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She was elected Miss Photogenic four days before the final, becoming the first black woman to win these awards in Miss Universe history. On July 16, in the National Theater of Santo Domingo, Commissiong was crowned Miss Universe, attracting international attention as the first black winner in the chronology of Miss Universe. [citation needed]
In Miss Universe, Venezuela is currently the only country to win back-to-back in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss Universe 2009. [103] [104] [105] Stefanía Fernandez won the Miss Universe 2009 title in which Venezuela earned a Guinness World Record to have the first Miss Universe winner succeeded by her compatriot, Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza ...
Prior to her Miss Universe win, she was crowned Miss Universe Denmark in September 2024. Kjaer Is the First Blond Miss Universe in 20 Years Victoria Kjær Theilvig 5 Things on Miss Universe Winner ...
The Miss Universe contest had its first transgender participant, Spain’s Angela Ponce, in 2018. Top executives of the competition were caught between a rock and a hard place last year after a ...
Colón later competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021, where she became the first representative from Loíza to win the title. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2021 which was held on December 13, 2021, at Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. She is the first woman of predominantly African heritage to represent the island at Miss Universe.
In what’s beginning to feel like a foregone conclusion at this point, the winner of the 2023 Miss Universe competition (for the 72nd year in a row!) hailed from a little-known place called ...
The Miss Universe pageant has been through a lot over the decades — from the 21-year Trump-owned era (and his fat-shaming of 1996 winner Alicia Machado, tabloid fodder for the 2016 elections) to ...
Miss Universe Australia 2004: 1 June 2004 80 2005 Canada: Natalie Glebova [54] 23 Toronto: Miss Universe Canada 2005: 31 May 2005 81 2006 Puerto Rico: Zuleyka Rivera [55] 18 Salinas: Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006: 23 July 2006 86 2007 Japan: Riyo Mori [56] 20 Shizuoka: Miss Universe Japan 2007: 28 May 2007 77 2008 Venezuela: Dayana Mendoza [57 ...