27-611: The Miss Spain (Spanish: Miss España) is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss Universe , Miss World , and Miss International competitions. The origins of Miss Spain date back to 1929, when early contests took place until the advent of civil war in 1936, followed by the dictatorship of Francisco Franco , which did not permit beauty pageants until 1961. The winner of Miss Spain
54-406: A Judge overturned that and a second Miss Trinidad and Tobago pageant was held. The winner of the second pageant, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at Miss Universe, was Magdalene Walcott. Miss Hanoi-Vietnam 2005 Phạm Thu Hằng became Vietnam's representative in this year's competition after Miss Vietnam Photogenic 2004 Bùi Thị Diễm refused to compete because of her studies. The 2005 edition saw
81-602: A position is indicated in bold The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position is indicated in striketrough The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position but was not replaced is indicated underlined Miss Universe 2005 Miss Universe 2005 was the 54th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Impact Arena in Nonthaburi Province , Bangkok Metropolitan Region , Thailand on 31 May 2005. At
108-714: Is currently the only country in the world to win at least once in all of the Big Four pageant titles in any of its titles streak. France became the first nation to win at least two of the Big 4 beauty pageant titles in the same year, winning in 1953 (Miss Universe and Miss World), followed by Brazil in 1968 (Miss Universe and Miss International), Australia in 1972 (Miss Universe and Miss World), Venezuela in 1981 (Miss Universe and Miss World) as well as in 2013 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth), India in 1994 and 2000 (Miss Universe and Miss World), Ecuador in 2011 (Miss International and Miss Earth), and
135-542: Is currently the only country to win back-to-back in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 . Stefanía Fernandez won the Miss Universe 2009 title in which Venezuela earned a Guinness World Record to have the first Miss Universe winner succeeded by her compatriot, Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza . In Miss Earth, the victory of Angelia Ong in Miss Earth 2015 , succeeding Jamie Herrell , Miss Earth 2014 , made
162-472: Is sent to represent her country in Miss Universe. However, if Miss Spain is underage, a runner-up is sent to Miss Universe. Overall in these international pageants, Spain's success has been moderate with one Miss Universe title in 1974 and three Miss International titles in 1977 , 1990 and 2008 . After the inactivity of Miss Spain contest, the company Be Beautiful Spain, S.L. was created by Guillermo Escobar García, former worker of Miss Spain and who founded
189-602: The Be Miss Org. dissociated itself from the Miss Universe Organization. Later on, Cres del Olmo and Daniel Montesdeoca from the Nuestra Belleza España Organization franchise the Miss Universe license, in addition to the licenses for both Miss World and Miss International. Resigned Took over title Patricia Yurena Rodríguez originally won Miss Spain 2008 but due to age requirements
216-531: The Big Four pageants and place in any of them: Miss Earth 2007 (Top 16), Miss International 2009 , Miss Universe 2011 , and Miss World 2011 (Top 7). The following countries and territories have won each Big Four pageant at least once: The first country to win all four major international pageant titles was Brazil, when it won Miss Earth 2004 . Brazil has won two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss Earth crowns, one Miss World crown, and one Miss International crown. In winning Miss Earth 2005 , Venezuela became
243-671: The Big Four pageants. Puerto Rico currently has ten Big Four crowns: five Miss Universe , two Miss World , two Miss International , and one Miss Earth . After winning Miss Earth 2020 , the United States became the fifth country to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. It currently has nine Miss Universe crowns - the most in the pageant's history - alongside three crowns in Miss World and three crowns in Miss International . After winning Miss Earth 2024 , Australia became
270-516: The Grenadines, and Sweden after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate. Marina Rodrigues of Portugal was set to compete at Miss Universe. However, Rodrigues withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Same with 2003 , fifteen semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition— composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. The fifteen semifinalists competed in
297-480: The Philippines achieved the feat in a span of only three calendar years. After winning Miss International 2016 , Miss Earth 2017 , and Miss Universe 2018 , the Philippines currently holds the distinction of longest streak of wins in all four major beauty pageants with a streak of six successive years. After winning Miss Earth 2019 , Puerto Rico became the first territory and fourth country to win all titles of
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#1733092881165324-664: The Philippines in 2013 (Miss World and Miss International) and 2015 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth). In Miss World, three back-to-back victories have been recorded. In its first two editions, Sweden recorded back-to-back with Kiki Hakansson and May-Louise Flodin in Miss World 1951 and Miss World 1952 , respectively. United Kingdom contestants Ann Sidney and Lesley Langley duplicated this feat in Miss World 1964 and Miss World 1965 , respectively. The most recent back-to-back Miss World victories came from India, with Yukta Mookhey in Miss World 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in Miss World 2000 edition. In Miss Universe, Venezuela
351-560: The Philippines to date the only country to win back-to-back in the Miss Earth pageant. The Miss International competition, on the other hand, has yet to see a back-to-back win. As of the Miss Universe 2024 edition that took place on November 16, 2024, there have been 15,533 entrants and 3,378 placements in the Big Four international beauty pageants. Not replaced resigned or dethroned titles appear in bold and assumed titles appear in bold underlined. The country/territory that assumed
378-454: The Philippines was the third country and the first in Asia to win all titles of the Big Four pageants. The Philippines currently has six Miss International crowns, four Miss Universe crowns, four Miss Earth crowns - the most wins in the pageant's history - and one Miss World crown. By winning Miss World 2013 , Miss International 2013 , Miss Earth 2014 , Miss Earth 2015 , and Miss Universe 2015 ,
405-609: The Thai government confirmed plans to back the pageant, the Deputy Prime Minister refuted claims that the event would be held in Khao Lak , a resort town devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami , but confirmed that Southern Thailand would host events prior to the final competition. Contestants from eighty-one countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Six delegates were appointees to their position to replace
432-629: The contests Miss Spain Universe and Miss Spain World. In 2013, the pageant is separated into several pageants - like Miss World Spain and Miss Universe Spain. In the year 2018, after seven years of inactivity, the contest Miss Spain returns with Pedro Quesada as president and with Juncal Rivero as general director. The national director for Spain at Miss Universe, in 2019, is Jorge Diez Vanila. The national directors for Spain at both Miss World and Miss International are Cres del Olmo and Daniel Montesdeoca. In 2020,
459-514: The debut of Latvia, and the returns of Albania, Indonesia, Mauritius, Namibia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, US Virgin Islands, and Zambia. Indonesia and Sri Lanka last competed in 1996 , Zambia in 1999 , United Kingdom as Great Britain in 2000 , US Virgin Islands in 2002 , while the others last competed in 2003 . Austria, Botswana, the Cayman Islands, Chinese Taipei, Estonia, Ghana, Saint Vincent and
486-412: The end of the event, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia crowned Natalie Glebova of Canada as Miss Universe 2005. It is Canada's first victory in twenty-three years, and the second victory in the pageant's history. Contestants from eighty-one countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell . Thailand publicized its bid to host
513-405: The four major pageants as the "Big Four". In October 2005, Cynthia Kanema of Zambia earned the distinction of becoming the first woman to have participated in all four of the world's top beauty pageants: Miss World 2003 , Miss International 2004 , Miss Universe 2005 , and Miss Earth 2005 . In 2011, Miss South Africa Bokang Montjane became the first woman to both compete in all of
540-573: The original dethroned winner. Jana Doleželová , Miss České Republiky 2004, was originally supposed to compete at Miss Universe but did not compete after the Miss České Republiky organization lost the Miss Universe franchise license to the newly formed Česká Miss pageant. Cheryl Ankrah was originally crowned Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2005 but was dethroned after she was accused of not fulfilling her duties and becoming overweight. Although Ankrah initially got an injunction to prevent another pageant being held,
567-422: The pageant on 10 July 2004, during a visit by Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins to the country. At the time, Chile , China , and Greece were also being considered to host the event. One month later, it was announced that Bangkok had been informally selected to host the competition, at a cost of US$ 6.5 million. The cost was to be funded by the Thai government in an attempt to boost tourism. In October,
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#1733092881165594-635: The proposal faced difficulties when the Thai government were slow to provide the promised funds, which discouraged prospective sponsors, leading Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to become personally involved to make sure that plans were not derailed. The organization awarded official hosting rights to the Matching Entertainment company in December 2004, after an unsuccessful attempt by a different company, Showcase Thailand 2005. In February 2005, after
621-481: The second country to win titles for each of the Big Four pageants. With two Miss Earth titles, seven Miss Universe titles, nine Miss International titles, and six Miss World titles, Venezuela is the country with the most wins in the Big Four pageants - and the most wins in the latter two pageants' respective histories. By winning Miss Earth 2013 , Venezuela became the first and so far only country to win all four pageants multiple times. After winning Miss World 2013 ,
648-572: The sixth country and the first in the oceanic region to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. The country has two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss World crowns and three crowns in Miss International . The Philippines holds the longest streak of winning at least one of the Big Four pageant titles in a single year with wins in six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018 ( Miss World 2013 and Miss International 2013 , Miss Earth 2014 , Miss Universe 2015 and Miss Earth 2015 , Miss International 2016 , Miss Earth 2017 , and Miss Universe 2018 ), and
675-604: The world". In 2018, NBC News referred to them as the "four biggest international pageants". Agencia EFE in 2019 classified them as the "four most influential beauty pageants in the world". Among the hundreds of thousands of beauty contests held annually, the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. The Wall Street Journal , BBC News , CNN , Xinhua News Agency , and global news agencies such as Reuters , Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to
702-568: Was first described by the China Daily newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests". In April 2008, the South China Morning Post described them as "four of the world's top beauty pageants"; the same description was also used by South Korea's leading newspaper, Chosun Ilbo in 2010. In 2017, the Latin Times considered the group as the "most important pageants in
729-536: Was unable to compete at Miss Universe and was subsequently replaced by Claudia Moro. Rodríguez instead represented Spain at Miss World. Rodríguez later won Miss Universe Spain 2013 represented Spain at Miss Universe 2013. Big Four international beauty pageants The Big Four or the Big League Pageants refers to the four major international beauty pageants for women — Miss World , Miss Universe , Miss International and Miss Earth . The group
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