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, was held at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States, on April 15, 1990.
At the end of the event, Angela Visser of Holland crowned Mona Grudt of Norway as Miss Universe 1990.[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 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:
Withdrawals
- 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 franchise owner withdrawal, no national contest held.
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Haiti
- Luxembourg - Beata Jarzynska
- Kenya
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- 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
- Senegal
- United States Virgin Islands
- Yugoslavia - Dragana Živić, Due lack of Sponsorship and visa issues.
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)