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Miss Universe 1999

48th Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe 1999

48th Miss Universe pageant

FieldValue
photoMpule Kwelagobe.jpg
captionMpule Kwelagobe
winnerMpule Kwelagobe
representedBotswana
congenialityMarisa Ferreira, Portugal
photogenicBrenda Liz López, Puerto Rico
best national costumeNicole Dyer, Trinidad and Tobago
date26 May 1999
presenters
venueChaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
broadcaster
entrants84
placements10
actsJulio Iglesias Jr.
debuts
withdraws
returns
before1998
next2000

Miss Universe 1999 was the 48th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, on 26 May 1999. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago at the conclusion of the event. This edition marks the most recent time that a first-time entry of a country at Miss Universe has won and the third time in pageant's history, after Colombia in 1958 and Finland in 1952. This edition also saw a back-to-back victory by black women. 84 contestants competed in this year.

Miss Universe 1999 Titlecard
Miss Universe 1999 participating nations and results

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from eighty-four countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Five of these delegates were appointed to their titles after either being a runner-up of their national pageant, in an audition process or in an internal selection.

Replacements

Miss Barbados 1998, Michelle Selman did not compete for undisclosed reasons. Her first runner-up, Olivia Harding replaced her. The winner of Miss Great Britain Universe 1999, Nicki Lane, decided to give up the crown to her first runner-up Cherie Pisiani, after Lane confessed that she had a child at 14 years old. The winner of Binibining Pilipinas 1999, Janelle Delfin Bautista, had to resign due to citizenship issues, as she was an American citizen. The Binibining Pilipinas World 1999, Miriam Quiambao, assumed the Binibining Pilipinas Universe title.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1999
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Contestants

Eighty-four contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
ANG AngolaEgidia Torres22Luanda
ARG ArgentinaElena Fournier22Santa Fe
ARU ArubaIrina Croes18Oranjestad
AUS AustraliaMichelle Shead20Sydney
AUT AustriaKatja Giebner21Vienna
Bahamas BahamasGlennis Knowles25Nassau
BAR BarbadosOlivia Harding25Bridgetown
BEL BelgiumTanja Dexters21Mol
BLZ BelizeViola Jeffery21Belmopan
BOL BoliviaSusana Barrientos20Santa Cruz
BON BonaireJulina Felida21Kralendijk
BOT BotswanaMpule Kwelagobe19Gaborone
BRA BrazilRenata Fan22Santo Ângelo
VGB British Virgin IslandsMovel Lewis20Road Town
CAN CanadaShannon McArthur26Windsor
CYM Cayman IslandsGemma McLaughlin19George Town
CHL ChileAndrea Muñoz23Santiago
COL ColombiaMarianella Maal20Barranquilla
Cook Islands Cook IslandsTina Vogel24Avarua
CRC Costa RicaArianna Bolaños22Guanacaste
CRO CroatiaMarijana Kuzina21Šibenik
CUR CuraçaoJouraine Ricardo22Willemstad
CYP CyprusValentina Dionysiou19Nicosia
CZE Czech RepublicPetra Faltynova20Prague
DOM Dominican RepublicLuz García21Moca
ECU EcuadorCarolina Alfonso21Quito
EGY EgyptAngie Abdalla18Alexandria
SLV El SalvadorCynthia Cevallos21San Salvador
EST EstoniaTriin Rannat20Tallinn
FIN FinlandVanessa Forsman22Porvoo
FRA FranceMareva Galanter22Papeete
DEU GermanyDiana Drubig19Leipzig
GHA GhanaAkuba Cudjoe19Accra
GRB Great BritainCherie Pisani21Clacton
GRE GreeceSofia Raptis19Athens
GUA GuatemalaMonica Penedo19Sacatepéquez
GUY GuyanaMorvinia Sobers20Georgetown
HON HondurasSofia Guerrero21Atlántida
HKG Hong KongAnne Heung24Hong Kong
HUN HungaryAnett Garami19Soltvadkert
IND IndiaGul Panag20Chandigarh
IRL IrelandVivienne Doyle22Galway
ISR IsraelRana Raslan21Haifa
ITA ItalyGloria Bellicchi20Parma
JAM JamaicaNicole Haughton24Kingston
JPN JapanSatomi Ogawa21Misato
LBN LebanonClémence Achkar19Beirut
MYS MalaysiaJeanette Ooi23Kuching
MLT MaltaDorianne Muscat21Qormi
MUS MauritiusMicaella L'Hortalle23Port Louis
MEX MexicoSilvia Salgado20Monterrey
NAM NamibiaVaanda Katjiuongua23Windhoek
NZL New ZealandKristy Wilson20North Otago
NicaraguaLiliana Pilarte23Managua
NGA NigeriaAngela Ukpoma25Imo
MNP Northern Mariana IslandsCherilyn Cabrera24Saipan
PAN PanamaYamani Saied20Panama City
PAR ParaguayCarmen Morinigo22San Pedro
PER PeruFabiola Lazo18Lima
PHL PhilippinesMiriam Quiambao23Quezon City
POL PolandKatarzyna Pakuła20Lublin
POR PortugalMarisa Ferreira20Santarém
PUR Puerto RicoBrenda Liz Lopez23Lares
RUS RussiaAlexandra Petrova†19Cheboksary
SGP SingaporeCheryl Marie Cordeiro23Singapore
SVK SlovakiaAneta Kuklova19Lučenec
ZAF South AfricaSonia Raciti21Johannesburg
KOR South KoreaChoi Ji-hyun20Seoul
SPA SpainDiana Noguiera24Pontevedra
SUR SurinameSerafija Niekoop21Paramaribo
SWE SwedenEmma-Helena Nilsson24Östersund
CHE SwitzerlandSonia Grandjean19Dietikon
TWN TaiwanWan-Fei Wang21Taipei
THA ThailandApisamai Srirangsan24Nakhon Pathom
TTO Trinidad and TobagoNicole Dyer25Diego Martin
TUR TurkeyOznur Dursun24Istanbul
TCA Turks and Caicos IslandsShantell Stubbs21Cockburn Town
UKR UkraineZhanna Pikhulya18Kyiv
USA United StatesKimberly Pressler21Las Vegas
VIR United States Virgin IslandsSherece Smith25Charlotte Amalie
URU UruguayVeronica Gonzales19Montevideo
VEN VenezuelaCarolina Indriago18Valencia
SCG YugoslaviaAna Karić19Belgrade
ZAM ZambiaEsanju Kalopa†18Muchinga

Withdrawals

During the contest:

  • Guam - Miss Guam 1999, Tisha Elaine Heflin had to withdraw a few days before the preliminary competition, after being discovered that she was pregnant.

References

References

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  2. "STOCK IMAGE - Left: NICKI LANE The former Miss Great Britain Universe (Nicki has handed over her title to runner-up Cherie Louise Pisani, after it was revealed that she did not tell the Miss Universe organis...".
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  13. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. (22 May 1999). "EMBARAZOSO LÍO REAL".
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