Miss Universe 1992, the 41st

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...

pageant, was held on 9 May 1992 at the

Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) (Thai: ศูนย์การประชุมแห่งชาติสิริกิติ์) or also known simply as Queen Sirikit Convention Center, is a convention center and exhibition ha ...

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. Seventy-eight contestants competed in this year.

Michelle McLean Michelle McLean (born 31 July 1972) is a Namibian actress, writer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1992 at Thailand. McLean was 19 years old when she was crowned Miss Universe, and became the first Namibian woman to win th ...

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

was crowned by

Lupita Jones María de Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay (, ; born 6 September 1967) is a Mexican television producer, model, actress, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1991. She was the first Mexican contestant to win the crown. Since 1994, Jones ...

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at the event's conclusion. This is the first and so far only time that

won the pageant.

Results

Placements

Final competition

Special awards

Order of Announcements Top 10 # # # # # # # # # # Top 6 # # # # # # Top 3 # # #

Contestants

* - Laura Rafael * - Yerusha Rasmijn * - Georgina Denahy * - Katrin Friedl * - Fontella Chipman * -

Anke Van dermeersch Anke Maria Flor Van dermeersch (born 27 October 1972) is a Belgian politician, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 1991 and represented Belgium at Miss World 1991 and Miss Universe 1992. Pageantry Anke Van ...

* - Colita Joseph * - Natasha Gabriel Arana † * - Maria Carolina Otto * - Alicia Burke * - Michaella Dinova Nikolova * - Nicole Dunsdon * - Yvette Peggy Jordison * -

Marcela Vacarezza Marcela Paz Vacarezza Etcheverry (born 8 May 1970 in Antofagasta) is a Chilean television presenter and psychologist. She is married to the TV presenter Rafael Araneda with whom she has three children, Martina, Florencia and Vicente. Marcela is ...

* - Lidia Kuborskaya * -

Paola Turbay Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American actress, model, beauty queen, and television presenter. Related to Julio César Turbay Ayala, Turbay represented Bogotá in the Miss Colombia beauty pageant and won in 199 ...

* - Jeannine Tuavera * - Jessica Manley Fredrich * - Mijanou de Paula * - Militsa Papadopolou * - Michaela Maláčová * - Anne Mette Voss * - Ana Eliza González * - Soledad Diab * - Lamia Noshi * - Melissa Salazar * - Kirsi Syrjänen † * -

Linda Hardy Linda Hardy (born 11 October 1973) is a French actress and model. Life and career Hardy won the title of Miss France in 1992, and represented her country at Miss Universe 1992, Miss World 1992, and Miss Europe 1992. She then launched an acti ...

* - Monica Resch * - Tiffany Stanford * -

Marina Tsintikidou Marina Tsintikidou ( el, Μαρίνα Τσιντικίδου; born 28 November 1971) is a Greek fashion model and presenter who has appeared on the covers of numerous Greek fashion magazines such as MAX. She won the title of "Star Hellas" (Στα ...

* - Cheryl Debra Payne * - Nancy Maricela Perez * - Monica Raquel Rapalo * - Dora Patko * - Svava Haraldsdóttir * - Madhushree Sapre * - Jane Thompson * - Eynat Zmora * - Bridgette Rhoden * - Akiko Ando * - Aisha Wawira Lieberg * - Abeer Sharrouf * - Carole Reding * - Crystal Yong * - Julienne Camilleri * - Stephanie Raymond * - Monica Zuñiga * -

* - Vivian Jansen * - Lisa Maree de Montalk * - Ida Patricia Delaney * - Sandra Guenefred Petgrave * - Imelda Antonio * - Anne Sofie Galaen * - Ana Cecilia Orillac * - Pamela Zarza * - Aline Arce Santos * - Elizabeth Garcia Berroya * - Izabela Filipowska * - Maria Fernanda Silva * - Daisy Garcia * - Vivian Shih Hsiu Chieh * - Corina Corduneanu * - Cori Teo * - Lee Young-hyun * - Virginia García * - Hiranthi Divapriya * - Nancy Kasanngaloewar * -

Monica Brodd Monica Brodd (born 1973) is a Sweden, Swedish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Sweden in 1992, and was in top 10 at Miss Universe 1992, Miss Universe the same year.Ornanong Panyawong * - Elif Ilgaz * - Barbara Johnson * - Gabriela Escobar Ventura * -

Shannon Marketic Shannon LaRhea Marketic (born January 14, 1971), is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss California USA and Miss USA 1992. Biography Pageants Marketic was crowned Miss Arizona Teen USA 1989 but held the title for on ...

* - Cathy-Mae Sitaram * -

Carolina Izsak Carolina Éva Izsák Keményfy (born September 21, 1971 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan beauty queen who competed in the 1992 Miss Universe pageant on May 8, 1992 and placed fourth after being the leader of the competition that night. Early life Iz ...

Order of introduction

The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, randomly-ordered.

Notes

Debuts

* *

Returns

Last competed in

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: * * Last competed in 1989: * Last competed in

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: * * * * * * * *

Replacements

* — Eynat Zmora, who represented Israel, placed first runner-up in the Miss Israel pageant but was sent to Miss Universe because the winner, Ravit Asaf, was under the age restriction of 18 years. * — Julia Etina, Miss CIS 1992, did not compete in Miss Universe 1992, due to the fact that she had turned 18 years old ''after'' February 1. Her first runner-up of Miss CIS 1992, Lydia Kuborskaya went to Miss Universe instead of her. However, Etina got an official visit to the United States as sort of a consolation prize for missing the big event. * — Jane Thompson, who represented Ireland, replaced

Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker (born 12 June 1974) is a novelist, journalist and columnist for the Irish '' Sunday World'' tabloid newspaper, and former Miss Ireland. After attending Mount Temple Comprehensive School she turned to modelling, entering and winnin ...

, who was Miss Ireland 1991, due to the fact that Brunker was underaged before 1 February. However, Thompson was from

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. * — Wu Pei Jun, Miss Universe Republic of China 1992, was underaged before 1 February. Her first runner-up, Liu Yu Hsin couldn't go either due to her health problems. So the chance was given to her second runner-up, Vivian Shih Hsiu Chieh, who went to the pageant instead. * - Sofia Mazagatos,

Miss España Miss Spain (Spanish: Miss España) is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International competi ...

1991, did not compete due to the fact that she was underaged before 1 February. Her first runner-up, Virginia García went instead of her. Mazagatos went only to

Miss Europe 1992 Miss Europe 1992 was the 47th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 36th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Athens, Greece on June 15, 1992. Marina Tsintikidou of Greece, was crowned Miss Europe 1992 by out going t ...

pageant.

Withdrawals

* * * — Amy Kwok was expected to represent Hong Kong and even arrived in Bangkok, but was disqualified because she did not meet residency requirements. Kwok was a US resident who became the first overseas contestant to win the Miss Hong Kong title. The same issue came up again in

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when the winner Winnie Yeung was also a US citizen and she was disqualified. The 1st runner up in the pageant, Sofie Rahman was her replacement. * -

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Miss Italia Miss Italia is a beauty pageant awarding prizes every year to young, female contestants from Italy. Since the first edition of the contest in 1939 many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film. History The foreru ...

1992 rejected to compete at Miss Universe 1992 in order to boost her career as an actress and model locally. Therefore, this is Italy's first ever withdrawal at Miss Universe since its exception in 1952, they would only withdrew again in 2006. * - Lack of Sponsorship. * – Collapsed in

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

, split into fifteen countries. The titleholder of Miss USSR 1991, Ilmira Shamsuttinova later competed in

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as Miss Russia. * – Rachel Charles was underage before 1 February. She competed in

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instead. * – Due to the breakup in April, also wars and political crisis. Returned in

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Did not compete

* - Ornella Costa

Name Changes

* competed as Great Britain again for the second time after 1952. * competed as China / Taiwan for the first and only time, as Thailand recognized Taiwan as part of

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and not a sovereign state.

Host city

Thailand anticipated holding the pageant as early as August 1991, when thousands of

slum A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. The infrastructure in slums is often deteriorated or incomplete, and they are primarily inh ...

dwellers were evicted in order to improve the image of the city prior to a

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

conference that was held in the city in October and the pageant. The official announcement that Bangkok would host the pageant was made in December 1991, with the date initially set as 16 May. In March the date was moved back to 8 May so that it would not clash with Wisakha Bucha Day, a

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

holiday.

Political crisis

The pageant was held amidst a political crisis in Thailand that culminated on 17 May in the Black May protests against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon. The day prior to the event the public relations director expressed fears that the show might have to be cancelled if the situation escalated, although the threat was played down by other pageant officials.

General references

References

External links

Miss Universe official website
{{Miss Universe 1992 delegates

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