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
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19. Iceland
4 crowns, 6 runners up
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18. Netherlands
4 crowns, 8 runners up
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17. Argentina
4 crowns, 8 runners up
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16. Poland
4 crowns, 10 runners up
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15. Mexico
4 crowns, 12 runners up
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14. Spain
4 crowns, 16 runners up
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13. South Africa
4 crowns, 17 runners up
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12. Finland
4 crowns, 25 runners up
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11. Germany
5 crowns, 14 runners up
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10. Colombia
5 crowns, 21 runners up
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9. Sweden
6 crowns, 14 runners up
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8. Brazil
6 crowns, 35 runners up
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7. Great Britain
7 crowns, 20 runners up
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6. Australia
7 crowns, 21 runners up
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5. Puerto Rico
8 crowns, 11 runners up
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4. India
8 crowns, 15 runners up
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3. Philippines
10 crowns, 21 runners up
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2. U.S.A
14 crowns, 55 runners up
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1. Venezuela
21 crowns, 40 runners up
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