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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The Parade of Nations is similar to 1998's, except that the contestants wore their national costumes this time.
* The Parade of Nations is similar to 1998's, except that the contestants wore their national costumes this time.
==International Broadcasters==
Some networks outside the United States (telecasted on [[CBS]]) showed the Miss Universe 1999 pageant live (or recorded earlier) in their respective countries and territories:
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*'''{{ALB}}''': [[RTV21]]
*'''{{AUS}}''': [[Seven Network]]
*'''{{AUT}}''': [[TW1 (Austria)|TW1]]
*'''{{ARG}}''': [[América 2]]
*'''{{flag|Bahamas}}''': [[ZNS-TV]]
*'''{{BER}}''': [[ZBM-TV]]
*'''{{BEL}}''': [[Star! Scandinavia|Star!]]
*'''{{BOL}}''': [[Unitel Bolivia|Unitel]]
*'''{{BRA}}''': [[Rede Bandeirantes]] and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
*'''{{BUL}}''': [[BNT 1]]
*'''{{CAN}}''': [[CBC Television]]
*'''{{CHI}}''': [[Turner Network Television|TNT Latin America]]
*'''{{CHN}}''': [[CCTV-1]]
*'''{{COL}}''': [[Caracol TV]] and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
*'''{{flag|Costa Rica}}''': [[Teletica]]
*'''{{flag|Cyprus}}''': [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation]]
*'''{{DEN}}''': [[Star! Scandinavia]] and [[NonStop Television|Showtime Scandinavia]]
*'''{{DOM}}''': [[Telemundo]], [[Colorvision|Color Vision]] and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
*'''{{ECU}}''': [[:es:Gama TV|Gama TV]] {{es icon}} and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
*'''{{EGY}}''': [[MBC 3|MBC3]]
*'''{{flag|El Salvador}}''': [[Telecorporacion Salvadoreña|TCS]]
*'''{{EST}}''': [[Star! Scandinavia|Star!]] and [[Viasat|Viasat Baltics]]
*'''{{FIN}}''': [[MTV3]], [[Star! Scandinavia]] and [[NonStop Television|Showtime Scandinavia]]
*'''{{FRA}}''': [[Paris Première]]
*'''{{GER}}''': [[:de:Das Vierte|Das Vierte]] {{de icon}}
*'''{{GRE}}''': [[ANT1]]
*'''{{HON}}''': [[Canal 11 (Honduras)|Canal 11]]
*'''{{flag|Hong Kong}}''': [[TVB Pearl]]
*'''{{HUN}}''': [[M1 (TV channel)|m1]]
*'''{{ISL}}''': [[Star! Scandinavia]] and [[NonStop Television|Showtime Scandinavia]]
*'''{{IND}}''': [[DD National]]
*'''{{INA}}''': [[Indosiar]] {{id icon}}
*'''{{IRL}}''': [[RTE One]]
*'''{{ISR}}''': [[Channel 2 (Israel)|Arutz 2]]
*'''{{ITA}}''': [[Stream]]
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*'''{{JAM}}''': [[Ination TV]]
*'''{{JPN}}''': [[NHK]]
*'''{{KOR}}''': [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS1]]
*'''{{KOS}}''': [[RTV21]]
*'''{{LAT}}''': [[Star! Scandinavia|Star!]] and [[Viasat|Viasat Baltics]]
*'''{{LIB}}''': [[LBC]] and [[MBC 3|MBC3]]
*'''{{MAS}}''': [[TV1 (Malaysia)|TV1]]
*'''{{flag|MLT|name=Republic of Malta}}''': [[TVM (Malta)|TVM]]
*'''{{MEX}}''': [[XHDF-TV|TV Azteca 13]]
*'''{{MYA}}''': [[TV Myanmar]]
*'''{{NAM}}''': [[Namibia Broadcasting Corporation|NBC]]
*'''{{NED}}''': [[Star! Scandinavia|Star!]]
*'''{{NIC}}''': [[Televicentro (Canal 2)|Televicentro]]
*'''{{NOR}}''': [[TV2 (Norway)|TV2]]
*'''{{PAN}}''': Telemetro and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
*'''{{PER}}''': [[ATV (Peruvian Network)|ATV]] and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
*'''{{PHI}}''': [[ABS-CBN]] and [[Studio 23]]
*'''{{POL}}''': [[TVP2]]
*'''{{POR}}''': [[RTP1]]
*'''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''': [[WAPA-TV]] and [[Telemundo]]
*'''{{ROU}}''': [[TVR1]]
*'''{{RUS}}''': [[Channel One Russia|C1R]] {{ru icon}}
*'''{{SIN}}''': [[Television Corporation of Singapore]]
*'''{{ESP}}''': [[TVE1]]
*'''{{SRB}}''': [[Radio Television of Serbia|RTS]]
*'''{{SWE}}''': [[Star! Scandinavia]] and [[NonStop Television|Showtime Scandinavia]]
*'''{{SUI}}''': [[SF 1]]
*'''{{flag|Taiwan|name=Taiwan R.O.C.}}''': [[Chinese Television System|CTS]]
*'''{{THA}}''': [[MCOT]] {{th icon}}
*'''{{TTO}}''' (host country): [[CCN TV6]]
*'''{{TUR}}''': [[NTV (Turkey)|NTV]]
*'''{{UAE}}''': [[MBC 3|MBC3]]
*'''{{UK}}''': [[BBC One]]
*'''{{UKR}}''': [[Pershyi Natsionalnyi (Ukraine)|UT1]]
*'''{{USA}}''': [[CBS]]
*'''{{VEN}}''': [[Venevisión]] and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]
*'''{{VIE}}''': [[:vi:VTV1|VTV1]] {{vi icon}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://missuniverse.com Miss Universe official website]
*[http://missuniverse.com Miss Universe official website]

Revision as of 08:58, 26 July 2010

Miss Universe 1999
DateMay 26, 1999
PresentersJack Wagner, Ali Landry and Julie Moran
VenueChaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants84
Placements10
DebutsBotswana
WithdrawalsBulgaria, Guam, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Zimbabwe
ReturnsAustria, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Guyana, Suriname, Turks & Caicos, Zambia
WinnerMpule Kwelagobe
 Botswana
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss Universe 1999 was held at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on May 26, 1999. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned as Miss Universe 1999 by Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago.A record number of 84 contestants competed in the pageant.This was the record of the contest until the Miss Universe 2006 contest with 86 contestants.

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1999
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Special awards

Final scores

Country Swimsuit Evening Gown Average
Botswana 9.18 (4) 9.36 (4) 9.27 (3)
Philippines 9.32 (2) 9.42 (2) 9.37 (2)
Spain 9.33 (1) 9.45 (1) 9.39 (1)
Venezuela 9.08 (6) 9.38 (3) 9.23 (4)
South Africa 9.32 (2) 9.13 (7) 9.22 (5)
Mexico 9.14 (5) 9.23 (5) 9.19 (6)
India 8.77 (10) 9.16 (6) 8.97 (7)
Puerto Rico 8.80 (8) 9.08 (8) 8.94 (8)
Jamaica 8.87 (7) 8.75 (9) 8.81 (9)
Ghana 8.78 (9) 8.68 (10) 8.73 (10)

Significant features

  • This was the first time in pageant history that two black women won the title two years in a row. Miss Trinidad & Tobago Wendy Fitzwilliam won the previous year. The year also showed a strong showing for African delegates, being the first time ever to have 3 of the 10 semifinalists. Ghana (marking its first placement ever) placed in the top ten, South Africa in the top five, with Botswana winning the crown.
  • Miss Guam, Tisha Elaina Heflin, was disqualified before the prelims for allegedly being pregnant. Although the Miss Guam Universe Organization reported she had fallen ill, she still made the records by becoming the first Miss Guam to ever pull out of the pageant.
  • In light of the pageant controversy surrounding Miss Guam's disqualification due to a rumored pregnancy, Miss Botswana Mpule Kwelagobe's final question on the night of the live telecast was whether she thought a Miss Universe who became pregnant should be allowed to continue her reign. Mpule enthusiastically responded that a pregnant Miss Universe should not relinquish her crown, but instead " celebrate her femininity!". Her frank, effortless and spontaneous answer to this controversial question that stumped the two other finalists (Philippines and Spain) would meet with the approval of the audience, as evidenced by the applause she received, and would earn her the title that night.
  • This was the first year since 1976 that a candidate from the USA failed to make the semifinals.
  • To date, this year marks the highest placement of the Philippines since Margarita Moran's win in 1973.
  • As in the year previous, the candidates from South Africa, Venezuela, India, and Puerto Rico also made it into the top 10.
  • Miss Northern Marianas Cherilyn Cabrera is now one of the directors for the Miss Marianas Universe Pageant.

Contestant notes

  • The candidates for Miss Philippines (1st Runner-Up) and Miss Spain (2nd Runner-Up) were not the original winners of their national pageants. Miriam Quiambao was originally selected to compete at the 1999 Miss World Pageant, but was bumped up to the Universe title after the original winner, Janelle Bautista was dethroned. Diana Noguera was 4th in her national pageant but became the representative for her country because the winner, Lorena Bernal was 17, the 1st runner up, Carmen Fernández, couldn't go to Miss Universe because her father was seriously sick, and the 2nd runner up, Inma Nadal had to participate in Miss Europe.
  • According to sources, some of the "favored" candidates who failed to make the semi-finals that year were the representatives from France, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil, Canada, and the Bahamas.
  • Miss Universe Title winner, Mpule Kwelagobe, was Botswana's first-ever candidate to compete at Miss Universe Pageant. She also represented her country in the 1997 Miss World Pageant.
  • Miss Philippines candidate Miriam Quiambao tripped on the stage during the evening gown preliminaries but eventually got into the Top 3 and won the first runner-up title.
  • Two contestants from Miss Universe 1999 are deceased. Russia, Alexandra Petrova was shot and killed in 2000 by an unidentified gunman in her apartment at the Volga River city of Cheboksary. Zambia, Esanju Kalopa was killed in a car accident in late October 2005.

Contestants

Trivia

  • The Parade of Nations is similar to 1998's, except that the contestants wore their national costumes this time.
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