Miss Universe 1993

Miss Universe 1993, the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 21 May 1993 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico. At the event's conclusion, Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss Universe by outgoing titleholder Michelle McLean of Namibia.[1] Seventy-nine contestants competed in the pageant.

Miss Universe 1993
Miss Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres
Date	21 May 1993
Presenters	Dick Clark Cecilia Bolocco Angela Visser
Venue	Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Broadcaster	CBS (international) TV Azteca (official broadcaster)
Entrants	79
Placements	10
Debuts	Czech Republic Estonia Swaziland
Withdrawals	Bermuda CIS Cook Islands Czechoslovakia Egypt Kenya Taiwan
Returns	Belize Ghana Hong Kong Italy Trinidad and Tobago
Winner	Dayanara Torres  Puerto Rico
Congeniality	Jamila Haruna Danzuru  Ghana
Best National Costume	Ine Beate Strand  Norway
Photogenic	Eugenia Santana  Spain

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the fourth and final time, with colour commentary from former Miss Universe titleholders Cecilia Bolocco (1987) and Angela Visser (1989).[2]

This was the third time the pageant was held in Mexico, two years after Lupita Jones won Mexico's first Miss Universe title in 1991. In the weeks prior to the final telecast, the contestants visited Campeche, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Querétaro and the Mexican borough of Xochimilco for official events and sight seeing.[3]

The pageant was marred by booing from the crowd following the failure of the Mexican delegate, Angelina González, to advance to the top 10 of the national costume competition or the finals as one of the top 10 semifinalists.[4] This was particularly directed towards Kenya Moore of the US, the country that owns the Miss Universe Organization.[1] During the judges' introduction, booing increased especially after Mexican judges José Luis Cuevas and Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones were introduced to the audience who held them responsible for Miss Mexico's non-placement.

This continued throughout the first two events of the night: the swimsuit and interview competition. The audience at National Auditorium only calmed down after the musical number with Michelle McLean and the delegates sang and danced to "Get on Your Feet" .[4] Generalized booing stopped and the competition continued with the evening gown event, the judges' questions, the final question and the crowning, without major incident.[4]

Miss Universe 1993 Titlecard