Mrs. Universe is an annual international event for "the most honorable married woman". The event is open to married, divorced, and widowed women from nations on all continents around the world, who are between the ages of 18 and 55, have a family and career, and are involved in a "significant cause". It is based in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Titleholders Year Country Mrs. Universe Location Entrants 2025 Sherry Singh Pak Kret, Thailand 120 2024 Natalia Daroshka Incheon, South Korea 110 2023Meranie Gadiana RahmanPasay City, Philippines972022Elena Maksimova Sofia, Bulgaria 1122021Ana Siradze Seoul, South Korea 1102020 Zhuldyz Abdukarimova Virtual pageant 922019 Honey Cho Guangzhou, China 902018 Julia Gershun Cebu, Philippines 852017 Tram Hoang Luu Durban, South Africa 782016 Olga Torner Guangzhou, China 602015 Ashley Callingbull Minsk, Belarus 562014 Sabrina Pinion Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 392013 Carol Lee Oranjestad, Aruba 242012 Layla MartínezRostov, Russia Unknown2011 Mayra Farias Pleven, Bulgaria Unknown2010 Jennika HannusaariRiga, Latvia Unknown2009 Vaida Ragénaite Vilnius, Lithuania Unknown2008 Marika Gederte Riga, Latvia Unknown2007 Eleonora Mancheva Sofia, Bulgaria Unknown
Controversies
The Mrs. Universe organization was sued in 2010 by the Miss Universe organization for an alleged breach of trademark. The Mrs. pageant countered that "Universe" is a generic word, and pointed out that the Mrs. pageant is exclusively for married women while the Miss pageant is for unmarried women. The Mrs. organization opined that the lawsuit was part of a conspiracy by human traffickers to stop the pageant, because Mrs. Universe held an awareness campaign about human trafficking. Five years after, the Miss Universe organization again threatened legal action against Mrs. Universe for breach of trademark. This came on the tails of comments made by Ashley Callingbull, the first Indigenous Canadian to win the title, when she criticized the Canadian government's lack of support of First Nations people.
The Mrs. Universe pageant has continued to run despite this controversy, arguing that it is a pageant for married, divorced, and widowed women while the Miss Universe pageant was restricted to women who have never been married. Beginning in 2023, however, the Miss Universe Organization will allow married or pregnant women to compete in the pageant.
See also List of beauty contests Mrs. World Mrs. Globe
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