Miss Universe 1991, the 40th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on May 17, 1991.
At the end of the event, Lupita Jones of Mexico was crowned as Miss Universe 1991 by Mona Grudt of Norway, it was the first victory of Mexico in the pageant. Although they would win later in 2010, 2020 and 2025. Seventy-three contestants competed in this year's edition.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1991 – Lupita Jones 1st Runner-Up – Paulien Huizinga 2nd Runner-Up – Julia Lemigova Top 6 – Kimberley Mais – Kelli McCarty – Jackeline Rodríguez Top 10 – Jacqueline Krijger – Mareva Georges – Vivian Benítez – Natasha Pavlovich
Final Competition NationPreliminary AverageInterviewSwimsuitEvening GownSemifinal Average9.006 (1)9.608 (1)9.450 (1)9.758 (1)9.605 (1)8.694 (10)9.592 (2)9.073 (6)9.600 (4)9.421 (4)8.864 (3)9.550 (3)9.225 (3)9.717 (2)9.497 (3)8.719 (7)9.533 (4)9.412 (2)9.650 (3)9.531 (2)8.986 (2)9.418 (6)9.213 (4)9.542 (7)9.391 (5)8.834 (4)9.425 (5)8.950 (8)9.542 (7)9.305 (6)8.753 (6)9.190 (8)9.135 (5)9.550 (6)9.291 (7)8.719 (7)9.375 (7)8.987 (7)9.350 (10)9.237 (8)8.706 (9)9.067 (10)8.867 (10)9.590 (5)9.174 (9)8.774 (5)9.167 (9)8.875 (9)9.442 (9)9.161 (10)
Special awards Awards Winners Best National Costume – Maribel Gutierrez Miss Photogenic – Siobhan McClafferty Miss Congeniality – Monique Lindesay Order of Announcements
Top 10
Top 6
Top 3
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 McClafferty - Miri Goldfarb - Maria Biscotti - Kimberley Mais - Atsuko Yamamoto - Fida Chehayeb - Annette Feydt - Elaine Chew - Michelle Zarb - Dhandevy Jeetun - Lupita Jones - Ronel Liebenberg - Paulien 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 - Seo Jung-min - Julia Lemigova - Esther Arroyo - Diloka Seneviratne - Simone Vos - Susanna Gustafsson - Jiraprapa Sawettanan - Josie Anne Richards - Pinar Ozdemir - Kathy Hawkins - Helen Upton - Kelli McCarty - Monique Lindesay - Adriana Comas - Jackeline Rodríguez - Natasha Pavlovich
Order of Introduction The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, randomly-ordered. +Geographical Region / ContinentOrder of Country / Territory IntroductionAsia and The USSR
South America
Europe and The British Isles
Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa
The Islands
Central and North America
Notes Debuts
Returns Last competed in 1952: The three constituent countries had their franchises unified, along with other territories that did not have their own franchises, as, between 1955 and 1990, each constituent country on the United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales) sent their separated candidate to the pageant. Since 1994, Northern Ireland candidates could compete either in Miss Ireland or in Miss United Kingdom.
Last competed in 1978:
Last competed in 1984: competed for the first time as an independent country after gaining independence from South Africa in February 1990.
Last competed in 1985:
Last competed in 1986:
Last competed in 1987:
Last competed in 1988:
Last competed in 1989:
Designations - Jackeline Rodríguez
Replacements - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez replaced Anjanette Abayari, who was not a Philippine citizen. - Sharon Luengo - The director of the Miss Venezuela pageant, Osmel Sousa, wanted to send her to Miss Universe due to the delay of the Miss Venezuela 1991 pageant. Still, the Miss Universe Organization rejected her as a contestant due to her 2nd runner-up position at Miss World 1990. Sousa later decided to select the Venezuelan delegate for Miss Universe 1991 under a special commission. – The winner of Miss USSR 1990, Maria Kezha, was underage after February 1.МИСС СССР 1990 (In Russian). - Miss Yugoslavia 1990, Ivona Brnelić decided not to participate in order to be focused in her studies. Her first runner up, Zorica Vasojević, was supposed to go, but was replaced at last minute by Natasha Pavlovic for reasons not clarified.
Withdrawals – The Miss Aruba 1991 pageant was delayed to May 31. Their 1991 winner, Jerusha Rasmijn, was sent to Miss Universe 1992 instead. - Their national pageant was delayed due the Australian Economic Crisis of early 1990s, Their winner, Georgina Denahy, was sent to Miss Universe 1992. - Regina Kozak - Lack of sponsorship, went instead to Miss International 1991. - 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 - She was underage before February 1. - Bibiane Holm - The Miss Greenland pageant lost their license, and as a result, she went to Miss World 1991 instead. - 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. - Carla Lopes Da Costa Caldeira - unknown - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then. - Priscilla Leimgruber - She fell ill and withdrew at the last minute. - 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 - because she was underage before February 1.
Name changes Holland began competing as Netherlands. Great Britain began competing as United Kingdom for the first time.This country had participated as United Kingdom again from 2005 to 2008.
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