Miss Universe 1992

Miss Universe 1992

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Miss Universe 1992 participating nations and results
Date 8 May 1992
Presenters Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons, Angela Visser
Venue Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants 78
Placements 10
Debuts CIS, Hungary
Withdrawals Belize, Ghana, Hong Kong, Italy, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, USSR, Yugoslavia
Returns Aruba, Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Honduras, Kenya, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland
Winner Michelle McLean
 Namibia
Congeniality Barbara Johnson
 Turks & Caicos
Best National Costume Pamela Zarza
 Paraguay
Photogenic Soledad Diab
 Ecuador

Miss Universe 1992, the 41st Miss Universe pageant, was held on 8 May 1992 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Seventy-eight contestants competed in this year. Michelle McLean of Namibia was crowned by Lupita Jones of Mexico at the event's conclusion. This is the first and so far only time that Namibia won the pageant.

Results

Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1992
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 10

Contestants

Notes

Host city

Thailand anticipated holding the pageant as early as August 1991, when thousands of slum dwellers were evicted in order to improve the image of the city prior to a World Bank conference that was held in the city in October and the pageant.[6]

The official announcement that Bangkok would host the pageant was made in December 1991, with the date initially set as May 16.[7] In March the date was moved back to May 8 so that it would not clash with Wisakha Bucha Day, a Buddhist holiday.[8]

Political crisis

The pageant was held amidst a political crisis in Thailand that culminated on 17 May in the Black May protests against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon. The day prior to the event the public relations director expressed fears that the show might have to be cancelled if the situation escalated, although the threat was played down by other pageant officials.[9]

References

  1. "Miss Israel loser gives up quest to be Miss Universe". The Jerusalem Post. 1992-04-13.
  2. «МИСС ВСЕЛЕННАЯ»
  3. Crowning Achievement Falls Flat A Hit At Soviet Pageant Will Miss Next Step
  4. МИСС СТРАН СОДРУЖЕСТВА 1992
  5. "Miss Hong Kong disqualified from Miss Universe contest". Agence France-Press. 1992-04-21.
  6. Shenon, Philip (1991-08-25). "Thailand Evicting the Poor: Coming Events Spur Leaders to Level Slum". Los Angeles Daily News.
  7. "Miss Universe contest to be held Bangkok in May". Agence France-Press. 1991-12-17.
  8. "Organizers seek new date for beauty pageant". Agence France-Press. 1992-03-06.
  9. "Miss Universe organiser says political crisis threatens pageant". Agence France-Presse. 1992-05-07.
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