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Miss Universe

annual international beauty pageant competition (1952–)
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Summary

Miss Universe is a beauty contest[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of beauty contest entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,717 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Thailand[3], United States[4]
  • Instance of: female beauty pageant[5]
  • Official language: English[6]
  • Owned by: JKN Global Group[7]
  • Operator: Miss Universe Organization[8]
  • Headquarters location: New York City[9]
  • Commons category: Miss Universe[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Inception: 1952[12]
  • Start time: June 28, 1952[13]
  • Official website: https://www.missuniverse.com[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Miss Universe[15]
  • Commons gallery: Miss Universe[16]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: United States[17]
  • Topic has template: Template:Miss Universe[18]
  • Motto text: Confidently Beautiful[19]
  • Different from: Miss International[20]
  • Has list: list of Miss Universe titleholders[21], list of Miss Universe editions[22], list of Miss Universe countries[23], list of Miss Universe Runner Ups[24], list of Miss Universe hosts and invited artists[25], Miss Universe special awards[26]
  • Operating area: all countries[27]
  • Related category: Category:Miss Universe winners[28]
  • Social media followers: 1,004,263[29], 1,024,371[30], 1,280,000[31], 1,172,764[32], 1,970,000[33], 1,257,436[34], 2,730,000[35], 3,220,000[36], 3,510,000[37]

Why It Matters

Miss Universe has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Bob Barker Catriona Gray Dayana Mendoza Ekaterina Ponamareva Iris Mittenaere Jennifer Hawkins Leila Lopes María Gabriela Isler Natalie Glebova New York City Olivia Culpo R'Bonney Gabriel Riyo Mori Thailand United States Ximena Navarrete Zozibini Tunzi Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  34. [36] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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