| Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1995 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 May 1995[1] |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Jon Secada |
| Venue | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia |
| Broadcaster | CBS (international) Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (official broadcaster) |
| Entrants | 82 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Chelsi Smith  United States |
| Congeniality | Toyin Raji  Nigeria |
| Best National Costume | María Reyes  Spain |
| Photogenic | Petra Hultgren  Sweden |
Miss Universe 1995, the 44th Miss Universe pageant, was 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 only time it was held in Africa.
Results
editPlacements
edit| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1995 |
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| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Top 6 |
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| Top 10 |
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Final Competition
edit| Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average | Top 6 Question |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
9.343 (1) | 9.639 (3) | 9.719 (1) | 9.656 (7) | 9.671 (1) | 9.789 (2) |
 India
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9.153 (9) | 9.573 (4) | 9.378 (8) | 9.700 (3) | 9.550 (6) | 9.748 (3) |
 Canada
|
9.160 (8) | 9.538 (5) | 9.598 (2) | 9.789 (1) | 9.641 (2) | 9.818 (1) |
 Trinidad and Tobago
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9.313 (4) | 9.499 (7) | 9.515 (6) | 9.674 (5) | 9.563 (5) | 9.724 (4) |
 Puerto Rico
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9.333 (2) | 9.653 (2) | 9.561 (5) | 9.661 (6) | 9.625 (3) | 9.658 (5) |
 Venezuela
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9.210 (5) | 9.499 (7) | 9.566 (4) | 9.705 (2) | 9.590 (4) | 9.425 (6) |
 South Africa
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9.143 (10) | 9.525 (6) | 9.348 (9) | 9.688 (4) | 9.520 (7) | |
 El Salvador
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9.196 (7) | 9.674 (1) | 9.305 (10) | 9.531 (10) | 9.503 (8) | |
 Dominican Republic
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9.200 (6) | 9.219 (9) | 9.573 (3) | 9.573 (9) | 9.455 (9) | |
 Colombia
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9.330 (3) | 9.020 (10) | 9.430 (7) | 9.599 (8) | 9.350 (10) |
Contestants
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Aruba - Marie-Denise Herrlein
Australia - Jacqueline Shooter
Bahamas - Shammine Tenika Lindsay
Belize - Deborah Wade
Bolivia - Sandra Rivero Zimmermann
Bonaire - Donna Landwier
Brazil - Renata Aparecida Bessa Soares
British Virgin Islands - Elaine Patricia Henry
Bulgaria - Boiana Dimitrova
Canada - Lana Buchberger
Cayman Islands - Anita Lilly Bush
Chile - Paola Falcone Bacigalupo
Colombia - Tatiana Leonor Castro Abuchaibe
Cook Islands - Tarita Brown
Costa Rica - Beatriz Alejandra Alvarado Mejía
Curaçao - Maruschka Jansen
Cyprus - Clara Davina Rainbow
Czech Republic - Eva Kotulanova
Denmark - Tina Dam
Dominican Republic - Cándida Lara Betances
Ecuador - Radmila Pandzic Arapov
Egypt - Nadia Ezz
El Salvador - Eleonora Carrillo
Estonia - Enel Eha
Finland - Heli Pirhonen
France - Corine Laurent
Germany - Ilka Endres
Great Britain - Sarah-Jane Southwick
Greece - Helen Papaioannou
Guam - Alia Tui Stevens
Guatemala - Indira Lili Chinchilla Paz
Hong Kong - Halina Tam Siu-Wan
Hungary - Andrea Harsanyi
Iceland - Margret Skuladóttir Sigurz
India - Manpreet Brar
Indonesia - Susanty Manuhutu
Ireland - Anna Marie McCarthy
Israel - Jana Kalman
Italy - Alessandra Meloni
Jamaica - Justine Willoughby
Japan - Narumi Saeki
Kenya - Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia
Korea - Han Sung-joo
Malaysia - Suziela Binte Azrai
Malta - Sonia Massa
Mauritius - Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo
Mexico - Luz Maria Zetina Lugo
Namibia - Patricia Burt
Netherlands - Chantal van Woensel
New Zealand - Shelley Jeannine Edwards
Nicaragua - Linda Asalia Clerk Castillo
Nigeria - Toyin Raji
Northern Mariana Islands - Karah Kirschenheiter
Norway - Lena Sandvik
Panama - Michele Sage
Paraguay - Bettina Rosemary Barboza Caffarena
Peru - Paola Dellepiane Gianotti
Philippines - Joanne Santos
Poland - Magdalena Pecikiewicz
Portugal - Adriana Iria
Puerto Rico - Desirée Lowry Rodríguez
Romania - Monika Grosu
Russia - Yulia Alekseeva
Seychelles - Maria Payet
Singapore - Tun Neesa Abdullah
Slovakia - Nikoleta Mezsarasova
South Africa - Augustine Masilela
Spain - María Reyes Vázquez
Sri Lanka - Shivani Vasagam
Sweden - Petra Hultgren
Switzerland - Sarah Briguet
Taiwan - Liao Chia-Yi
Thailand - Phavadee Vichienrat
Trinidad and Tobago - Arlene Peterkin
Turkey - Gamze Saygi
Turks and Caicos Islands - Sharleen Rochelle Grant
Ukraine - Irina Chernomaz-Barabash
Uruguay - Sandra Znidaric
United States - Chelsi Smith †
United States Virgin Islands - Kim Marie Ann Boschulte
Venezuela - Denyse Floreano
Zambia - Luo Trica Punabantu
Order of Introduction
editThe following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, ramdomly ordered. The order was fixed from 1994 but editted more countries.
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
|---|---|
| South America | |
| The Islands | |
| Central and North America | |
| Europe and The British Isles | |
| Asia and The Land Down Under | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa |
Notes
editDebuts
editReturns
editLast competed in 1978:
Last competed in 1983:
Last competed in 1984:
Last competed in 1992:
Last competed in 1993:
Withdrawals
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Awards
edit- Nigeria - Miss Congeniality (Toyin Raji)
- Sweden - Miss Photogenic (Petra Hultgren)
- Spain - Best National Costume (María Reyes)
- Indonesia - Miss Clairol Herbal Essences (Susanty Manuhutu)[2]
General references
edit- "Miss Universe 1995". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Arti Nama Danti, Tokoh Populer (1. Susanty Manuhutu)". tentangnama.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- "La noche real de Tatiana en televisión". El Tiempo. May 12, 1995. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
External links
edit[[:Category:Miss Universe|1995]] [[:Category:1995 in Namibia]] [[:Category:1995 beauty pageants]] [[:Category:Beauty pageants in Namibia]] [[:Category:Windhoek]] [[:Category:May 1995 events in Africa]]