Who is the youngest woman ever to win the Miss Universe crown?
“Miss Universe 1957, Gladys Zender from Peru was the youngest Miss Universe in history. She was 17 when she won the title.” Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Universe#Delegates “Gladys Zender (born Gladys Rosa Zender Urbina on October 19, 1939), is a Peruvian who made history in 1957, by becoming the first Latin American to win the Miss Universe title. Zender became an instant celebrity in her native Peru. She flew in the inaugural flight from Idlewild International Airport in New York (the contest was held in Long Beach, California) to Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, where she was received by thousands of countrymen and women. Her victory was not without controversy. After she was crowned, it was revealed that she was 17 years old; a few months under the minimum age requirement of the pageant.
