Miss Universe 1991

Miss Universe 1991
Lupita Jones, Miss Universe 1991
DateMay 17, 1991
Presenters
VenueAladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants73
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerLupita Jones
Mexico
CongenialityMonique Lindesay
United States Virgin Islands
Best National CostumeMaribel Gutierrez
Colombia
PhotogenicSiobhan McClafferty
Ireland

Miss Universe 1991, the 40th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 17, 1991 at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Lupita Jones of Mexico crowned by Mona Grudt of Norway. Seventy-three contestants competed in the 1991 Miss Universe pageant.

Results

Miss Universe 1991 participating nations and results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1991
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 6
Top 10

Final Competition

Nation Preliminary

Average

Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
 Mexico 9.006 (1) 9.608 (1) 9.450 (1) 9.758 (1) 9.605 (1)
 Netherlands 8.694 (10) 9.592 (2) 9.073 (6) 9.600 (4) 9.421 (4)
Soviet Union 8.864 (3) 9.550 (3) 9.225 (3) 9.717 (2) 9.497 (3)
Venezuela 8.719 (7) 9.533 (4) 9.412 (2) 9.650 (3) 9.531 (2)
 Jamaica 8.986 (2) 9.418 (6) 9.213 (4) 9.542 (7) 9.391 (5)
United States 8.834 (4) 9.425 (5) 8.950 (8) 9.542 (7) 9.305 (6)
 Curaçao 8.753 (6) 9.190 (8) 9.135 (5) 9.550 (6) 9.291 (7)
Paraguay 8.719 (7) 9.375 (7) 8.987 (7) 9.350 (10) 9.237 (8)
 France 8.706 (9) 9.067 (10) 8.867 (10) 9.590 (5) 9.174 (9)
 Yugoslavia 8.774 (5) 9.167 (9) 8.875 (9) 9.442 (9) 9.161 (10)

Special Awards

Awards Winners
Best National Costume
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality

Order of Announcements

Top 10

  1.  Jamaica
  2.  France
  3.  Yugoslavia
  4.  Paraguay
  5.  Curacao
  6.  Soviet Union
  7.  Venezuela
  8.  Netherlands
  9.  United States
  10.  Mexico

Top 6

  1.  Venezuela
  2.  Netherlands
  3.  United States
  4.  Jamaica
  5.  Mexico
  6.  Soviet Union

Top 3

  1.  Soviet Union
  2.  Netherlands
  3.  Mexico

Contestants

Order of Introduction

The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, randomly-ordered.

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

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1952:

  •  United Kingdom The three constituent countries had their franchises unified, along with those territories that did not have their own franchises, as, between 1955 and 1990, each constituent country on the United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales) sent their separated candidate to the pageant. Since 1994, Northern Ireland candidates could compete in Miss Ireland or Miss United Kingdom.

Last competed in 1978:

Last competed in 1984:

  •  Namibia competed for the first time as an independent country after gaining independence from South Africa in February 1990.

Last competed in 1985:

Last competed in 1986:

Last competed in 1987:

Last competed in 1988:

Last competed in 1989:

Designations

Replacements

  • Philippines - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez replaced Anjanette Abayari, who was not a Philippine citizen.
  • Venezuela - Sharon Luengo - The Director of the Miss Venezuela pageant, Osmel Souza, wanted to send her to Miss Universe due to the delay of the Miss Venezuela 1991 contest. Still, the Miss Universe Organization rejected her as a contestant due to her 2nd runner-up position at Miss World 1990,.[1] They decided to select the Venezuelan delegate for Miss Universe 1991 under a special commission.[2]
  •  Soviet Union – The winner of Miss USSR 1990, Maria Kezha, was underage after February 1.[3]
  •  Yugoslavia - Miss Yugoslavia 1990, Ivona Brnelić decided not to participate in order to be focused in her Dance Studies. Her Runner up - Zorica Vasojević was supposed to go, but was remplazed at last minute by Natasha Pavlovic for reasons not yet clarified.[4]

Withdrawals

Did not compete

  •  Kenya - Aisha Wawira Lieberg ✝︎ - Due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss Universe 1992 instead.
  •  New Zealand - Adele Valerie Kenny (because she was underage before February 1)[9]

Name changes

General references

  • "Miss Universe 1991". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Content warning". www.blogger.com.
  2. ^ "Miss Venezuela". bellezacol.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015.
  3. ^ МИСС СССР 1990 (In Russian).
  4. ^ "One su bile najljepše žene u Jugoslaviji: GDJE SU IVONA, ZORICA I VESNA, YU MISICE 1990?". June 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Amigoe". April 15, 1991.
  6. ^ "A recession more than just skin deep". Canberra Times. May 10, 1991. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  7. ^ https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=GCWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldcoastbulletin.com.au%2Flifestyle%2Fcavoodle-mia-enjoys-meter-maidthemed-birthday-party%2Fnews-story%2Fa57c06710bd6888cdcb9006f0a459bfd&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&pkgDef=GC_SDO_DO24C_W04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Sarah Yeats | Past Winners".
  9. ^ "NZ representatives to Miss Universe 1954-2011 - miss new zealand archives". February 12, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016.
  10. ^ This country had participated as United Kingdom again in 2005, 2006, and 2008.
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