Miss Universe 1990

Miss Universe 1990
DateApril 15, 1990
Presenters
VenueShubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States
Broadcaster
Director
  • Tony Charmoli
Producer
  • Sid Smith
Entrants71
Placements10
Debuts
  • Soviet Union
Withdrawals
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Curaçao
  • Haiti
  • Luxembourg
  • New Zealand
  • United States Virgin Islands
Returns
  • Czechoslovakia
WinnerMona Grudt
Norway
CongenialityChristiane Stocker
West Germany
Best National CostumeLizeth Mahecha
Colombia
PhotogenicPassaraporn Chaimongkol
Thailand

Miss Universe 1990, the 39th Miss Universe pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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

Placements

Final placements for Miss Universe 1990
Miss Soviet Union, Sri Lanka and Canada during Miss Universe 1990.
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1990
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
  •  Bolivia – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
  •  Chile – Uranía Haltenhoff[2]
  •  Mexico – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
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

Special award Contestant
Miss Amity
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume

Contestants

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:

Replacements

  • Argentina - Valeria Franca Zappino
  • Iceland - Hugrun Linda Gudmundsdottir
  • Poland - Agnieszka Angelo
  • Soviet Union - Yulia Sukhanova (Gave up the Miss USSR 1989 title and was Underage) & Elena Silina (She opted to a modeling carrear in Paris).
  •  Yugoslavia - Aleksandra Dobraš (Underage before February 1st).

No Shows

  •  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 non-renewal of the Miss Universe franchise with the organizing channel SBT with Silvio Santos and the Organizers due to low TV ratings.
  •  Curaçao - The Miss Curaçao 1990 pageant was postponed to early July, and its winner Jacqueline Krijger went to Miss Universe 1991.
  •  Cyprus - Natasa Andreou
  •  Gambia - Mai Coker, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise.
  •  Ghana - Bridgitte Dzorgbenuku, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring.
  •  Haiti - No Pageant held and the country lost the Miss Universe Franchise due the Long Political & Economic Inestability of Haiti until 2010 when they were able to return for Miss Universe 2010.
  •  Luxembourg - Beata Jarzynska due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. She went to Miss International 1990 & Miss World 1990.
  •  Kenya - Grace Chabari, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring.
  •  Namibia - Emsie Esterhuizen due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Namibia returned next year.
  •  New Zealand - Nicky Walker, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the Organization give up the licence to Miss New Zealand Pageant.
  •  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 - Joycelyn Leahy, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise.
  •  Senegal - Madina Camara, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise until 2024 when they returned to Miss Universe 2024.
  •  United States Virgin Islands - No Pageant held.
  •  Yugoslavia - Dragana Živić, Due lack of Sponsorship, Fouding and visa issues.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

Miss World
Miss International
Miss Europe
Miss Chinese International Pageant
Queen of the World
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
Miss Scandinavia
  • 1990:  Iceland – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
  • 1991:  Finland - Tiina Susanna Vierto (1st runner-up)
Reinado Internacional del Café
  • 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

  1. ^ a b "Norwegian wins Miss Universe title". UPI Archives. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ a b "Chile en Miss Universo 1990". chileancharm.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2014/08/blog-post_28.html?m=1 (ru)
  4. ^ "Československá miss z roku 1989 Ivana Christová slaví čtyřicátiny" (in Czech). Lidovky.cz. August 9, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rosario Rico Toro G. Trazos de amor" (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. July 26, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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