Miss Universe 1995

Miss Universe 1995
Date12 May 1995[1]
Presenters
EntertainmentJon Secada
VenueWindhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
BroadcasterCBS (international)
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (official broadcaster)
Entrants82
Placements10
Debuts
  • Seychelles
  • Ukraine
  • Zambia
Withdrawals
  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Honduras
  • Luxembourg
  • Swaziland
  • Zimbabwe
Returns
  • Belize
  • Bonaire
  • Czech Republic
  • Indonesia
  • Kenya
  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
  • United States Virgin Islands
WinnerChelsi Smith
 United States
CongenialityToyin Raji
 Nigeria
Best National CostumeMaría Reyes
 Spain
PhotogenicPetra Hultgren
 Sweden

Miss Universe 1995 was the 44th Miss Universe pageant, held on 12 May 1995[1] at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. Chelsi Smith of the United States was crowned by Sushmita Sen of India at the conclusion of the event. Eighty-two contestants competed in this year. This marks the first and so far only time the pageant has been held in Africa.[2]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1995
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 10

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
Best National Costume
Vibrance Most Beautiful Hair Award
  •  Peru – Paola Dellepiane
Miss Clairol Herbal Essence

Contestants

Eighty-two contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Aruba Marie-Denise Herrlein 20 San Nicolaas
Australia Jacqueline Shooter 20 Gold Coast
Bahamas Tenika Lindsay 20 Grand Bahama
Belize Deborah Wade 20 Belmopan
Bolivia Sandra Rivero 22 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bonaire Donna Landwier 20 Kralendijk
Brazil Renata Bessa 18 Contagem
British Virgin Islands Elaine Patricia Henry 20 Tortola
Bulgaria Boiana Dimitrova 18 Pleven
Canada Lana Buchberger 20 Calgary
Cayman Islands Anita Bush 22 Grand Cayman
Chile Paola Falcone 20 Santiago
Colombia Tatiana Castro 21 Bogotá
Cook Islands Tarita Brown 20 Rarotonga
Costa Rica Beatriz Alejandra Alvarado 19 Alajuela
Curaçao Maruschka Jansen 24 Willemstad
Cyprus Clara Davina Rainbow 18 Larnaca
Czech Republic Eva Kotulánová 20 Brno
Denmark Tina Dam 22 Aalborg
Dominican Republic Cándida Lara 23 Santo Domingo
Ecuador Radmila Pandžić 22 Manabí
Egypt Nadia Ezz 22 Cairo
El Salvador Eleonora Carrillo 19 San Salvador
Estonia Enel Eha 19 Tallinn
Finland Heli Pirhonen 20 Kitee
France Corine Lauret 21 Réunion
Germany Ilka Endres 25 Aachen
Great Britain Sarah-Jane Southwick 19 Nottingham
Greece Helen Papaioannou 25 Thessaloniki
Guam Alia Tui Stevens 23 Chalan Pago-Ordot
Guatemala Indira Chinchilla 23 Guatemala City
Hong Kong Halina Tam 22 Hong Kong
Hungary Andrea Harsanyi 20 Győr
Iceland Margret Skuladóttir Sigurz 20 Reykjavík
India Manpreet Brar 22 Delhi
Indonesia Susanty Manuhutu 21 Jakarta
Ireland Anna Marie McCarthy[4] 23 Dublin
Israel Yana Kalman 20 Tel Aviv
Italy Alessandra Meloni 22 Cagliari
Jamaica Justine Willoughby 23 Kingston
Japan Narumi Saeki 19 Tokyo
Kenya Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia 25 Nairobi
Malaysia Suziela Azrai 18 Klang
Malta Sonia Massa 20 Fleur-de-Lys
Mauritius Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo 25 Port Louis
Mexico Luz María Zetina 21 Mexico City
Namibia Patricia Burt 20 Windhoek
Netherlands Chantal van Woensel 22 Zeeland
New Zealand Shelley Edwards 23 Auckland
Nicaragua Linda Clerk 22 Managua
Nigeria Toyin Raji 22 Kogi
Northern Mariana Islands Karah Kirschenheiter 18 Saipan
Norway Lena Sandvik 23 Østfold
Panama Michele Sage 25 Panama City
Paraguay Bettina Barboza 19 Asunción
Peru Paola Dellepiane 18 Lima
Philippines Joanne Santos[5] 18 Manila
Poland Magdalena Pecikiewicz 19 Silesia
Portugal Adriana Iria 19 Faro
Puerto Rico Desirée Lowry 22 Corozal
Romania Monika Grosu 20 Bucharest
Russia Yulia Alekseeva 22 Moscow
Seychelles Maria Payet 21 Mahé
Singapore Tun Neesa Abdullah 23 Singapore
Slovakia Nikoleta Mezsarasova 20 Bratislava
South Africa Augustine Masilela 26 Johannesburg
South Korea Han Sung-joo 20 Seoul
Spain María Reyes 18 Soria
Sri Lanka Shivani Vasagam 24 Colombo
Sweden Petra Hultgren 23 Stockholm
Switzerland Sarah Briguet 24 Geneva
Taiwan Liao Chia-Yi 18 Taipei
Thailand Phavadee Vichienrat 20 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Arlene Peterkin 27 Port of Spain
Turkey Gamze Saygi 21 Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Sharleen Rochelle Grant 24 Grand Turk
Ukraine Irina Chernomaz 19 Kharkiv
United States Chelsi Smith[6] 21 Houston
United States Virgin Islands Kim Marie Ann Boschulte 24 Saint Thomas
Uruguay Sandra Znidaric 22 Montevideo
Venezuela Denyse Floreano 18 Ciudad Ojeda
Zambia Luo Trica Punabantu 19 Lusaka

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ a b The event was televised live at 09:00 pm local time (UTC+01:00) in various broadcasters around the world. For the United States, it was tape delayed to make way for the primetime broadcast.
  2. ^ Kelly, Sean (May 14, 1995). "Miss USA wins 1995 Miss Universe pageant". Manila Standard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pemilihan Puteri Indonesia 2021 Diundur, Akankah Indonesia Menunjuk Langsung Wakilnya ke Ajang Miss Universe 2021?". Kompas. Retrieved 10 July 2021.,
  4. ^ Clarke, Victoria Mary (30 November 2003). "The World at her feet". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ Rosales, Francisco M. (14 March 1995). "Towering Pampango lass wins Bb. Pilipinas-Universe crown". Manila Standard. p. 6. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "Texas Representative Named Miss USA". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. February 10, 1995.