CBS (international) TV Azteca (official broadcaster)
Entrants
79
Placements
10
Debuts
Czech Republic
Estonia
Swaziland
Withdrawals
Bermuda
CIS
Cook Islands
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Kenya
Taiwan
Returns
Belize
Ghana
Hong Kong
Italy
Trinidad and Tobago
Winner
Dayanara Torres Puerto Rico
Congeniality
Jamila Haruna Danzuru Ghana
Best National Costume
Ine Beate Strand Norway
Photogenic
Eugenia Santana Spain
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Miss Universe 1993 was the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, held on 21 May 1993 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico. At the event's conclusion, Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss Universe by outgoing titleholder Michelle McLean of Namibia.[1] Seventy-nine contestants competed in the pageant.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the fourth and final time, with colour commentary from former Miss Universe titleholders Cecilia Bolocco (1987) and Angela Visser (1989).[2]
This was the third time the pageant was held in Mexico, two years after Lupita Jones won Mexico's first Miss Universe title in 1991. In the weeks prior to the final telecast, the contestants visited Campeche, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Querétaro and the Mexican borough of Xochimilco for official events and sight seeing.[3]
The pageant was marred by booing from the crowd following the failure of the Mexican delegate, Angelina González, to advance to the top 10 of the national costume competition or the finals as one of the top 10 semifinalists.[4] This was particularly directed towards Kenya Moore of the US, the country that owns the Miss Universe Organization.[1] During the judges' introduction, booing increased especially after Mexican judges José Luis Cuevas and Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones were introduced to the audience who held them responsible for Miss Mexico's non-placement.
This continued throughout the first two events of the night: the swimsuit and interview competition. The audience at National Auditorium only calmed down after the musical number with Michelle McLean and the delegates sang and danced to "Get on Your Feet" .[4] Generalized booing stopped and the competition continued with the evening gown event, the judges' questions, the final question and the crowning, without major incident.[4]
Miss Universe 1993 Titlecard
^ ab"Miss Puerto Rico crowned 1993 Miss Universe". Reuters. 1993-05-22.
^"1993 MISS UNIVERSE Pageant hosted by Dick Clark in Mexico City to be broadcast live, May 21, on CBS Television Network" (Press release). Business Wire. 1993-04-20.
^"Mexico to host Miss Universe pageant with emphasis on "smarts"". Reuters. 1993-04-13.
^ abc"Puerto Rican beauty is Miss Universe". Straits Times. 1993-05-23.
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