Miss Universe 1993

Miss Universe 1993
Date	21 May 1993
Presenters	Dick Clark, Cecilia Bolocco, Angela Visser
Venue	Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	79
Placements	10
Debuts	Czech Republic, Estonia, Swaziland
Withdrawals	Bermuda, Commonwealth of Independent States, Cook Islands, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Kenya, Taiwan
Returns	Belize, Ghana, Hong Kong, Italy, Trinidad & Tobago
Winner	Dayanara Torres  Puerto Rico
Congeniality	Jamila Haruna Danzuru  Ghana
Best National Costume	Ine Beate Strand  Norway
Photogenic	Eugenia Santana  Spain

Miss Universe 1993, the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 21 May 1993 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico. At the event's conclusion, Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss Universe by outgoing titleholder Michelle McLean of Namibia.^[1] Seventy-nine contestants competed in the 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, Querétaro and the Mexican borough of Xochimilco for official events and sight seeing.^[3]

The pageant was marred by booing from the crowd following the failure of the Mexican delegate, Angelina González, to advance to the top 10 of the national costume competition or the finals as one of the top 10 semifinalists.^[4] This was particularly directed towards Kenya Moore of the USA, the country that owns the Miss Universe Organization.^[1] During the judges' introduction, booing increased especially after Mexican judges Jose Luis Cuevas and Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones were introduced to the audience who held them responsible for Miss Mexico's non-placement.

This continued throughout the first two events of the night: the swimsuit and interview competition. The audience at National Auditorium only calmed down after the musical number with Michelle McLean and the delegates sang and danced to "Get On Your Feet" .^[4] Generalized booing stopped and the competition continued with the evening gown event, the judges' questions, the final question and the crowning, without major incident.^[4]

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

National Auditorium, Mexico City

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1993	Puerto Rico - Dayanara Torres
1st runner-up	Colombia - Paula Betancourt
2nd runner-up	Venezuela - Milka Chulina
Top 6	Australia - Voni Delfos  India - Namrata Shirodkar  USA - Kenya Moore
Top 10	Brazil - Leila Cristine Schuster  Czech Republic - Pavlina Barbukova  Finland - Tarja Smura  Spain - Eugenia Santana

Special awards

Awards	Contestant
Best National Costume	Norway - Ine Beate Strand  Lebanon - Samaya Chadrawi  Turkey - Ipek Gumusoglu
Miss Congeniality	Ghana - Jamila Haruna Danzuru
Miss Photogenic	Spain - Eugenia Santana
Catalina Best in Swimsuit	Australia - Voni Delfos
Palmolive Most Beautiful Hair	Venezuela - Milka Chulina

Semi-final scores

Delegate Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown Average  Venezuela 9.336 (2) 9.843 (1)* 9.526 (4) 9.568 (1)  Australia 9.624 (1) 9.267 (8) 9.743 (2) 9.545 (2)  Colombia 9.267 (4) 9.508 (2) 9.815 (1) 9.530 (3)  Puerto Rico 9.114 (6) 9.314 (6) 9.507 (5) 9.312 (4)  India 8.886 (9) 9.429 (3) 9.582 (3) 9.299 (5)  USA 9.136 (5) 9.367 (5) 9.367 (7) 9.290 (6)  Brazil 8.936 (8) 9.297 (7) 9.496 (6) 9.243 (7)  Czech Republic 9.286 (3) 9.154 (9) 9.171 (8) 9.204 (8)  Finland 9.043 (7) 9.407 (4) 9.091 (10) 9.180 (9)  Spain 8.800 (10) 8.914 (10) 9.167 (9) 8.960 (10)

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Top 6 finalist      Top 10 semi-finalist (#) Rank in each round of competition (*) Best interview scores in miss universe pageant ever

Preliminary scores

Delegate 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 9.238 Colombia 8.79 9.70 9.16 9.217 Spain 9.34 9.29 8.97 9.202 Finland 9.26 9.31 8.97 9.183 Australia 9.41 9.07 8.83 9.102 Puerto Rico 9.01 9.14 9.07 9.074 India 8.69 9.39 9.06 9.046 Czech Republic 9.04 8.91 9.01 8.990 Peru 8.96 9.06 8.79 8.937 Mexico 8.81 9.15 8.69 8.883 Jamaica 8.71 9.46 8.48 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 U.S. 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 & 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 & 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 Republic of 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      Top 6 finalist      Top 10 semi-finalist

Order of announcements

Top 10 Colombia Australia India Spain Czech Republic Puerto Rico USA Brazil Finland Venezuela

Top 6 Venezuela USA Australia Puerto Rico India Colombia Top 3 Colombia Venezuela Puerto Rico

Judges

• María Conchita Alonso – Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress
• A.J. Kitt – U.S. alpine ski racer and bronze medalist at the 1993 World Championships
• Mirjana Van Blaricom – Former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
• José Luis Cuevas – Mexican painter and sculptor
• Pamela Dennis – American fashion designer
• Glenn Daniels – Casting director
• Keiko Matsui – Japanese jazz artist
• Michael Dorn – African American actor
• Lupita Jones – Miss Universe 1991 from Mexico

Contestants

Argentina - Alicia Andrea Ramón  Aruba - Dyane Escalona  Australia - Voni Delfos  Austria - Rosemary Bruckner  Bahamas - Marietta Ricina Sands  Belgium - Sandra Joine  Belize - Melanie Smith  Bolivia - Roxana Arias Becerra  Brazil - Leila Cristine Schuster  British Virgin Islands - Rhonda Hodge  Bulgaria - Lilia Koeva  Canada - Nancy Ann Elder  Cayman Islands - Pamela Ebanks  Chile - Savka Pollak  Colombia - Paula Andrea Betancourt Arroyave  Costa Rica - Catalina Rodriguez  Curaçao - Elsa Roozendal  Cyprus - Photini Spyridonos  Czech Republic - Pavlina Baburkova  Denmark - Maria Hirse  Dominican Republic - Odalisse Rodriguez  Ecuador - Arianna Mandini Klein  El Salvador - Katherine Mendez  Estonia - Kersti Tänavsuu  Finland - Tarja Smura  France - Veronique de la Cruz  Germany - Verona Feldbusch  Ghana - Jamila Haruna Danzuru  Great Britain - Kathryn Middleton  Greece - Kristina Manoussi  Guam - Charlene Gumataotao  Guatemala - Diana Galván  Honduras - Denia Marlen Reyes  Hong Kong - Emily Lo  Hungary - Zsanna Pardy  Iceland - Maria Run Haflidadóttir  India - Namrata Shirodkar  Ireland - Sharon Ellis  Israel - Yana Khodyrker  Italy - Elisa Jacassi

Jamaica - Rachel Stuart  Japan - Yukiko Shiki  Korea - Yoo Ha-young  Lebanon - Samaya Chadrawi  Luxembourg - Nathalie dos Santos  Malaysia - Lucy Narayanasamy  Republic of Malta - Roberta Borg  Mauritius - Danielle Pascal  Mexico - Angelina González  Namibia - Anja Schroder  Netherlands - Angelique van Zalen  New Zealand - Karly Dawn Kinnaird  Nicaragua - Luisa Amalia Urcuyo  Nigeria - Rhihole Gbinigie  Northern Marianas - Victoria Taisakan Todela  Norway - Ine Beate Strand  Panama - Giselle Amelia Gonzales  Paraguay - Carolina Barrios  Peru - Déborah de Souza-Peixoto  Philippines - Melinda Joanna "Dindi" Tanseco Gallardo  Poland - Marzena Wolska  Portugal - Carla Marisa da Cruz  Puerto Rico - Dayanara Torres  Romania - Angelica Nicoara  Singapore - Renagah Devi  Spain - Eugenia Santana  Sri Lanka - Chamila Wickramesinghe  Suriname - Jean Zhang  Swaziland - Danila Faias  Sweden - Johanna Lind   Switzerland - Valérie Bovard  Thailand - Chattharika Ubolsiri  Trinidad & Tobago - Rachel Charles  Turkey - Ipek Gumusoglu  Turks & Caicos - Michelle Mills  Uruguay - María Fernanda Navarro  USA - Kenya Moore  U.S. Virgin Islands - Cheryl Simpson  Venezuela - Milka Yelisava Chulina Urbanich

Notes

Crossovers

Miss World 1991:  Ghana - Jamila Haruna Danzuru 1992:  Belgium - Sandra Joine 1992:  Cayman Islands - Pamela Ebanks 1992:  Iceland - Maria Run Haflidadóttir 1992:  Ireland - Sharon Ellis 1992:  New Zealand - Karly Dawn Kinnaird 1992:   Switzerland - Valérie Bovard 1993:  France - Veronique de la Cruz (Semi-finalist) 1993:  Sri Lanka - Chamila Wickramesinghe 1993:  Uruguay - María Fernanda Navarro Miss International 1989:  Denmark - Maria Hirse 1992:  Puerto Rico - Dayanara Torres (Semi-finalist) 1993:  Guatemala - Diana Galván (Semi-finalist) 1993:  Luxembourg - Nathalie dos Santos (Semi-finalist) 1994:  Nicaragua - Luisa Amalia Urcuyo (Semi-finalist) 1994:  Venezuela - Milka Yelisava Chulina Urbanich (Semi-finalist) 1994:  Argentina - Alicia Andrea Ramón 1994:  Ghana - Jamila Haruna Danzuru (as  Nigeria) Miss Intercontinental 1993:  Germany - Verona Feldbusch (Winner) 1994:  Luxembourg - Nathalie dos Santos (1st runner-up) Miss Globe International 1990:  Germany - Verona Feldbusch 1994:  Poland - Marzena Wolska Queen of the World 1992:  Puerto Rico - Dayanara Torres (1st runner-up) Queen of the Year 1993:  Poland - Marzena Wolska (2nd runner-up) World Miss University 1993:  Mexico - Angelina González Miss Wonderland 1989:  Denmark - Maria Hirse Miss Flower Queen 1990:  Germany - Verona Feldbusch

Miss América Latina 1993:  El Salvador - Katherine Méndez Reina Sudamericana 1993:  Argentina - Alicia Andrea Ramón (2nd runner-up) Miss Hispanidad Internacional 1993:  Uruguay - María Fernanda Navarro Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus 1993:  Jamaica - Rachel Stuart (Winner, Miss Photogenic) Reinado Internacional del Café 1991:  Brazil - Leila Cristine Schuster Reina Mundial del Banano 1992:  Panama - Giselle Amelia Gonzales (Winner) 1994:  Uruguay - María Fernanda Navarro (3rd runner-up, Miss Friendship) Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1994:  Nicaragua - Luisa Amalia Urcuyo 1994:  Uruguay - María Fernanda Navarro Maja Internacional 1995:  Argentina - Alicia Andrea Ramón (Semi-finalist) Miss Europe 1992:  Czech Republic - Pavlina Baburkova (1st runner-up, as  Czechoslovakia) 1992:  Belgium - Sandra Joine 1993:  Luxembourg - Nathalie dos Santos (Semi-finalist) 1993:  Portugal - Carla Marisa da Cruz (Semi-finalist) 1993:  France - Veronique de la Cruz 1993:  Germany - Verona Feldbusch Miss Baltic Sea 1994:  Denmark - Maria Hirse (1st runner-up, Miss Press) Miss Scandinavia 1994:  Finland - Tarja Smura Miss Asia Pacific 1993:  Costa Rica - Catalina Rodriguez (Semi-finalist) 1993:  El Salvador - Katherine Mendez (Semi-finalist) 1993:  India - Namrata Shirodkar (1st runner-up, Best in Long Gown) Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993:  Hong Kong - Emily Lo (1st runner-up)

International broadcasters

These are some of the networks outside the United States (telecasted on CBS at the time) that showed the 1993 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded earlier) in their respective countries and territories:

Australia: Seven Network  Austria: TW1  Argentina: América 2  Bahamas: ZNS-TV  Bermuda: ZBM-TV  Belgium: Star!  Bolivia: Unitel  Bulgaria: BNT 1  Canada: CBC Television  Colombia: Canal A  Costa Rica: Teletica  Cyprus: Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation  Egypt: MBC3  El Salvador: TCS  Estonia: Star!, Viasat Baltics  Finland: MTV3  France: Paris Première  Germany: Das Vierte (German)  Greece: ANT1  Honduras: Canal 11  Hong Kong: TVB Pearl  Hungary: m1  Iceland: Star! Scandinavia, Showtime Scandinavia  India: DD National  Indonesia: TVRI  Ireland: RTE One  Israel: Arutz 2  Italy: Stream  Jamaica: Ination TV  Japan: ABC  Korea: KBS1

Latvia: Star!, Viasat Baltics  Lebanon: LBC, MBC3  Malaysia: TV1  Republic of Malta: TVM  Myanmar: TV Myanmar  Mexico: TV Azteca 13  Netherlands: Star!  Nicaragua: Televicentro  Norway: TV2  Panama: RPC Canal 4  Peru: ATV  Philippines: GMA Network  Poland: TVP2  Portugal: RTP1  Puerto Rico: WAPA-TV  Romania: TVR1  Russia: C1R  Singapore: Singapore Broadcasting Corporation  Spain: TVE1  Serbia: RTS  Sweden: Star! Scandinavia, Showtime Scandinavia   Switzerland: SF 1  Taiwan R.O.C.: CTS  Thailand: BBTV Channel 7  Turkey: NTV  Ukraine: UT1  United Arab Emirates: MBC3  United Kingdom: BBC One  USA: CBS  Venezuela: Venevisión  Vietnam: VTV1 (Vietnamese)

References

1. "Miss Puerto Rico crowned 1993 Miss Universe". Reuters. 1993-05-22.
2. "1993 MISS UNIVERSE Pageant hosted by Dick Clark in Mexico City to be broadcast live, May 21, on CBS Television Network" (Press release). Business Wire. 1993-04-20.
3. "Mexico to host Miss Universe pageant with emphasis on "smarts"". Reuters. 1993-04-13.
4. "Puerto Rican beauty is Miss Universe". Straits Times. 1993-05-23.

External links

• Miss Universe official website