Miss Universe 1993

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Miss Universe 1993
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Miss Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres
Date21 May 1993
Presenters
Venue Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Broadcaster CBS (international)
TV Azteca (official broadcaster)
Entrants79
Placements10
Debuts
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Swaziland
Withdrawals
  • Bermuda
  • CIS
  • Cook Islands
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Egypt
  • Kenya
  • Taiwan
Returns
  • Belize
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong
  • Italy
  • Trinidad and Tobago
Winner Dayanara Torres
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico
CongenialityJamila Haruna Danzuru
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Best National CostumeIne Beate Strand
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
PhotogenicEugenia Santana
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  1992
1994  

Miss Universe 1993 was the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, 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.

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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 US, the country that owns the Miss Universe Organization. [1] During the judges' introduction, booing increased especially after Mexican judges José 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]

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Miss Universe 1993 Titlecard

Results

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1993
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National Auditorium, Mexico City

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1993
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 10

Final Competition

Special Awards

AwardsWinners
Best National Costume
  • Flag of Norway.svg  Norway – Ine Beate Strand
Miss Photogenic
  • Flag of Spain.svg  Spain – Eugenia Santana
Miss Congeniality
  • Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana – Jamila Danzuru

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Replacements

Withdrawals

Did not compete

General references

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Puerto Rican beauty is Miss Universe". Straits Times. 1993-05-23.