List of Miss Universe countries


This is a list of Miss Universe participating countries or territories since the inaugural edition of the competition in 1952 to the present.

Entrants (1952–present)

Replaced pageants

The following list consists of the delegations that have acquired the national Miss Universe franchise and replaced a former national pageant. Some of the former organizations still remain active for other purposes.
Country/TerritoryFormer pageantNew pageantFranchise since
'''Albania

Inactive entrants

Territories

;Denmark
Constituent countryDebutParticipationsYears competedNational titlePlacementsBest placementFirst placedLast placedNotes
198741987–1990Miss Greenland

;France
Overseas DepartmentDebutParticipationsYears competedNational titlePlacementsBest placementFirst placedLast placedNotes
'''French Guiana|local

Others

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2022, or no longer hold the Miss Universe franchise, but participated at least once in the past:
Country/TerritoryDebutYears competedNational titleBest placementFirst placedLast placedNotes
'1977101977
1979
2001–2008
Miss Antigua & BarbudaWon Miss Congeniality in 2003.
Competed as Antigua until 1979.
'1976181976–1979
1984–1987
1999
2003–2005
2007
2016–2020
Miss Universe Barbados0
202212022Miss Bhutan0
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Unsuccessful participations

The list does not include withdrawals for personal reasons.
Country/TerritoryReasonYear
'''Albania