* 1921–1929: Bert Parks
* 1930–1934: William Boyd
* 1935–1938: Lou Mercer
* 1939–1941: Dennis James
* 1942–1946: No pageants held
* 1947–1951: Bert Parks
* 1952: Don McNeill
* 1953–1958: Bert Parks
* 1959: Eddie Albert
* 1960–1961: Bert Parks
* 1962–1963: Buddy Ebsen
* 1964–1972: Bert Parks
* 1973–1976: Phyllis George
* 1977: Bert Parks
* 1978: Phyllis George
* 1979: Bert Parks
* 1980: Ron Ely
* 1981: Gary Collins
* 1982–1984: Bert Parks
* 1985–1986: Gary Collins
* 1987: Bert Parks
* 1988–1989: Regis Philbin
* 1990–1992: Dick Clark
* 1993–1994: Kathie Lee Gifford
* 1995–1996: Regis Philbin
* 1997: Wayne Brady
* 1998: John Quinones
* 1999: John Davidson
* 2000: Regis Philbin
* 2001–2005: Wayne Brady
* 2006: Chris Harrison
* 2007: Mario Lopez
* 2008: Chris Harrison
* 2009: Mario Lopez
* 2010: Mark Steines
* 2011–2017: Chris Harrison
* 2018: Ryan Seacrest
* 2019: Mario Lopez