Miss Universe 1995
Date12 May 1995[1]
Presenters
EntertainmentJon Secada
VenueWindhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia
BroadcasterCBS (international)
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (official broadcaster)
Entrants82
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerChelsi Smith†
 United States
CongenialityToyin Raji
 Nigeria
Best National CostumeMaría Reyes
 Spain
PhotogenicPetra Hultgren
 Sweden

Miss Universe 1995 was the 44th Miss Universe pageant, held on 12 May 1995[1] at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. Chelsi Smith of the United States was crowned by Sushmita Sen of India at the end of the event. Eighty-two contestants competed in this year. This marks the first and so far only time the pageant has been held in Africa.[2]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1995
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 10

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
Best National Costume
Vibrance Most Beautiful Hair Award
  •  Peru – Paola Dellepiane
Miss Clairol Herbal Essence

Contestants

Eighty-two contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Aruba Aruba Marie-Denise Herrlein 20 San Nicolaas
Australia Australia Jacqueline Shooter 20 Gold Coast
The Bahamas Bahamas Tenika Lindsay 20 Grand Bahama
Belize Belize Deborah Wade 20 Belmopan
Bolivia Bolivia Sandra Rivero 22 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bonaire Bonaire Donna Landwier 20 Kralendijk
Brazil Brazil Renata Bessa 18 Contagem
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Elaine Patricia Henry 20 Tortola
Bulgaria Bulgaria Boiana Dimitrova 18 Pleven
Canada Canada Lana Buchberger 20 Calgary
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Anita Bush 22 Grand Cayman
Chile Chile Paola Falcone 20 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Tatiana Castro 21 Bogotá
Cook Islands Cook Islands Tarita Brown 20 Rarotonga
Costa Rica Costa Rica Beatriz Alejandra Alvarado 19 Alajuela
Curaçao Curaçao Maruschka Jansen 24 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Clara Davina Rainbow 18 Larnaca
Czech Republic Czech Republic Eva Kotulánová 20 Brno
Denmark Denmark Tina Dam 22 Aalborg
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Cándida Lara 23 Santo Domingo
Ecuador Ecuador Radmila Pandžić 22 Manabí
Egypt Egypt Nadia Ezz 22 Cairo
El Salvador El Salvador Eleonora Carrillo 19 San Salvador
Estonia Estonia Enel Eha 19 Tallinn
Finland Finland Heli Pirhonen 20 Kitee
France France Corine Lauret 21 Réunion
Germany Germany Ilka Endres 25 Aachen
United Kingdom Great Britain Sarah-Jane Southwick 19 Nottingham
Greece Greece Helen Papaioannou 25 Thessaloniki
Guam Guam Alia Tui Stevens 23 Chalan Pago-Ordot
Guatemala Guatemala Indira Chinchilla 23 Guatemala City
Hong Kong Hong Kong Halina Tam 22 Hong Kong
Hungary Hungary Andrea Harsanyi 20 Győr
Iceland Iceland Margret Skuladóttir Sigurz 20 Reykjavík
India India Manpreet Brar 22 Delhi
Indonesia Indonesia Susanty Manuhutu 21 Jakarta
Republic of Ireland Ireland Anna Marie McCarthy[4] 23 Dublin
Israel Israel Yana Kalman 20 Tel Aviv
Italy Italy Alessandra Meloni 22 Cagliari
Jamaica Jamaica Justine Willoughby 23 Kingston
Japan Japan Narumi Saeki 19 Tokyo
Kenya Kenya Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia 25 Nairobi
Malaysia Malaysia Suziela Azrai 18 Klang
Malta Malta Sonia Massa 20 Fleur-de-Lys
Mauritius Mauritius Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo 25 Port Louis
Mexico Mexico Luz María Zetina 21 Mexico City
Namibia Namibia Patricia Burt 20 Windhoek
Netherlands Netherlands Chantal van Woensel 22 Zeeland
New Zealand New Zealand Shelley Edwards 23 Auckland
Nicaragua Nicaragua Linda Clerk 22 Managua
Nigeria Nigeria Toyin Raji 22 Kogi
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Karah Kirschenheiter 18 Saipan
Norway Norway Lena Sandvik 23 Østfold
Panama Panama Michele Sage 25 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Bettina Barboza 19 Asunción
Peru Peru Paola Dellepiane 18 Lima
Philippines Philippines Joanne Santos[5] 18 Manila
Poland Poland Magdalena Pecikiewicz 19 Silesia
Portugal Portugal Adriana Iria 19 Faro
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Desirée Lowry 22 Corozal
Romania Romania Monika Grosu 20 Bucharest
Russia Russia Yulia Alekseeva 22 Moscow
Seychelles Seychelles Maria Payet 21 Mahé
Singapore Singapore Tun Neesa Abdullah 23 Singapore
Slovakia Slovakia Nikoleta Mezsarasova 20 Bratislava
South Africa South Africa Augustine Masilela 26 Johannesburg
South Korea South Korea Han Sung-joo 20 Seoul
Spain Spain María Reyes 18 Soria
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Shivani Vasagam 24 Colombo
Sweden Sweden Petra Hultgren 23 Stockholm
Switzerland Switzerland Sarah Briguet 24 Geneva
Taiwan Taiwan Liao Chia-Yi 18 Taipei
Thailand Thailand Phavadee Vichienrat 20 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Arlene Peterkin 27 Port of Spain
Turkey Turkey Gamze Saygi 21 Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Sharleen Rochelle Grant 24 Grand Turk
Ukraine Ukraine Irina Chernomaz 19 Kharkiv
United States United States Chelsi Smith[6] 21 Houston
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Kim Marie Ann Boschulte 24 Saint Thomas
Uruguay Uruguay Sandra Znidaric 22 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Denyse Floreano 18 Ciudad Ojeda
Zambia Zambia Luo Trica Punabantu 19 Lusaka

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. 1 2 The event was televised live at 09:00 pm local time (UTC+01:00) in various broadcasters around the world. For the United States, it was tape delayed to make way for the primetime broadcast.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Sean (May 14, 1995). "Miss USA wins 1995 Miss Universe pageant". Manila Standard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pemilihan Puteri Indonesia 2021 Diundur, Akankah Indonesia Menunjuk Langsung Wakilnya ke Ajang Miss Universe 2021?". Kompas. Retrieved 10 July 2021.,
  4. ↑ Clarke, Victoria Mary (30 November 2003). "The World at her feet". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Rosales, Francisco M. (14 March 1995). "Towering Pampango lass wins Bb. Pilipinas-Universe crown". Manila Standard. p. 6. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ "Texas Representative Named Miss USA". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. February 10, 1995.
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