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
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
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
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
3. Philippines
10 crowns, 21 runners up
2. U.S.A
14 crowns, 55 runners up
1. Venezuela
21 crowns, 40 runners up
