By HT Lifestyle Desk
Published Nov 17, 2024

Hindustan Times
Lifestyle

Miss Universe 2024: Iconic Miss Universe winners through the years

Victoria Kjaer Theilvig from Denmark became Miss Universe 2024 today. Here's a look at the past winners of the beauty peagent.

Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua won Miss Universe 2023. She is a mental health advocate.

R'Bonney Gabriel from USA won Miss Universe in 2022 at the age of 28, making her the oldest Miss Universe winner.

The last Indian to win Miss Universe was Harnaaz Sandhu. She won in 2021, after a big gap of almost two decades after Lara Dutta. 

Miss Universe 2020 title was bagged by Andrea Meza from Mexico.

Sushmita Sen was the first Indian woman to win Miss Universe in 1994. She was 18 years old when she bagged the title. 

After a six year gap, Lara Dutta won Miss Universe in 2000. She scored the highest individual point in the swimsuit competition. 

Miss Puerto Rico Dayanara Torres won the 1993 Miss Universe and became iconic for white dress with a thigh-high slit that was ahead of its time.