The Big Four or the Big League Pageants refers to the four major international

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s for women –

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and

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. The group was first described by the ''

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'' newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests". In April 2008, the ''

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'' described them as "four of the world's top beauty pageants"; the same description was also used by

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's leading newspaper, ''

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'' in 2010. In 2017, the ''

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'' considered the group as the "most important pageants in the world". In 2018,

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referred to them as the "four biggest international pageants", while ''

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'' delineated them in 2019 as the "four most influential beauty pageants in the world".

The Big Four beauty pageants

Hundreds of thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by

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, and global

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and

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collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: *

is the oldest existing major international

. It was created in the

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Eric Morley Eric Douglas Morley (26 September 1918 – 9 November 2000) was a British TV host and the founder of the Miss World pageant and ''Come Dancing'' TV programme. His wife, Julia Morley, is now head of the pageant and his son Steve Douglas is one of ...

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. Since Morley's death in

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, his widow,

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, co-chairs the pageant. *

is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the

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. The contest was founded in 1952 by

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clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of

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and then

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Industries, before being acquired by

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in 1996, WME/

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-based

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. *

, also called "Miss International Beauty", is a

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-based international beauty pageant organized by The International Culture Association. The pageant was first held in 1960. *

is an annual international environmental-themed

promoting

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organized by

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-based

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through the

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and was first held in 2001. The pageant is affiliated and works on projects with other institutions, including

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, and

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First winner of Miss World

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First winner of Miss Universe

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First winner of Miss Earth

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In April 2008, Cynthia Kanema of Zambia earned the distinction of the first woman to have participated the world's top four beauty pageants:

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Miss International 2004 Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant, was held on October 16, 2004 at the Workers Indoor Arena in Beijing, China. This is the first time event to be held in China for contest was being held outside of Japan and the United ...

Miss Universe 2005 Miss Universe 2005 was the 54th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Impact Arena in Nonthaburi Province, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand on May 31, 2005,. At the end of the event, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia crowned Natalie Glebova of ...

, and

Miss Earth 2005 Miss Earth 2005, the 5th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on October 23, 2005, in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 80 candidates from around the globe took part in the event. At the conclusion of the pageant, Alexandra Braun of ...

. In 2011,

Miss South Africa Miss South Africa is a national beauty pageant in South Africa that selects South African representatives to compete in two of the Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss World and Miss Universe, and also selects another representative ...

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became the second woman to have competed in all of the Big Four pageants:

Miss Earth 2007 Miss Earth 2007, the 7th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 12, 2007 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. 30 delegates al ...

(Top 16),

Miss International 2009 Miss International 2009, the 49th Miss International pageant, was held on November 28, 2009, at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held on November 7, 2009, at The Ven ...

Miss Universe 2011 Miss Universe 2011 was the 60th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. At the end of the event, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned Leila Lopes of Angola as Miss Universe 2011. It is the ...

Miss World 2011 Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the Earls Court Two in London, United Kingdom. As part of the events, the contestants also travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland between 23 and 27 Octobe ...

(Top 7).

Most victorious countries/territory

The first country to win all four major international pageant titles was

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, when it won

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. Brazil has won two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss Earth crowns, one Miss World crown, and one Miss International crown. In winning

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

became the second country to win titles for each of the Big Four pageants. It has produced seven Miss Universe titles, eight Miss International titles, six Miss World titles, and two Miss Earth titles. By winning

Miss Earth 2013 Miss Earth 2013, the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 7, 2013 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic crowned her successor Alyz Henrich of Venezuela ...

, Venezuela became the first and so far only country to win all four pageants multiple times. After winning

Miss World 2013 Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali International Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first time in Southeast Asia and it also was the first time in the page ...

, the

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was the third country to win all titles of the Big Four pageants. The Philippines currently has six Miss International crowns, four Miss Earth crowns, four Miss Universe crowns, and one Miss World crown. By winning

Miss International 2013 Miss International 2013, the 53rd Miss International pageant, was held on December 17, 2013 at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Alejandra Andreu, Miss International 2008, crowned Bea Santiago of the Philippines at the end of th ...

Miss Earth 2014 Miss Earth 2014, the 14th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 29, 2014 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Alyz Henrich of ...

Miss Earth 2015 Miss Earth 2015, the 15th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 5 December 2015 at Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria. Jamie Herrell of the Philippines crowned her compatriot Angelia Ong as successor at the end of the event. It was the firs ...

, and

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, the Philippines achieved the feat in a span of only three calendar years. The country continued its streak after winning

Miss International 2016 Miss International 2016, the 56th Miss International pageant, was held on October 27, 2016 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Edymar Martínez from Venezuela crowned her successor Kylie Verzosa from the Philippines at the end of the ...

Miss Earth 2017 Miss Earth 2017, the 17th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, with the theme "Heroines fighting climate change", was held on November 4, 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Katherine Espín of Ecuador crowned her ...

, and

Miss Universe 2018 Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on December 17, 2018. At the end of the event, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of t ...

, and currently holds the distinction of longest streak of wins in all four major beauty pageants with a streak of six successive years. After winning

Miss Earth 2019 Miss Earth 2019, the 19th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on October 26, 2019, at Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines where Nguyễn Phương Khánh of Vietnam was succeeded by Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico at th ...

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became the first territory to win all titles of the Big Four pageants. It currently has five

crowns and two of each in

and

. After winning

Miss Earth 2020 Miss Earth 2020, the 20th anniversary of the Miss Earth pageant, the first virtual coronation of any major pageant in the world. The pageant was held on 29 November 2020 where Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico was succeeded by ...

, the

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became the fourth country to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. It currently has eight

crowns, three crowns in

, and three crowns in

. The following countries and territory have won each Big Four pageant at least once:

Longest streak of wins

The

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 (

and

, and

), and is currently the only country in the world to win at least once in all of the Big Four pageant titles in any of its titles streak. Venezuela ranks second overall in streak of Big Four pageant wins, lasting four consecutive years from 2008 to 2011 (

Miss Universe 2008 Miss Universe 2008 was the 57th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. This was the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. At the end of th ...

Miss Universe 2009 Miss Universe 2009 was the 58th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas on August 23, 2009. At the end of the event, Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela crowned Stefanía Fernández of Vene ...

Miss International 2010 Miss International 2010, the 50th anniversary of the Miss International pageant, was held on November 7, 2010 at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China. Miss International 2009, Anagabriela Espinoza of Mexico crowned her successor, E ...

Multiple wins in the same year

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became the first nation to win at least 2 of the Big 4 beauty pageant titles in the same year, winning in 1953 (Miss Universe and Miss World), followed by

in 1968 (Miss Universe and Miss International),

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in 1972 (Miss Universe and Miss World),

in 1981 (Miss Universe and Miss World) as well as in 2013 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth),

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in 1994 and 2000 (Miss Universe and Miss World),

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

in 2011 (Miss International and Miss Earth), and the

in 2013 (Miss World and Miss International) and 2015 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth).

Back-to-back wins

In Miss World, three back-to-back victories have been recorded. In its first two editions, Sweden recorded back-to-back with Kiki Hakansson and

May-Louise Flodin May-Louise Flodin (5 September 1934 – 4 February 2011) was a Swedish model and beauty queen who won the Miss World contest in 1952, representing of Sweden. She was the second winner, and was crowned by her predecessor, Kiki Håkansson Kerst ...

and

Miss World 1952 Miss World 1952, the 2nd edition of the Miss World, was held on 14 November 1952 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 11 contestants competed for the crown. Kiki Håkansson of Sweden crowned her successor May-Louise Flodin of Sweden. ...

, respectively. United Kingdom contestants

Ann Sidney Ann Sidney (born 27 March 1944) is a British actress, TV Host and beauty queen who won the 1964 Miss World contest representing the United Kingdom. Early life Sidney moved to Poole when very young. She went to Martin Road School in Parkstone a ...

and

Lesley Langley Lesley Doreen Langley (born 26 March 1944 in Weymouth, Dorset, with the name Lesley Hill, which she changed to Leslie Langley to make it more artistic) is a British model, beauty queen and actress who was Miss United Kingdom and Miss World in 196 ...

duplicated this feat in

Miss World 1964 Miss World 1964, the 14th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1964 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Ann Sidney of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1963, Carole Joan Crawford of Jamaica. ...

and

Miss World 1965 Miss World 1965, the 15th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1964, Ann Sidney of United Kin ...

, respectively. The most recent back-to-back Miss World victories came from India, with

Yukta Mookhey Yukta Inderlal Mookhey is an Indian civic activist and the winner of Miss World 1999. She is the fourth Indian woman to win Miss World and was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. She is a former model and actress, and has wo ...

Miss World 1999 Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, United Kingdom. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates ...

and

Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...

Miss World 2000 Miss World 2000, the 50th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives. The pageant was the first since the dea ...

edition. In Miss Universe, Venezuela is currently the only country to win back-to-back in

and

. Stefanía Fernandez won the Miss Universe 2009 title in which Venezuela earned a

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to have the first Miss Universe winner succeeded by her compatriot, Miss Universe 2008

Dayana Mendoza Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born 1 June 1986) is a Venezuelan actress, model, film producer and director. She is also a former beauty queen, winner of the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008. Dayana Mendoza, in 2012, parti ...

. In Miss Earth, the victory of

Angelia Ong Angelia Gabrena Paglicawan Ong (; born June 27, 1990) is a Filipino-Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2015. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Earth 2015 pageant and won the title. Ea ...

, succeeding

Jamie Herrell Jamie Herrell (born July 12, 1994) is an American-born actress and beauty queen. She won Miss Philippines Earth 2014 and Miss Earth 2014 titles. Herrell was a recipient of the Outstanding Individual Award during the 80th Cebu City Charter Day A ...

, made the Philippines to date the only country to win back-to-back in the Miss Earth pageant.

Big Four beauty pageant winners by year

As of the crowning of

Jasmin Selberg Jasmin Selberg (born 11 August 1999) is a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International 2022. Early life and education Jasmin Selberg was born in Tallinn, Estonia. Her family moved from Estonia to Germany when ...

Miss International 2022 Miss International 2022 was the 60th Miss International pageant, held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2022. Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand crowned Jasmin Selberg of Germany as her successor at the end of the even ...

on December 13, 2022, 222 women have won the Big Four international beauty pageants. Debut wins

Big Four beauty pageants winners by Country/Territory

Not replaced resigned or dethroned titles appear in bold and assumed titles appear in bold underlined.

Notes

References

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Most victorious countries/territory

Longest streak of wins

Multiple wins in the same year

Back-to-back wins

Big Four beauty pageant winners by year

Big Four beauty pageants winners by Country/Territory

See also

Notes

References