Peru has the longest wait for its next win in Miss Universe history, as Gladys Zender first won the title in 1957. The half-Swiss was a 17-year-old sensation and was the first Latina to win the crown.

THE month of September is not only the start of the longest Christmas celebration in the Philippines—it was also declared as “Public Relations Month” by Proclamation No. 1357 in 2007, recognizing the ...