Miss Universe 1991
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, United States. Lupita Jones of Mexico crowned by Mona Grudt of Norway. Seventy-three contestants competed in the 1991 Miss Universe pageant.
Results
Placements
Final Competition
Special Awards
Contestants
- ' - Verónica Honnorat
- ' - Farrah Fiona Saunders
- ' - Katia Alens
- ' - Josephine Gault
- ' - Andrea Sullivan
- ' - María Selva Landívar
- ' - Patricia Franco de Godói
- ' - Anne Lennard
- ' - Christy Drumeva
- ' - Leslie McLaren
- ' - Bethea Michelle Christian
- ' - Cecilia del Rosario Alfaro
- ' - Maribel Gutiérrez Tinoco
- ' - Raema Chitty
- ' - Viviana Múñoz
- ' - Jacqueline Krijger
- ' - Renata Gorecka
- ' - Melissa Vargas
- ' - Diana Neira
- ' - Rebecca Dávila
- ' - Tanja Vienonen
- ' - Mareva Georges
- ' - Katrin Richter
- ' - Dela Tamakole
- ' - Marina Popou
- ' - Jevon Pellacani
- ' - Lorena Palacios
- ' - Anita Yuen
- ' - Dis Sigurgeirsdóttir
- ' - Christabelle Howie
- ' - Siobhan McLafferty
- ' - Miri Goldfarb
- ' - Maria Biscotti
- ' - Kimberley Mais
- ' - Atsuko Yamamoto
- ' - Seo Jung-min
- ' - Fida Chehayeb
- ' - Annette Feydt
- ' - Elaine Chew
- ' - Michelle Zarb
- ' - Dhandevy Jeetun
- ' - Lupita Jones
- ' - Ronel Liebenberg
- ' - Pauline Huizinga
- ' - Ana Sofía Pereira
- ' - Tonia Okogbenin
- ' - Sharon Rosario
- ' - Lene Maria Pedersen
- ' - Liz De León
- ' - Vivian Benítez
- ' - Eliana Martínez
- ' - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez
- ' - Joanna Michalska
- ' - Lissette Bouret
- ' - Lin Shu-Chuan
- ' - Daniella Nane
- ' - Samantha Robertson
- ' - Eileen Yeow
- ' - Esther Arroyo
- ' - Diloka Seneviratne
- ' - Simone Vos
- ' - Susanna Gustafsson
- ' - Jiraprapa Sawettanan
- ' - Josie Anne Richards
- ' - Pinar Ozdemir
- ' - Kathy Hawkins
- ' - Helen Upton
- ' - Adriana Comas
- ' - Kelli McCarty
- ' - Julia Lemigova
- ' - Monique Lindesay
- ' - Jackeline Rodríguez
- - Natasha Pavlovich
Order of Introduction
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
| Asia and The USSR |
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| South America | |
| Europe and The British Isles | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa | |
| The Islands | |
| Central and North America |
Debuts
Returns
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- ' competed for the first time as a sovereign state after gained independence from South Africa in 1990.
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Designations
- - Jackeline Rodríguez
Replacements
- ' - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez replaced Anjanette Abayari, who was not a Philippine citizen.
- ' - Sharon Luengo - The Director of Miss Venezuela pageant, Osmel Souza wanted to send her to Miss Universe due to the delay of the Miss Venezuela 1991 contest, but the Miss Universe Organization rejected her as a contestant due to her 2nd runner-up position at Miss World 1990, and they decided to select the Venezuelan delegate for Miss Universe 1991 under a special commission.
- – The winner of Miss USSR 1990, :ru:Кежа, Мария Владимировна|Maria Kezha, was underage after February 1.
Withdrawals
- ' – the Miss Aruba 1991 pageant was delayed and their 1991 winner, Jerusha Rasmijn, was sent to Miss Universe 1992.
- ' - due to lack of sponsorship and funding
- ' - Christine Heiss
- ' - Sharon Givskav - due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss World 1991 instead.
- ' - no contest.
- ' - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
- ' - Sarah Yeats
- ' - Bibiane Holm and went to Miss World 1991 instead
- ' - Claudia Mercedes Caballero
- ' - Carla Lopes Da Costa Caldeira
- ' - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
- ' - Priscilla Leimgruber
- - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
Did not compete
- ' - Aisha Wawira Lieberg - due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss Universe 1992 instead.
- ' - Adele Valerie Kenny
- - Carla Caldeira
Name changes
- Holland began competing as Netherlands.
- Great Britain began competing as United Kingdom for the first time
General references