The longest placement streaks at Miss Universe

In the realm of beauty pageants, placement streaks are frequently used as a gauge for the strength of a country’s sash and name. For it demonstrates their innate ability to consistently send candidates of the highest caliber. For countries like the Philippines, placement streaks are a huge deal, especially at Miss Universe. Therefore, it generates a problem among fans when Celeste Cortesi fails to get through the semifinals.

The longest placement streaks at Miss Universe

In the modern era of the pageant, the Philippines used to hold the record for the longest active placement streak, spanning over 12 years. Now, it has been tied and overtaken by the US. A prestigious recognition that only 8 countries have done so far. Here are the countries that have at least a 10-year placement streak in the Miss Universe pageant.

USA: 22 years

Placement years: 1977 – 1998
Highest placement: Winner (Shawn Weatherly, 1980, Chelsi Smith, 1995 and Brook Lee, 1997)
Lowest placement: Top 12 (Mary Therese Friel, 1979 and Kim Seelbrede, 1981)
Streak broken: Kimberly Pressler, 1999

Venezuela: 21 years

Placement years: 1983 – 2003
Highest placement: Winner (Barbara Palacios-Teyde, 1986 and Alicia Machado, 1996)
Lowest placement: Top 12 (Andreina Goetz, 1990)
Streak broken: Ana Karina Áñez, 2004

USA: 18 years (1958 – 1975)

Placement years: 1958 – 1975
Highest placement: Winner (Linda Bement, 1960 and Sylvia Hitchcock, 1967)
Lowest placement: Top 15 (Macel Wilson, 1962, Marite Ozers, 1963, Bobbi Johnson, 1964, Maria Remenyi, 1966, Wendy Dascomb, 1969)
Streak broken: Barbara Peterson, 1976

USA: 12 years (2011 – 2022*)

Placement years: 2011 – 2022*
Highest placement: Winner (Olivia Culpo, 2012)
Lowest placement: Top 21 (Asya Branch, 2020)
*Ongoing

Philippines: 12 years (2010 – 2021)

Placement years: 2010 – 2021
Highest placement: Winner (Pia Wurtzbach, 2015 and Catriona Gray, 2018)
Lowest placement: Top 21 (Rabiya Mateo, 2020)
Streak broken: Celeste Cortesi, 2022

India: 11 years (1992 – 2002)

Placement years: 1992 – 2002
Highest placement: Winner (Sushmita Sen, 1994 and Lara Dutta, 2000)
Lowest placement: Top 10 (Nafisa Joseph, 1997)
Streak broken: Nikita Anand, 2003

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Germany: 10 years (1952 – 1961)

Placement years: 952 – 1961
Highest placement: Winner (Marlene Schmidt, 1961)
Lowest placement: Top 16 (Christel Schaack, 1953)
Streak broken: Gisela Karschuck, 1962

Brazil: 10 years (2011 – 2020)

Placement years: 2011 – 2020
Highest placement: 1st runner-up (Julia Gama, 2020)
Lowest placement: Top 20 (Mayra Dias, 2018 and Julia Horta, 2019)
Streak broken: Teresa Santos, 2021

*from 1978 to 2002, the final competition scores are shown on television, making them visible to the general public. In comparison to their fellow compatriots, the individuals mentioned under this category received the lowest semifinal score.