Miss Universe 1990
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, USA on April 15, 1990. Mona Grudt
Mona Grudt
Mona Grudt Bittrick became the first Norwegian to capture the Miss Universe title in 1990.-Miss Universe:...
of Norway
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was crowned as Miss Universe 1990. Seventy-one contestants competed for the crown.
For the first time, the judges' individual scores were visible to the viewing audience, adding transparency to the pageant. Also in this year, a major format change that transformed the Miss Universe competition for the next decade was introduced, in which the delegates would face an extra round of elimination on finals night: the Top 6 judges' questions.
In the Parade of Nations, television viewers got to see each delegate in national costume, as well as her swimsuit, evening gown and interview preliminary scores for the first time. Host Dick Clark also called out each country individually, as compared to the 1980s where all the delegates introduced themselves in rapid succession. This format of Parade of Nations continued until 1997. The presentation of the delegates in continental order, introduced in 1989, also continued until 1997.
Also, instead of reducing the Top 10 to the usual Final 5, the judges picked a momentary Top 6. Those 6 finalists would answer questions and the field was reduced to a Final 3 who would face the traditional final question. This format was discontinued in 2001.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1990 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 United States - Carole GistCarole Gist Carole Anne-Marie Gist was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas... |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Colombia - Lizeth Mahecha |
| Top 6 |
 Bolivia - Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro Chile - Uranía HaltenhoffUranía Haltenhoff Uranía Haltenhoff Nikiforos is a pageant titleholder, was born in Tocopilla, Chile on October 14, 1967. She is the Miss Chile titleholder for 1990 and was the official representative of Chile to the Miss Universe 1990 pageant held in Los Angeles, USA....  Mexico - Marilé del Rosario Santiago |
| Top 10 |
 Venezuela - Andreína GoetzAndreína Goetz Andreína Katarina Goetz Blohm is a former Miss Venezuela and the official representative of her country to the Miss Universe pageant, held in Los Angeles, California, USA on April 15, 1990, where she became one of the Top 10 semifinalists.-External links:**...  India - Suzanne SablokSuzanne Sablok Suzanne Sablok is a popular Model and Miss India title holder for the years 1989-1990. She later represented India in the Miss Universe 1990 and became a semifinalist where she placed 8th. During the telecast, the co-anchor showed preliminary results indicating that Suzanne had placed second in the...  Turkey - Julide Ates Czechoslovakia - Jana Hronkova |
Semifinal scores
| Country | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.760 (1) | 8.922 (1) | 8.989 (1) | 8.890 (1) | |
| 8.610 (2) | 8.714 (2) | 8.840 (2) | 8.721 (2) | |
| 8.500 (4) | 8.450 (4) | 8.707 (4) | 8.552 (3) | |
| 8.411 (6) | 8.410 (6) | 8.770 (3) | 8.530 (4) | |
| 8.439 (5) | 8.498 (3) | 8.600 (6) | 8.512 (5) | |
| United States |
8.509 (3) | 8.299 (7) | 8.630 (5) | 8.479 (6) |
| Venezuela |
8.370 (7) | 8.450 (4) | 8.590 (7) | 8.470 (7) |
| 8.200 (9) | 8.233 (8) | 8.552 (8) | 8.328 (8) | |
| 8.079 (10) | 8.139 (9) | 8.200 (9) | 8.139 (9) | |
| Czechoslovakia |
8.360 (8) | 7.785 (10) | 7.970 (10) | 8.038 (10) |
- Winner
- First Runner-up
- Second Runner-up
- Top 6 Finalist
- Top 10 Semifinalist Rank in each round of competition
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Best National Costume |
|
| Miss Congeniality |
 Germany - Christiane Stocker |
| Miss Photogenic |
 Thailand - Passaraporn Chaimongkol |
Contestants
- - Paola de la Torre
- - Gwendolyne Kwidama
- - Charmaine Ware
- - Sandra Luttenberger
- - Lisa Nichelle Sawyer
- - Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- - Janet Tucker
- - Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
- - Jestina Hodge
- - Robin Lee Ouzunoff
- - Tricia Rose Whittaker
- - Uranía HaltenhoffUranía HaltenhoffUranía Haltenhoff Nikiforos is a pageant titleholder, was born in Tocopilla, Chile on October 14, 1967. She is the Miss Chile titleholder for 1990 and was the official representative of Chile to the Miss Universe 1990 pageant held in Los Angeles, USA....
- - Lizeth Mahecha
- - Julieta Posla
- - Jana Hronkova
- - Maj-Britt Jensen
- - Rosario Rodríguez
- - Jessica Núñez
- - Dalia El BeheryDalia El BeheryDalia El Behery , Egyptian actress. She won the 1990 title of Miss Egypt, also won 27 place the Miss Universe pageant in Los Angeles in the same year.-Biography:...
- - Gracia María Guerra
- - Carla Barrow
- - Tiina Susanna Vierto
- - Gaelle Voiry
- - Christiane Stocker
- - Audrey Gingell
- - Jeni Balatsinou
- - Sascha Nukaka MotzfeldtNukaaka Coster-WaldauNukaaka Coster-Waldau is a Greenlandic singer, actress, and a former Miss Greenland. She is married to Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau....
- - Marcia Damian
- - Marianela Abate
- ' - Stephanie Halenbeek
- - Vivian Moreno
- ' - Monica ChanMonica ChanMonica Chan Fat-Yung is a Hong Kong actress/model. She won the Miss Hong Kong 1989 pageant.Before her acting days, Chan graduated from a high school in Canada & attended the University of Hawaii...
- - Hildur Dungalsdóttir
- - Suzanne SablokSuzanne SablokSuzanne Sablok is a popular Model and Miss India title holder for the years 1989-1990. She later represented India in the Miss Universe 1990 and became a semifinalist where she placed 8th. During the telecast, the co-anchor showed preliminary results indicating that Suzanne had placed second in the...
- - Barbara Ann Curran
- - Yvonna Krugliak
- - Annamaria Malipiero
- - Michelle Hall
- - Hiroko Miyoshi
- ' - Oh Hyun-kyoung
- - Anna Lin Lim
- - Charmaine Farrugia
- - Anita Ramgutty
- - Marilé del Rosario Santiago
- - Sabina Umeh
- ' - Edwina Menzies
- - Mona GrudtMona GrudtMona Grudt Bittrick became the first Norwegian to capture the Miss Universe title in 1990.-Miss Universe:...
- - Mónica Plate
- - Marisol Martínez
- - Germelina Padilla
- - Małgorzata Obieżalska
- - Maria Rosado
- - María Luisa Fortuno
- - Wen Tzui Pin
- - Karina Ferguson
- - Ong Lay Ling
- - Evia Stalbovska
- - Raquel Revuelta
- - Roshani Aluwinare
- ' - Glenor Browne
- - Saskia Sibilo
- - Linda IsacssonLinda IsacssonLinda Susanna Lindorff is a former Miss Sweden* and a TV personality, hostess, reporter and weather forecaster. She represented her country at Miss Universe 1990.-References:...
- - Catherine Mesot
- - Passaraporn Chaimongkol
- ' - Maryse de Gourville
- - Julide Ates
- ' - Karen Been
- - Ondina Pérez
- United States - Carole GistCarole GistCarole Anne-Marie Gist was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas...
- Venezuela - Andreína GoetzAndreína GoetzAndreína Katarina Goetz Blohm is a former Miss Venezuela and the official representative of her country to the Miss Universe pageant, held in Los Angeles, California, USA on April 15, 1990, where she became one of the Top 10 semifinalists.-External links:**...
- - Jane Lloyd
Preliminary scores
| Country | Swimsuit | Interview | Evening Gown | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 8.25 | 8.61 | 9.19 | 8.683 |
| Venezuela | 8.45 | 8.08 | 8.73 | 8.420 |
| Mexico | 8.43 | 8.07 | 8.45 | 8.317 |
| USA | 8.57 | 7.82 | 8.56 | 8.317 |
| Colombia | 8.31 | 7.74 | 8.89 | 8.313 |
| India | 8.22 | 8.15 | 8.47 | 8.280 |
| Bolivia | 8.28 | 8.04 | 8.45 | 8.257 |
| Czechoslovakia | 8.44 | 7.65 | 8.54 | 8.210 |
| Chile | 8.06 | 7.83 | 8.73 | 8.207 |
| Turkey | 8.06 | 7.82 | 8.39 | 8.090 |
| Republic of China | 7.95 | 7.76 | 8.50 | 8.070 |
| Philippines | 8.03 | 7.99 | 8.15 | 8.057 |
| Wales | 8.10 | 7.82 | 8.14 | 8.020 |
| Costa Rica | 8.06 | 7.66 | 8.28 | 8.000 |
| Jamaica | 8.31 | 7.73 | 7.95 | 7.997 |
| Soviet Union | 8.01 | 7.91 | 7.92 | 7.947 |
| Finland | 7.96 | 7.76 | 8.11 | 7.943 |
| Dominican Republic | 7.70 | 8.09 | 8.03 | 7.940 |
| Greenland | 7.70 | 7.67 | 8.32 | 7.897 |
| Iceland | 7.71 | 7.77 | 8.20 | 7.893 |
| France | 8.00 | 7.53 | 8.06 | 7.863 |
| Ecuador | 7.94 | 7.66 | 7.95 | 7.850 |
| Hong Kong | 7.62 | 7.60 | 8.32 | 7.847 |
| Thailand | 7.89 | 7.31 | 8.22 | 7.807 |
| Puerto Rico | 7.79 | 7.41 | 8.16 | 7.787 |
| Sweden | 7.79 | 7.32 | 8.23 | 7.780 |
| Peru | 7.77 | 7.63 | 7.87 | 7.757 |
| Israel | 7.59 | 7.63 | 7.97 | 7.730 |
| Egypt | 7.81 | 7.53 | 7.84 | 7.727 |
| Scotland | 7.83 | 7.95 | 7.30 | 7.693 |
| Poland | 7.86 | 7.05 | 8.03 | 7.647 |
| Portugal | 7.51 | 7.45 | 7.97 | 7.643 |
| Switzerland | 7.28 | 7.29 | 8.34 | 7.637 |
| Australia | 7.18 | 7.39 | 8.28 | 7.617 |
| Paraguay | 7.58 | 7.32 | 7.88 | 7.593 |
| Greece | 7.86 | 7.76 | 7.16 | 7.593 |
| Guam | 7.33 | 7.07 | 8.37 | 7.590 |
| England | 7.35 | 7.60 | 7.80 | 7.583 |
| Canada | 7.39 | 7.30 | 8.01 | 7.567 |
| Ireland | 7.27 | 7.34 | 8.07 | 7.560 |
| Germany | 7.73 | 7.17 | 7.73 | 7.543 |
| Holland | 7.27 | 7.39 | 7.93 | 7.530 |
| Spain | 7.45 | 7.46 | 7.64 | 7.517 |
| Italy | 7.44 | 7.35 | 7.74 | 7.510 |
| Belize | 7.70 | 7.38 | 7.44 | 7.507 |
| Korea | 7.50 | 7.13 | 7.79 | 7.473 |
| Uruguay | 7.23 | 6.92 | 8.27 | 7.473 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 7.21 | 7.12 | 8.06 | 7.463 |
| Malaysia | 7.30 | 7.17 | 7.88 | 7.450 |
| Japan | 7.52 | 7.04 | 7.75 | 7.437 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 7.14 | 7.12 | 7.98 | 7.413 |
| Bahamas | 7.13 | 7.06 | 8.02 | 7.403 |
| Suriname | 7.36 | 7.18 | 7.58 | 7.373 |
| Sri Lanka | 7.07 | 7.17 | 7.85 | 7.363 |
| Singapore | 6.97 | 7.24 | 7.72 | 7.310 |
| Denmark | 7.20 | 7.08 | 7.63 | 7.303 |
| Turks & Caicos | 7.08 | 6.75 | 7.99 | 7.273 |
| Austria | 7.09 | 7.18 | 7.46 | 7.243 |
| Argentina | 7.23 | 7.43 | 6.99 | 7.217 |
| Nigeria | 6.85 | 6.91 | 7.75 | 7.170 |
| Gibraltar | 7.11 | 7.16 | 7.15 | 7.140 |
| Malta | 6.90 | 6.93 | 7.58 | 7.137 |
| Guatemala | 6.80 | 7.07 | 7.44 | 7.103 |
| Aruba | 7.14 | 6.94 | 7.22 | 7.100 |
| El Salvador | 6.74 | 6.73 | 7.81 | 7.093 |
| Cayman Islands | 7.22 | 6.66 | 7.39 | 7.090 |
| Honduras | 6.61 | 6.92 | 7.57 | 7.033 |
| Bermuda | 7.15 | 6.92 | 6.91 | 6.993 |
| Northern Marianas | 6.60 | 6.82 | 7.50 | 6.973 |
| Mauritius | 6.59 | 6.61 | 7.62 | 6.940 |
| British Virgin Islands | 6.63 | 6.43 | 7.14 | 6.733 |
- Winner
- First Runner-up
- Second Runner-up
- Top 6 Finalist
- Top 10 Semifinalist
- Note: The scores shown during the Parade of Nations were miscategorized later on in the telecast, creating confusion. The Top 3 Preliminary Interview Scores were labeled as Preliminary Swimsuit scores. Similarly, the Top 3 Swimsuit scores were miscategorized as Preliminary Evening Gown scores, a mistake that would not be repeated the following year.
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Historical significance
- The former USSR made the first of three appearances at Miss Universe as a unified state.
- This was the first and only year, since 1954, that Brazil didn't send a participant to the pageant.