Miss Universe

Romanov Imperial Nuptial Crown (1952) as the first crown, was previously owned by the now-defunct . It was used by Armi Kuusela in 1952.^[34]

Russian monarchy

Romanov Diadem Crown or Metal Bronze Crown (1953) — When became Miss Universe 1953, the nuptial crown was replaced by a metallic bronze crown. She was the only Miss Universe titleholder to wear this crown.^[34]

Christiane Martel

Star of the Universe (1954–1960) — This crown was used from 1954 to 1960. It was named as such due to the star shape at the top of the crown. It is made up of approximately 1,000 Oriental cultured and black pearls set in solid gold and platinum and only weighed 1.25 pounds. It was insured for US$500,000.

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Lady Rhinestone Crown or Coventry Crown (1961–2001) — This crown was purely made from rhinestones, debuting in 1961 as part of the 10th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant. Only and Norma Nolan wore this crown.^[34] In 1963, renowned jeweler Sarah Coventry reinvented the rhinestone crown which featured a female figure (holding a scepter) as its main centerpiece. The cheaper cost of its rhinestone design made it possible to create exact replicas of the crown to be given to outgoing titleholders. The design was slightly modified in 1973 for the wearer's convenience, and was dubbed as The Lady Crown. This was used until 2002, when Denise Quinones became its last crown holder before relinquishing her role as Miss Universe, and the Mikimoto Pearl company accepted the offer to sponsor a commemorative crown for the Miss Universe Organization during the same year's 50th overall edition for the pageant.^[34]

Marlene Schmidt

(2002–2007; 2017–2018) — used from 2002 to 2007 for the 50th commemorative anniversary of the Miss Universe organization, this crown was designed by Tomohiro Yamaji for the Mikimoto Company, the official jewel sponsor of the Miss Universe Organization. The crown depicted the phoenix rising, signifying status, power and beauty, as stipulated in their sponsorship deal. The crown has 500 natural colorless diamonds of almost 30 carats (6.0 g), 120 South Sea and Akoya pearls, ranging in size from 3 to 18 mm diameter and is valued at US$250,000.^[34] The crown was designed for the pageant on Mikimoto Pearl Island in Japan with the Mikimoto crown and tiara being first used for Miss Universe 2002, which was unveiled by former proprietor Donald Trump.^[35] Among pageant connoisseurs, the Mikimoto crown is reputedly the most sought among beauty titleholders, before finally being retired for use after Catriona Gray became the last Miss Universe winner to ever use the crown on her reign until 2019.

Mikimoto Crown

CAO Crown (2008) — in 2008, was crowned with a tiara designed by a tandem of Rosalina Lydster and Dang Kim Lien of CAO Fine Jewelry. The crown was valued at US$120,000, was made of an 18 karat combination of white and yellow gold and composed of over 1,000 precious stones, including 555 white diamonds (30 carats), 375 cognac diamonds (14 carats), 10 smoky quartz crystals (20 carats) and 19 morganite gemstones (60 carats). The yellow lustre of the gold represents the prosperous thriving economy in Vietnam as symbolized by a Vietnamese Crane heron. However, Mendoza declined to use this crown and thus insisted on the Mikimoto crown when she crowned her compatriot, Stefanía Fernández as her successor.

Dayana Mendoza

Diamond Nexus Crown (2009–2013) — From 2009 to 2013, Diamond Nexus Labs made the Miss Universe crown. The crown is set with 1,371 gemstones, weighing a total of 416.09 carats (83.218 g). It contains 544.31 grams of 14k and 18k white gold as well as platinum. The crown features synthetic rubies to represent Miss Universe's HIV/AIDS education and awareness platform. Diamond Nexus Labs is the first ever eco-friendly Official Jeweler of Miss Universe and was selected as part of NBC Universal's "Green is Universal" initiative.^[37]

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DIC Crown (2014–2016) — From 2014 to 2016, , Pia Wurtzbach and Iris Mittenaere were decorated with the DIC Crown, estimated to be worth US$300,000 and produced by Czech company Diamonds International Corporation (DIC).^[38][39] The whole production process took approximately four months and required the work of ten artisans. The crown is reminiscent of the Manhattan Skyline and is composed of 311 diamonds, 5 pieces of blue topaz, 198 pieces of blue sapphire, 33 pieces of heat—fired crystals, and 220 grams of 18 karat white gold. The grand total weight of the crown is 411 grams. This crown was retired in 2017 due to a copyright infringement and subsequent payment issues between DIC and the Miss Universe Organization.^[40]

Paulina Vega

Mouawad Power of Unity Crown (2019–2021) — On December 5, 2019, became the new jeweler for the Miss Universe Organization. With an estimated average worth of almost US$6 million, the Mouawad crowns are the world's most expensive set of pageant crowns on record. From 2019 to 2021, Zozibini Tunzi, Andrea Meza and Harnaaz Sandhu were decorated with the first-generation Mouawad Crown, revealed the Mouawad Power of Unity Crown.^[41] The crown consists of Golden Canary Diamond that weighs 62.83 carat. According to Pascal Mouawad, the crown symbolizes Ambition, Diversity, Community, and Beauty.^[42]

Mouawad Jewelry

Mouawad Force for Good Crown (2022–present) — In 2022, with the ownership of the Miss Universe Organization transferred to , the contract with Mouawad Jewelry was renewed and the current crown design was created. The second-generation Mouawad crown is called Force for Good and was introduced on December 19, 2022. The crown holds 110 carats of blue sapphires, 48 carats of white diamonds, and a 45.14-carat royal blue sapphire at its center.^[43]

Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip

Miss Universe 2023
Sheynnis Palacios
Nicaragua

Miss Universe 2022
R'Bonney Gabriel
United States

Miss Universe 2021
Harnaaz Sandhu
India

Miss Universe 2020
Andrea Meza
Mexico

Miss Universe 2019
Zozibini Tunzi
South Africa

Miss Universe 2018
Catriona Gray
Philippines

Miss Universe 2017
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
South Africa

Miss Universe 2016
Iris Mittenaere
France

Miss Universe 2015
Pia Wurtzbach
Philippines

Miss Universe 2014
Paulina Vega
Colombia

Miss Universe 2013
Gabriela Isler
Venezuela

Miss Universe 2012
Olivia Culpo
United States

Miss Universe 2011
Leila Lopes
Angola

Miss Universe 2010
Ximena Navarrete
Mexico

Miss Universe 2009
Stefanía Fernández
Venezuela

Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza
Venezuela

Miss Universe 2007
Riyo Mori
Japan

Miss Universe 2006
Zuleyka Rivera
Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 2005
Natalie Glebova
Canada

Miss Universe 2004
Jennifer Hawkins
Australia

Miss Universe 2003
Amelia Vega
Dominican Republic

Miss Universe 2002
Justine Pasek
Panama

Miss Universe 2001
Denise Quiñones
Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 2000
Lara Dutta
India

Miss Universe 1999
Mpule Kwelagobe
Botswana

Miss Universe 1998
Wendy Fitzwilliam
Trinidad and Tobago

Miss Universe 1997
Brook Lee
United States

Miss Universe 1996
Alicia Machado
Venezuela

Miss Universe 1994
Sushmita Sen
India

Miss Universe 1993
Dayanara Torres
Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 1992
Michelle McLean
Namibia

Miss Universe 1991
Lupita Jones
México

Miss Universe 1989
Angela Visser
Netherlands

Miss Universe 1987
Cecilia Bolocco
Chile

Miss Universe 1986
Bárbara Palacios
Venezuela

Miss Universe 1984
Yvonne Ryding
Sweden

Miss Universe 1983
Lorraine Downes
New Zealand

Miss Universe 1980
Shawn Weatherly
United States

Miss Universe 1979
Maritza Sayalero
Venezuela

Miss Universe 1978
Margaret Gardiner
South Africa

Miss Universe 1977
Janelle Commissiong
Trinidad and Tobago

Miss Universe 1976
Rina Messinger
Israel

Miss Universe 1973
Margie Moran
Philippines

Miss Universe 1971
Georgina Rizk
Lebanon

Miss Universe 1970
Marisol Malaret
Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 1969
Gloria Diaz
Philippines

Miss Universe 1968
Martha Vasconcellos
Brazil

Miss Universe 1967
Sylvia Hitchcock
United States

Miss Universe 1965
Apasra Hongsakula
Thailand

Miss Universe 1963
Iêda Maria Vargas
Brazil

Miss Universe 1960
Linda Bement
United States

Miss Universe 1959
Akiko Kojima
Japan

Miss Universe 1958
Luz Marina Zuluaga
Colombia

Miss Universe 1957
Gladys Zender
Peru

Miss Universe 1956
Carol Morris
United States

Miss Universe 1955
Hillevi Rombin
Sweden

Miss Universe 1954
Miriam Stevenson
United States

Miss Universe 1953
Christiane Martel
France

Miss Universe 1952
Armi Kuusela
Finland

Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969, and Margarita Moran, Miss Universe 1973, at the Miss Universe 2016 red carpet - Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, the Philippines

Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 and Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008 at Guantanamo Bay

Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 and Stevi Perry, Miss Teen 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.

Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 and Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA 2004 at Guantanamo Bay

Miss Universe 2002, Justine Pasek, with Miss USA 2002, Shauntay Hinton and Miss Teen USA 2002, Vanessa Semrow at Guantanamo Bay

Shawn Weatherly, Miss Universe 1980 and Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981 together with then-US President Ronald Reagan

List of beauty pageants

Mrs. Universe

Big Four international beauty pageants

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