Miss Universe 1996

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Miss Universe 1996 was held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts on the Las Vegas Strip, USA on May 17, 1996. Alicia Machado of Venezuela was named Miss Universe 1996. There were seventy-nine contestants who compete the crown.

1 Results
- 1.1 Special awards
2 Contestants
- 2.1 Preliminary Competition Scores
3 External links

[edit] Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss Universe 1996: Alicia Machado (Venezuela).
The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Taryn Mansell (Aruba)
- 2nd runner-up: Lola Odusoga (Finland)
The delegates who made in the top six were:
- 3rd runner-up: Ilmira Shamsutdinova (Russia)
- 4th runner-up: Vanessa Guzmán (Mexico)
- 5th runner-up: Ali Landry (USA)
The top ten were: Carmen Milena Mayorga (El Salvador), Sandhya Chib (India), Natalí Sacco (Peru) and Annika Duckmark (Sweden).

[edit] Special awards

Congeniality: Jodie McMullen (Australia)
Photogenic: Aileen Damiles (Philippines)
National Costume: Ilmira Shamsutdinova (Russia)
Finesse Best Style: Alicia Machado (Venezuela)
Jantzen Best in Swimsuit: Alicia Machado (Venezuela)

[edit] Contestants

Argentina - Veronica Ledesma
Aruba - Taryn Scheryl Mansell
Australia - Jodie McMullen
Bahamas - Michelle Rae Collie
Belgium - Véronique De Kock
Belize - Ava Lovell
Bolivia - Natalia Cronenbold Aguilera
Bonaire - Jessy Viceisza
Brazil - Maria Joana Parizotto
British Virgin Islands - Linette Smith
Bulgaria - Maria Sinigerova
Canada - Renette Cruz
Cayman Islands- Tasha Ebanks
Chile - Andrea L'Huillier
Colombia - Lina Maria Gaviria Forero
Cook Islands - Victoria Keil
Costa Rica - Dafne Zeledon
Curaçao - Vanessa Mambi
Cyprus - Froso Spyrou
Czech Republic - Renata Hornofova
Denmark - Anette Oldenborg
Dominican Republic - Sandra Abreu
Ecuador - Monica Chala
Egypt - Hadeel Abol-Naga
El Salvador - Milena Mayorga
Estonia - Helen Mahmastol
Finland - Lola Odusoga
France - Laure Belleville
Germany - Miriam Ruppert
Ghana - Pearl Amoah
Greece - Nina Georgala
Guatemala - Karla Beteta
Honduras - Yazmin Fiallos
Hong Kong - Sofie Rahman
Hungary - Andrea Deak
Iceland - Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdottir
India - Sandhya Chib
Indonesia - Alya Rohali
Ireland - Joanne Black
Israel - Liraz Mesilaty

Italy - Anna Valle
Jamaica - Trudi Ferguson
Korea - Yoon-jung Kim
Lebanon - Julia Syriani
Malaysia - Adeline Ong
Malta - Roseanne Farrugia
Mexico - Vanessa Guzmán
Namibia - Faghma Absolom
Netherlands - Marja de Graaf
New Zealand - Sarah Brady
Northern Mariana Islands - Belvilyn Ada Tenorio
Norway - Inger Lise Ebeltoft
Panama - Reyna Roya
Paraguay - Marta Lovera
Peru - Natali Sacco
Philippines - Aileen Damiles
Poland - Monika Chróścicka-Wnętrzak
Portugal - Rita Carvalho
Puerto Rico - Sarybel Velilla
Romania - Roberta Anastase
Russia - Ilmira Shamsutdinova
Singapore - Angeline Putt
Slovakia - Iveta Jankularova
South Africa - Carol Becker
Spain - Maria Jose Suarez
Sri Lanka - Shivanthini Dharmasiri
Sweden - Annika Duckmark
Switzerland - Stephanie Berger
Taiwan - Chen Hsiao-Fen
Thailand - Nirachala Kumya
Trinidad and Tobago - Michelle Kahn
Turkey - Sevilay Ozturk
Turks and Caicos Islands - Shaneika Lightbourne
Ukraine - Irina Borisova
Uruguay - Sandra Maidana
United Kingdom - Anita St. Rose
USA - Ali Landry
Venezuela - Alicia Machado
Zimbabwe - Langa Sibanda

[edit] Preliminary Competition Scores

Country	Evening Gown	Swimsuit	Interview	Average
USA	9.61	9.10	9.37	9.360
Venezuela	9.43	9.11	9.43	9.323
Russia	9.40	9.14	9.09	9.210
Sweden	9.39	9.05	8.90	9.113
India	9.36	8.46	9.48	9.100
Mexico	9.25	8.74	9.09	9.027
El Salvador	9.23	8.41	9.26	8.967
Peru	9.02	8.46	9.36	8.947
Aruba	9.23	9.00	8.60	8.943
Finland	9.23	8.83	8.76	8.940
France	9.29	8.63	8.71	8.877
Trinidad and Tobago	8.81	8.53	9.23	8.857
South Africa	8.67	8.76	9.10	8.843
Belgium	8.91	8.55	9.04	8.833
Hungary	8.85	8.85	8.79	8.830
Chile	8.72	8.44	9.28	8.813
Spain	8.89	8.65	8.81	8.783
Philippines	9.07	8.32	8.92	8.770
Brazil	8.90	8.36	9.04	8.767
Greece	8.69	8.50	9.02	8.737
Zimbabwe	8.99	8.21	8.96	8.720
Norway	8.55	8.39	9.19	8.710
Italy	9.04	8.56	8.51	8.703
Jamaica	8.56	8.41	9.11	8.693
Cyprus	8.97	8.66	8.37	8.667
Panama	8.64	8.32	9.02	8.660
Ghana	8.96	8.46	8.49	8.637
Puerto Rico	8.84	8.06	8.97	8.623
Colombia	8.84	8.14	8.88	8.620
Canada	8.60	8.38	8.86	8.613
New Zealand	8.52	8.66	8.66	8.613
Estonia	9.06	8.70	8.06	8.607
Czech Republic	8.48	8.45	8.87	8.600
Israel	8.77	8.49	8.54	8.600
Iceland	8.57	8.15	8.98	8.567
Bahamas	8.52	8.25	8.87	8.547
Lebanon	8.65	8.15	8.83	8.543
Guatemala	8.51	8.37	8.74	8.540
Germany	8.57	8.53	8.51	8.537
Dominican Republic	8.50	8.05	9.01	8.520
Great Britain	8.41	8.48	8.67	8.520
Australia	8.69	7.86	8.97	8.507
Uruguay	8.06	8.52	8.90	8.493
Thailand	8.85	8.08	8.53	8.487
Ecuador	8.39	8.10	8.91	8.467
Costa Rica	8.47	8.42	8.51	8.467
Cayman Islands	8.41	8.20	8.76	8.457
Netherlands	8.46	8.03	8.86	8.450
Namibia	8.36	8.04	8.95	8.450
Romania	8.47	8.14	8.71	8.440
Argentina	8.17	8.13	8.96	8.420
Switzerland	8.23	8.20	8.65	8.360
Singapore	8.59	7.91	8.58	8.360
Ukraine	8.36	8.20	8.50	8.353
Bolivia	8.67	7.60	8.78	8.350
Denmark	8.35	8.03	8.63	8.337
Sri Lanka	8.36	7.75	8.86	8.323
Ireland	8.11	8.03	8.79	8.310
Turkey	8.39	8.08	8.44	8.303
Belize	8.60	7.96	8.33	8.297
Malaysia	8.64	7.80	8.44	8.293
Curaçao	8.00	8.20	8.67	8.290
Poland	8.29	8.09	8.49	8.290
Honduras	8.52	7.99	8.21	8.240
Bulgaria	8.31	8.09	8.31	8.237
Slovak Republic	8.30	7.68	8.65	8.210
Indonesia	8.50	7.60	8.50	8.200
Portugal	8.29	7.78	8.51	8.193
Egypt	8.26	7.74	8.52	8.173
Hong Kong	8.30	7.86	8.31	8.157
Bonaire	8.26	7.98	8.22	8.153
Taiwan	8.41	7.65	8.31	8.123
Korea	8.45	7.58	8.14	8.057
Cook Islands	8.01	7.51	8.26	7.927
Malta	7.98	7.63	8.10	7.903
Turks and Caicos	7.99	7.43	8.24	7.887
Paraguay	7.79	7.59	8.24	7.873
British Virgin Islands	7.87	7.60	8.12	7.863
Northern Marianas	7.73	7.20	8.36	7.763