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Miss Universe 1993, the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned as Miss Universe 1993.[1] Seventy-nine contestants competed in the 1993 Miss Universe Pageant.
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 and Queretaro for official events and sight seeing.[3]
The pageant was marred by booing from the crowd following the failure of the Mexican delegate to advance to the semi-finals.[4] This continued throughout the telecast, and was particularly directed towards Miss USA Kenya Moore.[1] During the swimsuit competition, shouts of "Mexico! Mexico!" could be heard over the announcer whilst the representatives of Australia and the Czech Republic were competing. There were also unsubstantiated rumours that winner Dayanara Torres was too young to compete in the pageant and that the outcome was rigged.[5]
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
[edit] Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Jamila Haruna Danzuru (Ghana)
- Miss Photogenic: Eugenia del Pilar Santana Alba (Spain)
- National Costume: Inge Beata Strand (Norway)
- Jantzen Best in Swimsuit: Voni Delfos (Australia)
- Palmolive Optims Most Beautiful Hair: Milka Chulina (Venezuela)
[edit] Contestants
[edit] Contestant notes
- A number of contestants had competed previously in or would later compete at the Miss World pageant.
- Jamilla Haruna Danzuru (Ghana) competed at the Miss World 1991 pageant.
- Sandra Joine (Belgium), Pamela Joanne Ebanks (Cayman Islands), Maria Run Haflidadóttir (Iceland), Sharon Ellis (Ireland), Karly Dawn Kinnaird (New Zealand) and Valérie Bovard (Switzerland) competed at the Miss World 1992 pageant.
- Véronique de la Cruz (France) went unplaced at Miss Universe but was a semi-finalist at Miss World 1993. Chamila Wickremesinghe (Sri Lanka) and María Fernanda Navarro Guigou(Uruguay) competed at both pageants without placing.
- Miss Austria, Rosemary Bruckner, is the first and only woman of an African racial heritage to represent Austria at Miss Universe.
- Germany, Verona Feldbusch was Miss Intercontinental 1993.
- Indira Sudiro was expected to represent Indonesia but came under fire because of the perceived immorality of the swimsuit contest and was eventually pulled out of the pageant a week later following a directive by the Minister of Women's Affairs.[9][10]
[edit] Preliminary Competition Scores
| Country |
Swimsuit |
Interview |
Evening Gown |
Average |
| Brazil |
9.06 |
9.53 |
9.27 |
9.287 |
| Venezuela |
9.21 |
9.61 |
8.90 |
9.240 |
| USA |
9.19 |
9.38 |
9.14 |
9.237 |
| Colombia |
8.79 |
9.70 |
9.16 |
9.217 |
| Spain |
9.34 |
9.29 |
8.97 |
9.200 |
| Finland |
9.26 |
9.31 |
8.97 |
9.180 |
| Australia |
9.41 |
9.07 |
8.83 |
9.103 |
| Puerto Rico |
9.01 |
9.14 |
9.07 |
9.073 |
| India |
8.69 |
9.39 |
9.06 |
9.047 |
| Czech Republic |
9.04 |
8.91 |
9.01 |
8.987 |
| Peru |
8.96 |
9.06 |
8.79 |
8.937 |
| Jamaica |
8.71 |
9.46 |
8.48 |
8.883 |
| Mexico |
8.81 |
9.15 |
8.69 |
8.883 |
| Iceland |
8.64 |
9.01 |
8.91 |
8.853 |
| Netherlands |
8.64 |
9.31 |
8.54 |
8.830 |
| Sweden |
8.34 |
9.44 |
8.66 |
8.813 |
| Chile |
8.54 |
9.52 |
8.24 |
8.767 |
| Romania |
8.84 |
8.86 |
8.53 |
8.743 |
| Denmark |
8.66 |
9.16 |
8.23 |
8.683 |
| Nicaragua |
8.60 |
9.25 |
8.18 |
8.677 |
| Norway |
8.99 |
8.50 |
8.44 |
8.643 |
| Philippines |
8.46 |
9.06 |
8.41 |
8.643 |
| Israel |
8.80 |
8.91 |
8.11 |
8.607 |
| Namibia |
8.59 |
8.91 |
8.31 |
8.603 |
| US Virgin Islands |
8.08 |
9.08 |
8.57 |
8.577 |
| Argentina |
8.42 |
8.86 |
8.44 |
8.573 |
| Poland |
8.23 |
9.07 |
8.41 |
8.570 |
| Hungary |
8.59 |
8.87 |
8.25 |
8.570 |
| Guatemala |
8.66 |
8.56 |
8.44 |
8.553 |
| Singapore |
8.26 |
9.17 |
8.23 |
8.553 |
| Aruba |
8.20 |
8.61 |
8.76 |
8.523 |
| Belgium |
8.25 |
8.89 |
8.35 |
8.497 |
| Italy |
8.24 |
9.13 |
8.07 |
8.480 |
| Luxembourg |
8.64 |
8.69 |
8.09 |
8.473 |
| New Zealand |
8.46 |
8.69 |
8.26 |
8.470 |
| Switzerland |
8.06 |
8.91 |
8.41 |
8.460 |
| Lebanon |
8.14 |
9.09 |
8.04 |
8.423 |
| Panama |
8.26 |
8.65 |
8.34 |
8.417 |
| Portugal |
8.17 |
8.71 |
8.30 |
8.393 |
| Costa Rica |
8.11 |
8.77 |
8.26 |
8.380 |
| Ecuador |
8.00 |
8.89 |
8.25 |
8.380 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
8.02 |
9.05 |
7.84 |
8.303 |
| Korea |
7.90 |
8.66 |
8.33 |
8.297 |
| Turkey |
8.21 |
8.43 |
8.20 |
8.280 |
| Uruguay |
7.85 |
8.89 |
8.09 |
8.277 |
| Dominican Republic |
8.28 |
8.51 |
7.91 |
8.233 |
| France |
8.06 |
8.83 |
7.80 |
8.230 |
| Canada |
7.96 |
9.03 |
7.63 |
8.207 |
| Hong Kong |
8.01 |
8.27 |
8.16 |
8.147 |
| El Salvador |
7.76 |
8.94 |
7.74 |
8.147 |
| Cyprus |
8.03 |
8.46 |
7.91 |
8.133 |
| Japan |
7.84 |
8.62 |
7.78 |
8.080 |
| Curaçao |
7.81 |
8.27 |
8.14 |
8.073 |
| Suriname |
7.76 |
8.54 |
7.90 |
8.067 |
| Swaziland |
7.67 |
8.68 |
7.84 |
8.063 |
| Thailand |
7.80 |
8.27 |
8.08 |
8.050 |
| Ireland |
7.61 |
8.85 |
7.69 |
8.050 |
| Germany |
7.89 |
8.56 |
7.69 |
8.047 |
| Austria |
7.80 |
8.30 |
8.02 |
8.040 |
| Bolivia |
7.81 |
8.17 |
8.09 |
8.023 |
| Great Britain |
7.52 |
8.60 |
7.91 |
8.010 |
| Greece |
7.61 |
8.44 |
7.94 |
7.997 |
| Nigeria |
8.09 |
7.94 |
7.95 |
7.993 |
| Malaysia |
7.65 |
8.19 |
8.11 |
7.983 |
| Bahamas |
7.46 |
8.47 |
8.01 |
7.980 |
| Cayman Islands |
7.58 |
8.46 |
7.87 |
7.970 |
| Turks and Caicos |
7.68 |
8.68 |
7.55 |
7.970 |
| Guam |
7.60 |
8.59 |
7.65 |
7.947 |
| Estonia |
7.48 |
8.49 |
7.78 |
7.917 |
| Malta |
7.56 |
8.41 |
7.74 |
7.903 |
| Sri Lanka |
7.51 |
8.61 |
7.54 |
7.887 |
| Paraguay |
7.54 |
8.15 |
7.93 |
7.873 |
| Northern Marianas |
7.81 |
8.14 |
7.45 |
7.800 |
| Honduras |
7.49 |
8.21 |
7.67 |
7.790 |
| Ghana |
7.22 |
8.49 |
7.44 |
7.717 |
| Bulgaria |
7.59 |
7.84 |
7.71 |
7.713 |
| Belize |
7.32 |
8.24 |
7.51 |
7.690 |
| British Virgin Islands |
7.26 |
8.06 |
7.67 |
7.663 |
| Mauritius |
7.20 |
7.43 |
7.46 |
7.363 |
|
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalist
- Semi-finalist
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Miss Puerto Rico crowned 1993 Miss Universe", Reuters, 1993-05-22.
- ^ Business Wire (1993-04-20). "1993 MISS UNIVERSE Pageant hosted by Dick Clark in Mexico City to be broadcast live, May 21, on CBS Television Network". Press release.
- ^ "Mexico to host Miss Universe pageant with emphasis on "smarts"", Reuters, 1993-04-13.
- ^ "Puerto Rican beauty is Miss Universe", Straits Times, 1993-05-23.
- ^ "Miss Universe Denies Accusations of Rigged Contest", Associated Press, 1993-05-24.
- ^ "Law student, 23, is Miss S'pore-Universe", Straits Times, 1993-03-07.
- ^ "Thai beauty's crowning glory", Straits Times, 1993-03-29.
- ^ Associated Press. "Student crowned Miss USA", The Sunday Patriot-News Harrisburg, 1993-02-21, p. A11.
- ^ "Indonesian beauty told she disgraces her country", Reuters, 1993-04-20.
- ^ "Jakarta pulls out of Miss Universe contest", Reuters, 1993-04-29.
[edit] External links
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