The 71st Miss Universe pageant and will be held in New Orleans in the United States on Saturday, 14 January. Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
The 71st Miss Universe pageant and will be held in New Orleans in the United States on Saturday, 14 January.
QUESTION | WHO WON MISS SA 2022?
India’s Harnaaz Sandhu will crown her successor at the end of the event.
Contestants from 84 countries and territories will compete in this year’s pageant, including Mzansi’s reigning Miss SA, Ndavi Nokeri.
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South Africa has a proud history at the Miss Universe pageant, with three winners in the previous 70 editions, including two in the last five years.
The three winners from South Africa have been Margaret Gardiner (1978), Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (2017) and Zozibini Tunzi (2019).
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South Africa is tied for fifth-place in terms of most winners alongside India, Mexico and Sweden.
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In addition to South Africa’s three wins since the first event was held in 1952, three other African countries have had entrants crowned winners.
They are: Namibia (Michelle McLean – 1992), Botswana (Mpule Kwelagobe – 1999) and Angola (Leila Lopes – 2011).
Africa is ranked fifth out of the six continents to have had Miss Universe winners.
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Countries by number of Miss Universe wins
| 8 – United States | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2012 |
| 7 – Venezuela | 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013 |
| 5 – Puerto Rico | 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006 |
| 4 – Philippines | 1969, 1973, 2015, 2018 |
| 3 – India | 1994, 2000, 2021 |
| 3 – Mexico | 1991, 2010, 2020 |
| 3 – South Africa | 1978, 2017, 2019 |
| 3 – Sweden | 1955, 1966, 1984 |
| 2 – France | 1953, 2016 |
| 2 – Colombia | 1958, 2014 |
| 2 – Japan | 1959, 2007 |
| 2 – Canada | 1982, 2005 |
| 2 – Australia | 1972, 2004 |
| 2 – Trinidad and Tobago | 1977, 1998 |
| 2 – Thailand | 1965, 1988 |
| 2 – Finland | 1952, 1975 |
| 2 – Brazil | 1963, 1968 |
| 1 – Angola | 2011 |
| 1 – Dominican Republic | 2003 |
| 1 – Panama | 2002 |
| 1 – Botswana | 1999 |
| 1 – Namibia | 1992 |
| 1 – Norway | 1990 |
| 1 – Netherlands | 1989 |
| 1 – Chile | 1987 |
| 1 – New Zealand | 1983 |
| 1 – Israel | 1976 |
| 1 – Spain | 1974 |
| 1 – Lebanon | 1971 |
| 1 – Greece | 1964 |
| 1 – Argentina | 1962 |
| 1 – Germany | 1961 |
| 1 – Peru | 1957 |
Continents by number of wins
| 21 – North America | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2020 |
| 15 – South America | 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 |
| 13 – Asia | 1959, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2021 |
| 12 – Europe | 1952, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2016 |
| 6 – Africa | 1978, 1992, 1999, 2011, 2017, 2019 |
| 3 – Oceania | 1972, 1983, 2004 |
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