Miss Universe 1996 was the 45th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on 17 May 1996. This was the final Miss Universe pageant produced by ITT Corp.
Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned by Chelsi Smith from the United States at the conclusion of the event. Seventy nine contestants competed in this edition. This is the second time that Las Vegas to host Miss Universe since 1991.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1996 – Alicia Machado 1st Runner-Up – Taryn Mansell 2nd Runner-Up – Lola Odusoga Top 6 – Vanessa Guzmán – Ilmira Shamsutdinova – Ali Landry Top 10 – Milena Mayorga – Sandhya Chib – Natali Sacco – Annika Duckmark
Contestants Seventy-nine contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownVerónica Ledezma19Buenos AiresTaryn Mansell19OranjestadJodie McMullen22SydneyMichelle Rae Collie20NassauVéronique De Kock19AntwerpAva Lovell20Belize CityNatalia Cronenbold19Santa Cruz de la SierraJessy Viceisza21KralendijkMaria Joana Parizotto19Francisco BeltrãoLinette Smith19Road TownMaria Sinigerova20SofiaRenette Cruz25VancouverTasha Ebanks22George TownAndrea L'Huillier22SantiagoLina María Gaviria21VillavicencioVictoria Keil23RarotongaDafne Zeledón19LimónVanessa Mambi23WillemstadFroso Spyrou20NicosiaRenata Hornofová21PragueAnette Oldenborg21CopenhagenSandra Natasha Abreu24La RomanaMónica Chalá23QuitoHadeel Abol-Naga19CairoMilena Mayorga20San SalvadorHelen Mahmastol18TallinnLola Odusoga18TurkuLaure Belleville20LathuileMiriam Ruppert21TaunussteinPearl Amoah19AccraAnita St. Rose26LondonNina Georgala22AthensKarla Beteta22Guatemala CityYazmín Fiallos19Francisco MorazánSofie Rahman21Hong KongAndrea Deák18Budapest IcelandHrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir20ReykjavikSandhya Chib19BangaloreAlya Rohali19JakartaJoanne Black21CavanLiraz Mesilaty19BeershebaAnna Valle20RomeTrudi-Ann Ferguson21KingstonJulia Syriani18BeirutAdeline Ong23Johor BahruRoseanne Farrugia18LijaVanessa Guzmán20Ciudad JuárezFaghma Absolom21WindhoekMarja de Graaf19DrentheSarah Brady20AucklandBelvilyn Ada Tenorio18GarapanInger Lise Ebeltoft19TromsReyna Royo25Panama CityMarta Elizabeth Lovera25AsunciónNatali Sacco21TrujilloAileen Damiles20Las PiñasMonika Chróścicka-Wnętrzak20SłupskRita Carvalho19BragançaSarybel Velilla19Toa AltaRoberta Anastase20PrahovaIlmira Shamsutdinova20SaratovAngeline Putt22Singapore Slovakia Iveta Jankulárová 18 BratislavaCarol Becker23GautengKim Yoon-jung22SeoulMaría José Suárez20SevilleShivanthini Dharmasiri25ColomboAnnika Duckmark24BoråsStéphanie Berger18ZürichChen Hsiao-Fen23TaipeiNirachala Kumya19Chiang MaiMichelle Kahn23Princes TownSerpil Sevilay Öztürk19AnkaraShaneika Lightbourne23Grand TurkIrina Borisova18KyivAli Landry22Breaux BridgeAdriana Sandra Maidana20MaldonadoAlicia Machado19MaracayLanga Sibanda26Harare
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External links Miss Universe official website