The Big Four is a group of the four female international beauty pageants decided on the basis of set criteria like global prominence and prestige, worldwide media coverage, the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.
Basically, the Big Four comprise of: Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth.
Check out how the top participating countries have fared in all four pageants combined:
20. Japan
3 crowns, 15 runners up

19. Iceland
4 crowns, 6 runners up

18. Netherlands
4 crowns, 8 runners up

17. Argentina
4 crowns, 8 runners up

16. Poland
4 crowns, 10 runners up
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15. Mexico
4 crowns, 12 runners up

14. Spain
4 crowns, 16 runners up

13. South Africa
4 crowns, 17 runners up

12. Finland
4 crowns, 25 runners up
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11. Germany
5 crowns, 14 runners up

10. Colombia
5 crowns, 21 runners up

9. Sweden
6 crowns, 14 runners up

8. Brazil
6 crowns, 35 runners up
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7. Great Britain
7 crowns, 20 runners up

6. Australia
7 crowns, 21 runners up

5. Puerto Rico
8 crowns, 11 runners up

4. India
8 crowns, 15 runners up
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3. Philippines
10 crowns, 21 runners up

2. U.S.A
14 crowns, 55 runners up

1. Venezuela
21 crowns, 40 runners up

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