Miss Universe 1999
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Miss Universe 1999 was held at Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on May 26, 1999. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana crowned as Miss Universe 1999 by Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago. Eighty-four contestants competed in the pageant.
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[edit] Results
- Miss Universe 1999: Mpule Kwelagobe (Botswana).
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Miriam Quiambao (Philippines)
- 2nd runner-up: Diana Nogueira (Spain)
- The remaining top five delegates were: Sonia Raciti (South Africa) and Carolina Indriago (Venezuela).
- The top ten delegates were: Akuba Cudjoe (Ghana), Gul Panag (India), Nicole Haughton (Jamaica), Silvia Salgado (Mexico) and Brenda Liz Lopez (Puerto Rico).
[edit] Special awards
- Congeniality: Marisa Ferreira (Portugal)
- Photogenic: Brenda Liz Lopez (Puerto Rico)
- National costume: Nicole Simone Dyer (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Clairol Herbal Essences Style Award: Miriam Quiambao Philippines
[edit] Trivia
- This was the first time since 1976, that the USA failed to make the semis.
- Both Miss Philippines and Miss Spain were not the original winners of their national pageants. Miriam Quiambao was originally to compete at the Miss World Pageant, but was bumped up to the Universe title after the original winner, Janelle Bautista was dethroned. Diana Noguera of Spain was unplaced in her national pageant, but replaced the original winner Lorena Bernal after the top 3 delegates refused the crown.
- Some of the favorites that year who failed to make the 10 were France, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Bahamas.
- The eventual winner, Mpule Kwelagobe, is the very first contestant ever from Botswana to compete at Miss Universe. She had previously participated in the Miss World pageant in 1997, where she was unplaced.
[edit] 1999 Contestants
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