By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
Miss Chidimma Adetshina, Nigeria’s representative at the Miss Universe 2024 competition has made history by emerging first runner-up.
The 73rd edition of the pageant took place on Saturday night in Mexico City for the first time since 2007.
Miss Victoria Kjaer Theilvig from Denmark emerged winner of the contest.
Theilvig takes over the crown from Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua.
The first edition of the pageant was held in 1952 and won by Armi Kuusela of Finland.
2024. Victoria Kjaer Theilvig – Denmark
2023. Sheynnis Palacios – Nicaragua
2022. R’Bonney Gabriel – USA
2021. Harnaaz Sandhu – India
2020. Andrea Meza – Mexico
2019. Zozibini Tunzi – South Africa
2018. Catriona Gray – Philippines
2017. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters – South Africa
2016. Iris Mittenaere – France
2015. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach – Philippines
2014. Paulina Vega Dieppa – Colombia
2013. Gabriela Isler – Venezuela
2012. Olivia Culpo – USA
2011. Leila Lopes – Angola
2010. Ximena Navarrete – Mexico
2009. Stefania Fernandez – Venezuela
2008. Dayana Mendoza – Venezuela
2007. Riyo Mori – Japan
2006. Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza – Puerto Rico
2005. Natalie Glebova – Canada
2004. Jennifer Hawkins – Australia
2003. Amelia Vega Polanco – Dominican Republic
2002. Justine Pasek – Panama
2001. Denise M. Quiñones – Puerto Rico
2000. Lara Dutta – India
1999. Mpule Kwelagobe – Botswana
1998. Wendy Fitzwilliam – Trinidad and Tobago
1997. Brook Lee – USA
1996. Alicia Machado – Venezuela
1995. Chelsi Smith – USA
1994. Sushmita Sen – India
1993. Dayanara Torres – Puerto Rico
1992. Michelle McLean – Namibia
1991. Lupita Jones – Mexico
1990. Mona Grudt – Norway
1989. Angela Visser – Netherlands
1988. Porntip Nakhirunkanok – Thailand
1987. Cecilia Bolocco – Chile
1986. Barbara Palacios Teyde – Venezuela
1985. Deborah Carthy-Deu – Puerto Rico
1984. Yvonne Ryding – Sweden
1983. Lorraine Downes – New Zealand
1982. Karen Baldwin – Canada
1981. Irene Saez – Venezuela
1980. Shawn Weatherly – USA
1979. Maritza Sayalero – Venezuela
1978. Margaret Gardiner – South Africa
1977. Janelle Commissiong – Trinidad and Tobago
1976. Rina Messinger – Israel
1975. Anne Marie Puhtamo – Finland
1974. Amparo Muñoz – Spain
1973. Margie Moran – Philippines
1972. Kerry Anne Wells – Australia
1971. Georgina Rizk – Lebanon
1970. Marisol Malaret – Puerto Rico
1969. Gloria Diaz – Philippines
1968. Martha Vasconcellos – Brazil
1967. Sylvia Hitchcock – USA
1966. Margareta Arvidsson – Sweden
1965. Apasra Hongsakula – Thailand
1964. Corinna Tsopei – Greece
1963. Idea Maria Vargas – Brazil
1962. Norma Nolan – Argentina
1961. Marlene Schmidt – Germany
1960. Linda Bement – USA
1959. Akiko Kojima – Japan
1958. Luz Marina Zuluaga – Colombia
1957. Gladys Zender – Peru
1956. Carol Morris – USA
1955. Hellevi Rombin – Sweden
1954. Miriam Stevenson – USA
1953. Christiane Martel – France
1952. Armi Kuusela – Finland
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