Best placed country from Americas (including Caribbeans) since 1980: (only the girls who placed in the semifinalists circle are counted)
1980: USA (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico)
1981: Venezuela
1982: Canada
1983: USA
1984: Venezuela
1985: Puerto Rico (Americas: Venezuela)
1986: Venezuela (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico)
1987: Chile (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico)
1988: Mexico (Caribbeans: Dominican Republic)
1989-1990: USA (Caribbeans: Jamaica in 1989)
1991: Mexico (Caribbeans: Jamaica)
1992: Colombia
1993: Puerto Rico (Americas: Colombia)
1994: Colombia
1995: USA (Caribbeans: Trinidad & Tobago)
1996: Venezuela (Caribbeans: Aruba)
1997: USA (Caribbeans: Trinidad & Tobago)
1998: Trinidad & Tobago (Americas: Venezuela)
1999-2000: Venezuela (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico in 1999)
2001: Puerto Rico (Americas: USA)
2002: Panama
2003: Dominican Republic (Americas: Venezuela)
2004: USA (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico)
2005: Canada (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico)
2006: Puerto Rico (Americas: Paraguay)
2007: Brazil
2008-2009: Venezuela (Caribbeans: Dominican Republic in 2008-2009)
2010: Mexico (Caribbeans: Jamaica)
2011: Brazil (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico)
2012: USA
2013: Venezuela (Caribbeans: Dominican Republic)
2014-2015: Colombia (Caribbeans: Jamaica in 2014; Curacao, Dominican Republic in 2015)
2016: Haiti (Americas: Colombia)
2017: Colombia (Caribbeans: Jamaica)
2018: Venezuela (Caribbeans: Puerto Rico)
2019: Puerto Rico (Americas: Mexico)
Note:
From 2003-2006 and 2011-present, the scores were not shown on television, so the eliminated semifinalists/finalists were equal rankings whichever they reached the farthest in the competition.