Miss Universe 1990
Miss Universe 1990 was the 39th edition of Miss Universe pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Mona Grudt of Norway was crowned by her predecessor Angela Visser of Holland at the end of the event. Seventy one contestants competed for the title.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1990 |
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| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 6 | |
| Top 10 |
Final Competition
Special awards
Contestants
- ' – Paola de la Torre
- ' – Gwendolyne Kwidama
- ' – Charmaine Ware
- ' – Sandra Luttenberger
- ' – Lisa Nichelle Sawyer
- ' – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- ' – Janet Tucker
- ' – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
- ' – Jestina Hodge
- ' – Robin Lee Ouzunoff
- ' – Tricia Rose Whittaker
- ' – Uranía Haltenhoff
- ' – Lizeth Mahecha
- ' – Julieta Posla
- ' – Jana Hronkova
- ' – Maj-Britt Jensen
- ' – Rosario Rodríguez
- ' – Jessica Núñez
- ' – Dalia El Behery
- ' – Gracia María Guerra
- ' – Carla Barrow
- ' - Tiina Susanna Vierto
- ' – Gaëlle Voiry †
- ' – Christiane Stocker
- ' – Audrey Gingell
- ' – Jeni Balatsinou
- ' – Sascha Nukaka Motzfeldt
- ' – Marcia Damian
- ' – Marianela Abate
- ' – Stephanie Halenbeek
- ' – Vivian Moreno
- ' – Monica Chan
- ' – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
- ' – Suzanne Sablok
- ' – Barbara Ann Curran
- ' – Yvonna Krugliak
- ' – Annamaria Malipiero
- ' – Michelle Hall
- ' – Hiroko Miyoshi
- ' – Oh Hyun-kyung
- ' – Anna Lin Lim
- ' – Charmaine Farrugia
- ' – Anita Ramgutty
- ' – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
- ' – Sabina Umeh
- ' – Edwina Menzies
- ' – Mona Grudt
- ' – Mónica Plate
- ' – Marisol Martínez
- ' – Germelina Leah Banal Padilla
- ' – Małgorzata Obieżalska
- ' – Maria Rosado
- ' – María Luisa Fortuño
- ' – Wen Tzui Pin
- ' – Karina Ferguson
- ' – Ong Lay Ling
- ' - Evia Stalbovska
- ' – Raquel Revuelta
- ' – Roshani Aluwinare
- ' – Glenor Browne
- ' – Saskia Sibilo
- ' – Linda Isacsson
- ' – Catherine Mesot
- ' – Passaraporn Chaimongkol
- ' – Maryse de Gourville
- ' – Jülide Ateş
- ' – Karen Been
- ' – Ondina Pérez
- ' – Carole Gist
- ' – Andreína Goetz
- – Jane Lloyd
Order of Introduction
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
| Central and North America |
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| Asia and The Land Down Under | |
| British Isles and Western Europe | |
| Eastern Europe | |
| South America | |
| The Islands | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa |
Debuts
Returns
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Withdrawals
- ' - Katia Alens had completed Miss International 1990 and Miss World 1990. Miss Belgium Organization did not send at representative this year. Katia Alens later participated in Miss Universe 1991.
- ' - No national contest held.
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- ' - Beata Jarzynska
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Crossovers
;Miss World
- 1989: ' – Jana Hronkova
- 1989: ' – Audrey Gingell
- 1989: ' - Barbara Ann Curran
- 1989: ' - Maria Rosado
- 1989: ' - Catherine Mesot
- 1990: ' - Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama
- 1990: ' – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- 1990: ' – Dalia El Behery
- 1990: ' - Gaëlle Voiry
- 1990: ' – Christiane Stocker
- 1990: ' - Sabina Ifeoma Umeh
- 1990: ' - Jülide Ateş
- 1987: ' - Barbara Ann Curran
- 1990: ' – Sandra Luttenberger
- 1990: ' – Marianela Abate
- 1990: ' – Edwina Menzies
- 1990: ' - Jane Lloyd
- 1991: ' – Sandra Luttenberger
- 1991: ' - Gaëlle Voiry
- 1991: ' – Karina Ferguson
- 1991: ' - Catherine Mesot
- 1991: ' – Jane Lloyd
- 1989: ' – Monica Chan
- 1989: ' - Germelina Padilla
- 1990: ' - Rosario Rico Toro
- 1990: ' – Sandra Luttenberger
- 1990: ' – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- 1990: ' – Mónica Plate Cano
- 1990: ' – Gracia María Guerra
- 1990: ' – Ondina Pérez
- 1990: ' – Rosario Rodríguez
- 1990: ' – Ondina Pérez
- 1990: ' – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
- 1991: ' - Tiina Susanna Vierto
- 1990: ' – Julieta Posla
- 1990: ' – Vivian Audely Moreno
General references