1972-1979,
1982-present		 Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 1st runner-up
  • Maribel Arrieta
    (1955)
 1996
  • Milena Mayorga
    (Top 10)
 Estonia 1993 1993-2004,
2006-2009,
2011		 Eesti Miss Estonia Top 10
  • Kristiina Heinmets
    (1997)
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (2000)
 2000
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (Top 10)
 Ethiopia 2004 2004-2006,
2009		 Miss Universe Ethiopia Top 20
  • Dina Fekadu
    (2006)
 2006
  • Dina Fekadu
    (Top 20)
 Finland 1952 1952-1955,
1960-present		 Miss Suomi,
Fröken Finland		 Winner 1996
  • Lola Odusoga
    (2nd runner-up)
 France 1952 1952-present Miss France Winner 2011
  • Laury Thilleman
    (Top 10)
 Georgia 2004 2004-present Miss Georgia - -
 Germany 1952 1952-present Miss Universe Germany Winner 2002
 Ghana 1991 1991, 1993,
1996,
1998-2002,
2004, 2006,
2008-present		 Miss Universe Ghana Top 10
  • Akuba Cudjoe
    (1999)
 1999
  • Akuba Cudjoe
    (Top 10)
 Great Britain 1952 1952,
1991-1996,
1998-2000,
2005-2006,
2008-present		 Miss Universe Great Britain - - Competed as Great Britain in 1952; as England, Scotland and Wales from 1955 to 1990; competed together again as United Kingdom in 1991; as Great Britain from 1992 to 2000; as United Kingdom for the second time in 2005; shortened to UK in 2008 and once again as Great Britain since 2009.
 Greece 1952 1952-1987,
1989-present		 Star Hellas
  • (Greek: Σταρ Ελλάς)
 Winner 2005
  • Evangelia Aravani
    (Top 15)
 Guam 1966 1966-1995,
1998, 2000,
2008-present		 Miss Guam Universe 1st runner-up
  • Patty Chong Kerkos
    (1982)
 1982
  • Patty Chong Kerkos
    (1st runner-up)
 Guatemala 1955 1955-1959,
1961,
1975-1976,
1978-present		 Miss Guatemala Top 10 2010
 Guyana 1956 1956, 1958,
1963-1966,
1999,
2002-2007,
2009-present		 Miss Guyana Universe - - Competed as British Guiana until 1966.
 Haiti 1962 1962, 1968,
1975, 1977,
1985, 1989,
2010-Present		 Miss Haiti Universe 1st runner- up
  • Gerthie David
    (1975)
 1975
  • Gerthie David
    (1st runner-up)
 Honduras 1954 1954-1955,
1967-1974,
1976-1990,
1992-1994,
1996-2002,
2007-present		 Miss Universo Honduras Top 15
  • Pastora Pagán
    (1955)
 1955
  • Pastora Pagán
    (Top 15)
 Hungary 1992 1992-present A Királynő
(The Queen)		 Top 15
  • Jázmin Dammak
    (2008)
 2008
  • Jázmin Dammak
    (Top 15)
 Iceland 1956 1956-1957,
1959-1972,
1974-1986,
1988-1997,
2006, 2009		 Ungfrú Ísland 1st runner-up
  • Anna Geirsdóttir
    (1962)
 2009
  • Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir
    (Top 15)
 India 1952 1952,
1964-1987,
1989-present		 I Am She – Miss Universe India Winner 2007
 Indonesia 1974 1974-1977,
1980,
1982-1983,
1995-1996,
2005-present		 Puteri Indonesia Top 15 2005
 Ireland 1961 1961-2006,
2008-present		 Miss Universe Ireland 2nd runner-up
  • Marlene McKeown
    (1963)
  • Roberta Brown
    (1983)
 2010
  • Rozanna Purcell
    (Top 10)
 Israel 1952 1952,
1954-present		 Miss Israel
  • (Hebrew: מלכת היופי‎
    Malkat Hayofi "Beauty Queen")
 Winner 2005
 Italy 1952 1952-1991,
1993-2005, 2007-present		 Miss Universe Italy 1st runner-up 2008
 Jamaica 1961 1961-1975,
1986-present		 Miss Jamaica Universe 1st runner-up
  • Yendi Phillipps
    (2010)
 2010
  • Yendi Phillipps
    (1st runner-up)
 Japan 1952 1952-1995,
1998-present		 Miss Universe Japan Winner 2008
 Kazakhstan 2006 2006-2008,
2010-Present		 Miss Kazakhstan
  • (Kazakh: Мисс Казахстан)
 - -
 Korea 1954 1954-1955,
1957-present		 Miss Korea 1st runner-up 2007
  • Honey Lee
    (3rd runner-up)
 Kosovo 2008 2008-present Miss Universe Kosova 2nd runner-up 2011
  • Afërdita Dreshaj
    (Top 16)
 Latvia 2005 2005-2006 Miss Universe Latvija Top 10 2005
 Lebanon 1955 1955,
1960-1962,
1966, 1968,
1970-1971,
1973-1975,
1977-1978,
1983-1988,
1991-1993,
1996-2001,
2004-2007,
2009-present		 Malakeet Jamel Libnen
(Miss Lebanon)
  • (Arabic: انتخابات ملكة جمال لبنان‎)
 Winner 1973
  • Marcelle Herro
    (Top 12)
 Malaysia 1962 1962,
1964-present		 Miss Universe Malaysia Top 15
  • Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Leng
    (1970)
 1970
  • Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Leng
    (Top 15)
 Competed as Malaya in 1962.
 Mauritius 1975 1975-1977,
1979,
1989-1995,
1997-2000,
2002-2003,
2005-present		 Miss Mauritius - -
 Mexico 1952 1952-1959,
1965,
1967-present		 Nuestra Belleza México Winner 2010
  • Ximena Navarrete
    (Winner)
 Montenegro 2007 2007-2009,
2011-present		 Mis Crne Gore - -
 Namibia 1981 1981-1984,
1991-2000,
2002-2003,
2005-2006,
2009		 Miss Namibia Winner 2003
  • Ndapewa Alfons
    (Top 10)
 Netherlands 1956 1956,
1958-1996,
1998,
2000-2005,
2008-present		 Miss Nederland Winner 2011
  • Kelly Weekers
    (Top 16)
 Competed as Holland until it was renamed to Netherlands in 1991.
 New Zealand 1954 1954, 1960,
1962-1989,
1992-2001,
2003,
2006-present		 Miss Universe New Zealand Winner 1992
  • Lisa Maree de Montalk
    (Top 10)
 Nicaragua 1955 1955, 1963,
1968-1971,
1973-1978,
1991-1995,
1999,
2001-present		 Miss Nicaragua Top 10 2007
 Nigeria 1964 1964,
1987-1995,
1998-present		 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Top 10 2001
 Northern Marianas 1976 1976-1980,
1982-1988,
1990-2002,
2006		 Miss Marianas Universe - -
 Norway 1952 1952-1955,
1958-1973,
1976-1996,
1998,
2000-2010,
2012-present		 Frøken Norge Winner 2005
  • Helene Tråsavik
    (Top 15)
 Panama 1952 1952-1954,
1964-1967,
1970-1971,
1973-1987,
1991-present		 Señorita Panamá 1st runner-up
(Winner) 		2011
  • Sheldry Sáez
    (Top 10)
 Paraguay 1957 1957-1958,
1960-1967,
1970,
1972-2001,
2004-present		 Miss Universo Paraguay 3rd runner-up
  • Yanina González
    (2004)
  • Lourdes Arévalos
    (2006)
 2006
  • Lourdes Arévalos
    (3rd runner-up)
 Peru 1952 1952-1972,
1975-present		 Miss Peru Winner 2005
 Philippines 1952 1952-1959,
1962-present		 Binibining Pilipinas Winner 2011
  • Shamcey Supsup
    (3rd runner-up)
 Poland 1958 1958-1959,
1984-1986,
1989-present		 Miss Polonia 3rd runner-up
  • Brygida Bziukiewicz
    (1986)
  • Joanna Gapińska
    (1989)
 1989
  • Joanna Gapińska
    (3rd runner-up)
 Portugal 1960 1960, 1962,
1965,
1970-1974,
1979,
1981-1990,
1992-2002,
2011		 Miss Universe Portugal Top 10
  • Laura Gonçalves
    (2011)
 2011
  • Laura Gonçalves
    (Top 10)
 Puerto Rico 1952 1952-1957,
1961-present		 Miss Universe Puerto Rico Winner 2011
  • Viviana Ortiz
    (Top 16)
 Romania 1991 1991-1998,
2009-present		 Miss Universe Romania - -
 Russia 1994 1994-present Miss Russia Winner

(dethroned/resigned)

 2010
  • Irina Antonenko
    (Top 15)
 Oxana Fedorova was the original winner of Miss Universe 2002, but was later dethroned for failure to fulfill her duties as Miss Universe. She stated she voluntarily resigned the title.
 Serbia 2007 2007-present Miss Srbije - -
 Singapore 1954 1954, 1958,
1962,
1966-present		 Miss Singapore Universe Top 10/12
  • Kathie Lee Lee Beng
    (1983)
  • Marion Nicole Teo
    (1987)
 1987
  • Marion Nicole Teo
    (Top 10)
 Slovak Republic 1994 1994-present Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky Top 6
  • Silvia Lakatošová
    (1994)
 1994
  • Silvia Lakatošová
    (Top 6)
 Slovenia 2001 2001-present Miss Universe Slovenije Top 15
  • Tjaša Kokalj
    (2007)
 2007
  • Tjaša Kokalj
    (Top 15)
 South Africa 1952 1952-1953,
1960-1968,
1975-1979,
1981-1984,
1995-present		 Miss South Africa Winner 2010 South Africa was not allowed to participate between 1985 and 1994 because of apartheid.
 Spain 1960 1960-present Miss España Winner 2008
 Sri Lanka 1955 1955, 1957,
1961-1966,
1968-1970,
1973-1983,
1985-1996,
2005-2006,
2008, 2010-Present		 Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2nd runner-up 1955 Competed as Ceylon until it was renamed Sri Lanka in 1973.
 St. Lucia 1977 1977,
2006-2007,
2011		 Miss Universe St. Lucia - -
 St. Martin 2000 2000, 2006 Miss Universe St. Martin - -
 St. Vincent & Grenadines 1964 1964,
1978-1979,
1989-1991,
2004, 2006		 Miss SVG - -
 Sweden 1952 1952-2004,
2006,
2009-present		 Miss Universe Sweden Winner 2009
  • Renate Cerljen
    (Top 15)
 Sweden dropped out from the Miss Universe for the first time in 2005 after arguments about the swimsuit competition.
 Switzerland 1953 1953,
1960-1984,
1986-1990,
1992-present		 Miss Schweiz,
Miss Suisse,
Miss Svizzera		 2nd runner-up 2009
  • Whitney Toyloy
    (Top 10)
 Tanzania 2007 2007-present Miss Universe Tanzania Top 10 2007
 Thailand 1954 1954, 1959,
1965-1966,
1968-1969,
1971-present		 Miss Thailand Universe
  • (Thai: มิสไทยแลนด์ยูนิเวิร์ส)
 Winner 2007
 Trinidad & Tobago 1963 1963-1964,
1966, 1971,
1973-1991,
1993-2006,
2008, 2010-Present		 Miss Trinidad & Tobago Universe Winner 2006
  • Kenisha Thom
    (Top 10)
 Competed as Trinidad in 1963 and 1964.
 Turkey 1952 1952-1953,
1956-1957,
1959,
1961-1976,
1978-1984,
1986-1999,
2001-2006,
2008-present		 Miss Türkiye Top 10
  • Jülide Ateş
    (1990)
 1990
  • Jülide Ateş
    (Top 10)
 Turks & Caicos 1980 1980-1997,
1999-2001,
2004-2009,
2011`		 Miss Turks & Caicos Top 10
  • Carmelita Ariza
    (1987)
 1987
  • Carmelita Ariza
    (Top 10)
 Ukraine 1995 1995-present Miss Ukraine Universe
  • (Ukrainian: Мисс Украина Вселенная)
 1st runner-up 2011
 Uruguay 1952 1952-1965,
1967-2002,
2004-present		 Miss Universo Uruguay 4th runner-up
  • Andrea López
    (1985)
 1985
  • Andrea López
    (4th runner-up)
 USA 1952 1952-present Miss USA Winner 2011
  • Alyssa Campanella
    (Top 16)
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1961 1961-1962,
1967-1968,
1971-1989,
1991-1993,
1995,
1997-1999,
2001-2002,
2005-2007,
2010-present		 Miss USVI Universe Top 12
  • Cherrie Raphaelia Creque
    (1971)
 1971
  • Cherrie Raphaelia Creque
    (Top 12)
 Competed as Virgin Islands until 1978.
 Venezuela 1952 1952-1953,
1955-1958,
1960-present		 Miss Venezuela Winner 2011
  • Vanessa Gonçalves
    (Top 16)
 Vietnam 2004 2004-2005,
2008-2009,
2011		 Miss Universe Vietnam Top 15 2008
 Zambia 1995 1995, 1999,
2005-2007,
2009-2010		 Miss Universe Zambia - -

Replaced pageants

The following list consists of the delegations that have acquired the national Miss Universe franchise and replaced a former national pageant. Some of the former organizations still remain active for other purposes.

Country/Territory Former pageant Last competed New pageant Franchise since
 Albania Miss Albania 2005 Miss Universe Albania 2006
 Australia Miss Australia 2000 Miss Universe Australia 2004
 Bahamas Miss Universe Bahamas 2009 Miss Bahamas 2010
 Brazil Miss Brazil 2011 Miss Universe Brazil 2012
 Canada Miss Canada 1992 Miss Universe Canada 2002
 Czech Republic Miss České Republiky 2004 Česká Miss 2005
 Denmark Frøken Danmark 1996 Miss Universe Denmark 2004
 Egypt Miss Egypt 1955 Miss Egypt Universe 1987
 El Salvador Miss El Salvador 2005 Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2006
 Germany Miss Deutschland 2008 Miss Universe Germany 2009
 Guatemala Miss Universo Guatemala 2009 Miss Guatemala 2010
 Hungary Miss Universe Hungary 2007 A Királynő 2008
 India Femina Miss India 2009 I Am She 2010
 Japan Miss Japan 1997 Miss Universe Japan 1998
 Mexico Señorita México 1993 Nuestra Belleza México 1994
 Netherlands Miss Universe Netherlands 2009 Miss Netherlands 2010
 New Zealand Miss New Zealand 2003 Miss Universe New Zealand 2006
 Philippines Miss Philippines 1963 Binibining Pilipinas 1964
 Puerto Rico Miss Puerto Rico 1998 Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2009
 Romania Miss Romania 1998 Miss Universe Romania 2009
 Sri Lanka Miss Sri Lanka 1996 Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2005
 Sweden Fröken Sverige 2004 Miss Universe Sweden 2009
 Thailand Miss Thailand 1999 Miss Thailand Universe 2000

Inactive entrants

Non-existing countries and former territories

Country Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 CIS 1992 1992 - - Regional organization composed of former Soviet Republics during the breakup of the Soviet Union.
 Czechoslovakia 1970 1970; 1990-1992 Top 15/10
  • Kristina Hanazalová (1970)
  • Jana Hronková (1990)
 1990
  • Jana Hronková
    (Top 10)
 Split into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic in 1993.
 Okinawa 1963 1963-1968 - - Under US administration from 1945 until 1972, then became part of Japan.
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1961 1961 - - Split into Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
 Serbia and Montenegro 2003 2003-2006 3rd runner-up 2003 In June 2006, split into Montenegro and Serbia after declaring their independence from each other and joined the pageant independently a year later. Kosovo, a disputed territory by Serbia, joined in 2008.
 USSR 1990 1990-1991 2nd runner-up
  • Yulia Lemigova (1991)
 1991
  • Yulia Lemigova
    (2nd runner-up)
 Split into Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
 West Indies 1954 1954-1955,
1958		 - - Competed as Kingston, Jamaica in 1954, and as Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1955 and 1958.
 Yugoslavia 1968 1968-1970,
1974-1977,
1984-1985,
1991,
1998-2002		 Top 15/10
  • Daliborka Stojšić (1968)
  • Nataša Kosir (1969)
  • 'Natasha Pavlovich (1991)
 1991
  • 'Natasha Pavlovich
    (Top 10)
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992. Former member states Croatia, and Slovenia joined the pageant in 1997 and 2001, respectively. The new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed until 2002, when it was renamed Serbia & Montenegro.

France

Overseas region Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 French Guiana 1977 1977,
1983-1984		 - - Competing at Miss France since 1987.
 Guadeloupe 1977 1977,
1980-1984		 - -
 Martinique 1957 1957,
1981-1984		 - -
 New Caledonia 1982 1982 - -
 Réunion 1977 1977-1986 - -
 Tahiti 1962 1962,
1977-1981,
1985		 Top 12
  • Thilda Raina Fuller
    (1980)
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (1981)
 1981
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (Top 12)

South Africa

Bantustan Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Bophuthatswana 1979 1979 - - Internationally unrecognized "independent" Bantustans established by South African apartheid; reintegrated into South Africa in 1994.
 Transkei 1979 1979,
1981-1983		 - -

United Kingdom

Constituent country Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 England 1955 1955-1962,
1964-1990		 1st runner-up
  • Brenda Blackler
    (1964)
 1983
  • Karen Moore
    (4th runner-up)
 Competing as United Kingdom/Great Britain since 1991.
 Scotland 1961 1961-1986,
1988-1990		 1st runner-up
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1980)
 1980
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1st runner-up)
 Wales 1961 1961-1990 1st runner-up 1979
  • Janet Beverly Hobson
    (Top 12)

USA

State Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Alaska 1952 1952-1958 Top 15
  • Martha Lehmann
    (1957)
 1957
  • Martha Lehmann
    (Top 15)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1959.
 Hawaii 1952 1952-1953,
1957-1959		 1st runner-up
  • Elza Kananionapua Edsman (1952)
 1958
  • Geri Hoo
    (2nd runner-up)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1960.

Others

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2005, but participated at least once in the past:

State Debut Years Competed Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Austria 1953 1953, 1957,
1959-1990,
1992-1993,
1999, 2004		 1st runner-up
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1977)
 1977
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1st runner-up)
 Bermuda 1965 1965-1985,
1988-1992,
1997		 1st runner-up 1979
 Bonaire 1967 1967-1970,
1978
1995-1999
 Burma 1959 1959-1961 - - Contest was banned.
 Cook Islands 1983 1983-1986,
1991-1992,
1994-1996,
1999		 - -
 Côte d'Ivoire 1986 1986 - -
 Cuba 1952 1952,
1954-1963,
1965-1967		 3rd runner-up
  • Maria Rosa Gamio
    (1957)
 1957
  • Maria Rosa Gamio
    (3rd runner-up)
 Contest was banned.
 Dahomey 1962 1962 - - Now known as Benin.
 Dominica 1985 1985 - -
 Fiji 1979 1979, 1981 - -
 Gambia 1983 1983-1986 - - Won Miss Congeniality in 1983.
 Gibraltar 1981 1981,
1983-1986,
1988-1990		 - - Won Miss Congeniality in 1984.
 Greenland 1987 1987-1990 - -
 Grenada 1964 1964 - -
 Hong Kong 1952 1952, 1954,
1960, 1962,
1964-1965,
1967-1970,
1972-1991,
1993-2000		 2nd runner-up
  • Virginia Lee
    (1954)
 1988
  • Pauline Yeung
    (4th runner-up)
 Competes at Miss China Universe pageant since 2002.
 Iraq 1972 1972 - -
 Jordan 1960 1960 - - Contest banned due to uproar among citizens.
 Kenya 1987 1987, 1992,
1995, 2002,
2004-2005		 - -
 Lesotho 1978 1978 - -
 Liberia 1974 1974-1977 - -
 Luxembourg 1959 1959-1976,
1984-1986,
1988-1989,
1991-1994		 - -
 Madagascar 1961 1961 - -
 Malta 1968 1968-2001 - -
 FS Micronesia 1975 1975 - -
 Morocco 1957 1957,
1960-1963,
1966, 1975,
1978		 Top 15
  • Jacqueline Bonilla
    (1957)
 1957
  • Jacqueline Bonilla
    (Top 15)
 Contest banned.
 New Hebrides 1978 1978 - - Now known as Vanuatu.
 Papua New Guinea 1976 1976-1980,
1982-1986		 - -
 Senegal 1974 1974, 1985,
1987		 - -
 Seychelles 1995 1995 - -
Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts 1977 1977, 1979,
1981		 - -
 Suriname 1958 1958, 1960,
1963-1964,
1966,
1969-1974,
1976-1979,
1982
1989-1993,
1999		 Top 15
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (1958)
 1958
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (Top 15)
 Competed as Surinam until 1982.
 Swaziland 1993 1993-1994 - -
 Chinese Taipei 1961 1961-1962,
1964,
1988-1992,
1994-2001,
2003-2004		 3rd runner-up 1964
  • Lana Yi Yu
    (4th runner-up)
 Competed as Republic of China until 1991, China/Taiwan in 1992, (Taiwan) R.O.C. from 1994 to 1999, Chinese Taipei in 2000 and 2004, Taiwan in 2001 and Chinese Taipei/Taiwan in 2003.[1]
 Tunisia 1960 1960,
1964-1965,
1968-1971		 - - Won Miss Congeniality in 1969.
 Western Samoa 1981 1981-1986 - -
 Zaire 1968 1968-1972,
1984-1986		 2nd runner-up
  • Benita Mureka
    (1985)
 1986
  • Likobe Dobala
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1972.

Now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 Zimbabwe 1994 1994,
1996-1998,
2000-2001		 Top 10
  • Corinne Crewe
    (2000)
 2000
  • Corinne Crewe
    (Top 10)

Unsuccessful attempts to participate

The list does not include homesickness and withdrawals for personal reasons.

Country Reason Year
 Algeria Faced dissatisfaction at home to enter. 2003
 Cyprus Actually a British citizen from London, England. 1982
 Egypt Revolution in Egypt. Authorities recalled contestant back. Returned in 1987. 1955
 England Contestant was in auto accident the final night. 1963
 Guam Pregnant. Violated the pageant's rules. Disqualified. 1999
 Holland Won Miss Europe, already title-holder. Disqualified. 1957
 Hong Kong Forced to withdraw. Contestant lied about her age. 1981
 Indonesia No permission from the government. Returned in 2005. 1997
 Lebanon Delegate and outgoing Miss Universe from Lebanon did not attend. Fear of terrorist attack. 1972
 Mayotte Competes for Miss France. 2002
 Mozambique Sponsor wouldn't allow contestant's mother to accompany her. 2001
 Nicaragua Sponsor TV station went bankrupt. 1997
 Russia Posed for Playboy. Disqualified. 2003
 South Africa Failed to participate between 1985-1994 due Anti-Apartheid groups. 1985
 Syria Withdrew. Authorities would not compete with Israel. 1959
 Turkey Strictly forbidden for Turkish citizens to enter Cyprus, the host nation. 2000
 Turks & Caicos Withdrew a night before the final event due to dehydration. Later disclosed the contestant was pregnant. 2009

References

  1. ^ "Beauty queen renamed". Taipei Times. MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia (Taipei, Taiwan). May 23, 2003. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/05/23/2003052269. Retrieved 14 November 2010. Due to China's obstruction, Taiwan was forced to change her sash label to Chinese Taipei. However, pageant organizers allowed Szu-Yu Chen to use the Taiwan sash while off of the stage, but the Chinese Taipei sash while on stage.. 
    "They’ve got the looks". MediaCorp (Singapore). June 2, 2003. http://archive5.mediacorptv.sg/wassup/hotpicks/view/175/1/.html. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 
    "Double sash at Miss Universe 2003: Picture of Szu-Yu Chen with the Chinese Taipei and Taiwan sashes.". Taiwan-Info.de. http://www.taiwan-info.de/gifs/miss_taiwan.jpg. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 

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