Miss Universe 1990, the 39th

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pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in

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was crowned by her predecessor

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at the end of the event. Seventy one contestants competed for the title.

Results

Placements

Final Competition

Special awards

Contestants

* – Paola de la Torre * – Gwendolyne Kwidama * – Charmaine Ware * – Sandra Luttenberger * – Lisa Nichelle Sawyer * – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh * – Janet Tucker * – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro * – Jestina Hodge * – Robin Lee Ouzunoff * – Tricia Rose Whittaker * – Uranía Haltenhoff * – Lizeth Mahecha * – Julieta Posla * – Jana Hronkova * – Maj-Britt Jensen * – Rosario Rodríguez * – Jessica Núñez * – Dalia El Behery * – Gracia María Guerra * – Carla Barrow * - Tiina Susanna Vierto * – Gaëlle Voiry † * – Christiane Stocker * – Audrey Gingell * – Jeni Balatsinou * – Sascha Nukaka Motzfeldt * – Marcia Damian * – Marianela Abate * – Stephanie Halenbeek * – Vivian Moreno * –

Monica Chan Monica Chan Fat-yung (Chinese: 陳法蓉; born 28 October 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and model. She won the Miss Hong Kong 1989 pageant. Before her acting days, Chan graduated from high school in Canada and attended University of Hawaii. Befor ...

* – Hildur Dungalsdóttir * – Suzanne Sablok * – Barbara Ann Curran * – Yvonna Krugliak * – Annamaria Malipiero * – Michelle Hall * – Hiroko Miyoshi * – Anna Lin Lim * – Charmaine Farrugia * – Anita Ramgutty * – Marilé del Rosario Santiago * – Sabina Umeh * – Edwina Menzies * –

* – Mónica Plate * – Marisol Martínez * – Germelina Leah Banal Padilla * – Małgorzata Obieżalska * – Maria Rosado * – María Luisa Fortuño * – Wen Tzui Pin * – Glenor Browne * – Karina Ferguson * – Ong Lay Ling * –

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* - Evia Stalbovska * – Raquel Revuelta * – Roshani Aluwinare * – Saskia Sibilo * – Linda Isaksson * – Catherine Mesot * – Passaraporn Chaimongkol * – Maryse de Gourville * – Jülide Ateş * – Karen Been * – Ondina Pérez * –

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* – Andreína Goetz * – 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.

Notes

Debuts

* - Evia Staļbovska was one of the 17 semi-finalists in the 1989 Miss USSR pageant. Staļbovska was from

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in .

Returns

Last competed in

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Withdrawals

* - Katia Alens had completed

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and

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. Miss Belgium Organization did not send at representative this year. Katia Alens later participated in

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. * - Due the franchise owner withdrawal, no national contest held. * * * - Beata Jarzynska * *

Crossovers

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

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* 1989: – Jana Hronkova * 1989: – Audrey Gingell * 1989: - Barbara Ann Curran * 1989: - Maria Rosado (top 10) * 1989: - Catherine Mesot *

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: - Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama (top 10) *

: – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh *

: – Dalia El Behery *

: - Gaëlle Voiry *

: – Christiane Stocker *

: - Sabina Ifeoma Umeh *

: - Jülide Ateş (top 10) ;

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: - Barbara Ann Curran *

: – Sandra Luttenberger *

: – Marianela Abate *

: – Edwina Menzies *

: - Jane Lloyd (as '') ;

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*1991: – Sandra Luttenberger *1991: - Gaëlle Voiry *1991: – Karina Ferguson *1991: - Catherine Mesot *1991: – Jane Lloyd ;

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* 1989: –

(''1st runner-up'') ;Queen of the World *1989: - Germelina Padilla *1990: - Rosario Rico Toro (''2nd runner-up'') ;Miss All Nations *1990: – Sandra Luttenberger (top 10) *1990: – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh *1990: – Mónica Plate Cano *1990: – Gracia María Guerra *1990: – Ondina Pérez ;Miss Hispanidad International *1990: – Rosario Rodríguez (''Winner'') *1990: – Ondina Pérez ;

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*1990: – Hildur Dungalsdóttir *1991: - Tiina Susanna Vierto (''1st runner-up'') ;

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*1990: – Julieta Posla (''1st runner-up'') *1990: – Vivian Audely Moreno

General references

References

External links

Miss Universe official website
{{Miss Universe 1990 delegates

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