The following is similar to an Olympic medal table, that includes every country and territory that has placed in the Miss Universe pageant, based on all results from the first edition in 1952 to the most recent competition in 2017. Note that, from 1990 to 2000 and 2015-present, there was only a Top 3 with the third and fourth runners-up positions eliminated.
Albania, Bolivia, Guatemala, Hungary, Nicaragua, Turkey & Croatia are all tied at 61 with all of them having 3 semi finalists.
Estonia, Singapore, Great Britain & Ghana are all tied at 62 with 2 semifinalists respectively.
Cyprus, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya, Latvia, Malaysia, NIgeria, Portugal, Slovak Rep., Slovenia, Suriname, Tanzania, Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands, Vietnam and Zimbabwe are all tied at 63 and reaching the Miss Universe semi finals atleast once.
Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Benin (formerly Dahomey), Bonaire, Bophuthatswana, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, CIS, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominica, Egypt, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Micronesia, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Nepal, New Hebrides, Northern Marianas, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Romania, Samoa, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Martin, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Swaziland, Transkei, Tunisia, West Indies and Zambia have all entered the Miss Universe pageant at least once, but never placed.
**In 2002 Russia wins Miss Universe for the first time but later dethroned by the first runner up Panama.
This makes it the first time in the pageant's history that the 1st runner-up actually assumed the title when the reigning Miss Universe became incapable of fulfilling her duties, as explained in the disclaimer traditionally read out by hosts before announcing the winner in the live show.
Wins on Home Turf
7 winners have been crowned Miss Universe on their home turf. In particular, 6 of the 8 American winners won the title in the US (where the contest was founded):
1954: Miriam Stevenson was crowned in Long Beach, California, USA.
1956: Carol Morris was crowned in Long Beach, California, USA.
1960: Linda Bement was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1967: Sylvia Hitchcock was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1997: Brook Mahealani Lee was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
2001: Denise Quiñones was crowned in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
2012: Olivia Culpo was crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Wins Abroad
Venezuela has the most winners (7) who won their titles outside their own country, followed by Puerto Rico (4), Philippines (3) & Sweden (3).
7 Wins:
Venezuela
1979: Maritza Sayalero was crowned in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
1981: Irene Sáez was crowned in New York City, New York, USA.
1986: Bárbara Palacios was crowned in Panama City, Panama.
1996: Alicia Machado was crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
2008: Dayana Mendoza was crowned in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
2009: Stefanía Fernández was crowned in Nassau, Bahamas.
2013: Gabriela Isler was crowned in Moscow, Russia.
4 Wins:
Puerto Rico
1970: Marisol Malaret was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu was crowned in Miami, Florida, USA.
1993: Dayanara Torres was crowned in Mexico City, Mexico.
2006: Zuleyka Rivera was crowned in Los Angeles, California, USA.
3 Wins:
Sweden
1955: Hillevi Rombin was crowned in Long Beach, California, USA.
1966: Margareta Arvidsson was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1984: Yvonne Ryding was crowned in Miami, Florida, USA.
Philippines
1969: Gloria Diaz was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1973: Margarita Moran was crowned in Athens, Greece.
2015: Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
2 Wins:
South Africa
1978: Margaret Gardiner was crowned in Acapulco, Mexico.
2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
France
1953: Christiane Martel was crowned in Long Beach, California, USA.
2016: Iris Mittenaere was crowned in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Colombia
1958: Luz Marina Zuluaga was crowned in Long Beach, California, USA.
2014: Paulina Vega was crowned in Doral, Florida, USA.
Mexico
1991: Lupita Jones was crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
2010: Ximena Navarrete was crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Japan
1959: Akiko Kojima was crowned in Long Beach, California, USA.
2007: Riyo Mori was crowned in Mexico City, Mexico.
Canada
1982: Karen Baldwin was crowned in Lima, Peru.
2005: Natalie Glebova was crowned in Bangkok, Thailand.
Australia
1972: Kerry Anne Wells was crowned in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
2004: Jennifer Hawkins was crowned in Quito, Ecuador.
India
1994: Sushmita Sen was crowned in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
2000: Lara Dutta was crowned in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Trinidad & Tobago
1977: Janelle Commissiong was crowned in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1998: Wendy Fitzwilliam was crowned in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
USA
1980: Shawn Weatherly was crowned in Seoul, Korea.
1995: Chelsi Smith was crowned in Windhoek, Namibia.
Thailand
1965: Apasra Hongsakula was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1988: Porntip Nakhirunkanok was crowned in Taipei, Taiwan.
Finland
1952: Armi Kuusela was crowned in Long Beach, California, USA.
1975: Anne Marie Pohtamo was crowned in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Brazil
1963: Iêda Maria Vargas was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
1968: Martha Vasconcellos was crowned in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Historical Significances
Based on the latest edition of Miss Universe (2017).
Top 16
Philippines 8th consecutive year.
USA 7th consecutive year.
Brazil 7th consecutive year.
Colombia 4th consecutive year.
Thailand 3rd consecutive year.
Canada 2nd consecutive year.
South Africa last placed 2015.
Venezuela last placed 2015.
Jamaica last placed 2014.
Spain last placed 2014.
China last placed 2013.
Great Britain last placed 2013.
Croatia last placed 2012.
Ireland last placed 2010.
Ghana last placed 1999.
Sri Lanka last placed 1955.
Notes:
With Miss Universe under WME/IMG they have crowned 3 countries with long history of title droughts.
Last 2016, France ended the longest title drought in Miss Universe, with their last being in 1953, that was 63 years.
The win also marks France first podium finish(tho they made their first top 5 last 2015 with Flora Coquerel but only a top 3 was given that year) since winning in 1953.
This year, South Africa ended their 39 year drought with the last being in 1978.
Last 2015, Philippines' ended their 42 year title drought with the last being in 1973. This also marks the return of the country in the top 5 after placing top 10 the previous year their first time since winning a couple of runners up positions from 2010-2013. This is also the longest top 15 streak for the country and the longest active streak in Miss Universe.
This is Colombia's 4th consecutive top 5 placement in Miss Universe after winning the crown last 2014 and being the last to be crowned under the trump era, Colombia since then, has been solid with a couple of 1st runners up in 2015 & 2017 and a 2nd runner up last 2016. This is also the longest active top 5 streak in Miss Universe.
But still USA is the winning-est country in Miss Universe with 8 crowns, their 7th straight placement last 2017 gives them their 61st placement out of 65 years of Miss Universe.
Venezuela's placement last year was their 8th time in 10 years. Additional, Keysi Sayago's top 5 finish last year is the highest placement for the country since winning in 2013.
This is Brazil's 3rd longest streak, the country also placed 7 straight semi finals during 1954-1960 & 1967-1974.
This is Thailand's 3rd consecutive semi finals spot. This also marks their longest streak in the pageant. Maria Poonlertlarp's top 5 finish last year is their highest placement since winning the Miss Universe crown in 1988.
This is Jamaica's highest placement following Yendi Phillips' 1st runner up win in 2010.
Great Britain's top 16 finish last year only marks the 2nd time that the country placed at Miss Universe with the first being in 2013.
Like Great Britain, this is only the second time for Ghana to reach the semi finals, with the first being in 1999.
Sri Lanka ended the 62 year semi finals drought, with their last being in 1955. This is the longest in Miss Universe history.
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With this are we expecting another drought to end this year?
Can Brazil finally win their 3rd Miss Universe crown since 1968?
Or Italy finally wins their first ever Miss Universe?
Can Malaysia finally have their 2nd semifinalist in 48 years?
Or Argentina finally bags their 2nd Miss Universe since 1962?
Can Peru follow the footsteps of Colombia & France and win their 2nd crown since 1957?
Or can Kazakhstan, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands finally penetrates the top 16?
Or can we see Indonesia, Costa Rica & Czech Republic advancing in the top 10 this year?
or are we going to see the resurgence of powerhouses Sweden, Finland, Puerto Rico & Germany?
Or USA, Venezuela & Colombia are still going to dominate?
This will surely be an exciting Miss Universe edition again!
Thanks for reading!