Beauty queens representing their country in more than one international pageant over their careers isn’t such a rare thing. In facts, several winners of the major competitions both recently and historically have had previous experience on an international stage.

But what’s remarkable about Miss Universe 2023 is not only the multitude of contenders who’ve had high placements in other international pageants, but also a queen chasing a second “Grand Slam” crown. Thailand’s Anntonia Porsild won Miss Supranational title in 2019, and now she’s after one of the two biggest, or Alpha, titles Miss Universe.

In this Miss Universe 2023 preview I take a look at seven of the most accomplished crossover queens their personal pageant history and that of their countries.

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2:53 TPN History Lesson
4:50 NICARAGUA: Sheynnis Palacios
6:49 PHILIPPINES: Michelle Dee
8:39 PERU: Camila Escribens
10:23 VENEZUELA: Diana Silva
12:37 MEXICO: Melissa Flores
14:35 PUERTO RICO: Karla Guilfú
16:24 THAILAND: Anntonia Porsild