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California'55

Like Brazil and the States, Sweden was one of the world's beauty pageant superpowers in the 50s and 60s. In 1955, this Nordic nation won the global title.

Long Beach '58

Surprisingly, Dutch Guiana - present-day Suriname (South America) -- was one of the 15 semi-finalists, but did not make the list of the five finalists.

Miami '61

Miss Universe 1961 Marlene Schmidt was born in the former East Germany, but she moved to West Germany in search of political tranquility and new opportunities. She was the first and only German to win the international award.

America '65

After winning the event, Aspara Hangsakula (Thailand) embarked on a world tour, making stops in the United States, Asia and Latin America. The dark-eyed girl is Thailand's most famous beauty queen.

Florida '66

Inspired by Hangsakula's victory, Thailand's representative Jeeranum Savettanum was second runner-up.

Miami '71

Lebanon's Miss Universe Georgina Rizk, a native of Beirut, was the one of the first Miss Universes to appear on a national postage stamp. She, who participated in Miss World, is about five feet seven inches tall (she is taller than Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco ), weights 121 pounds and measures 35-25-35. In addition to this, Miss Lebanon Universe speaks four foreign languages.

El Salvador '75

One of the most famous archaeological treasures in Central America, the Tazumal pyramid, was selected by the Miss Universe Organization as the symbol of the 23rd Miss Universe 1975 in San Salvador (El Salvador).

Acapulco '78

Dewi Sukarno, former first Lady of Indonesia, was one of the international judges, along with Mario Moreno Cantinflas (Mexico's actor), Ursula Andress (Sweden's actress) and other famous celebrities. Dewi was the wife of former dictator Achmed Sukarno, one of the most brutal rulers in the 20th century.

Perth '79

In the face of international sanctions, Bophuthatswana, it was not recognized by the United Nations and Washington, sent a representative to Australia, site of the beauty contest. Unfortunately, Bophuthatswana's delegate, Alina Moeketse,a black girl, did not make the list of the 12 semi-finalists. Like Transkei, Venda, and Ciskei, Bophuthatswana was founded by the former South African apartheid regime.

Perth'79 & Paradise Island'09

Venezuela is often seen as a model for Miss Universe Pageant on Earth. In 1979, Venezuela's representative Maritza Sayalero was elected MU in Oceania. In August 2009, this rich-oil country was the first country to win back-to-back Miss Universe finals. Between 1979 to 2009, the Latin nation has won six global crowns: Australia'79, New York' 81, Panama '86, Las Vegas '96, Vietnam'08 & Paradise Island '09.

New York City '81

Venezuela's Irene Saez Conde, 18-year-old, did not learn English until that she won the Miss Universe award in the United States in July 1981.During her reign, under the watchful eye of her professor, Joseph Nassif, she learned to speak English very well.

Panama City '86

Miss Denmark, Helena Christensen, who had received little mention in the Panamanian press, did not even make the semi-finals of Miss Universe Panama '86, but seven years later she, who is half Peruvian, became one of the world's top super-models in the 90s, alongside names like Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, and Naomi Campbell.

Taipei'88

Four beauty queens from Asia -Thailand (Porntip Nakhirunkanok), South Korea (Yunjung Chang), Japan (Mizuho Sakaguchi), & Hong Kong (Pauline Yeung) -- were among the top five finalists. In this edition, Miss Thailand was crowned Miss Universe 1988. Apart from winning the universal trophy, she also won the "Best national Costume". In Taiwan, Nakhirunkanok ended Latin America's three year domination of international pageant. The three past events had been won by Deborah Carthy-Deu (Puerto Rico/1985), Barbara Palacios (Venezuela/1986) and Cecilia Bolocco (Chile/1987). Mexico's Amanda Olivares was the only one to challenge the Asian supremacy: She finished third in the global contest.

Cancun'89

After falling from the Miss World Pageant in Spain/ UK, Angela Visser, Miss Holland, became Miss Universe in Cancun. According to experts on Miss Universe, the blue-eyed woman, an ex fashion model from Rotterdam, was one of the most beautiful beauty queens of the Twentieth century.

Las Vegas '91

Ireland's representative Siobhan McClaferty, 20-year-old hostess, did not make the list of the 10 semi-finalists, but won the Miss Photogenic award. Miss Ireland Universe, a blue-eyed girl, finished 19th (swimsuit: 8.08 points/ interview: 8.88/ evening gown: 8.44) in the international contest in Nevada. Curiously, she came close to winning the 1990 Miss World -- MU's rival - in the United Kingdom.

Bangkok '92

Suriname - the only Dutch-speaking republic in the Americas - finished in the last place: 78th.

From Thailand'92 to Manila'94

By 1994, Miss Colombia placed second for the third consecutive year. Unfortunately, the South American country has not won a MU trophy in 51 years!

Las Vegas '96

In the preliminaries, Miss India had the highest score in the interviews: 9.48 points, ahead of Venezuela (9.43), USA (9.37), Peru (9.36), Chile (9.28), El Salvador (9.26), Trinidad & Tobago (9.23) and Norway (9.19). India's contestant Sandhya Chib made the top ten , but was not one of the finalists.

Trinidad Tobago'99

The African republic of Bostwana - an obscure country that had never won a beauty contest- earned the global competition in the Caribbean. It was the first time since Namibia (1992) that an obscure nation had won the prize.

Los Angeles '06

This year Puerto Rico won its fourth Miss Universe award after finishing second in the 2005 Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand. There were a number of celebrations in the island, after Zuleyka Rivera won the universal title in North America.

Paradise Island '09

According to MU experts, Miss France, Chloe Mortaud, was the pre-pageant favorite to win the MU title in The Bahamas, ahead of Rachael Anne Finch (Australia), Ada Aimèe de la Cruz (Dominican Republic), Iveta Lutokska (Czech Republic) and China (Wang Jungyao). Surprisingly, she, a dual French-American citizen, did not make the top 5, and finished sixth. France's Mortaud was the first black to be named favorite since Vanessa Mendoza, Miss Colombia, in 2002.

Alejandro has written several online articles and essays on countries (Fun Facts About Rwanda-The Country of Gorillas), travels ( Welcome to Rwanda-- The Kingdom of Gorillas! -perhaps my best article in the last moths), Olympics (The World's Five Worst Olympic Countries; South Korea-The Olympic Revolution of the New Millennium), Education (U.S.A & Peru-Fun Facts!), politics (From Toussaint L'Ouverture and Nelson Mandela to Barack Obama: The History of Black People). Furthermore, he is the first author who has published a world-book encyclopedia in Latin America.

He admires Hayden Herrera (Frida Kahlo's biographer), JosÃ© Gamarra (former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee ), Carlos Noriega (American-Peruvian astronaut), Kirsty Coventry (7-time Olympic medalist), Angelina Jolie (Goodwill Ambassador) and Bob Geldof (political activist).

Alejandro said: "The person who I admire the most is JosÃ© Gamarra . He devoted his professional and personal life to sport. JosÃ© played an important role in the promotion of Olympism in Bolivia -it is one of the Third World`s poorest countries- and Latin America. His biography is interesting".

Alejandro's favorite films are "Hotel Rwanda" and "Gorillas in the Mist".Some of his favorite books are "Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo" (by Hayden Herrera), "Madame Jiang Qing" ( Roxane Witke), "Murder of a Gentle Land" (John Barron & Anthony Paul) and "The White House Years" (Henry Kissinger).

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