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Miss Universe 1990, the 39th Miss Universe pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States.
| Miss Universe 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 15, 1990 |
| Presenters | Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons, Margaret Gardiner |
| Venue | Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS, KCBS-TV |
| Director | Tony Charmoli |
| Producer | Sid Smith |
| Entrants | 71 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Soviet Union |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | Czechoslovakia |
| Winner | Mona Grudt Norway |
| Congeniality | Christiane Stocker  Germany |
| Best National Costume | Lizeth Mahecha  Colombia |
| Photogenic | Passaraporn Chaimongkol  Thailand |
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
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Perspective
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1990 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 6 | |
| Top 10 |
|
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
Contestants
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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 †
Germany – Christiane Stocker
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
Uruguay – Ondina Pérez
United States – Carole Gist
Venezuela – Andreína Goetz
Wales – Jane Lloyd
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 - 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
Haiti
Luxembourg - Beata Jarzynska
New Zealand
United States Virgin Islands
Crossovers
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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
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