Miss Universe 1996
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Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts
Theatre for the Performing Arts
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in the Aladdin Resort and Casino
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
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, in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
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, Nevada
Nevada
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, USA on May 17, 1996. Alicia Machado
Alicia Machado
Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo is an actress, singer and former Miss Universe. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss Universe crown.-Career:...
of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
was crowned as Miss Universe 1996 by Miss Universe 1995 Chelsi Smith
Chelsi Smith
Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith is a former beauty pageant titleholder from the United States who became the first Miss USA in fifteen years to capture the Miss Universe crown on May 12, 1995.-Early life:...
of USA. 79 contestants competed for the crown. The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
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, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. However, for financial reasons, South Africa couldn't host the pageant and Miss Universe was moved to Las Vegas.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1996 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 Aruba - Taryn Mansell |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Finland - Lola OdusogaLola Wallinkoski Iyabode Ololade Remilekun Wallinkoski is a Finnish model and Miss Finland 1996. In 1997, she won the crown of Miss Scandinavia. On 17 June 1996 at the Miss Universe competition in Las Vegas, she was second-runner up. Wallinkoski is 174 cm tall and weighed 54 kg during her reign as Miss Finland... |
| Top 6 |
 Russia - Ilmira Shamsutdinova Mexico - Vanessa GuzmánVanessa Guzmán -External links:...  United States - Ali LandryAli Landry Ali Germaine Landry is a former Miss USA , model and actress. She is perhaps best known as the Doritos Girl from her 1998 Super Bowl commercial, and for her portrayal of Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom Eve. In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.-... |
| Top 10 |
 El Salvador - Milena Mayorga India - Sandhya Chib Peru - Natalí Sacco Sweden - Annika DuckmarkAnnika Duckmark Annika Duckmark, is a Swedish television presenter. She was crowned as Miss Sweden 1996. She was married to the former football player Tomas Brolin, but they divorced in 2006.... |
Semifinal Scores
| Country | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Average | Top 6 Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuela |
9.809 (1) | 9.820 (1) | 9.874 (1) | 9.834 (1) | 9.846 (1) |
| United States |
9.793 (2) | 9.601 (8) | 9.753 (2) | 9.716 (2) | 9.604 (6) |
| 9.629 (5) | 9.737 (2) | 9.651 (5) | 9.672 (3) | 9.779 (2) | |
| 9.646 (3) | 9.714 (3) | 9.573 (10) | 9.644 (4) | 9.714 (4) | |
| 9.551 (8) | 9.657 (4) | 9.719 (3) | 9.642 (5) | 9.763 (3) | |
| 9.56 (7) | 9.604 (7) | 9.714 (4) | 9.626 (6) | 9.657 (5) | |
| 9.636 (4) | 9.569 (10) | 9.651 (5) | 9.619 (7) | ||
| 9.580 (6) | 9.619 (5) | 9.601 (9) | 9.600 (8) | ||
| 9.549 (9) | 9.613 (6) | 9.637 (7) | 9.600 (9) | ||
| 9.493 (10) | 9.576 (9) | 9.629 (8) | 9.566 (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 |
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| Miss Congeniality |
 Australia - Jodie McMullenJodie McMullen Jodie McMullen is a former Miss Australia in 1996. During the international beauty pageant, she did not make the top 10 but won the Miss Congeniality award... |
| Miss Photogenic |
 Philippines - Aileen Damiles |
| Jantzen Jantzen Jantzen is a brand of swimwear that was established in 1916 and first appeared in the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The brand name later replaced the name of the parent company that manufactured the branded products... Best in Swimsuit |
Venezuela - Alicia Machado Alicia Machado Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo is an actress, singer and former Miss Universe. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss Universe crown.-Career:... |
| Finesse Unilever Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.... Best Style |
Venezuela - Alicia Machado Alicia Machado Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo is an actress, singer and former Miss Universe. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss Universe crown.-Career:... |
Judges
- Maud AdamsMaud AdamsMaud Solveig Christina Wikström , known professionally as Maud Adams, is a Swedish actress, known for her roles as two different Bond girls: in The Man with the Golden Gun , and as the title character in Octopussy .-Early life:Adams was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden, the...
– Swedish actress. - Jim NantzJim NantzJames William Nantz, III is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his work with CBS Sports television.-Early life:...
– American sportscaster. - Teri Ann LinnTeri Ann LinnTeri Ann Linn is an American actress and singer who was also popular in Finland and Italy. She pioneered the role of Kristen Forrester Dominguez on The Bold and the Beautiful, a role she played from 1987-1994. She returned for a guest appearance from April to September 1997...
– Actress. - Emilio EstefanEmilio EstefanEmilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-American of Lebanese ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is also recognized as the producer of many famous singers. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan...
– Cuban-American musician and producer. - Starletta Dupois – African-American actress.
- Elizabeth SungElizabeth SungElizabeth Fong Sung is an Asian American actress and film director.From 1994-96, she appeared on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless as Luan Volien....
– Asian-American actress. - Tim Chappel – Academy Award winner and costume designer for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot is based on the journey of three drag queens who travel across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named...
. - Cecilia Bolocco – Miss Universe 1987Miss Universe 1987Miss Universe 1987, the 36th Miss Universe pageant was held at Hall Four at World Trade Centre, Singapore on May 27, 1987. 22-year-old Cecilia Bolocco of Chile was crowned as Miss Universe 1987. 68 contestants competed in the 1987 Miss Universe Pageant. This was the twenty-first and final Miss...
. - Fred WilliamsonFred WilliamsonFred "The Hammer" Williamson is an American actor, architect, and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s.-Football career:...
– American actor and former football defensive back.
Contestants
- - Verónica Ledezma
- - Taryn Scheryl Mansell
- - Jodie McMullenJodie McMullenJodie McMullen is a former Miss Australia in 1996. During the international beauty pageant, she did not make the top 10 but won the Miss Congeniality award...
- - Michelle Rae Collie
- - Véronique De KockVéronique De KockVéronique De Kock was Miss Belgium 1995 and a contestant at Miss Universe 1996.-Biography:...
- - Ava Lovell
- - Natalia Cronenbold Aguilera
Bonaire - Jessy Viceisza- - Maria Joana Parizotto
- - Linette Smith
- - Maria Sinigerova
- - Renette Cruz
- - Tasha Ebanks
- - Andrea L'Huillier Troncoso
- - Lina Maria Gaviria Forero
- - Victoria Keil
- - Dafne Zeledón Monge
- - Vanessa Dorinda Mambi
- - Froso Spyrou
- - Renata Hornofová
- - Anette Oldenborg
- - Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius
- - Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía
- - Hadeel Abol-Naga
- - Carmen Milena Mayorga
- - Helen Mahmastol
- - Iyabode Ololade "Lola" Remilekun OdusogaLola WallinkoskiIyabode Ololade Remilekun Wallinkoski is a Finnish model and Miss Finland 1996. In 1997, she won the crown of Miss Scandinavia. On 17 June 1996 at the Miss Universe competition in Las Vegas, she was second-runner up. Wallinkoski is 174 cm tall and weighed 54 kg during her reign as Miss Finland...
- - Laure Belleville
- - Miriam Ruppert
- - Pearl Anoah
- ' - Anita St. Rose
- - Nina Georgala
- - Karla Hannelore Beteta Forkel
- - Yazmín Rossana Fiallos Bosak
- ' - Sofie Rahman
- - Andrea Deak
- - Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir
- - Sandhya Chib
- - Alya Rohali
- - Joanne Black
- - Liraz Mesilaty
- - Anna Valle
- - Trudi-Ann Ferguson
- ' - Kim Yoon-jung
- - Julia Syriani
- - Adeline Ong Siew Fong
- - Roseanne Farrugia
- - Vanessa Guzmán NieblaVanessa Guzmán-External links:...
- - Faghma Absolom
- - Marja de Graaf
- - Sarah Brady
- ' - Belvilyn Ada Tenorio
- - Inger Lise Ebeltoft
- - Reyna del Carmen Royo RiveraReyna RoyoReyna del Carmen Royo Rivera, born Ciudad de Panamá Panamá, is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant winner of the Señorita Panamá 1995...
- - Marta Elizabeth Lovera Parquet
- - Natalí Patricia Sacco Angeles
- - Aileen Leng Marfori Damiles
- - Monika Chróścicka-Wnętrzak
- - Rita Carvalho
- - Sarybel Velilla Cabeza
- - Roberta Alma Anastase
- - Ilmira Shamsutdinova
- - Angeline Putt
- - Iveta Jankulárová
- - Carol Anne Becker
- - María José Suárez Benítez
- - Shivanthini DharmasiriShivanthini DharmasiriShivanthini Dharmasiri is a Sri Lankan science graduate who was crowned as Miss Universe Sri-Lanka at the premier beauty pageant held on March 31, 1996, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Shivanthini migrated to the UK in 1976 with her family and has had the opportunity to experience cultures of both the East...
- - Annika DuckmarkAnnika DuckmarkAnnika Duckmark, is a Swedish television presenter. She was crowned as Miss Sweden 1996. She was married to the former football player Tomas Brolin, but they divorced in 2006....
- - Stéphanie Berger
- ' - Chen Hsiao-Fen
- - Nirachala Kumya
- ' - Michelle Kahn
- - Serpil Sevilay Ozturk
- ' - Shaneika Lightbourne
- - Irina Borisova
- - Adriana Sandra Maidana
- United States - Ali Germaine LandryAli LandryAli Germaine Landry is a former Miss USA , model and actress. She is perhaps best known as the Doritos Girl from her 1998 Super Bowl commercial, and for her portrayal of Rita Lefleur on the UPN sitcom Eve. In 1998, she was named by People magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.-...
- Venezuela - Yoseph Alicia Machado FajardoAlicia MachadoYoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo is an actress, singer and former Miss Universe. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss Universe crown.-Career:...
- - Langa Sibanda
Preliminary scores
| Rank | Country | Evening Gown | Swimsuit | Interview | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | USA | 9.61 | 9.10 | 9.37 | 9.360 |
| 02 | Venezuela | 9.43 | 9.11 | 9.43 | 9.323 |
| 03 | Russia | 9.40 | 9.14 | 9.09 | 9.210 |
| 04 | Sweden | 9.39 | 9.05 | 8.90 | 9.113 |
| 05 | India | 9.36 | 8.46 | 9.48 | 9.100 |
| 06 | Mexico | 9.25 | 8.74 | 9.09 | 9.027 |
| 07 | El Salvador | 9.23 | 8.41 | 9.26 | 8.967 |
| 08 | Peru | 9.02 | 8.46 | 9.36 | 8.947 |
| 09 | Aruba | 9.23 | 9.00 | 8.60 | 8.943 |
| 10 | Finland | 9.23 | 8.83 | 8.76 | 8.940 |
| 11 | France | 9.29 | 8.63 | 8.71 | 8.877 |
| 12 | Trinidad & Tobago | 8.81 | 8.53 | 9.23 | 8.857 |
| 13 | South Africa | 8.67 | 8.76 | 9.10 | 8.843 |
| 14 | Belgium | 8.91 | 8.55 | 9.04 | 8.833 |
| 15 | Hungary | 8.85 | 8.85 | 8.79 | 8.830 |
| 16 | Chile | 8.72 | 8.44 | 9.28 | 8.813 |
| 17 | Spain | 8.89 | 8.65 | 8.81 | 8.783 |
| 18 | Philippines | 9.07 | 8.32 | 8.92 | 8.770 |
| 19 | Brazil | 8.90 | 8.36 | 9.04 | 8.767 |
| 20 | Greece | 8.69 | 8.50 | 9.02 | 8.737 |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 8.99 | 8.21 | 8.96 | 8.720 |
| 22 | Norway | 8.55 | 8.39 | 9.19 | 8.710 |
| 23 | Italy | 9.04 | 8.56 | 8.51 | 8.703 |
| 24 | Jamaica | 8.56 | 8.41 | 9.11 | 8.693 |
| 25 | Cyprus | 8.97 | 8.66 | 8.37 | 8.667 |
| 26 | Panama | 8.64 | 8.32 | 9.02 | 8.660 |
| 27 | Ghana | 8.96 | 8.46 | 8.49 | 8.637 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 8.84 | 8.06 | 8.97 | 8.623 |
| 29 | Colombia | 8.84 | 8.14 | 8.88 | 8.620 |
| 30 | Canada | 8.60 | 8.38 | 8.86 | 8.613 |
| 31 | New Zealand | 8.52 | 8.66 | 8.66 | 8.613 |
| 32 | Estonia | 9.06 | 8.70 | 8.06 | 8.607 |
| 33 | Czech Republic | 8.48 | 8.45 | 8.87 | 8.600 |
| 34 | Israel | 8.77 | 8.49 | 8.54 | 8.600 |
| 35 | Iceland | 8.57 | 8.15 | 8.98 | 8.567 |
| 36 | Bahamas | 8.52 | 8.25 | 8.87 | 8.547 |
| 37 | Lebanon | 8.65 | 8.15 | 8.83 | 8.543 |
| 38 | Guatemala | 8.51 | 8.37 | 8.74 | 8.540 |
| 39 | Germany | 8.57 | 8.53 | 8.51 | 8.537 |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 8.50 | 8.05 | 9.01 | 8.520 |
| 41 | Great Britain | 8.41 | 8.48 | 8.67 | 8.520 |
| 42 | Australia | 8.69 | 7.86 | 8.97 | 8.507 |
| 43 | Uruguay | 8.06 | 8.52 | 8.90 | 8.493 |
| 44 | Thailand | 8.85 | 8.08 | 8.53 | 8.487 |
| 45 | Ecuador | 8.39 | 8.10 | 8.91 | 8.467 |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 8.47 | 8.42 | 8.51 | 8.467 |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 8.41 | 8.20 | 8.76 | 8.457 |
| 48 | Netherlands | 8.46 | 8.03 | 8.86 | 8.450 |
| 49 | Namibia | 8.36 | 8.04 | 8.95 | 8.450 |
| 50 | Romania | 8.47 | 8.14 | 8.71 | 8.440 |
| 51 | Argentina | 8.17 | 8.13 | 8.96 | 8.420 |
| 52 | Switzerland | 8.23 | 8.20 | 8.65 | 8.360 |
| 53 | Singapore | 8.59 | 7.91 | 8.58 | 8.360 |
| 54 | Ukraine | 8.36 | 8.20 | 8.50 | 8.353 |
| 55 | Bolivia | 8.67 | 7.60 | 8.78 | 8.350 |
| 56 | Denmark | 8.35 | 8.03 | 8.63 | 8.337 |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 8.36 | 7.75 | 8.86 | 8.323 |
| 58 | Ireland | 8.11 | 8.03 | 8.79 | 8.310 |
| 59 | Turkey | 8.39 | 8.08 | 8.44 | 8.303 |
| 60 | Belize | 8.60 | 7.96 | 8.33 | 8.297 |
| 61 | Malaysia | 8.64 | 7.80 | 8.44 | 8.293 |
| 62 | Curaçao | 8.00 | 8.20 | 8.67 | 8.290 |
| 63 | Poland | 8.29 | 8.09 | 8.49 | 8.290 |
| 64 | Honduras | 8.52 | 7.99 | 8.21 | 8.240 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 8.31 | 8.09 | 8.31 | 8.237 |
| 66 | Slovak Republic | 8.30 | 7.68 | 8.65 | 8.210 |
| 67 | Indonesia | 8.50 | 7.60 | 8.50 | 8.200 |
| 68 | Portugal | 8.29 | 7.78 | 8.51 | 8.193 |
| 69 | Egypt | 8.26 | 7.74 | 8.52 | 8.173 |
| 70 | Hong Kong | 8.30 | 7.86 | 8.31 | 8.157 |
| 71 | Bonaire | 8.26 | 7.98 | 8.22 | 8.153 |
| 72 | Taiwan R.O.C. | 8.41 | 7.65 | 8.31 | 8.123 |
| 73 | Korea | 8.45 | 7.58 | 8.14 | 8.057 |
| 74 | Cook Islands | 8.01 | 7.51 | 8.26 | 7.927 |
| 75 | Malta | 7.98 | 7.63 | 8.10 | 7.903 |
| 76 | Turks & Caicos | 7.99 | 7.43 | 8.24 | 7.887 |
| 77 | Paraguay | 7.79 | 7.59 | 8.24 | 7.873 |
| 78 | British Virgin Islands | 7.87 | 7.60 | 8.12 | 7.863 |
| 79 | Northern Marianas | 7.73 | 7.20 | 8.36 | 7.763 |
- Winner
- First Runner-up
- Second Runner-up
- Top 6 Finalist
- Top 10 Semifinalist