MISS UNIVERSE 1992
saturday, may 9, 1992 (in thailand)
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992 (in america)
Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
78 contestants
PRESENTERS: DICK CLARK & leeza gibbons
commentator: angela visser
entertainment: dance theater of thailand
Results
1 NAMIBIA Michelle McLean (4th RU World '91)
2 COLOMBIA Paola Turbay Gómez
3 INDIA Madhushri "Madhu" Sapre
Top 6
4 VENEZUELA Carolina Eva Izsak Kemenyfy
5 NETHERLANDS Vivian Jansen
6 BELGIUM Anke Van Dermeersch (World '91)
Top 10
7 AUSTRALIA Georgina Denahy (winner Queen of the Year '94)
8 USA Shannon La Rhea Marketic
9 NEW ZEALAND Lisa Maree De Montalk (SF World '91)
10 SWEDEN Monica Brodd (2nd RU Scandinavia '93)
Awards
Miss Amity TURKS & CAICOS
Miss Photogenic ECUADOR
Best National Costume 1) PARAGUAY, 2) THAILAND, 3) SPAIN
Best in Swim Suit: VENEZUELA
Remainder
ARGENTINA Laura Verónica Rafael (winner Globe '92)
ARUBA Yerusha Rasmijn
AUSTRIA Karin Friedl (International '92, Europe '92)
BAHAMAS Fontella Dean Chipman
BERMUDA Colita Joseph
BOLIVIA Natasha Gabriela Arana Lema
BRAZIL Maria Carolina Portella Otto
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Alicia Burke
BULGARIA Mihaela Dinova Nikolova
CANADA Nicole Dunsdon
CAYMAN ISLANDS Yvette Peggy Jordison (World '91)
CHILE Marcela Paz Vacarezza Etcheverry
COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Lidia Kuborskaya
COOK ISLANDS Jeannine Tuavera
COSTA RICA Jessica Stephanie Manley Fredrich (Asia Pacific '92)
CURACAO Mijanou de Paula
CYPRUS Militsa Papadopoulou
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Michaela Malacova
DENMARK Anne Mette Voss
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Liza González
ECUADOR Maria Soledad Diab Aguilar (4th RU Nuestra Belleza '95)
EGYPT Lamia Mohamed Noshi
EL SALVADOR Melissa Salazar
FINLAND Kirsi Syrjänen (Scandinavia '93)
FRANCE Linda Hardy (SF Europe '92, World '92)
GERMANY Monika Resch
GREAT BRITAIN Tiffany Stanford
GREECE Marina Tsintikidou (winner Europe '92)
GUAM Cheryl Debra Payne (Hawaiian Tropic '85, SF Asia Pacific '92)
GUATEMALA Narcy Maricela Pérez Hernández (Asia Pacific '92, International '92)
HONDURAS Mónica Raquel Rápalo Martínez (Coffee '93, Latin America '93)
HUNGARY Dora Patko
ICELAND Svava Haraldsdóttir (World '91)
IRELAND Jane Thompson
ISRAEL Einat Zmora
JAMAICA Bridgette Rhoden
JAPAN Akiko Ando
KENYA Aisha Wawira Lieberg (World '90)
KOREA Young-hyun Lee
LEBANON Abeer Sharrouf
LUXEMBOURG Carole Reding (International '92, Europe '92)
MALAYSIA Crystal Yong
MALTA Julienne Camilleri
MAURITIUS Stephanie Raymond
MEXICO Mónica Zúñiga Arriaga
NICARAGUA Ida Patricia Delaney (International '93)
NIGERIA Sandra Guenefred Petgrave (World '92)
NORTHERN MARIANAS Imelda Antonio
NORWAY Anne Sofie Galaasen
PANAMA Ana Cecilia "Chia" Orillac Arías
PARAGUAY Pamela Zarza Enríquez
PERU Aline Simone Arce Santos
PHILIPPINES Elizabeth Garcia Berroya
POLAND Izabela Filipowska
PORTUGAL Maria Fernanda Silva (SF Europe '92)
PUERTO RICO Daysi García Rodríguez (Coffee '92)
ROMANIA Corina Corduneanu
SINGAPORE Cori Teo
SPAIN Virginia García Alvarez
SRI LANKA Hiranthi Devapriya
SURINAM Nancy Kasangaloewar
SWITZERLAND Sandra Aegerter (World '91, Europe '92)
TAIWAN Hsiu Chieh Shih
THAILAND Orn-anonh Panyawong
TURKEY Elif Ilgaz
TURKS & CAICOS Barbara Johnson
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Cathy-Mae Sitaram (World '88, Wonderland '89)
URUGUAY Gabriela Ventura Escobar
DISQUALIFIED:
HONG KONG Amy Kwok Oi-Ming (American citizen)
NO SHOWS:
GIBRALTAR Ornella Costa
GREENLAND Laali Lyberth
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Rachel Charles (underage)
GHANA Jamilla Haruna Danzuru
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES Nicole Hendrickson
ITALY Martina Colombari (underage)
UKRAINE Oksana Szabo
REPLACED:
COMMOMWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES: Yuliya Etina (underage)
SPAIN Sofía Mazagatos (underage)
POLAND Karina Wojciechowska
ISRAEL Ravit Asaf (underage)
IRELAND Amanda Brunker
BOLIVIA Roxana Arias Becerra
DEBUTS: Hungary (USSR competed as Commonwealth of Independent States)
WITHDRAWALS: Belize, Ghana, Hong Kong, Italy, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Yugoslavia
RETURNS: Aruba, Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Honduras, Kenya, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland
JUDGES:
1- Kim Alexis - Supermodel and TV personality.
2- Robin Leach - British Reporter.
3- Miriam Makeba - South African Singer.
4- Luis Enrique - Singer from Nicaragua.
5- Marion Dougherty - American Casting Director.
6- Ron Duguay - Canadian Hockey Player.
7- Vijay Amritraj - Indian Sports Commentator.
8- Estelle Getty - Actress.
9- Khun Ying Sasima Srivikorn - Businesswoman and Philanthropist from Thailand.