| Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1991 | |
|---|---|
 Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones | |
| Date | May 17, 1991 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 73 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Lupita Jones  Mexico |
| Congeniality | Monique Lindesay  United States Virgin Islands |
| Best National Costume | Maribel Gutiérrez  Colombia |
| Photogenic | Siobhan McClafferty  Ireland |
Miss Universe 1991, the 40th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 17, 1991 at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Lupita Jones of Mexico crowned by Mona Grudt of Norway. Seventy-three contestants competed in the 1991 Miss Universe pageant.
Results edit
Placements edit
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1991 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 6 |
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| Top 10 |
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Final Competition edit
| Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico
|
9.006 (1) | 9.608 (1) | 9.450 (1) | 9.758 (1) | 9.605 (1) |
 Netherlands
|
8.694 (10) | 9.592 (2) | 9.073 (6) | 9.600 (4) | 9.421 (4) |
 Soviet Union
|
8.864 (3) | 9.550 (3) | 9.225 (3) | 9.717 (2) | 9.497 (3) |
 Venezuela
|
8.719 (7) | 9.533 (4) | 9.412 (2) | 9.650 (3) | 9.531 (2) |
 Jamaica
|
8.986 (2) | 9.418 (6) | 9.213 (4) | 9.542 (7) | 9.391 (5) |
 United States
|
8.834 (4) | 9.425 (5) | 8.950 (8) | 9.542 (7) | 9.305 (6) |
 Curaçao
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8.753 (6) | 9.190 (8) | 9.135 (5) | 9.550 (6) | 9.291 (7) |
 Paraguay
|
8.719 (7) | 9.375 (7) | 8.987 (7) | 9.350 (10) | 9.237 (8) |
 France
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8.706 (9) | 9.067 (10) | 8.867 (10) | 9.590 (5) | 9.174 (9) |
 Yugoslavia
|
8.774 (5) | 9.167 (9) | 8.875 (9) | 9.442 (9) | 9.161 (10) |
Special Awards edit
| Awards | Winners |
|---|---|
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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Contestants edit
Argentina - Verónica Honnorat
Bahamas - Farrah Fiona Saunders
Belgium - Katia Alens
Belize - Josephine Gault
Bermuda - Andrea Sullivan
Bolivia - María Selva Landívar
Brazil - Patricia Franco de Godói
British Virgin Islands - Anne Lennard
Bulgaria - Christy Drumeva
Canada - Leslie McLaren
Cayman Islands - Bethea Michelle Christian
Chile - Cecilia del Rosario Alfaro
Colombia - Maribel Gutiérrez Tinoco
Cook Islands - Raema Chitty
Costa Rica - Viviana Múñoz
Curaçao - Jacqueline Krijger
Czechoslovakia - Renata Gorecka
Dominican Republic - Melissa Vargas
Ecuador - Diana Neira
El Salvador - Rebecca Dávila
Finland - Tanja Vienonen
France - Mareva Georges
Germany - Katrin Richter
Ghana - Dela Tamakole
Greece - Marina Popou
Guam - Jevon Pellacani
Guatemala - Lorena Palacios
Hong Kong - Anita Yuen
Iceland - Dis Sigurgeirsdóttir
India - Christabelle Howie
Ireland - Siobhan McClafferty
Israel - Miri Goldfarb
Italy - Maria Biscotti
Jamaica - Kimberley Mais
Japan - Atsuko Yamamoto
Korea - Seo Jung-min
Lebanon - Fida Chehayeb
Luxembourg - Annette Feydt
Malaysia - Elaine Chew
Malta - Michelle Zarb
Mauritius - Dhandevy Jeetun
Mexico - Lupita Jones
Namibia - Ronel Liebenberg
Netherlands - Pauline Huizinga
Nicaragua - Ana Sofía Pereira
Nigeria - Tonia Okogbenin
Northern Mariana Islands - Sharon Rosario
Norway - Lene Maria Pedersen
Panama - Liz De León
Paraguay - Vivian Benítez
Peru - Eliana Martínez
Philippines - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez
Poland - Joanna Michalska
Puerto Rico - Lissette Bouret
Republic of China - Lin Shu-Chuan
Romania - Daniella Nane
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Samantha Robertson
Singapore - Eileen Yeow
Spain - Esther Arroyo
Sri Lanka - Diloka Seneviratne
Suriname - Simone Vos
Sweden - Susanna Gustafsson
Thailand - Jiraprapa Sawettanan
Trinidad and Tobago - Josie Anne Richards
Turkey - Pinar Ozdemir
Turks and Caicos Islands - Kathy Hawkins
United Kingdom - Helen Upton
Uruguay - Adriana Comas
United States - Kelli McCarty
Soviet Union - Julia Lemigova
United States Virgin Islands - Monique Lindesay
Venezuela - Jackeline Rodríguez
Yugoslavia - Natasha Pavlovich
Order of Introduction edit
The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, randomly-ordered.
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
|---|---|
| Asia and The USSR | |
| South America | |
| Europe and The British Isles | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa | |
| The Islands | |
| Central and North America |
Notes edit
Debuts edit
Returns edit
Last competed in 1952:
- United Kingdom between 1955 and 1990,each constituent country on the United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales) sent a separated candidate to the pageant. Candidates from Northern Ireland are competing on Miss Ireland.
Last competed in 1978:
Last competed in 1984:
- Namibia competed for the first time as an independent country after gaining independence from South Africa in February 1990.
Last competed in 1985:
Last competed in 1986:
Last competed in 1987:
Last competed in 1988:
Last competed in 1989:
Designations edit
Replacements edit
- Philippines - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez replaced Anjanette Abayari, who was not a Philippine citizen.
- Venezuela - Sharon Luengo - The Director of Miss Venezuela pageant, Osmel Souza wanted to send her to Miss Universe due to the delay of the Miss Venezuela 1991 contest, but the Miss Universe Organization rejected her as a contestant due to her 2nd runner-up position at Miss World 1990,[2] and they decided to select the Venezuelan delegate for Miss Universe 1991 under a special commission.[3]
- Soviet Union – The winner of Miss USSR 1990, Maria Kezha, was underage after February 1.[4]
Withdrawals edit
Aruba – the Miss Aruba 1991 pageant was delayed and their 1991 winner, Jerusha Rasmijn, was sent to Miss Universe 1992.
Australia - due to lack of sponsorship and funding
Austria - Christine Heiss
Denmark - Sharon Givskav - due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss World 1991 instead.
Egypt - no contest.
England - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
Gibraltar - Sarah Yeats (lost their license with the Miss Universe Inc.)
Greenland - Bibiane Holm (lost their license with the Miss Universe Inc.) and went to Miss World 1991 instead
Honduras - Claudia Mercedes Caballero (She fell ill and withdrew due to the fact that she suffered from chronic fatigue and had to rest by medical prescription.)
Portugal - Carla Lopes Da Costa Caldeira
Scotland - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
Switzerland - Priscilla Leimgruber (She fell ill and withdrew at the last minute.)
Wales - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
Did not compete edit
Kenya - Aisha Wawira Lieberg - due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss Universe 1992 instead.
New Zealand - Adele Valerie Kenny (because she was underage before February 1)[5]
Name changes edit
- Holland began competing as Netherlands.
- Great Britain began competing as United Kingdom for the first time[6]
General references edit
- "Miss Universe 1991". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References edit
- ^ Although France is in Europe, it is, geographically, a Mediterranean country.
- ^ "Content warning". www.blogger.com.
- ^ "bellezacol.org - Diese Website steht zum Verkauf! - Informationen zum Thema bellezacol". ww1.bellezacol.org.
- ^ МИСС СССР 1990 (In Russian).
- ^ "NZ representatives to Miss Universe 1954-2011 - miss new zealand archives". February 12, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016.
- ^ This country had participated as United Kingdom again in 2005, 2006, and 2008.
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