The Miss Universe Crowns: The Sarah Coventry Crown

The Sarah Coventry Crown
About the Crown: the most iconic of all Miss Universe crowns as it was used for 33 years! The crown was made by jewelry maker Sarah Coventry but was later made by International Gem and Jewelry Show, Inc. in the late 1980’s. it was also called ‘The Lady crown’ due to the female figure holding a scepter at its center. This crown went on to have several variations until it settled with the 1973 version which was used until 2001. In it’s latter stage the crown was made adjustable to fit the different head sizes of the MU winners. One notable year that the adjustable feature failed to lock was when Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned in 1993.

Timeline: 1963- 1969 (the original crown design)
1970- 1972 (minor variations of the crowns were made during these years)
1973 -2001 (the first to wear the modernized crown was Margarita Moran and was last used by Denise Quiñones)
Cost/ Price: no sources available
Trivia: The original crown design was also called ‘The Queen’s Crown’. In the 1990’s it was later nicknamed ‘The Chandelier crown’ as revealed by Miss Universe 1997 Brook Mahaelani Lee.

SOURCES:
* https://worldcupbeauty.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/the-miss-universe-crown-through-the-years/
* https://www.preview.ph/fashion/timeline-miss-universe-crowns-through-the-years-a178-20170111