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Big Four 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.

Big Four pageants
Miss World is the oldest existing major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since Morley's death in 2000, his widow, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant. • Miss Universe is an international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. It is currently owned by JKN Global Group and Legacy Holding Group USA Inc., an American division of Mexican company Legacy Holding through the joint venture company JKN Legacy Inc. The pageant was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf+Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996, and WME/IMG in 2015. • Miss International, also called "Miss International Beauty", is a Tokyo-based international beauty pageant organized by The International Culture Association. The pageant was first held in 1960. • Miss Earth is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness organized by Manila-based Carousel Productions through the Miss Earth Foundation and was first held in 2001. The pageant is affiliated with and works on projects with other institutions, including Greenpeace, World Wildlife Foundation, and United Nations Environment Program.   File:Kiki Håkansson in 1950.jpg|Miss World 1951First winner of Miss WorldKiki Håkansson,Sweden File:Armi Kuusela-1.jpg|Miss Universe 1952First winner of Miss UniverseArmi KuuselaFinland File:Stella Marquez Araneta (1960).jpg|Miss International 1960First winner of Miss InternationalStella MárquezColombia File:Catharina Svensson, Miss Earth 2001.jpg|Miss Earth 2001First winner of Miss EarthCatharina SvenssonDenmark 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 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). ==Records==
Records
Complete achievement by countries/ territories The following countries or territories have won each Big Four pageant at least once: Brazil 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. Venezuela In winning Miss Earth 2005, Venezuela became 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. Philippines After winning Miss World 2013, 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. Puerto Rico After winning Miss Earth 2019, Puerto Rico became the first territory and fourth country to win all titles of 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. United States 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. Australia After winning Miss Earth 2024, Australia became 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. Longest streak of wins 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), 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 the Philippines in 2013 (Miss World and Miss International) and 2015 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth). 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. In Miss Universe, Venezuela 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 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. ==Winners by year==
Winners by year
Attendance history As of the Miss International 2025 edition that took place on 27 November 2025, there have been 15,917 entrants and 3,493 placements in the Big Four international beauty pageants. ;Placement history ;Debut wins ==Winners by country/territory==
Winners by country/territory
Winners by continent The country/territory that assumed a position is indicated in boldThe country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position is indicated in striketroughThe country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position but was not replaced is indicated underlined ==See also==
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