Miss Universe 1992

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Miss Universe 1992
Miss Universe 1992 opening titles.jpg
(left) Title card
(right) Lupita Jones Miss Universe 1991 riding on an elephant
Date9 May 1992 [a]
Presenters
Venue Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Broadcaster CBS (international)
Channel 7 (official broadcaster)
Entrants78
Placements10
Debuts
  • CIS
  • Hungary
Withdrawals
  • Belize
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong
  • Italy
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Soviet Union
  • Yugoslavia
Returns
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Honduras
  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
Winner Michelle McLean
Namibia
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Miss Universe 1992 was the 41st Miss Universe pageant, held on 9 May 1992 [a] at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Seventy-eight contestants competed in this year. Michelle McLean of Namibia was crowned by Lupita Jones of Mexico at the event's conclusion. This is the first and so far only time that Namibia won the pageant.

Contents

Background

Location and date

Thailand anticipated holding the pageant as early as August 1991, when thousands of slum dwellers were evicted in order to improve the image of the city prior to a World Bank conference that was held in the city in October and the pageant. [1]

The official announcement that Bangkok would host the pageant was made in December 1991, with the date initially set as 16 May. [2] At the same time it secured an exclusive broadcast agreement for Thailand on the subscription television platform Thai Sky TV. [3] In March the date was moved back by a week to 8 May so that it would not clash with Wisakha Bucha Day, a Buddhist holiday. [4]

The pageant was held amidst a political crisis in Thailand that culminated on 17 May in the Black May protests against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon. The day prior to the event the public relations director expressed fears that the show might have to be cancelled if the situation escalated, although the threat was played down by other pageant officials. [5]

Results

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Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok
Miss Universe 1992 participating nations and results Miss Universe 1992 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1992 participating nations and results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1992
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 10

Contestants

Notes

  1. 1 2 The event was held at 8:00 am Thailand Time (UTC+07:00); for the Americas, this was 8 May in their local times.

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1987:

Last competed in 1989:

Last competed in 1990:

Notes

    Replacements

    Withdrawals

    References

    1. ↑ Shenon, Philip (25 August 1991). "Thailand Evicting the Poor: Coming Events Spur Leaders to Level Slum". Los Angeles Daily News.
    2. ↑ "Miss Universe contest to be held Bangkok in May". Agence France-Press. 17 December 1991.
    3. ↑ "Thailand to host Miss Universe next year". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 18 December 1991. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
    4. ↑ "Organizers seek new date for beauty pageant". Agence France-Press. 6 March 1992.
    5. ↑ "Miss Universe organiser says political crisis threatens pageant". Agence France-Presse. 7 May 1992.
    6. ↑ "Miss Israel loser gives up quest to be Miss Universe". The Jerusalem Post. 13 April 1992.
    7. ↑ «МИСС ВСЕЛЕННАЯ»
    8. ↑ Crowning Achievement Falls Flat A Hit At Soviet Pageant Will Miss Next Step
    9. ↑ 〈世界环姐选举改派第三名施秀洁参赛〉，《联合晚报》，1992年4月10日，4版
    10. ↑ "Miss Hong Kong disqualified from Miss Universe contest". Agence France-Press. 21 April 1992.
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