Miss Universe Organization

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Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 and Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008
Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 and Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008
Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 and Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007 attend the "Fashion Rocks the Universe" event prior to the Miss USA 2008 pageant
Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 and Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007 attend the "Fashion Rocks the Universe" event prior to the Miss USA 2008 pageant
Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007 and Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 signing autographs during a USO tour of Japanese military bases
Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007 and Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007 signing autographs during a USO tour of Japanese military bases
Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 and Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA 2004 at Guantanamo Bay
Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 and Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA 2004 at Guantanamo Bay
Shauntay Hinton, Miss USA 2002, Vanessa Semrow, Miss Teen USA 2002 and Justine Pasek, Miss Universe 2002 signing autographs at Guantanamo Bay
Shauntay Hinton, Miss USA 2002, Vanessa Semrow, Miss Teen USA 2002 and Justine Pasek, Miss Universe 2002 signing autographs at Guantanamo Bay

The Miss Universe Organization is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty contests. Based in New York, it is owned jointly by NBC Universal and Donald Trump. The current president is Paula Shugart. The organization sells television rights to the pageants in other countries.

[edit] Titleholders

The following is a list of all Miss Universe Organization titleholders over the years.

Year Miss Universe Country Represented Miss USA State Represented Miss Teen USA State Represented
2008 Crystle Stewart Texas
2007 Riyo Mori Japan Rachel Smith Tennessee Hilary Cruz Colorado
2006 Zuleyka Rivera Puerto Rico Tara Conner Kentucky Katie Blair Montana
2005 Natalie Glebova Canada Chelsea Cooley North Carolina Allie LaForce Ohio
2004 Jennifer Hawkins Australia Shandi Finnessey Missouri Shelley Hennig Louisiana
2003 Amelia Vega Dominican Republic Susie Castillo Massachusetts Tami Farrell Oregon
2002 Justine Pasek Panama Shauntay Hinton District of Columbia Vanessa Semrow Wisconsin
Oxana Fedorova * Russia
2001 Denise Quiñones Puerto Rico Kandace Krueger Texas Marissa Whitley Missouri
2000 Lara Dutta India Lynnette Cole Tennessee Jillian Parry Pennsylvania
1999 Mpule Kwelagobe Botswana Kimberly Pressler New York Ashley Coleman Delaware
1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam Trinidad & Tobago Shawnae Jebbia Massachusetts Vanessa Minnillo South Carolina
1997 Brook Lee USA Brandi Sherwood Idaho Shelly Moore Tennessee
1996 Alicia Machado Venezuela Ali Landry Louisiana Christie Lee Woods Texas
1995 Chelsi Smith USA Shanna Moakler New York Keylee Sue Sanders Kansas
1994 Sushmita Sen India Lu Parker South Carolina Shauna Gambill California
1993 Dayanara Torres Puerto Rico Kenya Moore Michigan Charlotte Lopez Vermont
1992 Michelle McLean Namibia Shannon Marketic California Jamie Solinger Iowa
1991 Lupita Jones Mexico Kelli McCarty Kansas Janelle Bishop New Hampshire
1990 Mona Grudt Norway Carole Gist Michigan Bridgette Wilson Oregon
1989 Angela Visser Netherlands Gretchen Polhemus Texas Brandi Sherwood Idaho
1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok Thailand Courtney Gibbs Texas Mindy Duncan Oregon
1987 Cecilia Bolocco Chile Michelle Royer Texas Kristi Addis Mississippi
1986 Bárbara Palacios Teyde Venezuela Christy Fichtner Texas Allison Brown Oklahoma
1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu Puerto Rico Laura Martinez-Herring Texas Kelly Hu Hawaii
1984 Yvonne Ryding Sweden Mai Shanley New Mexico Cherise Haugen Illinois
1983 Lorraine Downes New Zealand Julie Hayek California Ruth Zakarian New York
1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin Canada Terri Utley Arkansas
1981 Irene Sáez Venezuela Kim Seelbrede Ohio
1980 Shawn Weatherly USA Jineane Ford Arizona
1979 Maritza Sayalero Venezuela Mary Therese Friel New York
1978 Margaret Gardiner South Africa Judi Anderson Hawaii
1977 Janelle Commissiong Trinidad and Tobago Kimberly Tomes Texas
1976 Rina Messinger Israel Barbara Peterson Minnesota
1975 Anne Marie Pohtamo Finland Summer Bartholomew California
1974 Amparo Muñoz Spain Karen Morrison Illinois
1973 Margarita Moran Philippines Amanda Jones Illinois
1972 Kerry Anne Wells Australia Tanya Wilson Hawaii
1971 Georgina Rizk Lebanon Michele McDonald Pennsylvania
1970 Marisol Malaret Puerto Rico Deborah Shelton Virginia
1969 Gloria Maria Diaz Philippines Wendy Dascomb Virginia
1968 Martha Vasconcellos Brazil Dorothy Anstett Washington
1967 Sylvia Hitchcock USA Cheryl Ann Patton Florida
1966 Margareta Arvidsson Sweden Maria Remenyi California
1965 Apasra Hongsakula Thailand Sue Ann Downey Ohio
1964 Corinna Tsopei Greece Bobbie Johnson District of Columbia
1963 Ieda Maria Vargas Brazil Marite Ozers Illinois
1962 Norma Nolan Argentina Macel Leilani Wilson Hawaii
1961 Marlene Schmidt Germany Sharon Brown Louisiana
1960 Linda Bement USA Linda Bement Utah
1959 Akiko Kojima Japan Terry Huntingdon California
1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga Colombia Eurlyne Howell Louisiana
1957 Gladys Zender Peru Charlotte Sheffield Utah
1956 Carol Morris USA Carol Morris Iowa
1955 Hillevi Rombin Sweden Carlene Johnson Vermont
1954 Miriam Stevenson USA Miriam Stevenson South Carolina
1953 Christiane Martel France Myrna Hansen Illinois
1952 Armi Kuusela Finland Jackie Loughery New York

* In 2002, Fedorova was dethroned by the Miss Universe Organization and replaced by Pasek, the first runner-up.

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