Miss Universe 1990
| Miss Universe 1990 | |
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| Date | April 15, 1990 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
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| Producer |
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| Entrants | 71 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Mona Grudt Norway |
| Congeniality | Christiane Stocker West Germany |
| Best National Costume | Lizeth Mahecha Colombia |
| Photogenic | Passaraporn Chaimongkol Thailand |
Miss Universe 1990, the 39th Miss Universe pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Mona Grudt of Norway was crowned by her predecessor Angela Visser of Holland at the end of the event.[1] Seventy one contestants competed for the title.[1]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1990 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 6 | |
| Top 10 |
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Final Competition
| Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 8.683 (1) | 8.760 (1) | 8.922 (1) | 8.989 (1) | 8.890 (1) |
| United States | 8.316 (3) | 8.509 (3) | 8.299 (7) | 8.630 (5) | 8.479 (6) |
| Colombia | 8.313 (5) | 8.610 (2) | 8.714 (2) | 8.840 (2) | 8.721 (2) |
| Mexico | 8.316 (3) | 8.500 (4) | 8.450 (4) | 8.707 (4) | 8.552 (3) |
| Chile | 8.206 (9) | 8.411 (6) | 8.410 (6) | 8.770 (3) | 8.530 (4) |
| Bolivia | 8.256 (7) | 8.439 (5) | 8.498 (3) | 8.600 (6) | 8.512 (5) |
| Venezuela | 8.420 (2) | 8.370 (7) | 8.450 (4) | 8.590 (7) | 8.470 (7) |
| India | 8.280 (6) | 8.200 (9) | 8.233 (8) | 8.552 (8) | 8.328 (8) |
| Turkey | 8.090 (10) | 8.079 (10) | 8.139 (9) | 8.200 (9) | 8.139 (9) |
| Czechoslovakia | 8.210 (8) | 8.360 (8) | 7.785 (10) | 7.970 (10) | 8.038 (10) |
Special awards
| Special award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Amity |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
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Contestants
- Argentina – Paola de la Torre
- Aruba – Gwendolyne Kwidama
- Australia – Charmaine Ware
- Austria – Sandra Luttenberger
- Bahamas – Lisa Nichelle Sawyer
- Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- Bermuda – Janet Tucker
- Bolivia – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
- British Virgin Islands – Jestina Hodge
- Canada – Robin Lee Ouzunoff
- Cayman Islands – Tricia Rose Whittaker
- Chile – Uranía Haltenhoff[2]
- Colombia – Lizeth Mahecha
- Costa Rica – Julieta Posla
- Czechoslovakia – Jana Hronkova
- Denmark – Maj-Britt Jensen
- Dominican Republic – Rosario Rodríguez
- Ecuador – Jessica Núñez
- Egypt – Dalia El Behery
- El Salvador – Gracia María Guerra
- England – Carla Barrow
- Finland - Tiina Susanna Vierto
- France – Gaëlle Voiry †
- Gibraltar – Audrey Gingell
- Greece – Jeni Balatsinou
- Greenland – Sascha Nukaka Motzfeldt
- Guam – Marcia Damian
- Guatemala – Marianela Abate
- Holland – Stephanie Halenbeek
- Honduras – Vivian Moreno
- Hong Kong – Monica Chan
- Iceland – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
- India – Suzanne Sablok
- Ireland – Barbara Ann Curran
- Israel – Yvonna Krugliak
- Italy – Annamaria Malipiero
- Jamaica – Michelle Hall
- Japan – Hiroko Miyoshi
- Malaysia – Anna Lin Lim
- Malta – Charmaine Farrugia
- Mauritius – Anita Ramgutty
- Mexico – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
- Nigeria – Sabina Umeh
- Northern Mariana Islands – Edwina Menzies
- Norway – Mona Grudt
- Paraguay – Mónica Plate
- Peru – Marisol Martínez
- Philippines – Germelina Leah Banal Padilla
- Poland – Małgorzata Obieżalska
- Portugal – Maria Rosado
- Puerto Rico – María Luisa Fortuño
- Republic of China – Wen Tzui Pin
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Glenor Browne
- Scotland – Karina Ferguson
- Singapore – Ong Lay Ling
- South Korea – Oh Hyun-kyung
- Soviet Union - Evia Stalbovska
- Spain – Raquel Revuelta
- Sri Lanka – Roshani Aluwinare
- Suriname – Saskia Sibilo
- Sweden – Linda Isaksson
- Switzerland – Catherine Mesot
- Thailand – Passaraporn Chaimongkol
- Trinidad and Tobago – Maryse de Gourville
- Turkey – Jülide Ateş
- Turks and Caicos Islands – Karen Been
- United States – Carole Gist
- Uruguay – Ondina Pérez
- Venezuela – Andreína Goetz
- Wales – Jane Lloyd
- West Germany – Christiane Stocker
Order of Introduction
This year followed the pageant in the year before that the Parade of Nations segment was presented by introducing the delegates, designated in the regional groups. However, the delegates were also talking about their plans for the future and telling their names.
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
|---|---|
| Central and North America | |
| Asia and The Land Down Under | |
| British Isles and Western Europe | |
| Eastern Europe | |
| South America | |
| The Islands | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa |
Notes
Debuts
- Soviet Union - Evia Staļbovska was one of the 17 semi-finalists in the 1989 Miss USSR pageant. Staļbovska was from Riga in Latvia.[3]
Returns
Last competed in 1970:
Replacements
- Argentina - Valeria Franca Zappino
- Iceland - Hugrun Linda Gudmundsdottir
- Poland - Agnieszka Angelo
- Soviet Union - Yulia Sukhanova (Gave up the Miss USSR 1989 title and was Underage) & Elena Silina (She opted to a modeling carrear in Paris).
- Yugoslavia - Aleksandra Dobraš (Underage before February 1st).
No Shows
- Belgium - Miss Belgium 1990, Katia Alens had completed Miss International 1990 and Miss World 1990. Miss Belgium Organization did not send at representative this year. Katia Alens later participated in Miss Universe 1991.
- Brazil - Due the non-renewal of the Miss Universe franchise with the organizing channel SBT with Silvio Santos and the Organizers due to low TV ratings.
- Curaçao - The Miss Curaçao 1990 pageant was postponed to early July, and its winner Jacqueline Krijger went to Miss Universe 1991.
- Cyprus - Natasa Andreou
- Gambia - Mai Coker, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise.
- Ghana - Bridgitte Dzorgbenuku, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring.
- Haiti - No Pageant held and the country lost the Miss Universe Franchise due the Long Political & Economic Inestability of Haiti until 2010 when they were able to return for Miss Universe 2010.
- Luxembourg - Beata Jarzynska due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. She went to Miss International 1990 & Miss World 1990.
- Kenya - Grace Chabari, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring.
- Namibia - Emsie Esterhuizen due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Namibia returned next year.
- New Zealand - Nicky Walker, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the Organization give up the licence to Miss New Zealand Pageant.
- Panama - Gloria Stella Quintana, she was unable to travel to Miss Universe because the country was still affected by the American invasion of December 1989.
- Papua New Guinea - Joycelyn Leahy, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise.
- Senegal - Madina Camara, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise until 2024 when they returned to Miss Universe 2024.
- United States Virgin Islands - No Pageant held.
- Yugoslavia - Dragana Živić, Due lack of Sponsorship, Fouding and visa issues.
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
- 1989: Czechoslovakia – Jana Hronkova[4]
- 1989: Gibraltar – Audrey Gingell
- 1989: Ireland - Barbara Ann Curran
- 1989: Portugal - Maria Rosado (top 10)
- 1989: Switzerland - Catherine Mesot
- 1990: Aruba - Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama (top 10)
- 1990: Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- 1990: Egypt – Dalia El Behery
- 1990: France - Gaëlle Voiry
- 1990: Germany – Christiane Stocker
- 1990: Nigeria - Sabina Ifeoma Umeh
- 1990: Turkey - Jülide Ateş (top 10)
- 1987: Ireland - Barbara Ann Curran
- 1990: Austria – Sandra Luttenberger
- 1990: Guatemala – Marianela Abate
- 1990: Northern Mariana Islands – Edwina Menzies
- 1990: Wales - Jane Lloyd (as Britain)
- 1991: Austria – Sandra Luttenberger
- 1991: France - Gaëlle Voiry
- 1991: Scotland – Karina Ferguson
- 1991: Switzerland - Catherine Mesot
- 1991: Wales – Jane Lloyd
- 1989: Hong Kong – Monica Chan (1st runner-up)
- Queen of the World
- 1989: Philippines - Germelina Padilla
- 1990: Bolivia - Rosario Rico Toro (2nd runner-up)[5]
- Miss All Nations
- 1990: Austria – Sandra Luttenberger (top 10)
- 1990: Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- 1990: Paraguay – Mónica Plate Cano
- 1990: El Salvador – Gracia María Guerra
- 1990: Uruguay – Ondina Pérez
- Miss Hispanidad International
- 1990: Dominican Republic – Rosario Rodríguez (Winner)
- 1990: Uruguay – Ondina Pérez
- 1990: Costa Rica – Julieta Posla (1st runner-up)
- 1990: Honduras – Vivian Audely Moreno
General references
- "Miss Universe 1990". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- ^ a b "Norwegian wins Miss Universe title". UPI Archives. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ a b "Chile en Miss Universo 1990". chileancharm.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2014/08/blog-post_28.html?m=1 (ru)
- ^ "Československá miss z roku 1989 Ivana Christová slaví čtyřicátiny" (in Czech). Lidovky.cz. August 9, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rosario Rico Toro G. Trazos de amor" (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. July 26, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.