Miss World 1999 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London

London

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's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson

Ulrika Jonsson

Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...

and model Melanie Sykes

Melanie Sykes

Melanie Ann Sykes is an English television presenter and model.-Career:Melanie Sykes was born to an English father, and an Anglo-Indian mother. She first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons beer advertisements with the broad "Northern" accent in the mid-1990s...

. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their respective delegates.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1999	India - Yukta Mookhey
1st runner-up	Venezuela - Martina Thorogood Martina Thorogood Martina Thorogood Heemsen is a pageant titleholder, was born in Valencia, Venezuela on February 4, 1975. Thorogood, who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1999 and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela. Also won the special awards of Miss Internet and Miss Integral...
2nd runner-up	South Africa - Sonia Raciti
Finalists	Israel - Genny Chervoney Liberia - Sebah Tubman
Semi-finalists	Independent State of Croatia - Ivana Petković Estonia - Karin Laasmae Karin Laasmae Karin Laasmäe , a model from Estonia, is the winner of the 1998 Miss Globe International, held in Istanbul, Turkey.After her victory, besting 36 other contestants, she competed in several more international pageants. In the 1999 Miss Hawaiian Tropic International in Las Vegas, USA, she finished... Norway - Anette Haukaas Spain - Lorena Bernal Lorena Bernal Lorena Bernal Pascual is an actress and model with Argentine and Spanish nationality.-Early life:... United States - Natasha Allas

Order of Semi-finalists

1. Israel
2. Spain
3. Croatia
4. United States
5. Liberia

6. Norway
7. Estonia
8. Venezuela
9. India
10. South Africa

Continental Queens

Africa: Sonia Raciti - South Africa
Americas: Martina Thorogood
Martina Thorogood
Martina Thorogood Heemsen is a pageant titleholder, was born in Valencia, Venezuela on February 4, 1975. Thorogood, who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1999 and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela. Also won the special awards of Miss Internet and Miss Integral...

- Venezuela
Asia and Oceania: Yukta Mookhey - India
Caribbean: Desiree Depass - Jamaica
Europe: Genny Chervoney - Israel

94 contestants

' - Shari Afua Smith
Angola - Lorena Silva
Argentina - Veronica Denise Barrionuevo
Aruba - Cindy Vanessa Cam Tin Martinus
Australia - Nalishebo Gaskell
Austria - Sandra Kolbl
The Bahamas - Mary Watkins
Bangladesh - Tania Rahman Tonni
Belgium - Brigitta Callens
Brigitta Callens
Brigitta Callens was Miss Belgium 1999 and her country's representative to Miss World 1999.Brigitta "Gitta" Callens was born in Oudenaarde, a small town known as the jewel of the Flemish Ardennes...
Bolivia - Ana Raquel Rivera Zambrana
' - Samra Begović
Botswana - Alimah Isaacs
Brazil - Paula de Souza Carvalho
Kingdom of Bulgaria - Violeta Zdravkova
Canada - Mireille Eid
Cayman Islands - Mona Lisa Tatum
Chile - Lissette Sierra Ocayo
Colombia - Mónica Elizabeth Escolar Danko
Costa Rica - Fiorella Martínez
Independent State of Croatia - Ivana Petković
Cyprus - Sofia Georgiou
Czech Republic - Helena Houdova
Helena Houdová
Helena Houdová is a model and humanitarian who has covered or appeared in countless fashion magazines including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Vogue...
Dominican Republic - Luz Cecilia García Guzman
Ecuador - Sofia Moran Trueba
Estonia - Karin Laasmae
Karin Laasmae
Karin Laasmäe , a model from Estonia, is the winner of the 1998 Miss Globe International, held in Istanbul, Turkey.After her victory, besting 36 other contestants, she competed in several more international pageants. In the 1999 Miss Hawaiian Tropic International in Las Vegas, USA, she finished...
Finland - Maria Laamanen
Early Modern France - Sandra Bretones
Germany - Susan Höcke
Ghana - Mariam Sugru Bugri
Gibraltar - Abigail Garcia
Greece - Evangelia Vatidou
Guatemala - Ana Beatriz González Scheel
Guyana - Indra Changa
' - Ilona Marilyn van Veldhuisen

Honduras - Irma Waleska Quijada Henriquez

' - Marsha Yuan Hu-Ma
Hungary - Erika Dankai
Iceland - Katrin Baldursdóttir
India - Yukta Mookhey
Republic of Ireland - Emir-Maria Holohan Doyle
Israel - Jenny Chervoney
Italy - Gloria Nicoletti
Jamaica - Desiree Depass
Japan - Aya Mitsubori
Kazakhstan - Assel Issabayeva
Kenya - Esther Muthoni Muthee
' - Han Na-na

Latvia - Evija Rucevska
Lebanon - Norma Elias Naoum
Liberia - Sebah Esther Tubman
Lithuania - Renata Mackevičiūtė
Madagascar - Tantely Naina Ramonjy
Malaysia - Jaclyn Lee Tze Wey
Malta - Catharine Attard
Mexico - Danette Velasco Bataller
Danette Velasco
Danette Velasco Bataller is a Mexican woman from Mexico City, Distrito Federal, who after winning the title of Miss Mexico World, represented the country in the 1999 Miss World pageant, held in London, England on December 4, 1999....
Nepal - Shweta Singh
New Zealand - Coralie Ann Warburton
Nigeria - Augustine Iruviere
Norway - Annette Haukaas
Panama - Jessenia Casanova Reyes
Paraguay - Mariela Candia Ramos
Peru - Wendy Monteverde
Philippines - Lalaine Bognot Edson
Poland - Marta Kwiecień
Portugal - Joana Ines Texeira
Puerto Rico - Arlene Torres
Kingdom of Romania - Nicoleta Luciu
Russia - Elena Efimova
' - Ifelola Badejo
Kingdom of Scotland - Stephanie Norrie
Seychelles - Anne-Mary Jorre de St. Jorre
Singapore - Audrey Quek Ai Woon
Slovakia - Andrea Veresova
Slovenia - Neda Gačnik
South Africa - Sonia Raciti
Spain - Lorena Bernal Pascual
Lorena Bernal
Lorena Bernal Pascual is an actress and model with Argentine and Spanish nationality.-Early life:...
Sri Lanka - Dilumini de Alwis Jayasinghe
Swaziland - Colleen Tullonen
Sweden - Jenny Louise Torsvik
Switzerland - Anita Buri
French Polynesia - Manoa Froge
Tanzania - Hoyce Anderson Temu
Thailand - Kamala Kumpu Na Ayutthaya
' - Sacha Anton
Turkey - Ayşe Hatun Önal
Ayse Hatun Önal
Ayşe Hatun Önal, is a Turkish model, actress, singer and Miss Turkey 1999 who represented her country in the 49th Miss World 1999 in London, England....
Ukraine - Olga Savinskaya
United Kingdom - Nicola Willoughby
Nicola Willoughby
Nicola Willoughby is an English model from Lincolnshire. In 1999 she was chosen Miss United Kingdom and competed for Miss World. She was considered a favourite for the Miss World title, until it emerged that she had posed for topless photos, several of which were published in a London tabloid...
United States - Natasha Allas
Uruguay - Katherine Gonzalves
Venezuela - Martina Thorogood Heemsen
Martina Thorogood
Martina Thorogood Heemsen is a pageant titleholder, was born in Valencia, Venezuela on February 4, 1975. Thorogood, who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1999 and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela. Also won the special awards of Miss Internet and Miss Integral...
Wales - Clare Marie Daniels
' - Lana Marić
Zambia - Cynthia Chikwanda
Zimbabwe - Brita Maseluthini

Returning countries and Debuts

Scotland, and Wales competed in Miss World for the first time.
Guyana last competed in 1989
Miss World 1989
The 39th Miss World marked the very first staging of the Miss World pageant in a foreign location. The pageant was held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. 78 contestants took part in the pageant...

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Madagascar last competed in 1990
Miss World 1990
Miss World 1990, the 40th Miss World pageant was held on 8 November 1990 in the London Palladium, London, United Kingdom. The winner was Gina Tolleson, representing the United States.-Placements:-Special awards:-Continental Queens:...

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Iceland and Sri Lanka last competed in 1994
Miss World 1994
Miss World 1994 was the 44th Miss World pageant and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa. Actor Blair Underwood and supermodel Naomi Campbell served as presenters. The pageant attracted 87 contestants from around the world...

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Bangladesh, Romania, and Tahiti last competed in 1996
Miss World 1996
Miss World 1996, the 46th Miss World pageant took place on November 23, 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant...

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Honduras, Latvia, and Thailand last competed in 1997
Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997, the 47th Miss World pageant was held at the Baie Lazare, Seychelles on November 22, 1997. 86 delegates delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Richard Steinmetz hosted the pageant, while Latin sensation Ricky...

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Withdrawals and Nations not competing

British Virgin Islands, Chinese Taipei, and Curaçao did not compete in Miss World 1999 for unknown reasons.
Northern Ireland withdrew at the last minute for personal and private reasons.

Other Notes

Honduras, Japan, Madagascar, Angola, and Uruguay introduced themselves in their native languages.
Preliminary swimsuits were held in Malta for the second time after 12 years.
This is the first time that the contestants were introduced in evening gowns. Israel, Jenny Chervoney (placed 4th in Miss World 1999) won the Best Evening Dress Award.
England, Nicola Willoughby still represented as United Kingdom in Miss World because of Northern Ireland's last-minute withdrawal.
Thailand (Karnala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya) was the 3rd Runner-Up in Miss Thailand World 1997.
7 out of 10 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Liberia (1964), Norway and Spain (1988), Croatia (1995), Venezuela (1996), and India (1997). Estonia made into the semi-finals for the first time since its debut in 1994.
Philippines Lalaine Edson was just a replacement for Mirriam Quiambao who was sent to Miss Universe 1999
Miss Universe 1999
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...

. Originally Mirriam Quiambao will represent Philippines to the Miss World 1999 Pageant but replaced by Lalaine Edson. Later, Mirriam Quiambao Philippines' representative to the Miss Universe 1999 was 1st runner-up.

Group Order

SWIMWEAR

GROUP 1

France
Dominican Republic
Yugoslavia
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Wales
Honduras
Germany
Hong Kong China
Philippines

GROUP 2

Holland
Malta
Swaziland
Iceland
Tanzania
Ireland
Japan
Gibraltar
Singapore
Greece
Cyprus
United States

GROUP 3

Chile
Colombia
Norway
Liberia
Ukraine
Kenya
Switzerland
Israel
Russia
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Hungary

GROUP 4

Sweden
Paraguay
American Virgin Islands
Peru
Guatemala
Panama
Bahamas
Aruba
Bolivia
Bangladesh
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Guyana

GROUP 5

Italy
Croatia
Madagascar
Seychelles
Canada
Lebanon
Korea
Trinidad & Tobago
Malaysia
Nigeria
Tahiti
Ghana

GROUP 6

Argentina
Angola
Brazil
Portugal
Australia
Botswana
Nepal
India
Austria
Belgium
New Zealand
United Kingdom

GROUP 7

Uruguay
Zimbabwe
Venezuela
Poland
Latvia
Scotland
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Zambia

GROUP 8

Spain
St. Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Estonia
Finland
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Romania
Czech Republic

EVENING GOWN

GROUP 1

Dominican Republic
Wales
Hong Kong China
Jamaica
France
Honduras
Philippines
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Cayman Islands
Yugoslavia
Germany