Miss Universe 1989
Miss Universe 1989 | |
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Date | May 23, 1989 |
Presenters | John Forsythe, Emma Samms and Karen Baldwin |
Venue | Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Mexico |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 76 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
Withdraws | Lebanon |
Returns | Aruba, Belize, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Greece, Haiti, India, Mauritius, Poland, Suriname |
Winner |
Angela Visser Holland |
Congeniality |
Sharon Simons Turks & Caicos |
Best National Costume |
Flavia Cavalcanti Brazil |
Photogenic |
Karen Wenden Australia |
Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant was held at Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on May 23, 1989. Angela Visser of Holland was crowned as Miss Universe 1989 by Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand. Seventy-six contestants competed in this year.
Results
Placements
Final Results | Contestant |
Miss Universe 1989 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up | |
Top 10 |
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Semifinal Scores
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Special Awards
Award | Contestant |
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Best National Costume |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Order of announcements
Top 10
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Top 5
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Background music
- Opening Number: "Hot Hot Hot" by Arrow (Cover version)
Judges
- Brenda Dykgraaf – U.S. aerobic champion.
- Phil Richards – Make-up artist.
- Jacqueline Briskin – American writer specializing in historical fiction.
- José Eber – French celebrity hairstylist.
- Rosalynn Sumners – U.S. Olympic Silver Medal Figure Skater and National Champion.
- Michael Warren – American TV actor and former college basketball player.
- Josie Cruz Natori – Filipina fashion designer and CEO and founder of The Natori Company.
- Giuseppe Della Schiava – Editor and publisher of Harper's Bazaar Italia.
- Jane Feinberg – Casting director.
- Sy Weintraub – Former president of Columbia Pictures.
- Emmanuel – Singer.
Contestants
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Crossovers
Miss World
- Miss World 1988: Gibraltar, Holland, Ireland, Poland and Switzerland
- Miss World 1989: Finland, Luxembourg, Nigeria and Spain
- Miss World 1990: Trinidad & Tobago
- Miss World 1991: Jamaica (3rd runner-up)
Miss International
- Miss International 1988: Iceland (semi-finalist)
- Miss International 1989: Austria, Guam and Scotland (semi-finalist)
Reina Mundial del Turismo, FITUR, Madrid Spain
- Miss World Tourism 1989: Haiti Primera Dama de Honor (First Runner Up)
International Broadcasting
These are some of the networks outside the United States (telecasted on CBS) that showed the 1989 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded earlier) in their respective countries and territories: