Miss Universe was first founded in 1952 as a marketing ploy by a California-based company, which, over the years, became one of the most watched pageants in the world. So far, there have been 68 Miss Universe winners.
Comparing the winners of the competition we can see that over the years the standards of beauty have changed for both body types and appearance. While it is debatable how (un) necessary these contests are, discover this "evolution" of beauty, if we can call it that, through photos:
1. Akiko Kojima from Japan, 1959
2. Kiraiki Tsopei from Greece, 1964
3. Amparo Muñoz from Spain, 1974
4. Lorraine Downes of New Zealand, 1983
5. Alicia Machado from Venezuela, 1996
6. Brook Lee from the United States, 1997 (26 years old, oldest winner)
7. Denise Quiñones from Puerto Rico, 2001
8. Mpule Këelagobe from Botswana, 1999
9. Amelia Vega from the Dominican Republic, 2003
10. Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela, 2008
11. Leila Lopes from Angola, 2011
12. Pia Wurtzbach from the Philippines, 2015
13. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa, 2017
14. Zozibini Tunzi from South Africa, 2019
15. Andrea Meza from Mexico, 2020
Source: Bright Side
