Miss Universe 1991

Miss Universe 1991
Miss Universe 1991 participating nations and results
Date	May 17, 1991
Presenters	Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons, Angela Visser
Venue	Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	73
Placements	10
Debuts	Bulgaria Ghana Romania United Kingdom
Withdrawals	Aruba Australia Austria Denmark Egypt England Gibraltar Greenland Honduras Kenya New Zealand Portugal Scotland Switzerland Wales
Returns	Belgium Brazil Cook Islands Curaçao Lebanon Luxembourg Namibia Nicaragua Panama U.S. Virgin Islands Yugoslavia
Winner	Lupita Jones  Mexico
Congeniality	Monique Lindesay  U.S. Virgin Islands
Best National Costume	Maribel Gutiérrez  Colombia
Photogenic	Siobhan McLafferty  Ireland

Miss Universe 1991, the 40th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 17, 1991 at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Lupita Jones of Mexico crowned by Mona Grudt of Norway. Seventy-three contestants competed in the 1991 Miss Universe pageant.

Results

Placements

Contestants

Notes

Designations

•  Venezuela - Jackeline Rodríguez

Replacements

•  Philippines - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez replaced Anjanette Abayari. Anjanette Abayari was not a Philippine citizen.
•  Venezuela - Sharon Luengo - The Director of Miss Venezuela pageant, Osmel Souza wanted send her to Miss Universe due the delayed of Miss Venezuela 1991 contest, but Miss Universe Organization rejected her as contestant due her 2nd Runner-up position at Miss World 1990^[1] and they decided select the Venezuelan delegate for Miss Universe 1991 under a special commission.^[2]
•  USSR – The winner of Miss USSR 1990, Maria Kezha was underage after February 1.^[3]

Withdrawals

•  Aruba – the Miss Aruba 1991 pageant was delayed and their 1991 winner, Jerusha Rasmijn was sent to Miss Universe 1992.
•  Austria - Christine Heiss
•  Australia - Due to lack of Sponsorship and funding.
•  Denmark - Sharon Givskav - Due to lack of Sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss World 1991 instead.
•  Egypt - No contest held.
•  Gibraltar - Sarah Yeats (Lost their licence with the Miss Universe Organization).
•  Greenland - Bibiane Holm (Lost their licence with the Miss Universe Organization) and went to Miss World 1991 instead.
•  Honduras - Claudia Mercedes Caballero (She fell ill and withdrew due to the fact that she suffered from chronic fatigue and had to rest by medical prescription).
•  New Zealand - Adele Valerie Kenny (Because she was underage before February 1)^[4]
•  Kenya - Aisha Wawira Lieberg - Due lack of Sponsorship and funding. Went to Miss Universe 1992 instead.
•  Portugal - Carla Lopes Da Costa Caldeira
•   Switzerland - Priscilla Leimgruber ( She fell ill and withdrew at the last minute).

Name changes

Holland began competing as Netherlands.

References

External links

• Miss Universe official website