18 Photos of Miss Universe Winners That Show How Beauty Standards Have Been Changing Over Decades

Beauty standards tend to change quite frequently. In the past, women used to wear corsets to make their waists look thinner, or even shave their hair to create the illusion of a lengthy forehead. They did it to correspond to the beauty standards of their times.

At CHEERY, we are sure that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Though we were curious to have a look at the photos of Miss Universe winners to understand what type of appearance was found most attractive in different periods of time.

1955, Hillevi Rombin (Sweden)

1965, Apasra Hongsakula (Thailand)

1968, Martha Yasconcellos (Brazil)

1970, Marisol Malaret (Puerto Rico)

1975, Anne Marie Pohtamo (Finland)

1977, Janelle Commissiong (Trinidad and Tobago)

1980, Shawn Weatherly (United States)

1985, Deborah Carthy-Deu (Puerto Rico)

1990, Mona Grudt (Norway)

1993, Dayanara Torres (Puerto Rico)

1996, Alicia Machado (Venezuela)

1999, Mpule Kwelagobe (Botswana)

2003, Amelia Vega (Dominican Republic)

2004, Jennifer Hawkins (Australia)

2010, Ximena Navarrete (Mexico)

2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (Philippines)

2019, Zozibini Tunzi (South Africa)

2021, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu (India)

Do you watch the Miss Universe beauty pageant? Do you think that beauty can’t be measured by any standards? Share your opinion in the comments below.