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Starting 2020, the representative of the Philippines to Miss Universe will be selected through a standalone beauty pageant called Miss Universe Philippines. Before this, the representative was chosen through Binibining Pilipinas, which gives more than one crown annually.

Through Bb. Pilipinas, the Philippines produced four Miss Universe winners. Gloria Diaz, Margarita Moran, Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray won nationally and internationally in 1969, in 1973, in 2015 and in 2018, respectively.

Bb. Pilipinas-Universe has been the most coveted title in Philippine pageantry from 1964 to 2019. Here is the complete list of the titleholders and their respective placements in Miss Universe:

YEARTITLEHOLDERMISS UNIVERSE PLACEMENTMISS UNIVERSE VENUE
1964Maria Myrna PanliliounplacedFlorida, USA
1965Louise Aurelio VailTop 15Florida, USA
1966Maria Clarinda SorianoTop 15Florida, USA
1967Pilar Delilah PilapilunplacedFlorida, USA
1968Rosario ZaragozaunplacedFlorida, USA
1969Gloria DiazWINNERFlorida, USA
1970Simonette de los ReyesunplacedFlorida, USA
1971Vida Valentina DoriaunplacedFlorida, USA
1972Armi Barbara CrespoTop 12 Dorado, Puerto Rico
1973Maria Margarita MoranWINNERAthens, Greece
1974Guadalupe SanchezTop 12 Manila, Philippines
1975Rose Marie Brosas4th runner-upSan Salvador, El Salvador
1976Elizabeth de PaduaunplacedCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
1977Anna Lorraine KierunplacedSto. Domingo, Dominican Republic
1978Jennifer CortesunplacedAcapulco, Mexico
1979Criselda Cecilio unplacedPerth, Australia
1980Maria Rosario Silayan3rd runner-upSeoul, South Korea
1981Maria Caroline MendozaunplacedNew York, USA
1982Maria Isabel LopezunplacedLima, Peru
1983Rosita CapuyonunplacedMissouri, USA
1984Maria Desiree Verdadero3rd runner-upFlorida, USA
1985Joyce Ann BurtonunplacedFlorida, USA
1986Violeta Asela NaluzunplacedPanama City, Panama
1987Geraldine Edith AsisTop 10HarbourFront, Singapore
1988Perfida LimpinunplacedTaipei, Taiwan
1989Sara Jane PaezunplacedCancun, Mexico
1990Germelina Leah PadillaunplacedCalifornia, USA
1991Maria Lourdes Gonzalez (originally Miss Maja Pilipinas, replaced Anjanette Abayari who resigned)unplacedNevada, USA
1992Elizabeth BerroyaunplacedBangkok, Thailand
1993Melinda Joanna GallardounplacedMexico City, Mexico
1994Charlene Mae Gonzales BonninTop 6Metro Manila, Philippines
1995Joanne SantosunplacedWindhoek, Namibia
1996Aileen DamilesunplacedNevada, USA
1997Abbygale ArenasunplacedFlorida, USA
1998Jewel May Lobaton (originally 1st runner-up, replaced Olivia Tisha Silang who resigned)unplacedHawaii, USA
1999Miriam Quiambao (originally Bb. Pilipinas-World, replaced Janelle Bautista who was dethroned)1st runner-upChaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
2000Nina Ricci AlagaounplacedNicosia, Cyprus
2001Zorayda Ruth AndamunplacedBayamon, Puerto Rico
2002Karen Loren AgustinunplacedSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2003Carla Gay Balingit unplacedPanama City, Panama
2004Maricar BalagtasunplacedQuito, Ecuador
2005Gionna CabreraunplacedBangkok, Thailand
2006Lia Andrea RamosunplacedCalifornia, USA
2007Anna Theresa LicarosunplacedMexico City, Mexico
2008Jennifer BarrientosunplacedNha Trang, Vietnam
2009Pamela Bianca ManalounplacedNassau, Bahamas
2010Maria Venus Raj4th runner-upNevada, USA
2011Shamcey Supsup3rd runner-upSão Paulo, Brazil
2012Janine Mari Tugonon1st runner-upNevada, USA
2013Ariella Arida3rd runner-upMoscow, Russia
2014Mary Jean LastimosaTop 10Florida, USA
2015Pia Alonzo WurtzbachWINNERNevada, USA
2016Maria Mika Maxine MedinaTop 6Metro Manila, Philippines
2017Rachel Louise PetersTop 10Nevada, USA
2018Catriona Elisa Gray WINNERNonthaburi, Thailand
2019Gazini Christiana Jordi GanadosTop 20Georgia, USA

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