#MissUniverse's constant fame is one that can be accounted to its history that is glamorous and eventful.

One of Miss Universe's ‘pioneer’ queens along with Armi is our very own Teresita Sanchez. If you remember in 2020, Sanchez went viral when Pageantology 101 shared her photos during the pageant. Unlike the usual queen who remains smiling throughout the event, Miss Philippines looked somehow annoyed or irritated, with her side-eye look and pouting face. 

At the time of the competition, Sanchez was a victim of ‘fake news’ before it was even widely used. According to the report, Sanchez allegedly said that she wanted an American husband and that she arrived late at the venue of the competition. Sanchez dismissed these as mere gossip in a  saying that nobody asked her about the nationality she wants for her husband and that she was "the first to arrive at the contest scene."

Margie Moran is one of the most memorable Miss Universe in the country, having been able to become the second beauty queen to take home the crown in the country at the age of 19, following Gloria Diaz’s win in 1969.  

Other than this, the beauty queen is the daughter of Rosario "Charo" Roxas, one of the three children of former the fifth president of the Philippines. 

Miss Universe's constant fame is one that can be accounted to its seven-decade history that is glamorous and eventful. 

In the Philippines alone, there are several iconic moments—from the queens' feisty and inspiring answers to funny crowning moments, iconic walks, and how could we forget the "Miss Colombia" moment in the 2015 coronation?

As we await this year's competition, here are interesting facts about the world's grandest beauty competition which you probably hadn't heard of yet.

In 1952, the pageantry crowned its first title holder Armi Helena Kuusela in Long Beach, California. Upon winning the crown, the Philippine International Fair Committee invited her to the country to crown that year’s Miss Philippines.  

One of the places she visited in the country was Baguio City, where she met a Filipino businessman for a blind date. Hilario was a man with a reputable background in academia and his professional career, but his skills in dancing caught the beauty queen’s interest. When their love grew further, the beauty queen decided to give up her Miss Universe title to marry Hilario.  

Their love story was well-received, especially by Filipinos, to the point that it was turned into a movie titled Now and Forever. It premiered on Dec. 29, 1953, at Center and Palace theaters. 

The couple also did a Finnish documentary film, Pohjolan Tähtitaivaan Alla (Under The Northern Stars). They had five children and six grandchildren.  

One of Miss Universe's ‘pioneer’ queens along with Armi is our very own Teresita Sanchez. If you remember in 2020, Sanchez went viral when Pageantology 101 shared her photos during the pageant. Unlike the usual queen who remains smiling throughout the event, Miss Philippines looked somehow annoyed or irritated, with her side-eye look and pouting face. 

At the time of the competition, Sanchez was a victim of ‘fake news’ before it was even widely used. According to the report, Sanchez allegedly said that she wanted an American husband and that she arrived late at the venue of the competition. Sanchez dismissed these as mere gossip in a, saying that nobody asked her about the nationality she wants for her husband and that she was "the first to arrive at the contest scene."

Margie Moran is one of the most memorable Miss Universe in the country, having been able to become the second beauty queen to take home the crown in the country at the age of 19, following Gloria Diaz’s win in 1969.  

Other than this, the beauty queen is the daughter of Rosario "Charo" Roxas, one of the three children of former  the fifth president of the Philippines.