Latina Winners of Miss Universe
1957
Name: Gladys Zender
Country: Peru
* Gladys Zender was the first Latina winner of the Miss Universe contest, which began in 1952.
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1958
Name: Luz Marina Zuluaga
Country: Colombia
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1962
Name: Norma Nolan
Country: Argentina
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1963
Name: Ieda María Vargas
Country: Brazil
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1968
Name: Martha Vasconcellos
Country: Brazil
* Before Martha Vasconcellos, the last Latina Miss Universe also represented Brazil, in 1963.
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1970
Name: Marisol Maralet
Country: Puerto Rico
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1974
Name: Amparo Muñoz
Country: Spain
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1979
Name: Maritza Sayalero
Country: Venezuela
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1981
Name: Mona Irene Lailan Sáez Conde
Country: Venezuela
* Prior to this year, the most recent Latina winner was also from Venezuela, in 1979.
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1985
Name: Deborah Carthy-Deu
Country: Puerto Rico
* With this win, both Venezuela and Puerto Rico had two Miss Universe crowns.
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