1951: Kerstin (Kiki) Haakonson—Sweden
1952: May Louise Flodin—Sweden
1953: Denise Perrier—France
1954: Antigone Constanda—Egypt
1955: Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga—Venezuela
1956: Petra Susanna Schürmann—Germany
1957: Marita Lindahl—Finland
1958: Penelope Anne Coelen—South Africa
1959: Corinne Rottschafer—Netherlands
1960: Norma Gladys Cappagli—Argentina
1961: Rosemarie Frankland—United Kingdom
1962: Catharina Johanna Lodders—Netherlands
1963: Carole Joan Crawford—Jamaica
1964: Ann Sidney—United Kingdom
1965: Lesley Langley—United Kingdom
1966: Reita Faria—India
1967: Madeline Hartog Bel Houghton—Peru
1968: Penelope Plummer—Australia
1969: Eva Rueber Staier—Austria
1970: Jennifer Josephine Hosten—Grenada
1971: Lúcia Tavares Petterle—Brazil
1972: Belinda Roma Green—Australia
1973: Marjorie “Marji” Wallace—United States
1974: Helen Elizabeth Morgan—United Kingdom (resigned)
——Anneline Kriel—South Africa
1975: Wilnelia Merced Cruz—Puerto Rico
1976: Cynthia “Cindy” Jane Breakspeare—Jamaica
1977: Mary Ann Catrin Stavin—Sweden
1978: Silvana Rosa Suárez Clarence—Argentina
1979: Gina Ann Casandra Swainson—Bermuda
1980: Gabriella Brum—Germany (resigned)
——Kimberley Santos—Guam
1981: Carmen Josefina “Pilín” León Crespo—Venezuela
1982: Mariasela Alvarez Lebrón—Dominican Republic
1983: Sarah-Jane Hutt—United Kingdom
1984: Astrid Carolina Herrera Irazábal—Venezuela
1985: Holmfriour “Hofi” Karlsdóttir—Iceland
1986: Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde—Trinidad and Tobago
1987: Ulla Weigerstorfer—Austria
1988: Linda Petursdóttir—Iceland
1989: Aneta-Beata Kreglicka—Poland
1990: Gina Marie Tolleson—United States
1991: Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiménez—Venezuela
1992: Julia Alexandrovna Kourotchkina—Russia
1993: Lisa Hanna—Jamaica
1994: Aishwarya Rai—India
1995: Jacqueline María Aguilera Marcano—Venezuela
1996: Irene Skliva—Greece
1997: Diana Hayden—India
1998: Linor Abargil—Israel
1999: Yukta Mookhey—India
2000: Priyanka Mini Chopra—India
2001: Ibiagbanidokibubo “Agbani” Asenite Darego—Nigeria
2002: Azra Akin—Turkey
2003: Rosanna Diana Davison—Ireland
2004: María Julia Mantilla García—Peru
2005: Unnur Birna Vilhámsdóttir—Iceland
2006: Tatána Kucharová—Czech Republic
2007: Zhang Zhi Li-china