Miss Universe 1990

Miss Universe 1990 was the 39th edition of Miss Universe pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Miss Universe 1990
DateApril 15, 1990
PresentersDick Clark, Leeza Gibbons, Margaret Gardiner
VenueShubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States
BroadcasterCBS, KCBS-TV
DirectorTony Charmoli
ProducerSid Smith
Entrants71
Placements10
DebutsSoviet Union
Withdrawals
ReturnsCzechoslovakia
WinnerMona Grudt
 Norway
CongenialityChristiane Stocker
 Germany
Best National CostumeLizeth Mahecha
 Colombia
PhotogenicPassaraporn Chaimongkol
 Thailand

Mona Grudt of Norway was crowned by her predecessor Angela Visser of Holland at the end of the event. Seventy one contestants competed for the title.

Results

Placements

Final placements for Miss Universe 1990
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1990
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
  •  Bolivia – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
  •  Chile – Uranía Haltenhoff
  •  Mexico – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
Top 10

Final Competition

Nation Preliminary

Average

Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
 Norway 8.683 (1) 8.760 (1) 8.922 (1) 8.989 (1) 8.890 (1)
 United States 8.316 (3) 8.509 (3) 8.299 (7) 8.630 (5) 8.479 (6)
 Colombia 8.313 (5) 8.610 (2) 8.714 (2) 8.840 (2) 8.721 (2)
 Mexico 8.316 (3) 8.500 (4) 8.450 (4) 8.707 (4) 8.552 (3)
 Chile 8.206 (9) 8.411 (6) 8.410 (6) 8.770 (3) 8.530 (4)
 Bolivia 8.256 (7) 8.439 (5) 8.498 (3) 8.600 (6) 8.512 (5)
 Venezuela 8.420 (2) 8.370 (7) 8.450 (4) 8.590 (7) 8.470 (7)
 India 8.280 (6) 8.200 (9) 8.233 (8) 8.552 (8) 8.328 (8)
 Turkey 8.090 (10) 8.079 (10) 8.139 (9) 8.200 (9) 8.139 (9)
 Czechoslovakia 8.210 (8) 8.360 (8) 7.785 (10) 7.970 (10) 8.038 (10)

Special awards

Special award Contestant
Miss Amity
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume

Contestants

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.

Geographical Region / Continent Order of Country / Territory Introduction
Central and North America
Asia and The Land Down Under
British Isles and Western Europe
Eastern Europe
South America
The Islands
Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa

Notes

Debuts

  •  Soviet Union - Evia Staļbovska was one of the 17 semi-finalists in the 1989 Miss USSR pageant. Staļbovska was from Riga in  Latvia.[2]

Returns

Last competed in 1970:

Withdrawals

Crossovers

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

Miss World
Miss International
Miss Europe
Miss Chinese International Pageant
Queen of the World
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
Miss Scandinavia
  • 1990:  Iceland – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
  • 1991:  Finland - Tiina Susanna Vierto (1st runner-up)
Reinado Internacional del Café
  • 1990:  Costa Rica – Julieta Posla (1st runner-up)
  • 1990:  Honduras – Vivian Audely Moreno

General references

  • "Miss Universe 1990". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

References

  1. Although France is in Europe, it is, geographically, a Mediterranean country.
  2. http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2014/08/blog-post_28.html?m=1 (ru)
  3. "Československá miss z roku 1989 Ivana Christová slaví čtyřicátiny" (in Czech). Lidovky.cz. August 9, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. "Rosario Rico Toro G. Trazos de amor" (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. July 26, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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