Miss Universe

The Miss Universe contest is carried out since 1952 beauty contest. It was founded by the U.S. textile company Pacific Mills as competition to the Miss World.

History

The competition was launched after Yolande Betbèze had refused after their freestyle for Miss America 1951 for reasons of modesty, as provided by the organizers and sponsors to pose in swimsuit for photographers. One of the main sponsors of the Group Pacific Mills belonging Swimwear manufacturer Catalina, then called two separate competitions in life, in addition to the Miss USA namely also where the most beautiful woman in the world should be determined for Miss Universe.

The first choice for Miss Universe 1952 took place in Fontana (California), to the first title holder, the seventeen -year-old Finnish Armi Kuusela was named. By the year 1958, the title was but dated as of the following year, so officially Kuusela was the Miss Universe 1953. 1955, the competition was first televised. From 1960, the show was broadcast on CBS, NBC acquired the rights in 2003.

By 1959, the competition took place in California, 1959-71 then in Miami Beach ( Florida). In 1972 took place at the place of election Dorado (Puerto Rico) is the first choice outside of the U.S. held the following year in Athens, the first and only on European soil. As a result, the venue changed annually from country to country. Manila, Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Bangkok and Panama City since each came twice to the course.

List of winners

Same name Events 1926-1935

A precursor of the same name already existed three decades earlier. This competition was launched in 1920 by local businessmen in Texas coastal town of Galveston from this life, to attract tourists. It was initially a national Swimsuit Contest (Annual Bathing Girl Revue ) competes with the Miss America, who was elected in Atlantic City. The winner of Galveston was awarded the title Miss Sunshine.

Only in 1926, the event was also referred to as International Pageant of Pulchritude and the title of Miss Universe award. As the first foreigners each took a applicant from Mexico and Winnipeg ( Canada ) participated. The first non-American winner of the title Miss Universe 1929 was Lisl Gold workers from Austria. Furthermore, however, came more than three quarters of the candidates from the United States. From 1930, the competition "universal" was, that is, he now took place outside the U.S., for example: 1930 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil ), 1932 Spa (Belgium ), 1935 during the World Exhibition in Brussels ( Belgium). Here is the list of winners 1926-35:

Notes:

• 2 Competition in August in Galveston, Texas, USA.
• 3 Competition in September in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• The U.S. participants in Galveston did not represent the beginning of the U.S., but represented their city or their state. Only in 1927 a Miss United States was elected on the eve of them, the next day, competing against foreign applicants. The city or state Missen but could participate again here.

Not to be confused with the beauty contest is an eponymous title in bodybuilding, where he of the competing associations NABBA and NABBA International Inc. will be awarded in various categories.