Miss Universe 1996
Miss Universe 1996, the 45th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 17, 1996 at Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned by Chelsi Smith from the United States at the end of the event. 79 contestants competed in this edition.This is the second time that Las Vegas to host Miss Universe since 1991. She is the fourth Venezuelan woman to win Miss Universe following Maritza Sayalero in 1979, Irene Sáez in 1981, and Barbara Palacios in 1986.
| Miss Universe 1996 | |
|---|---|
 Alicia Machado in 2016, Miss Universe 1996 | |
| Date | May 17, 1996 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Michael Crawford |
| Venue | Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resorts and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 79 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Alicia Machado .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
| Congeniality | Jodie McMullen .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Best National Costume | Ilmira Shamsutdinova  Russia |
| Photogenic | Aileen Damiles .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines |
The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. However, for financial reasons, South Africa couldn't host the pageant and Miss Universe was moved to Las Vegas.
This was the last time that the Miss Universe Franchise was run by ITT Corp.[1]
Results
The New Aladdin before being rebranded as Planet Hollywood
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1996 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 6 |
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| Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
Top 10
1. 
India
2. 
Finland
3. 
Peru
4. 
Sweden
5. 
Mexico
6. 
USA
7. Russia
8. 
El Salvador
9. 
Aruba
10. 
Venezuela
Top 6
1. Aruba
2. Russia
3. USA
4. Finland
5. Venezuela
6. Mexico
Top 3
1. Finland
2. Venezuela
3. Aruba
Final competition
| Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average | Top 6 Question |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela |
9.323 (2) | 9.809 (1) | 9.820 (1) | 9.874 (1) | 9.830 (1) | 9.790 (1) |
| Aruba |
8.943 (9) | 9.628 (5) | 9.737 (2) | 9.651 (5) | 9.666 (3) | 9.732 (2) |
| Finland |
8.940 (10) | 9.551 (8) | 9.657 (4) | 9.719 (3) | 9.636 (5) | 9.715 (3) |
| Russia |
9.210 (3) | 9.646 (3) | 9.714 (3) | 9.573 (10) | 9.640 (4) | 9.666 (4) |
| Mexico |
9.026 (6) | 9.560 (7) | 9.604 (7) | 9.714 (4) | 9.623 (6) | 9.627 (5) |
| USA |
9.360 (1) | 9.793 (2) | 9.601 (8) | 9.753 (2) | 9.713 (2) | 9.612 (6) |
| El Salvador |
8.966 (7) | 9.636 (4) | 9.569 (10) | 9.651 (5) | 9.613 (7) | |
| India |
9.100 (5) | 9.580 (6) | 9.619 (5) | 9.602 (9) | 9.596 (8) | |
| Peru |
8.946 (8) | 9.549 (9) | 9.613 (6) | 9.637 (7) | 9.593 (9) | |
| Sweden |
9.113 (4) | 9.493 (10) | 9.576 (9) | 9.629 (8) | 9.560 (10) |
Preliminary Scores
| Winner | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 6 | |
| Top 10 | |
| Unplaced |
| Nation | E. Gown | Swismuit | Interview | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
9.61 (1) | 9.10 (3) | 9.37 (3) | 9.360 (1) |
| Venezuela |
9.43 (2) | 9.11 (2) | 9.43 (2) | 9.323 (2) |
| Russia |
9.40 (3) | 9.14 (1) | 9.09 (11) | 9.210 (3) |
| Sweden |
9.39 (4) | 9.05 (4) | 8.90 (21) | 9.113 (4) |
| India |
9.36 (5) | 8.46 (21) | 9.48 (1) | 9.100 (5) |
| Mexico |
9.25 (7) | 8.74 (9) | 9.09 (11) | 9.026 (6) |
| El Salvador |
9.23 (8) | 8.41 (25) | 9.26 (6) | 8.966 (7) |
| Peru |
9.02 (12) | 8.46 (21) | 9.36 (4) | 8.946 (8) |
| Aruba |
9.23 (8) | 9.00 (5) | 8.60 | 8.943 (9) |
| Finland |
8.76 (23) | 8.83 (7) | 9.23 (7) | 8.940 (10) |
 France |
9.29 (6) | 8.63 (13) | 8.71 | 8.877 (11) |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
8.81 (21) | 8.53 (16) | 9.23 (7) | 8.857 (12) |
 South Africa |
8.67 | 8.76 (8) | 9.10 (10) | 8.843 (13) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
8.91 (16) | 8.55 (15) | 9.04 (12) | 8.833 (14) |
 Hungary |
8.85 (19) | 8.85 (6) | 8.79 | 8.830 (15) |
 Chile |
8.72 (24) | 8.44 (23) | 9.28 (5) | 8.813 (16) |
 Spain |
8.89 (18) | 8.65 (12) | 8.81 | 8.783 (17) |
 Philippines |
9.07 (9) | 8.32 | 8.92 (19) | 8.770 (18) |
 Brazil |
8.90 (17) | 8.36 | 9.04 (12) | 8.766 (19) |
 Greece |
8.69 (25) | 8.50 (18) | 9.02 (13) | 8.737 (20) |
 Zimbabwe |
8.99 (13) | 8.21 | 8.96 (17) | 8.720 (21) |
 Norway |
8.55 | 8.39 | 9.19 (8) | 8.710 (22) |
 Italy |
9.04 (11) | 8.56 (14) | 8.51 | 8.703 (23) |
 Jamaica |
8.56 | 8.41 (25) | 9.11 (9) | 8.693 (24) |
 Cyprus |
8.97 (14) | 8.66 (11) | 8.37 | 8.667 (25) |
 Panama |
8.64 | 8.32 | 9.02 (13) | 8.660 (26) |
 Ghana |
8.96 (15) | 8.46 (21) | 8.49 | 8.637 (27) |
 Puerto Rico |
8.84 (20) | 8.06 | 8.97 (16) | 8.623 (28) |
 Colombia |
8.84 (20) | 8.14 | 8.88 (22) | 8.620 (29) |
 New Zealand |
8.52 | 8.66 (11) | 8.66 | 8.613 (30) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
8.60 | 8.38 | 8.86 (24) | 8.613 (30) |
 Estonia |
9.06 (10) | 8.70 (10) | 8.06 | 8.607 (32) |
 Czech Republic |
8.48 | 8.45 (22) | 8.87 (23) | 8.600 (33) |
 Israel |
8.77 (22) | 8.49 (19) | 8.54 | 8.600 (33) |
 Iceland |
8.57 | 8.15 | 8.98 (15) | 8.567 (35) |
 The Bahamas |
8.52 | 8.25 | 8.87 (23) | 8.546 (36) |
 Lebanon |
8.65 | 8.15 | 8.83 (25) | 8.543 (37) |
 Guatemala |
8.51 | 8.37 | 8.74 | 8.540 (38) |
 Germany |
8.57 | 8.53 (16) | 8.51 | 8.537 (39) |
 Dominican Republic |
8.50 | 8.05 | 9.01 (14) | 8.520 (40) |
 Great Britain |
8.41 | 8.48 (20) | 8.67 | 8.520 (40) |
| Australia |
8.69 (25) | 7.86 | 8.97 (16) | 8.506 (42) |
 Uruguay |
8.06 | 8.52 (17) | 8.90 (21) | 8.493 (43) |
 Thailand |
8.85 (19) | 8.08 | 8.53 | 8.486 (44) |
 Ecuador |
8.39 | 8.10 | 8.91 (20) | 8.467 (45) |
 Costa Rica |
8.47 | 8.42 (24) | 8.51 | 8.466 (46) |
 Cayman Islands |
8.41 | 8.20 | 8.76 | 8.456 (47) |
 Namibia |
8.36 | 8.04 | 8.95 (18) | 8.452 (48) |
 Netherlands |
8.46 | 8.03 | 8.86 (24) | 8.450 (49) |
 Romania |
8.47 | 8.14 | 8.71 | 8.440 (50) |
 Argentina |
8.17 | 8.13 | 8.96 (17) | 8.420 (51) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
8.23 | 8.20 | 8.65 | 8.360 (52) |
 Singapore |
8.59 | 7.91 | 8.58 | 8.360 (52) |
 Ukraine |
8.36 | 8.20 | 8.50 | 8.353 (54) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
8.67 | 7.60 | 8.78 | 8.350 (55) |
 Denmark |
8.35 | 8.03 | 8.63 | 8.336 (56) |
 Sri Lanka |
8.36 | 7.75 | 8.86 (24) | 8.323 (57) |
 Ireland |
8.11 | 8.03 | 8.79 | 8.310 (58) |
 Turkey |
8.39 | 8.08 | 8.44 | 8.303 (59) |
 Belize |
8.60 | 7.96 | 8.33 | 8.296 (60) |
 Malaysia |
8.64 | 7.80 | 8.44 | 8.293 (61) |
 Curaçao |
8.00 | 8.20 | 8.67 | 8.290 (62) |
 Poland |
8.29 | 8.09 | 8.49 | 8.290 (62) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Honduras |
8.52 | 7.99 | 8.21 | 8.240 (64) |
 Bulgaria |
8.31 | 8.09 | 8.31 | 8.237 (65) |
 Slovakia |
8.30 | 7.68 | 8.65 | 8.210 (66) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong |
8.30 | 7.86 | 8.31 | 8.156 (67) |
 Portugal |
8.29 | 7.78 | 8.51 | 8.193 (68) |
 Egypt |
8.26 | 7.74 | 8.52 | 8.173 (69) |
 Taiwan |
8.41 | 7.65 | 8.31 | 8.123 (70) |
 South Korea |
8.45 | 7.58 | 8.14 | 8.057 (71) |
 Indonesia |
8.50 | 7.60 | 8.50 | 8.033 (72) |
 Cook Islands |
8.01 | 7.51 | 8.26 | 7.927 (73) |
 Bonaire |
8.26 | 7.98 | 8.22 | 7.920 (74) |
 Malta |
7.98 | 7.63 | 8.10 | 7.903 (75) |
 Turks & Caicos Islands |
7.99 | 7.43 | 8.24 | 7.886 (76) |
 Paraguay |
7.79 | 7.59 | 8.24 | 7.873 (77) |
 British Virgin Islands |
7.87 | 7.60 | 8.12 | 7.863 (78) |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
7.73 | 7.20 | 8.36 | 7.763 (79) |
Historical Relevance of Miss Universe 1996
Miss Universe 1996 participating nations and results
- For the second time Miss Universe is held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The first time was in 1991.
- Venezuela wins its 4th crown at Miss Universe. The last time was in 1986 with Barbara Palacios.
- Aruba gets its highest placement ever, becoming First Runner Up.
- Finland obtains the position of Second Runner Up for the fifth time.
- United States places for its 20th consecutive year.
- Venezuela places for its 14th consecutive year.
- India places for its 4th consecutive year.
- El Salvador places for its 2nd consecutive year, becoming the first Central-American country to achieve this.
- Mexico hadn't placed since 1991.
- Sweden hadn't placed since 1994.
- Finland hadn't placed since 1993.
- Peru hadn't placed since 1987.
- Aruba places after 22 years. The last time was in 1974.
- Venezuela gets the second and third highest Evening Gown and Swimsuit Score respectively in Miss Universe history.
- Aruba gets the sixth highest Swimsuit Score in Miss Universe History.
- Russia gets the tenth highest Swimsuit Score in Miss Universe History.
- Ilmira Shamsutdinova from Russia becomes the first representative from her country to win the Best National Costume.
- Aillen Damiles from Philippines becomes their third representative to win Miss Photogenic. The last time was in 1973.
- Alicia Machado becomes the second Miss Universe to win Best in Swimsuit award. It only had happened in 1996.
- Bon Goen hosts the event for his third consecutive year.
Contestants
- Argentina - Verónica Ledezma
- Aruba - Taryn Mansell
- Australia - Jodie McMullen
- Bahamas - Michelle Rae Collie
- Belgium - Véronique De Kock
- Belize - Ava Lovell
- Bolivia - Natalia Cronenbold Aguilera
- Bonaire - Jessy Viceisza
- Brazil - Maria Joana Parizotto
- British Virgin Islands - Linette Smith
- Bulgaria - Maria Sinigerova
- Canada - Renette Cruz
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Cayman Islands - Tasha Ebanks- Chile - Andrea L'Huillier Troncoso
- Colombia - Lina María Gaviria Forero
- Cook Islands - Victoria Keil
- Costa Rica - Dafne Zeledón Monge
- Curaçao - Vanessa Dorinda Mambi
- Cyprus - Froso Spyrou
- Czech Republic - Renata Hornofová
- Denmark - Anette Oldenborg
- Dominican Republic - Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius
- Ecuador - Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía
- Egypt - Hadeel Abol-Naga
- El Salvador - Milena Mayorga
- Estonia - Helen Mahmastol
- Finland - Lola Odusoga
- France - Laure Belleville
- Germany - Miriam Ruppert
- Ghana - Pearl Amoah
- Great Britain - Anita St. Rose
- Greece - Nina Georgala
- Guatemala - Karla Hannelore Beteta Forkel
- Honduras - Yazmín Rossana Fiallos Bosak
- Hong Kong - Sofie Rahman
- Hungary - Andrea Deak
- Iceland - Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir
- India - Sandhya Chib
- Indonesia - Alya Rohali
- Ireland - Joanne Black
- Israel - Liraz Mesilaty
- Italy - Anna Valle
- Jamaica - Trudi-Ann Ferguson
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South Korea - Kim Yoon-jung- Lebanon - Julia Syriani
- Malaysia - Adeline Ong Siew Fong
- Malta - Roseanne Farrugia
- Mexico - Vanessa Guzmán
- Namibia - Faghma Absolom
- Netherlands - Marja de Graaf
- New Zealand - Sarah Brady
- Northern Mariana Islands - Belvilyn Ada Tenorio
- Norway - Inger Lise Ebeltoft
- Panama - Reyna Royo
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Paraguay - Marta Elizabeth Lovera Parquet- Peru - Natali Patricia Sacco Ángeles
- Philippines - Aileen Leng Marfori Damiles
- Poland - Monika Chróścicka-Wnętrzak
- Portugal - Rita Carvalho
- Puerto Rico - Sarybel Velilla Cabeza
- Romania - Roberta Anastase
- Russia - Ilmira Shamsutdinova
- Singapore - Angeline Putt
- Slovakia - Iveta Jankulárová
- South Africa - Carol Anne Becker
- Spain - María José Suárez Benítez
- Sri Lanka - Shivanthini Dharmasiri
- Sweden - Annika Duckmark
- Switzerland - Stéphanie Berger
- Taiwan - Chen Hsiao-Fen
- Thailand - Nirachala Kumya
- Trinidad and Tobago - Michelle Kahn
- Turkey - Serpil Sevilay Ozturk
- Turks and Caicos Islands - Shaneika Lightbourne
- Ukraine - Irina Borisova
- Uruguay - Adriana Sandra Maidana
- United States - Ali Landry
- Venezuela - Alicia Machado Fajardo
- Zimbabwe - Langa Sibanda
Order of Introduction
The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, randomly-ordered. The order was fixed from 1994 but edited with more nations.
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
|---|---|
| South America | |
| The Islands | |
| Europe and The British Isles | |
| Asia and The Land Down Under | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa | |
| Central and North America |
Notes
Replacements
- Russia – Elmira Tuyusheva won Miss Russia 1995 and was supposed to compete in Miss Universe. However, she decided to break her contract with the Miss Russia organization just 1 month before Miss Universe to pursue her career as a model and actress.[2] As none of the Miss Russia 1995 pageant runners-up were eligible to replace her duties due to several reasons, the organizers decided to pick Ilmira Shamsutdinova as the official delegate of Russia in Miss Universe 1996. Shamsutdinova was Miss USSR 1991 but the Soviet Union split into fifteen countries that year.[3]
Withdrawals
Guam - Aileen Maravilla Villanueva.svg.png.webp)
Japan - Miyuki Fujii
Kenya
Mauritius
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Seychelles
United States Virgin Islands
Zambia - Alice Banda
Did not compete
Gibraltar - Monique Chiara
Awards
- Australia - Miss Congeniality (Jodie McMullen)
- Philippines - Miss Photogenic (Aileen Damiles)
- Russia - Best National Costume (Ilmira Shamsutdinova)
General references
- "Miss Universe 1996". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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References
- Archives, L. A. Times (1996-10-24). "OTHER NEWS". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- МИСС РОССИЯ 1995
- http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2015/11/90.html российские красавицы 90-х : ИЛЬМИРА ШАМСУТДИНОВА
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