Between 1965 and 1979 the pageant was broadcast on TV under Miguel Angel Viera Bruchou.
In 2006 Antonio Vergara Olmos purchased Miss Universe franchise to Uruguay.
The pageant was broadcast on Teledoce (2006–2007) and TV Ciudad (2008–2010).
Between 2011 and 2015 the Miss Uruguay held at Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este.
Osmel Sousa, former Miss Venezuela President, took over the Miss Universe license in Uruguay in 2019, and picked a delegate to attend the international pageant.