Winning Miss Universe can turn a contestant into an international celebrity overnight. But history has produced an interesting counterpoint: several women who did not win Miss Universe went on to become just as famous as the winner of their year, and in a few striking cases, considerably more famous worldwide.
A look through Miss Universe history turns up actresses, reality-TV stars, models and entertainment personalities whose pageant placement eventually became little more than a footnote in a much larger career.
Here are some of the strongest examples.
Miss Universe contestants who became famous despite not winning the crown
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