Miss World 1999
Beauty pageant edition
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Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, United Kingdom. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. 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. At the end of the event, 20-year-old Miss India Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World 1999 crown.[1][2] The preliminary swimsuit competition was held in Malta. She was crowned by her predecessor Linor Abargil of Israel. Protesters gathered outside the event, decrying it as a "sexist cattle market".[1] Initially set for Seychelles for the third time, the Miss World pageant was dropped due to the government's disinterest. Israel, the reigning Miss World's country, was considered, but security concerns arose. Negotiations with MGM Grand Las Vegas failed for undisclosed reasons. Ireland also rejected hosting due to high costs. Ultimately, organizers settled on London, United Kingdom, the pageant's origin since 1951, after failed attempts with Seychelles, Israel, United States, and Ireland.[3]
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| Miss World 1999 | |
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Miss World 1999, Yukta Mookhey | |
| Date | 4 December 1999 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Olympia Hall, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 94 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Yukta Mookhey[1] India |
Selection of participants
Replacements
Alisa Sisic of Bosnia and Herzegovina[4] was dethroned of her Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina 1999 crown due to her nude pictorials at Sarajevo Daily - Dnevni Avaz without her permission that made the organizers revoke her title.[5][6]
Binibining Pilipinas International 1999, Lalaine Edson replaced Miriam Quiambao as Binibining Pilipinas World 1999, after Quiambao replaced Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1999 Janelle Bautista due to issues with her citizenship.[7][8]
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Scotland and Wales, and the return of Bangladesh, French Polynesia, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Kenya, Latvia, Madagascar, Romania, Sri Lanka and Thailand; Guyana, which last competed in 1989, Madagascar last competed in 1990, Iceland and Sri Lanka last competed in 1994, Bangladesh, French Polynesia (as Tahiti), Kenya, Romania, last competed in 1996 and Honduras, Latvia and Thailand last competed in 1997.
The British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, Mauritius, Nicaragua and Taiwan, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1999 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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Judges
- Eric Morley † – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
- Louis Grech
- Luciana Gimenez
- Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
- Dean Cain[9]
- Eddie Irvine[9]
- Terry O'Neill †
- Lennox Lewis[9]
- Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
Contestants
Angola – Lorena Silva
Argentina – Verónica Denise Barrionuevo
Aruba – Cindy Vanessa Cam Tin Martinus
Australia – Nalishebo Gaskell
Austria – Sandra Kolbl
Bahamas – Mary Watkins
Bangladesh – Tania Rahman Tonni[10]
Belgium – Brigitta Callens
Bolivia – Ana Raquel Rivera Zambrana
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Samra Begović
Botswana – Alimah Isaacs
Brazil – Paula de Souza Carvalho
Bulgaria – Violeta Zdravkova
Canada – Mireille Eid
Cayman Islands – Mona Lisa Tatum
Chile – Lissette Sierra Ocayo
Colombia – Mónica Elizabeth Escolar Danko
Costa Rica – Fiorella Martínez
Croatia – Ivana Petković
Cyprus – Sofia Georgiou
Czech Republic – Helena Houdová
Dominican Republic – Luz Cecilia García Guzmán
Ecuador – Sofía Morán Trueba
Estonia – Karin Laasmäe
Finland – Maria Laamanen
France – Sandra Bretones
French Polynesia[a] – Manoa Froge
Germany – Susan Hoecke
Ghana – Mariam Sugru Bugri
Gibraltar – Abigail Garcia
Greece – Evangelia Vatidou
Guatemala – Ana Beatriz González Scheel
Guyana – Indra Changa
Holland – Ilona Marilyn van Veldhuisen
Honduras – Irma Waleska Quijada Henríquez
Hong Kong – Marsha Yuan Hu-Ma
Hungary – Erika Dankai
Iceland – Katrín Baldursdóttir
India – Yukta Mookhey
Ireland – Emir-Maria Holohan Doyle
Israel – Jenny Chervoney
Italy – Gloria Nicoletti
Jamaica – Desiree Depass
Japan – Aya Mitsubori
Kazakhstan – Assel Issabayeva
Kenya – Esther Muthoni Muthee
Latvia – Evija Ručevska[11]
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
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[12]
Poland – Marta Kwiecień
Portugal – Joana Ines Texeira
Puerto Rico – Arlene Torres
Romania – Nicoleta Luciu
Russia – Elena Efimova
Scotland – Stephanie Norrie
Seychelles – Anne-Mary Jorre
Singapore – Audrey Quek Ai Woon
Sint Maarten[b] – Ifelola Badejo
Slovakia – Andrea Verešová
Slovenia – Neda Gačnik
South Africa – Sonia Raciti
South Korea[c] – Han Na-na
Spain – Lorena Bernal Pascual
Sri Lanka – Dilumini de Alwis Jayasinghe
Swaziland – Colleen Tullonen
Sweden – Jenny Louise Torsvik
Switzerland – Anita Buri
Tanzania – Hoyce Anderson Temu
Thailand – Kamala Khambhu na Ayudhya
Trinidad and Tobago – Sacha Anton
Turkey – Ayşe Hatun Önal[13]
Ukraine – Olga Savinskaya
United Kingdom – Nicola Willoughby
United States – Natasha Allas
United States Virgin Islands[d] – Shari Afua Smith
Uruguay – Katherine Gonzalves
Venezuela – Martina Thorogood Heemsen
Wales – Clare Marie Daniels
Yugoslavia – Lana Marić
Zambia – Cynthia Chikwanda
Zimbabwe – Brita Maseluthini
Notes
Withdrawals
Curaçao - Miss World Curaçao 1999, Dayanarah Roozendaal did not participate due to undisclosed reasons.
Mauritius - Miss Mauritius 1999, Micaella L'Hortalle did not participate due to lack of sponsorship.
Did not compete
Denmark - Miss Denmark 1999, Zahide Bayram did not participate due to undisclosed reasons.[14]
Namibia - Miss Namibia 1999, Vaanda Katjiuongua did not participate due to lack of sponsorship.
Northern Ireland - Miss Northern Ireland 1999, Zöe Salmon withdrew at the last minute because the organizers couldn't apply for UK separate entry on time due to the Northern Ireland peace process.[15]
Other notes
- Angola, Honduras,
Japan, Madagascar, and Uruguay introduced themselves in their native languages. - This is the first time that the contestants were introduced in evening gowns.
England - Nicola Willoughby, still represented as United Kingdom in Miss World because of Northern Ireland's last-minute withdrawal.
