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{{Short description|41st edition of the beauty pageant}}
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| photo = File:Miss Universe 1992 opening titles.jpg
| photo = File:Miss Universe 1992 opening titles.jpg
| caption = (left) Title card<br/>(right) [[Lupita Jones]] Miss Universe 1991 riding on an elephant
| caption = (left) Title card<br/>(right) [[Lupita Jones]] Miss Universe 1991 riding on an elephant
| winner = '''Michelle McLean''' <br/> '''{{flag|Namibia}}'''
| winner = '''[[Michelle McLean]]''' <br/> {{flagu|Namibia}}
| congeniality = [[Barbara Johnson]] <br/> {{flag|Turks and Caicos}}
| congeniality = Barbara Johnson <br/> {{flagu|Turks and Caicos}}
| photogenic = [[Soledad Diab]] <br/> {{ECU}}
| photogenic = [[Soledad Diab]] <br/> {{flagu|Ecuador|1900}}
| best national costume = Pamela Zarza <br/> {{flag|Paraguay|1990}}
| best national costume = Pamela Zarza <br/> {{flagu|Paraguay|1990}}
| date = 9 May 1992{{efn|name=Thailand date|The event was held at 8:00 am [[Time in Thailand|Thailand Time]] ([[UTC+07:00]]); for the Americas, this was 8 May in their local times.}}
| date = 9 May 1992{{efn|name=Thailand date|The event was held at 8:00 am [[Time in Thailand|Thailand Time]] ([[UTC+07:00]]); for the Americas, this was 8 May in their local times.}}
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Dick Clark]]|[[Leeza Gibbons]]|[[Angela Visser]]}}
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Dick Clark]]|[[Leeza Gibbons]]|[[Angela Visser]]}}
| venue = [[Queen Sirikit National Convention Center]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| venue = [[Queen Sirikit National Convention Center]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| broadcaster = {{Hlist|[[CBS]] (international)|[[Channel 7 (Thailand)|Channel 7]] (official broadcaster)}}
| broadcaster = [[CBS]] (international)<br>[[Channel 7 (Thailand)|Channel 7]] (official broadcaster)
| entrants = 78
| entrants = 78
| placements = 10
| placements = 10
| debuts = {{Hlist|[[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]]|[[Hungary]]}}
| debuts = {{Hlist|CIS|Hungary}}
| withdraws = {{Hlist|[[Belize]]|[[Ghana]]|[[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]|[[Italy]]|[[St. Vincent and the Grenadines]]|[[Trinidad and Tobago]]|[[Soviet Union]]|[[Yugoslavia]]}}
| withdraws = {{Hlist|Belize|Ghana|Hong Kong|Italy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Trinidad and Tobago|Soviet Union|Yugoslavia}}
| returns = {{Hlist|[[Aruba]]|[[Australia]]|[[Austria]]|[[Cyprus]]|[[Denmark]]|[[Egypt]]|[[Honduras]]|[[Kenya]]|[[New Zealand]]|[[Portugal]]|[[Switzerland]]}}
| returns = {{Hlist|Aruba|Australia|Austria|Cyprus|Denmark|Egypt|Honduras|Kenya|New Zealand|Portugal|Switzerland}}
| before = [[Miss Universe 1991|1991]]
| before = [[Miss Universe 1991|1991]]
| next = [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]]
| next = [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]]
}}
}}


'''Miss Universe 1992''', the 41st [[Miss Universe]] pageant, was held on 9 May 1992{{efn|name=Thailand date}} 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.
'''Miss Universe 1992''' was the 41st [[Miss Universe]] pageant, held on 9 May 1992{{efn|name=Thailand date}} 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.


==Background==

=== Location and date ===
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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shenon |first=Philip |date=1991-08-25 |title=Thailand Evicting the Poor: Coming Events Spur Leaders to Level Slum |publisher=Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref>

The official announcement that Bangkok would host the pageant was made in December 1991, with the date initially set as 16 May.<ref>{{cite news |date=1991-12-17 |title=Miss Universe contest to be held Bangkok in May |publisher=Agence France-Press}}</ref> In March the date was moved back to 8 May so that it would not clash with Wisakha Bucha Day, a [[Buddhist]] holiday.<ref>{{cite news |date=1992-03-06 |title=Organizers seek new date for beauty pageant |publisher=Agence France-Press}}</ref>

The pageant was held amidst a political crisis in Thailand that culminated on 17 May in the [[Black May (1992)|Black May]] protests against the government of [[Suchinda Kraprayoon|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.<ref>{{cite news |date=1992-05-07 |title=Miss Universe organiser says political crisis threatens pageant |publisher=Agence France-Presse}}</ref>
==Results==
==Results==
[[File:Bkksirikitconvcentr0905a.jpg|thumb|right|Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok]]
[[File:Bkksirikitconvcentr0905a.jpg|thumb|right|Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok]]
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===Placements===
===Placements===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
|-
! Placement
! Final Results
! Contestant
! Contestant
|-
|-
| '''Miss Universe 1992'''
| Miss Universe 1992
|
|
*'''{{flag|Namibia}} – [[Michelle McLean]]'''
*{{flag|Namibia}} – [[Michelle McLean]]
|-
|-
| '''1st Runner-up'''
| 1st runner-up
|
|
*'''{{flag| Colombia}}''' – [[Paola Turbay]]
*{{flag|Colombia}} – [[Paola Turbay]]
|-
|-
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
| 2nd runner-up
|
|
*'''{{flag| India}}''' – Madhushree Sapre
*{{flag|India}} – [[Madhu Sapre|Madhushree Sapre]]
|-
|-
| '''Top 6'''
| Top 6
|
|
*'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' – [[Anke Van dermeersch]]
*{{flag|Belgium}} – [[Anke Van dermeersch]]
*'''{{flag|Netherlands}}''' – Vivian Jansen
*{{flag|Netherlands}} – Vivian Jansen
*'''{{flag|Venezuela|1954}}''' – Carolina Izsak
*{{flag|Venezuela|1954}} – [[Carolina Izsak]]
|-
|-
| '''Top 10'''
| Top 10
|
|
*'''{{flag|Australia}}''' – Georgina Dehany
*{{flag|Australia}} – Georgina Dehany
*'''{{flag| New Zealand}}''' – Lisa Maree de Montalk
*{{flag|New Zealand}} – Lisa Maree de Montalk
*'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' – Monic Brodd
*{{flag|Sweden}} – [[Monica Brodd]]
*'''{{flag|United States}}''' – [[Shannon Marketic]]
*{{flag|United States}} – [[Shannon Marketic]]
|}
|}


=== Final competition ===
== Notes ==
{{notelist}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:95%"
! width="25%" |Nation
!Preliminary
Average
! width="15%" |Interview
! width="15%" |Swimsuit
! width="15%" |Evening Gown
! width="15%" |Semifinal Average
!Top 6 Question
|- style="background-color:#FADADD;"
|'''{{NAM}}'''
|9.147 (2)
|9.529 (3)
|9.243 (4)
|9.614 (3)
|9.462 (4)
|9.643 (2)
|-
|- style="background-color:#eadafd;"
|'''{{COL}}'''
|8.969 (4)
|9.643 (1)
|9.221 (5)
|9.607 (4)
|9.490 (2)
|9.514 (3)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ccff99;"
|'''{{IND}}'''
|8.952 (5)
|9.508 (5)
|9.321 (2)
|9.629 (2)
|9.486 (3)
|9.771 (1)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ffff99;"
|'''{{flag|Venezuela|1954}}'''
|9.477 (1)
|9.586 (2)
|9.357 (1)
|9.679 (1)
|9.541 (1)
|9.486 (4)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ffff99;"
|'''{{NED}}'''
|8.921 (6)
|9.229 (9)
|9.280 (3)
|9.421 (5)
|9.310 (5)
|9.417 (5)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ffff99;"
|'''{{BEL}}'''
|8.983 (3)
|9.526 (4)
|8.986 (6)
|9.361 (6)
|9.291 (6)
|9.257 (6)
|-
|-
|'''{{AUS}}'''
|8.805 (8)
|9.242 (8)
|8.857 (7)
|9.327 (7)
|9.142 (7)
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|'''{{flag|United States}}'''
|8.874 (7)
|9.350 (6)
|8.721 (9)
|9.250 (8)
|9.107 (8)
|-
|'''{{NZL}}'''
|8.789 (9)
|9.350 (6)
|8.743 (8)
|9.043 (9)
|9.045 (9)
|-
|'''{{SWE}}'''
|8.773 (10)
|8.786 (10)
|8.686 (10)
|8.971 (10)
|8.814 (10)
|}

===Special awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Awards
! Winners
|-
| '''Best National Costume'''
|
* '''{{PAR}}''' – Pamela Zarza
|-
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
|
* '''{{ECU}}''' – [[Soledad Diab]]
|-
| '''Miss Congeniality'''
|
* '''{{flag|Turks and Caicos}}''' – Barbara Johnson
|}
'''Order of Announcements'''

'''Top 10'''
#{{flagu|Australia}}
#{{flagu|Sweden}}
#{{flagu|India}}
#{{flagu|Netherlands}}
#{{flagu|New Zealand}}
#{{flagu|United States}}
#{{flagu|Colombia}}
#{{flagu|Namibia}}
#{{flagu|Venezuela}}
#{{flagu|Belgium}}
'''Top 6'''
#{{flagu|Netherlands}}
#{{flagu|Belgium}}
#{{flagu|India}}
#{{flagu|Venezuela}}
#{{flagu|Namibia}}
#{{flagu|Colombia}}
'''Top 3'''
#{{flagu|Namibia}}
#{{flagu|Colombia}}
#{{flagu|India}}

==Contestants==
{{colbegin|colwidth=30em}}
* '''{{ARG}}''' - Laura Rafael
* '''{{ABW}}''' - Yerusha Rasmijn
* '''{{AUS}}''' - Georgina Denahy
* '''{{AUT}}''' - Katrin Friedl
* '''{{BHS}}''' - Fontella Chipman
* '''{{BEL}}''' - [[Anke van Dermeersch]]
* '''{{BMU}}''' - Colita Joseph
* '''{{BOL}}''' - Natasha Gabriel Arana †
* '''{{flag|Brazil|1968}}''' - Maria Carolina Otto
* '''{{VGB}}''' - Alicia Burke
* '''{{BGR}}''' - Michaella Dinova Nikolova
* '''{{CAN}}''' - [[Nicole Dunsdon]]
* '''{{flag|Cayman Islands|old}}''' - Yvette Peggy Jordison
* '''{{CHL}}''' - [[Marcela Vacarezza]]
* '''{{flag|CIS|1992}}''' - Lidia Kuborskaya
* '''{{COL}}''' - [[Paola Turbay]]
* '''{{COK}}''' - Jeannine Tuavera
* '''{{CRI}}''' - Jessica Manley Fredrich
* '''{{CUW}}''' - Mijanou de Paula
* '''{{Flag|Cyprus|1960}}''' - Militsa Papadopolou
* '''{{TCH}}''' - Michaela Maláčová
* '''{{DNK}}''' - Anne Mette Voss
* '''{{DOM}}''' - Ana Eliza González
* '''{{ECU}}''' - [[Soledad Diab]]
* '''{{EGY}}''' - Lamia Noshi
* '''{{SLV}}''' - Melissa Salazar
* '''{{FIN}}''' - Kirsi Syrjänen †
* '''{{FRA}}''' - [[Linda Hardy]]
* '''{{GER}}''' - Monica Resch
* '''{{flag|Great Britain}}''' - Tiffany Stanford
* '''{{GRC}}''' - [[Marina Tsintikidou]]
* '''{{GUM}}''' - Cheryl Debra Payne
* '''{{GTM}}''' - Nancy Maricela Perez
* '''{{HND}}''' - Monica Raquel Rapalo
* '''{{HUN}}''' - Dora Patko
* '''{{ISL}}''' - Svava Haraldsdóttir
* '''{{IND}}''' - [[Madhu Sapre|Madhushree Sapre]]
* '''{{IRL}}''' - Jane Thompson
* '''{{ISR}}''' - Eynat Zmora
* '''{{JAM}}''' - Bridgette Rhoden
* '''{{flag|Japan|1870}}''' - Akiko Ando
* '''{{KEN}}''' - Aisha Wawira Lieberg
* '''{{flag|KOR|1949|name=Korea}}''' - Lee Young-hyun
* '''{{LBN}}''' - Abeer Sharrouf
* '''{{LUX}}''' - Carole Reding
* '''{{MYS}}''' - Crystal Yong
* '''{{MLT}}''' - Julienne Camilleri
* '''{{MUS}}''' - Stephanie Raymond
* '''{{MEX}}''' - Monica Zuñiga
* '''{{NAM}}''' - '''[[Michelle McLean]]'''
* '''{{NLD}}''' - Vivian Jansen
* '''{{NZL}}''' - Lisa Maree de Montalk
* '''{{NIC}}''' - Ida Patricia Delaney
* '''{{NGA}}''' - Sandra Guenefred Petgrave
* '''{{MNP}}''' - Imelda Antonio
* '''{{NOR}}''' - Anne Sofie Galaen
* '''{{PAN}}''' - [[Ana Orillac|Ana Cecilia Orillac]]
* '''{{flag|Paraguay|1990}}''' - Pamela Zarza
* '''{{PER}}''' - Aline Arce Santos
* '''{{flag|Philippines|1986}}''' - Elizabeth Garcia Berroya
* '''{{POL}}''' - Izabela Filipowska
* '''{{POR}}''' - Maria Fernanda Silva
* '''{{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}}''' - Daisy Garcia
* '''{{ROC}}''' - Vivian Shih Hsiu Chieh
* '''{{ROM}}''' - Corina Corduneanu
* '''{{SGP}}''' - Cori Teo
* '''{{ESP}}''' - Virginia García
* '''{{LKA}}''' - Hiranthi Divapriya
* '''{{SUR}}''' - Nancy Kasanngaloewar
* '''{{SWE}}''' - [[Monica Brodd]]
* '''{{CHE}}''' - Sandra Aegerter
* '''{{THA}}''' - [[Orn-anong Panyawong|Ornanong Panyawong]]
* '''{{TUR}}''' - Elif Ilgaz
* '''{{TCA}}''' - Barbara Johnson
* '''{{URY}}''' - Gabriela Escobar Ventura
* '''{{USA}}''' - [[Shannon Marketic]]
* '''{{VIR}}''' - Cathy-Mae Sitaram
* '''{{flag|Venezuela|1954}}''' - [[Carolina Izsak]]
{{colend}}

===Order of introduction===
The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, randomly-ordered.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Geographical Region / Continent
!Order of Country / Territory Introduction
|-
|'''[[Central America|Central]] and [[North America]]'''
|
* '''{{SLV}}'''
* '''{{NIC}}'''
* '''{{CRI}}'''
* '''{{HND}}'''
* '''{{MEX}}'''
* '''{{GTM}}'''
* '''{{PAN}}'''
* '''{{CAN}}'''
* '''{{USA}}'''
|-
|'''[[Asia]] and [[Oceania|The Land Down Under]]'''
|
* '''{{MYS}}'''
* '''{{SGP}}'''
* '''{{ROC}}'''
* '''{{Flag|Philippines|1986}}'''
* '''{{LKA}}'''
* '''{{IND}}'''
* '''{{NZL}}'''
* '''{{flag|CIS|1992}}'''
* '''{{AUS}}'''
* '''{{Flag|KOR|1949|name=Korea}}'''
* '''{{Flag|Japan|1870}}'''
* '''{{COK}}'''
* '''{{THA}}'''
|-
|'''[[Europe]] and The [[British Isles]]'''
|
* '''{{NOR}}'''
* '''{{POL}}'''
* '''{{DNK}}'''
* '''{{HUN}}'''
* '''{{CHE}}'''
* '''{{FIN}}'''
* '''{{ROU}}'''
* '''{{POR}}'''
* '''{{flag|Great Britain}}'''
* '''{{LUX}}'''
* '''{{IRL}}'''
* '''{{SWE}}'''
* '''{{AUT}}'''
* '''{{NLD}}'''
* '''{{DEU}}'''
* '''{{BEL}}'''
* '''{{BUL}}'''
* '''{{TCH}}'''
* '''{{ISL}}'''
* '''{{FRA}}'''<ref>Although France is in Europe, it is, geographically, a Mediterranean country.</ref>
|-
|'''[[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]], [[Middle East]], and [[Africa]]'''
|
* '''{{TUR}}'''
* '''{{ISR}}'''
* '''{{KEN}}'''
* '''{{MLT}}'''
* '''{{EGY}}'''
* '''{{GRC}}'''
* '''{{LBN}}'''
* '''{{NAM}}'''
* '''{{CYP}}'''
* '''{{ESP}}'''
* '''{{NGA}}'''
|-
|[[Island country|'''The Islands''']]
|
* '''{{VGB}}'''
* '''{{TCA}}'''
* '''{{CUW}}'''
* '''{{VIR}}'''
* '''{{BMU}}'''
* '''{{JAM}}'''
* '''{{PRI}}'''
* '''{{GUM}}'''
* '''{{BHS}}'''
* '''{{MUS}}'''
* '''{{Flag|Cayman Islands|old}}'''
* '''{{DOM}}'''
* '''{{ABW}}'''
* '''{{MNP}}'''
|-
|'''[[South America]]'''
|
* '''{{CHL}}'''
* '''{{COL}}'''
* '''{{flag|Brazil|1968}}'''
* '''{{ECU}}'''
* '''{{ARG}}'''
* '''{{BOL}}'''
* '''{{SUR}}'''
* '''{{PER}}'''
* '''{{URY}}'''
* '''{{Flag|Venezuela|1954}}'''
* '''{{flag|Paraguay|1990}}'''
|}

==Notes==
===Debuts===
* '''{{flag|CIS|1992}}'''
* '''{{HUN}}'''

===Returns===
Last competed in [[Miss Universe 1987|1987]]:
* '''{{CYP}}'''
* '''{{KEN}}'''

Last competed in [[Miss Universe 1989|1989]]:
* '''{{NZL}}'''

Last competed in [[Miss Universe 1990|1990]]:
* '''{{ABW}}'''
* '''{{AUS}}'''
* '''{{AUT}}'''
* '''{{DNK}}'''
* '''{{EGY}}'''
* '''{{HND}}'''
* '''{{POR}}'''
* '''{{CHE}}'''

===Replacements===
===Replacements===
* '''{{ISR}}''' — Eynat Zmora, who represented Israel, placed first runner-up in the Miss Israel pageant but was sent to Miss Universe because the winner, Ravit Asaf, was under the age restriction of 18 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Israel loser gives up quest to be Miss Universe|date=1992-04-13|publisher=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref>
* '''{{ISR}}''' — Eynat Zmora, who represented Israel, placed first runner-up in the Miss Israel pageant but was sent to Miss Universe because the winner, Ravit Asaf, was under the age restriction of 18 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Israel loser gives up quest to be Miss Universe|date=1992-04-13|publisher=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref>
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* '''{{GHA}}'''
* '''{{GHA}}'''
* '''{{flag|British Hong Kong|name = Hong Kong}}''' — Amy Kwok was expected to represent Hong Kong and even arrived in Bangkok, but was disqualified because she did not meet residency requirements. Kwok was a US resident who became the first overseas contestant to win the Miss Hong Kong title. The same issue came up again in [[Miss Universe 1996]] when the winner Winnie Yeung was also a US citizen and she was disqualified. The 1st runner up in the pageant, Sofie Rahman was her replacement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Hong Kong disqualified from Miss Universe contest |publisher=Agence France-Press|date=1992-04-21}}</ref>
* '''{{flag|British Hong Kong|name = Hong Kong}}''' — Amy Kwok was expected to represent Hong Kong and even arrived in Bangkok, but was disqualified because she did not meet residency requirements. Kwok was a US resident who became the first overseas contestant to win the Miss Hong Kong title. The same issue came up again in [[Miss Universe 1996]] when the winner Winnie Yeung was also a US citizen and she was disqualified. The 1st runner up in the pageant, Sofie Rahman was her replacement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Hong Kong disqualified from Miss Universe contest |publisher=Agence France-Press|date=1992-04-21}}</ref>
* '''{{ITA}}''' - [[:it:Gloria Zanin|Gloria Zanin]], [[Miss Italia]] 1992 rejected to compete at Miss Universe 1992 in order to boost her career as an actress and model locally.
* '''{{ITA}}''' - [[:it:Gloria Zanin|Gloria Zanin]], [[Miss Italia]] 1992 rejected to compete at Miss Universe 1992 in order to boost her career as an actress and model locally. Therefore, this is Italy's first ever withdrawal at Miss Universe since its exception in 1952, they would only withdrew again in 2006.
* '''{{VCT}}''' - Lack of Sponsorship.
* '''{{VCT}}''' - Lack of Sponsorship.
* '''{{USSR}}''' – [[Dissolution of Soviet Union|Collapsed in]] [[1991]], split into fifteen countries. The titleholder of Miss USSR 1991, Ilmira Shamsuttinova later competed in [[Miss Universe 1996|1996]] as '''Miss Russia'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2014/06/1991.html|title=ВСЕ НАШИ МИСС: МИСС СССР 1991|last=P|first=Oleg|date=2014-06-20|website=ВСЕ НАШИ МИСС|access-date=2019-04-12|language=ru}}</ref>
* '''{{USSR}}''' – [[Dissolution of Soviet Union|Collapsed in]] [[1991]], split into fifteen countries. The titleholder of Miss USSR 1991, Ilmira Shamsuttinova later competed in [[Miss Universe 1996|1996]] as '''Miss Russia'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2014/06/1991.html|title=ВСЕ НАШИ МИСС: МИСС СССР 1991|last=P|first=Oleg|date=2014-06-20|website=ВСЕ НАШИ МИСС|access-date=2019-04-12|language=ru}}</ref>
* '''{{TTO}}''' – Rachel Charles was underage before 1 February. She competed in [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]] instead.
* '''{{TTO}}''' – Rachel Charles was underage before 1 February. She competed in [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]] instead.
* '''{{YUG}}''' – Due to [[Breakup of Yugoslavia|the breakup in April]], also wars and political crisis. Returned in [[Miss Universe 1998|1998]].
* '''{{YUG}}''' – Due to [[Breakup of Yugoslavia|the breakup in April]], also wars and political crisis. Returned in [[Miss Universe 1998|1998]].

===Did not compete===
* '''{{GIB}}''' - Ornella Costa

===Name Changes===
* '''{{flagu|United Kingdom}}''' had competed as '''Great Britain''' again for the second time after 1952.
* '''{{flagu|Republic of China}}''' had competed as '''China / Taiwan''' for the first and only time, due to the fact that Thailand didn't recognized Taiwan as a sovereign states but instead, a part of [[China|People's Republic of China]].

==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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thailand Evicting the Poor: Coming Events Spur Leaders to Level Slum|publisher=Los Angeles Daily News|first=Philip|last=Shenon|date=1991-08-25}}</ref>

The official announcement that Bangkok would host the pageant was made in December 1991, with the date initially set as 16 May.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Universe contest to be held Bangkok in May |publisher=Agence France-Press|date=1991-12-17}}</ref> In March the date was moved back to 8 May so that it would not clash with Wisakha Bucha Day, a [[Buddhist]] holiday.<ref>{{cite news|title=Organizers seek new date for beauty pageant |publisher=Agence France-Press|date=1992-03-06}}</ref>

===Political crisis===
The pageant was held amidst a political crisis in Thailand that culminated on 17 May in the [[Black May (1992)|Black May]] protests against the government of [[Suchinda Kraprayoon|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Universe organiser says political crisis threatens pageant|publisher=Agence France-Presse|date=1992-05-07}}</ref>

==General references==
*{{cite web|title=Miss Universe 1992 |url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207055111/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_1992.htm |website=pageantopolis.com |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=usurped }}


==References==
==References==
{{notelist}}
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{{reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=


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{{Miss Universe 1992 delegates}}
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[[Category:Miss Universe|1992]]
[[Category:Miss Universe by year|1992]]
[[Category:1992 in Thailand]]
[[Category:1992 in Thailand]]
[[Category:1992 beauty pageants]]
[[Category:1992 beauty pageants]]
[[Category:Beauty pageants in Thailand]]
[[Category:Beauty pageants in Thailand|Universe]]
[[Category:Events in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Events in Bangkok]]
[[Category:May 1992 events in Asia]]
[[Category:May 1992 events in Asia]]

Latest revision as of 17:09, 1 April 2024

Miss Universe 1992
(left) Title card
(right) Lupita Jones Miss Universe 1991 riding on an elephant
Date9 May 1992[a]
Presenters
VenueQueen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
BroadcasterCBS (international)
Channel 7 (official broadcaster)
Entrants78
Placements10
Debuts
  • CIS
  • Hungary
Withdrawals
  • Belize
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong
  • Italy
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Soviet Union
  • Yugoslavia
Returns
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Honduras
  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
WinnerMichelle McLean
 Namibia
CongenialityBarbara Johnson
 Turks and Caicos
Best National CostumePamela Zarza
 Paraguay
PhotogenicSoledad Diab
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Miss Universe 1992 was the 41st Miss Universe pageant, held on 9 May 1992[a] 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.

Background

Location and date

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.[1]

The official announcement that Bangkok would host the pageant was made in December 1991, with the date initially set as 16 May.[2] In March the date was moved back to 8 May so that it would not clash with Wisakha Bucha Day, a Buddhist holiday.[3]

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.[4]

Results

Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok
Miss Universe 1992 participating nations and results

Placements

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b The event was held at 8:00 am Thailand Time (UTC+07:00); for the Americas, this was 8 May in their local times.

Replacements

  •  Israel — Eynat Zmora, who represented Israel, placed first runner-up in the Miss Israel pageant but was sent to Miss Universe because the winner, Ravit Asaf, was under the age restriction of 18 years.[5]
  •  CIS — Julia Etina, Miss CIS 1992, did not compete in Miss Universe 1992, due to the fact that she had turned 18 years old after February 1. Her first runner-up of Miss CIS 1992, Lydia Kuborskaya went to Miss Universe instead of her. However, Etina got an official visit to the United States as sort of a consolation prize for missing the big event.[6][7][8]
  •  Ireland — Jane Thompson, who represented Ireland, replaced Amanda Brunker, who was Miss Ireland 1991, due to the fact that Brunker was underaged before 1 February. However, Thompson was from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
  •  Republic of China — Wu Pei Jun, Miss Universe Republic of China 1992, was underaged before 1 February. Her first runner-up, Liu Yu Hsin couldn't go either due to her health problems. So the chance was given to her second runner-up, Vivian Shih Hsiu Chieh, who went to the pageant instead.[9]
  •  Spain - Sofia Mazagatos, Miss España 1991, did not compete due to the fact that she was underaged before 1 February. Her first runner-up, Virginia García went instead of her.[10] Mazagatos went only to Miss Europe 1992 pageant.

Withdrawals

  •  Belize
  •  Ghana
  •  Hong Kong — Amy Kwok was expected to represent Hong Kong and even arrived in Bangkok, but was disqualified because she did not meet residency requirements. Kwok was a US resident who became the first overseas contestant to win the Miss Hong Kong title. The same issue came up again in Miss Universe 1996 when the winner Winnie Yeung was also a US citizen and she was disqualified. The 1st runner up in the pageant, Sofie Rahman was her replacement.[11]
  •  Italy - Gloria Zanin, Miss Italia 1992 rejected to compete at Miss Universe 1992 in order to boost her career as an actress and model locally. Therefore, this is Italy's first ever withdrawal at Miss Universe since its exception in 1952, they would only withdrew again in 2006.
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Lack of Sponsorship.
  •  Soviet Union – Collapsed in 1991, split into fifteen countries. The titleholder of Miss USSR 1991, Ilmira Shamsuttinova later competed in 1996 as Miss Russia.[12]
  •  Trinidad and Tobago – Rachel Charles was underage before 1 February. She competed in 1993 instead.
  •  Yugoslavia – Due to the breakup in April, also wars and political crisis. Returned in 1998.

References

  1. ^ Shenon, Philip (25 August 1991). "Thailand Evicting the Poor: Coming Events Spur Leaders to Level Slum". Los Angeles Daily News.
  2. ^ "Miss Universe contest to be held Bangkok in May". Agence France-Press. 17 December 1991.
  3. ^ "Organizers seek new date for beauty pageant". Agence France-Press. 6 March 1992.
  4. ^ "Miss Universe organiser says political crisis threatens pageant". Agence France-Presse. 7 May 1992.
  5. ^ "Miss Israel loser gives up quest to be Miss Universe". The Jerusalem Post. 13 April 1992.
  6. ^ «МИСС ВСЕЛЕННАЯ»
  7. ^ Crowning Achievement Falls Flat A Hit At Soviet Pageant Will Miss Next Step
  8. ^ МИСС СТРАН СОДРУЖЕСТВА 1992
  9. ^ 〈世界环姐选举改派第三名施秀洁参赛〉，《联合晚报》，1992年4月10日，4版
  10. ^ ://missmexicoeverywhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/?view=
  11. ^ "Miss Hong Kong disqualified from Miss Universe contest". Agence France-Press. 21 April 1992.
  12. ^ P, Oleg (20 June 2014). "ВСЕ НАШИ МИСС: МИСС СССР 1991". ВСЕ НАШИ МИСС (in Russian). Retrieved 12 April 2019.

External links

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