Miss Universe 1999

Miss Universe 1999, the 48th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 May 1999 at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago at the end of the event. This edition marks the most recent time that a first-time entry by any country has won Miss Universe and as well the first edition held back-to-back titles by black women. 84 contestants competed in this year.

Miss Universe 1999 Titlecard
Miss Universe 1999 participating nations and results

Miss Universe 1999
Miss Universe 1999 Mpule Kwelagobe
Date26 May 1999
Presenters
EntertainmentJulio Iglesias Jr.
VenueChaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
BroadcasterCBS and TTT
Entrants84
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMpule Kwelagobe
 Botswana
CongenialityMarisa Ferreira
 Portugal
Best National CostumeNicole Simone Dyer
 Trinidad and Tobago
PhotogenicBrenda Liz Lopez
 Puerto Rico

Results

Placements

Placement[1] Contestant
Miss Universe 1999
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Spain – Diana Nogueira
Top 5
Top 10

Contestants

84 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
Angola Angola Egidia Torres 22 Luanda
Argentina Argentina Elena Fournier 22 Santa Fe
Aruba Aruba Irina Croes 18 Oranjestad
Australia Australia Michelle Shead 20 Sydney
Austria Austria Katja Giebner 21 Vienna
The Bahamas Bahamas Glennis Knowles 25 Nassau
Barbados Barbados Olivia Harding 25 Bridgetown
Belgium Belgium Tanja Dexters 21 Mol
Belize Belize Viola Jeffery[2] 21 Belmopan
Bolivia Bolivia Susana Barrientos 20 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bonaire Bonaire Julina Felida 21 Kralendijk
Botswana Botswana Mpule Kwelagobe 19 Gaborone
Brazil Brazil Renata Fan 22 Santo Ângelo
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Movel Lewis 20 -
Canada Canada Shannon McArthur 26 Windsor
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Gemma McLaughlin 19 George Town
Chile Chile Andrea Muñoz 23 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Marianella Maal 20 Barranquilla
Cook Islands Cook Islands Tina Vogel 24 Avarua
Costa Rica Costa Rica Arianna Bolaños 22 Guanacaste
Croatia Croatia Marijana Kuzina 21 Šibenik
Curaçao Curaçao Jouraine Ricardo 22 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Valentina Dionysiou 19 -
Czech Republic Czech Republic Petra Faltynova 20 Prague
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Luz García 21 Moca
Ecuador Ecuador Carolina Alfonso 21 Quito
Egypt Egypt Angie Abdalla 18 Alexandria
El Salvador El Salvador Cynthia Cevallos 21 San Salvador
Estonia Estonia Triin Rannat[3] 20 Tallinn
Finland Finland Vanessa Forsman 22 Porvoo
France France Mareva Galanter 22 Papeete
Germany Germany Diana Drubig 19 Leipzig
Ghana Ghana Akuba Cudjoe 19 Accra
United Kingdom Great Britain Cherie Pisani 21 Clacton
Greece Greece Sofia Raptis 19 Athens
Guatemala Guatemala Monica Penedo 19 Sacatepéquez
Guyana Guyana Morvinia Sobers 20 Georgetown
Honduras Honduras Sofia Guerrero 21 Atlántida
Hong Kong Hong Kong Anne Heung 24 Hong Kong
Hungary Hungary Anett Garami 19 Soltvadkert
India India Gul Panag 20 Chandigarh
Republic of Ireland Ireland Vivienne Doyle[4] 22 Galway
Israel Israel Rana Raslan 21 Haifa
Italy Italy Gloria Bellicchi 20 Parma
Jamaica Jamaica Nicole Haughton 24 Kingston
Japan Japan Satomi Ogawa 21 Misato
Lebanon Lebanon Clémence Achkar 19 Beirut
Malaysia Malaysia Jeanette Ooi 23 Kuching
Malta Malta Dorianne Muscat 21 Qormi
Mauritius Mauritius Micaella L'Hortalle 23 Port Louis
Mexico Mexico Silvia Salgado 20 Monterrey
Namibia Namibia Vaanda Katjiuongua 23 Windhoek
New Zealand New Zealand Kristy Wilson 20 North Otago
 Nicaragua Liliana Pilarte 23 Managua
Nigeria Nigeria Angela Ukpoma - Imo
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Cherilyn Cabrera 24 Saipan
Panama Panama Yamani Saied 20 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Carmen Morinigo 22 San Pedro
Peru Peru Fabiola Lazo 18 Lima
Philippines Philippines Miriam Quiambao 23 Quezon City
Poland Poland Katarzyna Pakuła - Lublin
Portugal Portugal Marisa Ferreira 20 Santarém
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Brenda Liz Lopez 23 Lares
Russia Russia Alexandra Petrova 19 Cheboksary
Singapore Singapore Cheryl Marie Cordeiro 23 Singapore
Slovakia Slovakia Aneta Kuklova 19 Lučenec
South Africa South Africa Sonia Raciti 21 Johannesburg
South Korea South Korea Choi Ji-hyun 20 Seoul
Spain Spain Diana Noguiera 24 Pontevedra
Suriname Suriname Serafija Niekoop 21 Paramaribo
Sweden Sweden Emma-Helena Nilsson 24 Östersund
Switzerland Switzerland Sonia Grandjean 19 Dietikon
Taiwan Taiwan Wan-Fei Wang 21 Taipei
Thailand Thailand Apisamai Srirangsan 24 Nakhon Pathom
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Nicole Simone Dyer 25 Diego Martin
Turkey Turkey Oznur Dursun 24 Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Shantell Stubbs 21 -
Ukraine Ukraine Zhanna Pikhulya 18 Kyiv
United States United States Kimberly Pressler 21 Las Vegas
Uruguay Uruguay Veronica Gonzales 19 Montevideo
United States Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Sherece Smith 25 -
Venezuela Venezuela Carolina Indriago 18 Valencia
Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia Ana Karić 19 Belgrade
Zambia Zambia Esanju Kalopa[5] - Muchinga

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1966:

Last competed in 1987:

Last competed in 1993:

Last competed in 1995:

Last competed in 1996:

Last competed in 1997:

Withdrawals

During the contest:

  •  Guam - Miss Guam 1999, Tisha Elaine Heflin had to withdraw a few days before the preliminary competition, after being discovered that she was pregnant.[6][7]

Others:

  •  Bulgaria, Miss Bulgaria 1999, Elena Angelova did not compete due lack of sponsorship.
  •  Norway - Henriette Dankertsen
  •  Romania - The Miss Romania 1999 pageant was cancelled and their organizers dropped the Miss Universe licence.
  •  Netherlands and  Zimbabwe - Did not send delegates due to lack of sponsorship and funding.

Replacements

  •  Barbados - Miss Barbados 1998, Michelle Selman did not compete for undisclosed reasons. Her 1st runner up, Olivia Harding replaced her.[8]
  •  Great Britain - The winner of Miss Great Britain Universe 1999, Nicki Lane decided to give up the crown to her 1st runner up Cherie Pisiani,[9][10] after Lane confessed that she had a child at 14 years old.[11]
  •  Philippines - The winner of Binibining Pilipinas 1999, Janelle Delfin Bautista had to resign due to citizenship issues just like last year's successor, because she is an American citizen.[12] The Binibining Pilipinas World 1999, Miriam Quiambao assumed the Binibining Pilipinas Universe title.

Designations

  •  Honduras - Daryela Sofía Guerrero Canizales, runner up at Miss Honduras 1998 pageant was appointed by-then national director Eduardo Zablah to represent Honduras at Miss Universe 1999, after the Miss Honduras 1999 pageant was cancelled due to the consequences of Hurricane Mitch from November 1998. Previously she represented La Ceiba at Miss Honduras 1998 and Miss Teen International 1997.
  •  Nicaragua - Liliana Sofía Pilarte Centeno, 1st runner up at Miss Nicaragua 1998 pageant, was appointed by the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR) as the new Miss Nicaragua 1999 at Miss Universe 1999 pageant. After that institution declared that there is neither time nor resources to make another contest.[13] Therefore, Pilarte was the national queen for the next 2 years until 2001.[14]
  •  Spain - Diana Nogueira, Top 12 at Miss España 1999 pageant was appointed to represent Spain at Miss Universe 1999 by her organization, after the winner of Miss España 1999, Lorena Bernal was ineligible for being underage and therefore went to Miss World 1999. Also the 1st runner up, Carmen Fernández, couldn't go to Miss Universe because her father was seriously sick and went to Miss International 1999, and the 2nd runner up, Inma Nadal had to participate in Miss Europe 1999, and the Miss España organization decided to pick Nogueira as the Spanish representative at Miss Universe 1999. She previously represented Pontevedra at the national contest.[15]

References

  1. "Miriam looks back on Miss Universe journey 22 years ago". Philippine Star (in Tagalog). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. "Viola Jeffrey is Miss Belize". Great Belize Television. 25 August 1998. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. "Miss Estonia on Triin Rannat". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 8 March 1999. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. Sheehan, Aideen (19 August 1998). "Miss Ireland goes west as Vivienne wins coveted title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. Mujuda, Sam (19 March 1999). "Zambia: Esanju Picked For Miss Universe '99". The Post. Retrieved 5 December 2022 via AllAfrica.
  6. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (22 May 1999). "EMBARAZOSO LÍO REAL". El Tiempo. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. Ordover, Benjamin (1 October 2002). Payback. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595253029. Retrieved 9 August 2018 via Google Books.
  8. "Pageant News Ticker VII". 11 November 1999. Archived from the original on 11 November 1999. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. "Cherie pisani Stock Images - DIOMEDIA". Diomedia.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. "STOCK IMAGE - Left: NICKI LANE The former Miss Great Britain Universe (Nicki has handed over her title to runner-up Cherie Louise Pisani, after it was revealed that she did not tell the Miss Universe organis..." Diomedia.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. "Crown of thorns". The Guardian. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. "Top 10 Dethroned Beauty Queens". Spot.ph. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. "INTUR no se meterá más en el concurso Miss Nicaragua". Archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. "Besos que no manchan - La Prensa". Lapresnsa.com.ni. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  15. "El anecdotario". 9 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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