| Miss Universe 1990 | |
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| Date | April 15, 1990 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Shubert Theatre,Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Entrants | 71 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts |
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| Winner | Mona Grudt Norway |
| Congeniality | Christiane Stocker West Germany |
| Best National Costume | Lizeth Mahecha Colombia |
| Photogenic | Passaraporn Chaimongkol Thailand |
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Miss Universe 1990, the 39thMiss Universe pageant, was held at theShubert Theatre inLos Angeles,California, United States, on April 15, 1990.
At the end of the event,Angela Visser ofHolland crownedMona Grudt ofNorway as Miss Universe 1990.[1] Seventy one contestants competed for the title.[1]
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1990 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 6 | |
| Top 10 |
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| Nation | Preliminary Average | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | 8.683 (1) | 8.760 (1) | 8.922 (1) | 8.989 (1) | 8.890 (1) |
 United States | 8.316 (3) | 8.509 (3) | 8.299 (7) | 8.630 (5) | 8.479 (6) |
 Colombia | 8.313 (5) | 8.610 (2) | 8.714 (2) | 8.840 (2) | 8.721 (2) |
 Mexico | 8.316 (3) | 8.500 (4) | 8.450 (4) | 8.707 (4) | 8.552 (3) |
 Chile | 8.206 (9) | 8.411 (6) | 8.410 (6) | 8.770 (3) | 8.530 (4) |
 Bolivia | 8.256 (7) | 8.439 (5) | 8.498 (3) | 8.600 (6) | 8.512 (5) |
 Venezuela | 8.420 (2) | 8.370 (7) | 8.450 (4) | 8.590 (7) | 8.470 (7) |
 India | 8.280 (6) | 8.200 (9) | 8.233 (8) | 8.552 (8) | 8.328 (8) |
 Turkey | 8.090 (10) | 8.079 (10) | 8.139 (9) | 8.200 (9) | 8.139 (9) |
 Czechoslovakia | 8.210 (8) | 8.360 (8) | 7.785 (10) | 7.970 (10) | 8.038 (10) |
| Special award | Contestant |
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| Miss Amity |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
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Argentina – Paola de la Torre
Aruba – Gwendolyne Kwidama
Australia – Charmaine Ware
Austria – Sandra Luttenberger
Bahamas – Lisa Nichelle Sawyer
Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
Bermuda – Janet Tucker Bolivia – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
British Virgin Islands – Jestina Hodge
Canada – Robin Lee Ouzunoff
Cayman Islands – Tricia Rose Whittaker Chile – Uranía Haltenhoff[2] Colombia –Lizeth Mahecha
Costa Rica – Julieta Posla Czechoslovakia – Jana Hronkova
Denmark – Maj-Britt Jensen
Dominican Republic – Rosario Rodríguez
Ecuador – Jessica Núñez
Egypt –Dalia El Behery
El Salvador – Gracia María Guerra
England – Carla Barrow
Finland - Tiina Susanna Vierto
France – Gaëlle Voiry
Gibraltar – Audrey Gingell
Greece – Jeni Balatsinou
Greenland –Sascha Nukaka Motzfeldt
Guam – Marcia Damian
Guatemala – Marianela Abate
Holland – Stephanie Halenbeek
Honduras – Vivian Moreno
Hong Kong –Monica Chan
Iceland – Hildur Dungalsdóttir India –Suzanne Sablok
Ireland – Barbara Curran
Israel – Yvonna Krugliak
Italy – Annamaria Malipiero
Jamaica – Michelle Hall
Japan – Hiroko Miyoshi
Malaysia – Anna Lin Lim
Malta – Charmaine Farrugia
Mauritius – Anita Ramgutty Mexico – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
Nigeria –Sabina Umeh
Northern Mariana Islands – Edwina Menzies Norway –Mona Grudt
Paraguay – Mónica Plate
Peru – Marisol Martínez
Philippines – Germelina Leah Banal Padilla
Poland – Małgorzata Obieżalska
Portugal – Maria Rosado
Puerto Rico – María Luisa Fortuño
Republic of China – Wen Tzui Pin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Glenor Browne
Scotland – Karina Ferguson
Singapore – Ong Lay Ling
South Korea –Oh Hyun-kyung
Soviet Union - Evia Stalbovska
Spain – Raquel Revuelta
Sri Lanka – Roshani Aluwinare
Suriname – Saskia Sibilo
Sweden –Linda Isaksson
Switzerland – Catherine Mesot
Thailand – Passaraporn Chaimongkol
Trinidad and Tobago – Maryse de Gourville Turkey – Jülide Ateş
Turks and Caicos Islands – Karen Been
United States –Carole Gist
Uruguay – Ondina PérezVenezuela – Andreína Goetz
Wales – Jane Lloyd
West Germany – Christiane StockerThis year followed the pageant in the year before that the Parade of Nations segment was presented by introducing the delegates, designated in the regional groups. However, the delegates were also talking about their plans for the future and telling their names.
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
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| Central andNorth America | |
| Asia andThe Land Down Under | |
| British Isles andWestern Europe | |
| Eastern Europe | |
| South America | |
| The Islands | |
| Mediterranean,Middle East, andAfrica |
Soviet Union - Evia Staļbovska was one of the 17 semi-finalists in the 1989 Miss USSR pageant. Staļbovska was fromRiga in
Latvia.[3]Last competed in1970:
Belgium -Miss Belgium 1990, Katia Alens had completedMiss International 1990 andMiss World 1990. Miss Belgium Organization did not send at representative this year. Katia Alens later participated inMiss Universe 1991.
Brazil - Due the franchise owner withdrawal, no national contest held.
Curaçao
Cyprus
Gambia
Ghana
Haiti
Luxembourg - Beata Jarzynska
Kenya
Namibia
New Zealand
Panama - Gloria Stella Quintana, she was unable to travel to Miss Universe because the country was still affected by theAmerican invasion of December 1989.
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
United States Virgin Islands
Yugoslavia - Dragana Živić, Due lack of Sponsorship and visa issues.
