Almost Dethroned or Disqualified
1932 - Marian Bergeron, Miss America 1932, is allowed to keep her crown despite being only 15. Bergeron's crown is stolen only hours after the event is over.
1947 - Barbara Jo Walker, Miss America 1947, is allowed to keep her crown despite getting married during her reign.
1957 - Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957, is allowed to keep her crown despite being only 17. In Peru, Zender's home country, a girl is considered 18 after six months of being her current age.
1996 - Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996, is allowed to keep her crown despite being criticized for her weight.
1998 - Joyce Giraud from Puerto Rico is allowed to compete at Miss Universe 1998, after racy photos of her surface.
2000 - Helen Lindes from Spain is allowed to compete at Miss Universe 2000, after racy photos of her surface.
2001 - Evelina Papantoniou from Greece is allowed to compete at Miss Universe 2001, after racy photos of her surface.
2006 - Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006, is given a second chance by pageant-owner Donald Trump after allegations of underage drinking, drug use, and excessive partying.
Ethnicity, Language, Religion, Nationality and Disabilities
1945 - Bess Myerson from New York City, New York becomes the first Jewish woman to be crowned Miss America.1957 - Ginette Montaise from Martinique becomes the first black woman to compete at Miss Universe.
1959 - Akiko Kojima from Japan becomes the first woman of Far Eastern descent to be crowned Miss Universe.
1960 - Corrine Huff from Ohio becomes the first African-American woman to compete at Miss USA, and any other major national pageant in the United States.
1962 - Evelyne Miot from Haiti becomes the first black woman to make the semi-finals at Miss Universe.
1963 - Marite Ozers from Illinois becomes the first naturalized citizen to be crowned Miss USA. Ozers was born in Latvia.
1964 - Dorothy Johnson from Idaho becomes the first black woman to make the semi-finals at Miss USA.
1969 - Interpreters for non-English speaking contestants are introduced at Miss Universe.
1966 - Maria Remenyi from California becomes the second naturalized citizen to be crowned Miss USA. Remenyi was born in Hungary.
1970 - Cheryl Browne from Iowa becomes the first African-American woman to compete at Miss America.
1972 - Tanya Wilson, Miss USA 1972, becomes the first to be crowned Miss USA outside of the continental United States.
1972 - Georgina Rizk from Lebanon becomes the first to answer the final question in her native language and be crowned Miss Universe.
1976 - Several countries boycott Miss World 1976 when both a Caucasian and an African representative for South Africa are included.
1977 - Janelle Commissiong from Trinidad and Tobago becomes the first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe.
1978 - South Africa is banned from competing at Miss World because of the country's apartheid policy.
1978 - Janelle Commissiong, Miss Universe 1977, crowns Margaret Gardiner from South Africa, Miss Universe 1978. Gardiner is a Caucasian woman from South Africa.
1980 - Lenola Sullivan from Arkansas becomes the first African-American woman to make the final five at Miss America.
1984 - Mai Shanley from New Mexico becomes the first Eurasian woman to be crowned Miss USA. Shanley's parents are of Taiwanese and Irish descent.
1984 - Vanessa Williams from New York becomes the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America.
1984 - Suzette Charles from New Jersey becomes the second African-American woman to hold the title Miss America.
1985 - Andrea Stelzer from South Africa withdraws from Miss Universe 1985 because of anti-apartheid demonstrations. Stelzer later competes at Miss Universe 1989 representing Germany where she is a semi-finalist.
1985 - Laura Herring-Martinez from Texas becomes the first Hispanic woman to be crowned Miss USA, and any other major national pageant in the United States. Herring-Martinez is also the third naturalized citizen to be crowned Miss USA. Herring-Martinez was born in Mexico.
1988 - An unprecedented four out of five finalists at Miss Universe 1988 are of Far East descent. The results are considered by some to be racially biased as the pageant is held in Taiwan.
1990 - Carole Gist from Michigan becomes the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss USA.
1990 - Debbye Turner from Missouri becomes the third African-American woman to be crowned Miss America.
1990 - African-American women are crowned Miss USA and Miss America in the same year for the first time.
1991 - Marjorie Vincent from Illinois becomes the fourth African-American woman to be crowned Miss America.
1990-1991 - African-American women are crowned Miss America twice in succession.
1991 - South Africa is once again allowed to compete at Miss World as the country's apartheid policy is dropped.
1993 - Kenya Moore from Michigan becomes the second African-American woman to be crowned Miss USA.
1993 - Kimberly Aiken from South Carolina becomes the fifth African-American woman to be crowned Miss America.
1993 - African-American women are crowned Miss USA and Miss America in the same year for the second time.
1995 - Heather Whitestone from Alabama becomes the woman with a physical handicap to be crowned Miss America, and any other major national pageant in the United States. Whitestone is deaf.
1995 - Chelsi Smith from Texas becomes the first bi-racial and third African-American woman to be crowned Miss USA. Smith from the United States becomes the second black woman to be crowned Miss Universe. Smith wins Miss Universe 1995 in the African country of Namibia.
1997 - Brook Mahealani Lee from Hawaii becomes the first Asian-American woman to be crowned Miss USA.
1998 - Nicole Johnson from Virginia becomes the first woman with a long-term physical illness to be crowned Miss America.
1998 - Wendy Fitzwilliam from Trinidad and Tobago becomes the third black woman to be crowned Miss Universe.
1999 - Mpule Kwelagobe from Botswana becomes the first black African and fourth black woman to be crowned Miss Universe.
1998-1999 - Black women are crowned Miss Universe twice in succession.
2000 - Lynnette Cole from Tennessee becomes the fourth African-American woman to be crowned Miss USA.
2001 - Agbani Darego from Nigeria becomes the first black African to be crowned Miss World.
2001 - Angela Perez Baraquio from Hawaii becomes the first Asian-American to be crowned Miss America.
2002 - Shauntay Hinton from District of Columbia becomes the fifth African-American woman to be crowned Miss USA.
2002 - An unprecedented four out of five finalists at Miss USA 2002 are African-American. The results are considered by some to be racially biased, and are sometimes referred to as a "white-out".
2002 - Despite an unusually high number of black contestants, none make the semi-finals at Miss Universe 2002. The results are considered by some to be racially biased, and are sometimes referred to as a "black-out".
2003-2004 - African-American women are crowned Miss America twice in succession.
2003 - Erika Harold from Illinois becomes the sixth African-American woman to be crowned Miss America.
2004 - Ericka Dunlap from Florida becomes the seventh African-American woman to be crowned Miss America.
2005 - Natalie Glebova from Canada becomes the first naturalized citizen to be crowned Miss Universe. Glebova was born in Russia.
2007 - Rachel Renee Smith from Tennessee becomes the sixth African-American and second African-American woman from Tennessee to be crowned Miss USA.
2008 - Abbey Curran from Iowa becomes the first woman with a disability to compete at Miss USA. Curran has cerebral palsy.
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