Find Out Who Took the Miss Universe Crown the Year You Were Born

1967: Miss USA, Sylvia Hitchcock

Growing up on a chicken farm in Alabama, Sylvia Hitchcock didn’t exactly have the usual beauty queen origin story. But in 1967, she won Miss USA and went all the way to snag the Miss Universe crown. Her Southern charm and down-to-earth personality made her a favorite on the global stage.

Since the pageant, she tried modeling in New York but found it wasn’t her vibe and headed back South. In 1970, she exchanged vows with William Carson, a farmer and inventor. She passed away in 2015, but fans still remember her as the small-town girl who ruled the universe.

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