This is a list of Miss Universe participating countries or territories since the inaugural edition of the competition in 1952 to the present.
Entrants (1952–present) Country/Territory Debut Years competed National title Best placement First placed Last placedNotes 200222 2002–20032005–20122014–20242026–present Miss Universe Albania4 Top 10 Anisa Kospiri(2002) Angela Martini(2010) 2002 Anisa Kospiri(Top 10) 2019 Cindy Marina(Top 20) Won Miss Photogenic in 2016. 199826 1998–20192022–present Miss Angola Universo4 Winner Leila Lopes(2011) 2003 Ana José Sebastião(Top 15) 2011 Leila Lopes(Winner) Won Miss Congeniality in 2015Gold winner of Voice for Change 2023 195467 1954–19641966–19941996–200120032006–present Miss Argentina17 Winner Norma Nolan(1962) 1954 Ivana Kislinger(Top 16) 2024 Magalí Benejam(Top 12) Won Best in Swimsuit in 1970. 20187 2018–20222024–present Miss Universe Armenia 0 196458 1964–198419861989–19901992–present Miss Aruba4 1st runner-up Taryn Mansell(1996) 1974 Maureen Vieira(4th runner-up) 2024 Anouk Eman(Top 30) Won Miss Congeniality in 2000Won Miss Press in 1978. 195262 1952–195419581964–19651968–19901992–20002002–present Miss Universe Australia22 Winner Kerry Anne Wells(1972) Jennifer Hawkins(2004) 1953 Maxine Morgan(4th runner-up) 2023 Moraya Wilson(2nd runner-up) Won Miss Congeniality in 1996, 1997, 2010Won Miss Photogenic in 1989Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969, 1993Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1958. 196361 1963–19721974–19831985–present Miss Universe Bahamas1 Top 10 Chantel O'Brian(2021) 2021 Chantel O'Brian(Top 10) 2021 Chantel O'Brian(Top 10) Competed as The Bahamas from 2021 until 2022.Won Miss Congeniality in 1981, 2001.Won Miss Photogenic in 1982. 20193 20192024–present Miss Universe Bangladesh1 Top 30 Tangia Methila(2025) 2025 Tangia Methila(Top 30) 2025 Tangia Methila(Top 30) 20242 2024–present Miss Universe Belarus 0 195271 1952–19861988–19891991–19941996–present Miss Belgium11 4th runner-up Dominique Van Eeckhoudt(1981) 1955 Nicole De Meyer(Top 15) 2018 Zoé Brunet(Top 20) Won Miss Congeniality in 1952Won Miss Photogenic in 1972Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1994. 197533 19751977–19871989–199119931995–20002003–2005200720162018–202020222024–present Miss Universe Belize1 Top 12 Sarita Acosta(1979) 1979 Sarita Acosta(Top 12) 1979 Sarita Acosta(Top 12) 195967 1959–present Miss Bolivia4 Top 6 Rosario Rico Toro(1990) 1964 Olga del Carpio(Top 15) 2024 Juliana Barrientos(Top 12) Won Best in National Costume in 1959, 1970Gold winner of Voice for Change 2024. 196711 1967–196919781995–19992024–presentMiss Bonaire0 199910 1999–200120042010–20132024–present Miss Universe Botswana1Winner Mpule Kwelagobe(1999) 1999 Mpule Kwelagobe(Winner) 1999 Mpule Kwelagobe(Winner) 195471 1954–19891991–present Miss Universe Brazil40 Winner Iêda Maria Vargas(1963) Martha Vasconcellos(1968) 1954 Martha Rocha(1st runner-up) 2025 Gabriela Lacerda(Top 30) Won Best in National Costume in 1967, 1981, 1987, 1989Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1954. 197741 19771979–20022010–present Miss British Virgin Islands0 199131 1991–19982000–200720092012–present Miss Universe Bulgaria0 20179 2017–present Miss Universe Cambodia1 Top 30 Davin Prasath2024 2024 Davin Prasath(Top 30) 2024 Davin Prasath(Top 30)Gold winner of Voice for Change 2024 20206 2020–20242026–present Miss Cameroon1 Top 20 Issie Princesse2023 2023 Issie Princesse(Top 20) 2023 Issie Princesse(Top 20) 195274 1952–present Miss Universe Canada22 Winner Karen Dianne Baldwin(1982) Natalie Glebova(2005) 1953 Thelma Brewis(Top 16) 2025 Jaime VandenBerg(Top 30) Competed as Dominion of Canada from 1965 to 1972.Won Miss Congeniality in 1977Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1957. 20252 2025–present Miss Cape Verde0 198035 1980–19851989–19961999–200420062008–20092011–20122015–present Miss Cayman Islands0 Won Miss Congeniality in 1980, 1982. 195262 19521954–195619581960–196119641966–19701972–20022004–20062011–present Miss Universo Chile16 Winner Cecilia Bolocco(1987) 1954 Gloria Leguisos(Top 16) 2025 Inna Moll(Top 12) Won Miss Congeniality in 1973Won Miss Popular Vote in 2024Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1952. 200223 2002–20222024–present Miss Universe China6 2nd runner-up Zhuō Líng(2002) 2002 Zhuō Líng(2nd runner-up) 2025 Zhao Na(Top 12) Won Miss Universe Asia in 2025Won Best in National Costume in 2012Won Miss Congeniality in 2007, 2009, 2013. 195868 1958–present Miss Universe Colombia40 Winner Luz Marina Zuluaga(1958) Paulina Vega(2014) 1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga(Winner) 2025 Vanessa Pulgarin(Top 12) Won Best in National Costume in 1968, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2002Won Miss Photogenic in 1975, 1987Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969. 195470 1954–19571959–19601962–present Miss Universe Costa Rica 7 Top 10 Nancy Soto(2004) Johanna Solano(2011) Natalia Carvajal(2018) Ivonne Cerdas(2020) 1954 Marian Esquivel(Top 15) 2025 Mahyla Roth(Top 30) Won Miss Congeniality in 1956Won Miss Photogenic in 1978, 2025. 19863 19862024–present Miss Côte d'Ivoire1 4th runner-up Olivia Yacé(2025) 2025 Olivia Yacé(4th runner-up) 2025 Olivia Yacé(4th runner-up) Won Miss Universe Africa and Oceania (Resigned) in 2025 199729 1997–present Miss Universe Croatia5 Top 15 Sarah Ćosić(2009) 2009 Sarah Ćosić(Top 15) 2025 Laura Gnjatović(Top 30) 195216 19521954–19631965–19672024–present Miss Universe Cuba 4 3rd runner-up María Rosa Gamio(1957) 1956 Marcia Rodríguez(Top 15) 2025 Lina Luaces(Top 12) 196358 1963–19781980–198719891991–19992001–20052007–present Miss Curaçao8 1st runner-up Anne Marie Braafheid(1968) 1968 Anne Marie Braafheid(1st runner-up) 2022 Gabriëla Dos Santos(Top 5) Won Miss Congeniality in 1966Won Best in Swimsuit in 1997. 199332 19931995–present Miss Universe Czechia6 Top 10 Pavlina Barbuková(1993) Kateřina Smrzová(2003) Iveta Lutovská(2009) 1993 Pavlina Barbuková(Top 10) 2010 Jitka Válková(Top 15) 196810 1968–19721984–19862024–present Miss Universe DR Congo2 2nd runner-up Benita Mureka(1985) 1985 Benita Mureka(2nd runner-up) 1986 Likobe Dobala(Top 10) Competes as DR Congo in the pageant.Competed as Zaire from 1972 to 1986.Won Miss Congeniality in 1972. 195256 1952–19531958–19611963–19701972–19731975–19901992–199620002004–20082010–20132015–20162018–20212023–present Miss Denmark9 Winner Victoria Kjær Theilvig(2024) 1953 Jytte Olsen(Top 15) 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig(Winner) Won Miss Photogenic in 1981, 2018 195663 19561962–19641967–present Miss Dominican Republic14 Winner Amelia Vega(2003) 1977 Blanca Sardiñas(Top 12) 2025 Jennifer Ventura(Top 30) Won Best in National Costume in 2003Won Miss Congeniality in 1962, 2020. 195568 1955–19661968–19721975–present Miss Universe Ecuador4 2nd runner-up Constanza Báez(2013) 1981 Lucía Vinueza(Top 12) 2024 Mara Topić(Top 30) Won Miss Photogenic in 1992. 198730 1987–199019921994–201120142017–20192023–present Miss Universe Egypt 1 Top 30 Logina Salah2024 2024 Logina Salah(Top 30) 2024 Logina Salah(Top 30) Co-Won Miss Congeniality in 2017. 195453 1954–19551972–19791982–20152017–present Miss El Salvador51st runner-up Maribel Arrieta(1955) 1955 Maribel Arrieta(1st runner-up) 2023 Isabella García-Manzo(Top 10) Won Miss Congeniality in 1955, 2008Won Miss Followed by Media in 1985. 20196 20192021–present Miss Equatorial Guinea0 199321 1993–20042006–20092011–20132024–present Miss Universe Estonia 2 Top 10 Kristiina Heinmets(1997) Evelyn Mikomägi(2000) 1997 Kristina Heinmets(Top 10) 2000 Evelyn Mikomägi(Top 10) 195270 1952–19551960–present Miss Finland19 Winner Armi Kuusela(1952) Anne Marie Pohtamo(1975) 1952 Armi Kuusela(Winner) 2024 Matilda Wirtavuori(Top 30) Won Miss Universe Europe and Middle East in 2024Won Miss Photogenic in 1974Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969. 195274 1952–present Miss Universe France24 Winner Christiane Martel(1953) Iris Mittenaere(2016) 1953 Christiane Martel(Winner) 2025 Ève Gilles (Top 30) 195272 1952–20192021–20242026–present Miss Universe Germany21 Winner Marlene Schmidt(1961) 1952 Renate Hoy(4th runner-up) 2002 Natascha Börger(Top 10) Won Miss Photogenic in 1956, 1957. 199124 1991199319961998–2002200420062008–20152017–20182020–20222025–present Miss Universe Ghana2 Top 10 Akuba Cudjoe(1999) 1999 Akuba Cudjoe(Top 10) 2017 Ruth Quarshie(Top 16) Won Miss Congeniality in 1993, 2006. 195230 19521991–19961998–20002005–20062008–present Miss Universe Great Britain5 Top 10 Amy Willerton(2013) 2013 Amy Willerton(Top 10) 2021 Emma Collingridge(Top 16) Competed as Great Britain in 1952as England from 1955 to 1962 and then again from 1964 to 1990as Scotland from 1961 to 1986 and then again from 1988 to 1990and as Wales from 1961 to 1990competed together again as United Kingdom in 1991as Great Britain from 1992 to 2000as United Kingdom for the second time in 2005 and 2006shortened to UK in 2008and once again as Great Britain from 2009. 195269 1952–19871989–201520182021–present Star GS Hellas18 Winner Corinna Tsopei(1964) 1952 Ntaizy Mavraki(2nd runner-up) 2005 Evangelia Aravani(Top 15) Won Miss Congeniality in 1954, 1961Won Miss Photogenic in 1967. 19778 19771980–19842024–present Miss Universe Guadeloupe1 Top 12 Ophély Mézino(2025) 2025 Ophély Mézino(Top 12) 2025 Ophély Mézino(Top 12) 195554 1955–195919611975–19761978–20182021–present Miss Guatemala4 Top 10 Ilma Urrutia(1984) Jessica Scheel(2010) 1955 María del Rosario Molina(Top 15) 2025 Raschel Paz(Top 30) Won Best in National Costume in 1975Won Miss Congeniality in 2012Gold winner of Voice for Change 2024. 20242 2024–present Miss Universe Guinea0 195625 19561963–196619992002–20072009–20172023–present Miss Universe Guyana0Competed as British Guiana until 1966. 196221 1962196819751977198519892010–20222025–present Miss Haiti4 1st runner-up Gerthie David(1975) Raquel Pélissier(2016) 1962 Evelyn Miot(Top 15) 2022 Mideline Phelizor(Top 16) 195454 1954–19551967–19741976–19901992–19941996–20022007–present Miss Honduras1 Top 15 Pastora Pagán(1955) 1955 Pastora Pagán(Top 15) 1955 Pastora Pagán(Top 15) Won Miss Congeniality in 1987Won Best Skin Award in 2024.19524019521954196019621964–19651967–19701972–19911993–20002024–present Miss Universe Hong Kong 6 2nd runner-up Virginia Lee(1954) 1952 Judy Dan(3rd runner-up) 1988 Pauline Yeung(4th runner-up) Was under British colonial rule until 1997.Hong Kong has competed in Miss Universe China between 2002 and 2023. 199230 1992–2016201820212023–present Miss Universe Hungary4 Top 10 Ágnes Konkoly(2012) 2006 Adrienn Bende(Top 20) 2018 Enikő Kecskès(Top 20) 195650 1956–19571959–19721974–19861988–1997200620092016–20242026–present Miss Iceland6 1st runner-up Anna Geirsdóttir(1962) 1959 Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir(Top 15) 2019 Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir(Top 10) Won Miss Congeniality and Miss Unity (Miss Amity) in 1974. 195262 19521964–19871989–present Miss Universe India29 Winner Sushmita Sen(1994) Lara Dutta(2000) Harnaaz Sandhu(2021) 1966 Yasmin Daji(3rd runner-up) 2025 Manika Vishwakarma(Top 30) Won Best in National Costume in 1978, 1980, 1984Won Best in Swimsuit in 2000. 197429 1974–197719801982–19831995–19962005–20202022–present Miss Universe Indonesia8 Top 10 Frederika Alexis Cull(2019) 2005 Artika Sari Devi(Top 15) 2020 Ayu Maulida(Top 21) Won Best in National Costume in 2014Won Best Skin Award in 202519723197220172025-presentMiss Iraq0 196161 1961–20062008–20122014–20152017–20212023–present Miss Universe Ireland10 2nd runner-up Marlene McKeown(1963) Roberta Brown(1983) 1963 Marlene McKeown(2nd runner-up) 2018 Grainne Gallanagh(Top 20) Won Miss Photogenic in 1963, 1991. 195271 19521954–20212024–present Miss Universe Israel20 Winner Rina Messinger(1976)1956 Sara Tal(Top 16)2005 Elena Ralph(Top 10)Won Best in National Costume in 1963, 1966. 195272 1952–19911993–20052007–present Miss Universo Italia16 1st runner-up Daniela Bianchi(1960) Roberta Capua(1987)1953 Rita Stazzi(Top 16)2014 Valentina Bonariva(Top 15) Won Miss Congeniality in 2004Won Miss Photogenic in 1960, 1964, 1986. 196153 19611963–19661968–19751986–20242026-present Miss Jamaica Universe10 1st runner-up