Miss Universe 1990
Miss Universe 1990, the 39th Miss Universe pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States.
| Miss Universe 1990 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | April 15, 1990 | 
| Presenters | Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons, Margaret Gardiner | 
| Venue | Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States | 
| Broadcaster | CBS, KCBS-TV | 
| Director | Tony Charmoli | 
| Producer | Sid Smith | 
| Entrants | 71 | 
| Placements | 10 | 
| Debuts | Soviet Union | 
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | Czechoslovakia | 
| Winner | Mona Grudt | 
| Congeniality | Christiane Stocker  | 
| Best National Costume | Lizeth Mahecha  | 
| Photogenic | Passaraporn Chaimongkol  | 
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 | |
| Top 10 | 
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Final Competition
    
| Nation | Preliminary
 Average  | 
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.683 (1) | 8.760 (1) | 8.922 (1) | 8.989 (1) | 8.890 (1) | |
| 8.316 (3) | 8.509 (3) | 8.299 (7) | 8.630 (5) | 8.479 (6) | |
| 8.313 (5) | 8.610 (2) | 8.714 (2) | 8.840 (2) | 8.721 (2) | |
| 8.316 (3) | 8.500 (4) | 8.450 (4) | 8.707 (4) | 8.552 (3) | |
| 8.206 (9) | 8.411 (6) | 8.410 (6) | 8.770 (3) | 8.530 (4) | |
| 8.256 (7) | 8.439 (5) | 8.498 (3) | 8.600 (6) | 8.512 (5) | |
| 8.420 (2) | 8.370 (7) | 8.450 (4) | 8.590 (7) | 8.470 (7) | |
| 8.280 (6) | 8.200 (9) | 8.233 (8) | 8.552 (8) | 8.328 (8) | |
| 8.090 (10) | 8.079 (10) | 8.139 (9) | 8.200 (9) | 8.139 (9) | |
| 8.210 (8) | 8.360 (8) | 7.785 (10) | 7.970 (10) | 8.038 (10) | 
Contestants
    
 Argentina – Paola de la Torre
 Aruba – Gwendolyne Kwidama
 Australia – Charmaine Ware
 Austria – Sandra Luttenberger
 Bahamas – Lisa Nichelle Sawyer
 Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
 Bermuda – Janet Tucker
 Bolivia – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
 British Virgin Islands – Jestina Hodge
 Canada – Robin Lee Ouzunoff
 Cayman Islands – Tricia Rose Whittaker
 Chile – Uranía Haltenhoff
 Colombia – Lizeth Mahecha
 Costa Rica – Julieta Posla
 Czechoslovakia – Jana Hronkova
 Denmark – Maj-Britt Jensen
 Dominican Republic – Rosario Rodríguez
 Ecuador – Jessica Núñez
 Egypt – Dalia El Behery
 El Salvador – Gracia María Guerra
 England – Carla Barrow
 Finland - Tiina Susanna Vierto
 France – Gaëlle Voiry †
 Germany – Christiane Stocker
 Gibraltar – Audrey Gingell
 Greece – Jeni Balatsinou
 Greenland – Sascha Nukaka Motzfeldt
 Guam – Marcia Damian
 Guatemala – Marianela Abate
 Holland – Stephanie Halenbeek
 Honduras – Vivian Moreno
 Hong Kong – Monica Chan
 Iceland – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
 India – Suzanne Sablok
 Ireland – Barbara Ann Curran
 Israel – Yvonna Krugliak
 Italy – Annamaria Malipiero
 Jamaica – Michelle Hall
 Japan – Hiroko Miyoshi
 Korea – Oh Hyun-kyung
 Malaysia – Anna Lin Lim
 Malta – Charmaine Farrugia
 Mauritius – Anita Ramgutty
 Mexico – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
 Nigeria – Sabina Umeh
 Northern Mariana Islands – Edwina Menzies
 Norway – Mona Grudt
 Paraguay – Mónica Plate
 Peru – Marisol Martínez
 Philippines – Germelina Leah Banal Padilla
 Poland – Małgorzata Obieżalska
 Portugal – Maria Rosado
 Puerto Rico – María Luisa Fortuño
 Republic of China – Wen Tzui Pin
 Scotland – Karina Ferguson
 Singapore – Ong Lay Ling
 Soviet Union - Evia Stalbovska
 Spain – Raquel Revuelta
 Sri Lanka – Roshani Aluwinare
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Glenor Browne
 Suriname – Saskia Sibilo
 Sweden – Linda Isaksson
  Switzerland – Catherine Mesot
 Thailand – Passaraporn Chaimongkol
 Trinidad and Tobago – Maryse de Gourville
 Turkey – Jülide Ateş
 Turks and Caicos Islands – Karen Been
 Uruguay – Ondina Pérez
 United States – Carole Gist
 Venezuela – Andreína Goetz
 Wales – 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.
| 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]
Withdrawals
    
 Belgium -  Katia Alens had completed Miss International 1990 and Miss World 1990. Miss Belgium Organization did not send at representative this year. Katia Alens later participated in Miss Universe 1991.
 Brazil - Due the franchise owner withdrawal, no national contest held.
 Curaçao
 Haiti
 Luxembourg - Beata Jarzynska
 New Zealand
 United States Virgin Islands
Crossovers
    
Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
- 1989: 
 Czechoslovakia – Jana Hronkova[3] - 1989: 
 Gibraltar – Audrey Gingell - 1989: 
 Ireland - Barbara Ann Curran - 1989: 
 Portugal - Maria Rosado (top 10) - 1989: 
  Switzerland - Catherine Mesot - 1990: 
 Aruba - Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama (top 10) - 1990: 
 Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh - 1990: 
 Egypt – Dalia El Behery - 1990: 
 France - Gaëlle Voiry - 1990: 
 Germany – Christiane Stocker - 1990: 
 Nigeria - Sabina Ifeoma Umeh - 1990: 
 Turkey - Jülide Ateş (top 10) 
- 1987: 
 Ireland - Barbara Ann Curran - 1990: 
 Austria – Sandra Luttenberger - 1990: 
 Guatemala – Marianela Abate - 1990: 
 Northern Mariana Islands – Edwina Menzies - 1990: 
 Wales - Jane Lloyd (as 
 Britain) 
- 1991: 
 Austria – Sandra Luttenberger - 1991: 
 France - Gaëlle Voiry - 1991: 
 Scotland – Karina Ferguson - 1991: 
  Switzerland - Catherine Mesot - 1991: 
 Wales – Jane Lloyd 
- 1989:  
 Hong Kong – Monica Chan (1st runner-up) 
- Queen of the World
 
- 1989: 
 Philippines - Germelina Padilla - 1990: 
 Bolivia - Rosario Rico Toro (2nd runner-up)[4] 
- 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
 
- 1990: 
 Dominican Republic – Rosario Rodríguez (Winner) - 1990: 
 Uruguay – Ondina Pérez 
- 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.
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References
    
- "Chile en Miss Universo 1990". chileancharm.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 23, 2021.
 - http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2014/08/blog-post_28.html?m=1 (ru)
 - "Československá miss z roku 1989 Ivana Christová slaví čtyřicátiny" (in Czech). Lidovky.cz. August 9, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
 - "Rosario Rico Toro G. Trazos de amor" (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. July 26, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
 
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