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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.
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]
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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 †
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
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.
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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).
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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.
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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
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General references
- "Miss Universe 1990". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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