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.

Miss Universe 1996
Alicia Machado in 2016, Miss Universe 1996
DateMay 17, 1996
Presenters
EntertainmentMichael Crawford
VenueAladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resorts and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants79
Placements10
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerAlicia Machado
 Venezuela
CongenialityJodie McMullen
 Australia
Best National CostumeIlmira Shamsutdinova
 Russia
PhotogenicAileen Damiles
 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.[1][2]

Results
The New Aladdin before being rebranded as Planet Hollywood

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1996
1st Runner-Up
  •  Aruba – Taryn Mansell
2nd Runner-Up
Top 6
Top 10

Final competition
Nation Preliminary

Average

 Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average Top 6 Question
 Venezuela 9.323 (2) 9.800 (1) 9.820 (1) 9.870 (1) 9.830 (1) 9.790 (1)
 Aruba 8.943 (9) 9.620 (5) 9.730 (2) 9.650 (5) 9.666 (3) 9.732 (2)
 Finland 8.940 (10) 9.550 (8) 9.650 (4) 9.710 (3) 9.636 (5) 9.715 (3)
 Russia 9.210 (3) 9.640 (3) 9.710 (3) 9.570 (10) 9.640 (4) 9.666 (4)
 Mexico 9.026 (6) 9.560 (7) 9.600 (7) 9.710 (3) 9.623 (6) 9.627 (5)
 United States 9.360 (1) 9.790 (2) 9.600 (7) 9.750 (2) 9.713 (2) 9.512 (6)
 El Salvador 8.966 (7) 9.630 (4) 9.560 (10) 9.650 (5) 9.613 (7)
 India 9.100 (5) 9.580 (6) 9.610 (5) 9.600 (9) 9.596 (8)
 Peru 8.946 (8) 9.540 (9) 9.610 (5) 9.630 (7) 9.593 (9)
 Sweden 9.113 (4) 9.490 (10) 9.570 (9) 9.620 (8) 9.560 (10)
Miss Universe 1996 participating nations and results

Contestants

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.[3] 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.[4]

Withdrawals

Returns

Did not compete

Awards

General references
  • "Miss Universe 1996". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

References
  1. http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30271&start=0
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpD3RaIefs
  3. МИСС РОССИЯ 1995
  4. http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2015/11/90.html российские красавицы 90-х : ИЛЬМИРА ШАМСУТДИНОВА
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