Miss Universe 1993 was the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico, on 21 May 1993.
At the event's conclusion, Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss Universe 1993 by Michelle McLean of Namibia. Seventy-nine contestants competed in the pageant.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the fourth and final time, with commentary from Miss Universe 1987, Cecilia Bolocco and Miss Universe 1989, Angela Visser.
This was the third time the pageant was held in Mexico, two years after Lupita Jones won Mexico's first Miss Universe title in 1991. In the weeks prior to the final telecast, the contestants visited Campeche, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Querétaro and the Mexican borough of Xochimilco for official events and sightseeing.
Background
Location and date On 13 July 1992, Miss Universe Inc. and Canal 13 Mexico director Romeo Flores announced that this edition would happen at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. The hosting of Miss Universe in Mexico was supported by the then-president of Mexico, Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Aside from Mexico City, the candidates also visited the states of Campeche, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Querétaro, and the borough of Xochimilco for official activities before the final competition.
A few days before the final competition, the president of the Miss Mexico organization, Carlos Guerrero, announced that Miss Universe would be held in Mexico again in 1995. Negotiations did not push through, and the competition occurred in Namibia, the first African country to host Miss Universe. Miss Universe was held again in Mexico in 2007.
Selection of participants Contestants from seventy-nine countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was selected to replace the original dethroned winner.
Replacements The winner of Eesti Miss Estonia 1993, Lilia Üksvärav, was replaced due to being underage. Her first runner-up, Kersti Tänavsuu, became the country's debut participant at Miss Universe pageant.
Debuts, returns and withdrawals This edition marked the debuts of the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Swaziland and the returns of Belize, Ghana, Hong Kong, Italy, and Trinidad and Tobago, which last competed in 1991. Pavlína Babůrková of the Czech Republic was originally crowned as Miss Czechoslovakia 1992, but after the split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Babůrková represented the former country.
Russian, Yuliya Etina of the Commonwealth of Independent States withdrew from the pageant due to undisclosed reasons, just a few days after arriving in Mexico.
Indira Sudiro of Indonesia was also supposed to compete in this edition, but she withdrew due to controversies surrounding her participation in the pageant. She would eventually attend the Miss Universe 1993 pageant as an observer.
Incidents during the competition The pageant was marred by booing from the Mexican crowd following the failure of the home delegate, Angelina González, to advance to the top ten of the national costume competition and being not in the ten semifinalists. This was particularly directed towards the American candidate, Kenya Moore, the country that owns the Miss Universe Organization.
This continued throughout the first two events of the night: the swimsuit and interview competition. The Mexican crowd only calmed down after the musical number with Michelle McLean and the delegates singing and dancing to "Get on Your Feet" . Generalized booing stopped and the competition continued with the evening gown event, the judges' questions, the final question and the crowning, without major incident.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1993 – Dayanara Torres 1st Runner-Up – Paula Andrea Betancur 2nd Runner-Up – Milka Chulina Top 6 – Yvonne Voni Delfos – Namrata Shirodkar – Kenya Moore Top 10 – Leila Cristine Schuster – Pavlína Babůrková – Tarja Smura – Eugenia Santana
Special awards Award Winner Miss Photogenic – Eugenia Santana Miss Congeniality – Jamila Danzuru
Best National Costume Award Winner Best National Costume – Ine Beate Strand 1st runner-up – Samaya Chadrawi 2nd runner-up – Ipek Gumusoglu
Contestants Seventy-nine contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownAlicia Andrea Ramón19ResistenciaDyane Escalona19OranjestadYvonne Voni Delfos18BrisbaneRosemary Bruckner21ViennaMarietta Ricina Sands24NassauSandra Joine24AntwerpMelanie Smith20Belize CityRoxana Arias19Santa Cruz de la SierraLeila Schuster21São PauloRhonda Hodge19Road TownLilia Koeva18SofiaNancy Ann Elder21CalgaryPamela Ebanks19George TownSavka Pollak19SantiagoPaula Andrea Betancur21LeticiaCatalina Rodriguez19HerediaElsa Roozendal19WillemstadPhotini Spyridonos19Larnaca19Nový BorMaria Hirse21CopenhagenOdalisse Rodriguez21Santo DomingoArianna Mandini Klein19GuayaquilKatherine Mendez20San SalvadorKersti Tänavsuu20TallinnTarja Smura22HelsinkiVeronique de la Cruz18GuadeloupeVerona Feldbusch25HamburgJamila Haruna Danzuru25KumasiKathryn Middleton24ChesterfieldKristina Manoussi21AthensCharlene Gumataotao21HågatDiana Galván19San Rafael Pie de la CuestaDenia Reyes18La CeibaEmily Lo19Hong KongZsanna Pardy20BalatonfüredMaria Run Haflidadóttir20ReykjavíkNamrata Shirodkar22BombaySharon Ellis22CorkYana Khodyrker20RehovotElisa Jacassi21VercelliRachel Stuart20KingstonYukiko Shiki24TakarazukaSamaya Chadrawi19JouniehNathalie dos Santos18LuxembourgLucy Narayanasamy18BantingRoberta Borg18QormiDanielle Pascal26Port LouisAngelina González18CampecheAnja Schroder23WindhoekAngelique van Zalen22HeemstedeKarly Kinnaird19AucklandLuisa Urcuyo18ManaguaRhihole Gbinigie19LagosVictoria Todela20SaipanIne Beate Strand21BuskerudGiselle González20Santiago de VeraguasCarolina Barrios18EncarnaciónDéborah de Souza-Peixoto24LimaMelinda Joanna Gallardo22ManilaMarzena Wolska23WarsawMarisa Cruz18LisbonDayanara Torres18Toa AltaAngelica Nicoara20LipovaRenagah Devi23SingaporeYoo Ha-young18SeoulEugenia Santana19Las PalmasChamila Wickramesinghe21ColomboJean Zhang18ParamariboDanila Faias18ManziniJohanna Lind21ÅtvidabergValérie Bovard21VaudChattharika Ubolsiri21BangkokRachel Charles19TobagoIpek Gumusoglu21IstanbulMichelle Mills22Grand TurkKenya Moore22DetroitCheryl Simpson19Saint CroixMaría Fernanda Navarro19MontevideoMilka Chulina19Maracay
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References
External links Miss Universe official website