Year |
Edition |
Winner |
Date (Local Time) |
Venue |
Country/Territory |
Entrants |
1952 |
1st |
Finland |
June 28 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California |
United States |
30 |
1953 |
2nd |
France |
July 17 |
26 |
1954 |
3rd |
United States |
July 24 |
33 |
1955 |
4th |
Sweden |
July 22 |
1956 |
5th |
United States |
July 20 |
30 |
1957 |
6th |
Peru |
July 19 |
32 |
1958 |
7th |
Colombia |
July 26 |
36 |
1959 |
8th |
Japan |
July 24 |
34 |
1960 |
9th |
United States |
July 9 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |
43 |
1961 |
10th |
Germany |
July 15 |
48 |
1962 |
11th |
Argentina |
July 14 |
52 |
1963 |
12th |
Brazil |
July 20 |
50 |
1964 |
13th |
Greece |
August 1 |
60 |
1965 |
14th |
Thailand |
July 24 |
57 |
1966 |
15th |
Sweden |
July 16 |
58 |
1967 |
16th |
United States |
July 15 |
56 |
1968 |
17th |
Brazil |
July 13 |
65 |
1969 |
18th |
Philippines |
July 19 |
61 |
1970 |
19th |
Puerto Rico |
July 11 |
64 |
1971 |
20th |
Lebanon |
July 24 |
60 |
1972 |
21st |
Australia |
July 29 |
Cerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
61 |
1973 |
22nd |
Philippines |
July 21 |
Theatre of Herod Atticus, Athens |
Greece |
1974 |
23rd |
Spain |
Folk Arts Theater, Pasay, Metro Manila |
Philippines |
65 |
1975 |
24th |
Finland |
July 19 |
Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda, San Salvador |
El Salvador |
71 |
1976 |
25th |
Israel |
July 11 |
Lee Theatre, Causeway Bay |
Hong Kong |
72 |
1977 |
26th |
Trinidad and Tobago |
July 16 |
Teatro Nacional, Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
80 |
1978 |
27th |
South Africa |
July 24 |
Centro de Convenciones Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero |
Mexico |
75 |
1979 |
28th |
Venezuela |
July 20 |
Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth |
Australia |
1980 |
29th |
United States |
July 8 |
Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul |
Korea |
69 |
1981 |
30th |
Venezuela |
July 20 |
Minskoff Theatre, New York City |
United States |
75 |
1982 |
31st |
Canada |
July 26 |
Coliseo Amauta, Lima |
Peru |
77 |
1983 |
32nd |
New Zealand |
July 11 |
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis |
United States |
80 |
1984 |
33rd |
Sweden |
July 9 |
James L. Knight Center, Miami |
81 |
1985 |
34th |
Puerto Rico |
July 15 |
79 |
1986 |
35th |
Venezuela |
July 21 |
ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City |
Panama |
77 |
1987 |
36th |
Chile |
May 27 |
HarbourFront Centre, Singapore |
Singapore |
68 |
1988 |
37th |
Thailand |
May 24 |
Linkou Stadium, Taipei |
Taiwan |
66 |
1989 |
38th |
Netherlands |
May 23 |
Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo |
Mexico |
76 |
1990 |
39th |
Norway |
April 15 |
Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles |
United States |
71 |
1991 |
40th |
Mexico |
May 17 |
Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas |
73 |
1992 |
41st |
Namibia |
May 8 |
Queen Sirikit International Convention Center, Bangkok |
Thailand |
78 |
1993 |
42nd |
Puerto Rico |
May 21 |
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City |
Mexico |
79 |
1994 |
43rd |
India |
Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay, Metro Manila |
Philippines |
77 |
1995 |
44th |
United States |
May 12 |
Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek |
Namibia |
82 |
1996 |
45th |
Venezuela |
May 17 |
Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Paradise, Nevada[lower-alpha 1] |
United States |
79 |
1997 |
46th |
United States |
May 16 |
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida |
74 |
1998 |
47th |
Trinidad and Tobago |
May 12 |
Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii |
81 |
1999 |
48th |
Botswana |
May 26 |
Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas |
Trinidad and Tobago |
84 |
2000 |
49th |
India |
May 12 |
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia |
Cyprus |
79 |
2001 |
50th |
Puerto Rico |
May 11 |
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón |
Puerto Rico |
77 |
2002 |
51st |
Russia (dethroned) Panama (succeeded) |
May 29 |
Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan |
75 |
2003 |
52nd |
Dominican Republic |
June 3 |
Figali Convention Center, Panama City |
Panama |
71 |
2004 |
53rd |
Australia |
June 1 |
Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito |
Ecuador |
80 |
2005 |
54th |
Canada |
May 31 |
Impact Arena, Bangkok |
Thailand |
81 |
2006 |
55th |
Puerto Rico |
July 23 |
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles |
United States |
86 |
2007 |
56th |
Japan |
May 28 |
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City |
Mexico |
77 |
2008 |
57th |
Venezuela |
July 14 |
Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa |
Vietnam |
80 |
2009 |
58th |
August 23 |
Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Nassau |
Bahamas |
84 |
2010 |
59th |
Mexico |
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas |
United States |
83 |
2011 |
60th |
Angola |
September 12 |
Citibank Hall, São Paulo |
Brazil |
89 |
2012 |
61st |
United States |
December 19 |
The AXIS, Las Vegas |
United States |
2013 |
62nd |
Venezuela |
November 9 |
Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast |
Russia |
86 |
2014 |
63rd |
Colombia |
January 25, 2015 |
FIU Arena, University Park, Florida |
United States |
88 |
2015 |
64th |
Philippines |
December 20 |
The AXIS, Las Vegas |
80 |
2016 |
65th |
France |
January 30, 2017 |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila |
Philippines |
86 |
2017 |
66th |
South Africa |
November 26 |
The AXIS, Las Vegas |
United States |
92 |
2018 |
67th |
TBA |
December 17 |
Impact Arena, Bangkok |
Thailand |
TBA |