Only nine American women have won the Miss Universe pageant in its 73-year history. R'Bonney Gabriel from Texas most recently ...

Peru has the longest wait for its next win in Miss Universe history, as Gladys Zender first won the title in 1957. The half-Swiss was a 17-year-old sensation and was the first Latina to win the crown.

She won after initially tying with Miss Brazil Martha Rocha, with Stevenson ultimately taking ... from Iowa to win both Miss USA and Miss Universe. Bement, who died in 2018, won the 1960 Miss USA ...

She won after initially tying with Miss Brazil Martha Rocha ... 1960: Linda Bement Bement, who died in 2018, won the 1960 Miss USA pageant while representing Utah before becoming Miss Universe ...

Two former police officers have been jailed in Brazil for the murder of Marielle Franco, a prominent left-wing politician killed in a drive-by shooting in 2018. Anderson Gomes, Franco's driver, was ...

Magnho José Santos de Sousa, the president of the Legal Gambling Institute, a betting think tank, said Brazil has been ...

Japanese artisan Tomohiro Yamaji of Mikimoto designed the crowns worn from 2002 to 2007 and 2017 to 2018. Miss USA 1954 Miriam ... crown with Martha Rocha of Brazil. Both faced a last decisive ...