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{{Infobox beauty pageant
| photo        =
| name         = Miss Universe 1990
| date         = April 15, 1990
| presenters   = {{Hlist|[[Dick Clark]]|[[Leeza Gibbons]]|[[Margaret Gardiner (beauty queen)|Margaret Gardiner]]}}
| venue        = [[Shubert Theatre (Los Angeles)|Shubert Theatre]], [[Los Angeles, California]], United States
| broadcaster  = {{Hlist|[[CBS]]|[[KCBS-TV]]}}
| director     = {{Hlist|Tony Charmoli}}
| producer     = {{Hlist|Sid Smith}}
| entrants     = 71
| placements   = 10
| debuts       = {{Hlist|Soviet Union}}
| withdrawals  = {{Hlist|Belgium|Brazil|Curaçao|Haiti|Luxembourg|New Zealand|United States Virgin Islands}}
| returns      = {{Hlist|Czechoslovakia}}
| winner       = [[Mona Grudt]]
| represented  = Norway
| congeniality = Christiane Stocker<br />West Germany
| best national costume = [[Lizeth Mahecha]]<br />Colombia
| photogenic            = Passaraporn Chaimongkol<br />Thailand
| before                = [[Miss Universe 1989|1989]]
| next                  = [[Miss Universe 1991|1991]]
}}

'''Miss Universe 1990''', the 39th [[Miss Universe]] pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the [[Shubert Theatre (Los Angeles)|Shubert Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States.

[[Mona Grudt]] of [[Norway]] was crowned by her predecessor [[Angela Visser]] of [[the Netherlands|Holland]] at the end of the event.<ref name="UPI">{{Cite web |title=Norwegian wins Miss Universe title |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/15/Norwegian-wins-Miss-Universe-title/1246640152000/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=UPI Archives |language=en}}</ref> Seventy one contestants competed for the title.<ref name="UPI" />

== Results ==
=== Placements ===
[[File:Miss Universe 1990 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Final placements for Miss Universe 1990]]
[[File:With two of the Miss Universe 1990 candidates miss Soviet union 1990 and miss Canada.jpg|thumb|250px|Miss Soviet Union, Sri Lanka and Canada during Miss Universe 1990.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- 
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Miss Universe 1990
|
* {{NOR}} – [[Mona Grudt]]
|-
| 1st runner-up
|
* {{USA}} – [[Carole Gist]]
|-
| 2nd runner-up
|
* {{COL}} – [[Lizeth Mahecha]]
|-
| Top 6
|
* {{BOL}} – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
* {{CHL}} – Uranía Haltenhoff<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://chileancharm.com/1990-MISS_UNIVERSE/ENSAYO.html |title=Chile en Miss Universo 1990 |date= |author= |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=chileancharm.com |language=es}}</ref>
* {{MEX}} – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
|-
| Top 10
|
* {{TCH}} – Jana Hronkova
* {{IND}} – [[Suzanne Sablok]]
* {{TUR}} – Jülide Ateş
* {{Flag|Venezuela|1954}} – Andreína Goetz
|}

=== Final Competition ===
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:95%"
! width="25%" |Nation
!Preliminary
Average
! width="15%" |Interview
! width="15%" |Swimsuit
! width="15%" |Evening Gown
! width="15%" |Semifinal Average
|- style="background-color:#FADADD;"
|'''{{flag|Norway}}'''
|8.683 (1)
|8.760 (1)
|8.922 (1)
|8.989 (1)
|8.890 (1)
|-
|- style="background-color:#eadafd;"
|'''{{flag|United States}}'''
|8.316 (3)
|8.509 (3)
|8.299 (7)
|8.630 (5)
|8.479 (6)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ccff99;"
|'''{{COL}}'''
|8.313 (5)
|8.610 (2)
|8.714 (2)
|8.840 (2)
|8.721 (2)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ffff99;"
|'''{{MEX}}'''
|8.316 (3)
|8.500 (4)
|8.450 (4)
|8.707 (4)
|8.552 (3)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ffff99;"
|'''{{CHL}}'''
|8.206 (9)
|8.411 (6)
|8.410 (6)
|8.770 (3)
|8.530 (4)
|-
|- style="background-color:#ffff99;"
|'''{{BOL}}'''
|8.256 (7)
|8.439 (5)
|8.498 (3)
|8.600 (6)
|8.512 (5)
|-
|-
|'''{{flag|Venezuela|1954}}'''
|8.420 (2)
|8.370 (7)
|8.450 (4)
|8.590 (7)
|8.470 (7)
|-
|'''{{IND}}'''
|8.280 (6)
|8.200 (9)
|8.233 (8)
|8.552 (8)
|8.328 (8)
|-
|-
|'''{{TUR}}'''
|8.090 (10)
|8.079 (10)
|8.139 (9)
|8.200 (9)
|8.139 (9)
|-
|-
|'''{{TCH}}'''
|8.210 (8)
|8.360 (8)
|7.785 (10)
|7.970 (10)
|8.038 (10)
|}

===Special awards===
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Special award
! Contestant
|-
! Miss Amity
|
* '''{{flag|West Germany}}''' – Christiane Stocker
|-
! Miss Photogenic
|
* '''{{THA}}''' – Pasaraporn Chaimongkol
|-
! Best National Costume
|
* '''{{COL}}''' – Lizeth Mahecha
|-
|}

== Contestants ==
{{colbegin|colwidth=30em}}
* '''{{ARG}}''' – Paola de la Torre
* '''{{ABW}}''' – Gwendolyne Kwidama
* '''{{AUS}}''' – Charmaine Ware
* '''{{AUT}}''' – Sandra Luttenberger
* '''{{BHS}}''' – Lisa Nichelle Sawyer
* '''{{BLZ}}''' – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
* '''{{BMU}}''' – Janet Tucker
* '''{{BOL}}''' – Rosario del Pilar Rico Toro
* '''{{VGB}}''' – Jestina Hodge
* '''{{CAN}}''' – Robin Lee Ouzunoff
* '''{{flag|Cayman Islands|old}}''' – Tricia Rose Whittaker
* '''{{CHL}}''' – Uranía Haltenhoff<ref name="auto"/>
* '''{{COL}}''' – [[Lizeth Mahecha]]
* '''{{CRI}}''' – Julieta Posla
* '''{{TCH}}''' – Jana Hronkova
* '''{{DNK}}''' – Maj-Britt Jensen
* '''{{DOM}}''' – Rosario Rodríguez
* '''{{Flag|Ecuador|1900}}''' – Jessica Núñez
* '''{{EGY}}''' – [[Dalia El Behery]]
* '''{{SLV}}''' – Gracia María Guerra
* '''{{ENG}}''' – Carla Barrow
* '''{{FIN}}''' - Tiina Susanna Vierto
* '''{{FRA}}''' – Gaëlle Voiry †
* '''{{GIB}}''' – Audrey Gingell
* '''{{GRC}}''' – Jeni Balatsinou
* '''{{GRL}}''' – [[Nukâka Coster-Waldau|Sascha Nukaka Motzfeldt]]
* '''{{GUM}}''' – Marcia Damian
* '''{{GTM}}''' – Marianela Abate
* '''{{flag|NLD|name=Holland}}''' – Stephanie Halenbeek
* '''{{flag|Honduras|1949}}''' – Vivian Moreno
* '''{{flag|British Hong Kong|name=Hong Kong}}''' – [[Monica Chan]]
* '''{{ISL}}''' – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
* '''{{IND}}''' – [[Suzanne Sablok]]
* '''{{IRL}}''' – Barbara Ann Curran
* '''{{ISR}}''' – Yvonna Krugliak
* '''{{ITA}}''' – Annamaria Malipiero
* '''{{JAM}}''' – Michelle Hall
* '''{{flag|Japan|1870}}''' – Hiroko Miyoshi
* '''{{MYS}}''' – Anna Lin Lim
* '''{{MLT}}''' – Charmaine Farrugia
* '''{{MUS}}''' – Anita Ramgutty
* '''{{MEX}}''' – Marilé del Rosario Santiago
* '''{{NGA}}''' – [[Sabina Umeh-Akamune|Sabina Umeh]]
* '''{{MNP}}''' – Edwina Menzies
* '''{{NOR}}''' – '''[[Mona Grudt]]'''
* '''{{Flag|Paraguay|1990}}''' – Mónica Plate
* '''{{PER}}''' – Marisol Martínez
* '''{{flag|Philippines|1986}}''' – Germelina Leah Banal Padilla
* '''{{POL}}''' – Małgorzata Obieżalska
* '''{{POR}}''' – Maria Rosado
* '''{{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}}''' – María Luisa Fortuño
* '''{{ROC}}''' – Wen Tzui Pin
* '''{{VCT}}''' – Glenor Browne
* '''{{SCO}}''' – Karina Ferguson
* '''{{SGP}}''' – Ong Lay Ling
* '''{{flag|KOR|1949|name=South Korea}}''' – [[Oh Hyun-kyung]]
* '''{{flag|Soviet Union}}''' - Evia Stalbovska
* '''{{ESP}}''' – Raquel Revuelta
* '''{{LKA}}''' – Roshani Aluwinare
* '''{{SUR}}''' – Saskia Sibilo
* '''{{SWE}}''' – [[Linda Lindorff|Linda Isaksson]]
* '''{{CHE}}''' – Catherine Mesot
* '''{{THA}}''' – Passaraporn Chaimongkol
* '''{{TTO}}''' – Maryse de Gourville
* '''{{TUR}}''' – Jülide Ateş
* '''{{TCA}}''' – Karen Been
* '''{{USA}}''' – [[Carole Gist]]
* '''{{URY}}''' – Ondina Pérez
* '''{{Flag|Republic of Venezuela|1954|name=Venezuela}}''' – Andreína Goetz
* '''{{WAL}}''' – Jane Lloyd
* '''{{flag|West Germany}}''' – Christiane Stocker
{{colend}}

===Order of Introduction===
This year followed the pageant in the year before that the Parade of Nations segment was presented by introducing the delegates, designated in the regional groups. However, the delegates were also talking about their plans for the future and telling their names.
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Geographical Region / Continent
!Order of Country / Territory Introduction
|-
|'''[[Central America|Central]] and [[North America]]'''
|
* '''{{BLZ}}'''
* '''{{MEX}}'''
* '''{{CAN}}'''
* '''{{CRI}}'''
* '''{{flag|Honduras|1949}}'''
* '''{{GRL}}'''
* '''{{GTM}}'''
* '''{{SLV}}'''
* '''{{USA}}'''
|-
|'''[[Asia]] and [[Oceania|The Land Down Under]]'''
|
* '''{{SGP}}'''
* '''{{ROC}}'''
* '''{{MYS}}'''
* '''{{LKA}}'''
* '''{{Flag|British Hong Kong|name=Hong Kong}}'''
* '''{{JPN}}'''
* '''{{KOR}}'''
* '''{{IND}}'''
* '''{{PHL}}'''
* '''{{THA}}'''
* '''{{AUS}}'''
|-
|'''[[British Isles]] and [[Western Europe]]'''
|
* '''{{Flag|Holland}}'''
* '''{{SCT}}'''
* '''{{DNK}}'''
* '''{{NOR}}'''
* '''{{WLS}}'''
* '''{{POR}}'''
* '''{{FRA}}'''
* '''{{ISL}}'''
* '''{{CHE}}'''
* '''{{ENG}}'''
* '''{{IRL}}'''
* '''{{FIN}}'''
* '''{{SWE}}'''
* '''{{flag|West Germany}}'''
* '''{{AUT}}'''
|-
|'''[[Eastern Europe]]'''
|
* '''{{Flag|Polish People's Republic|name=Poland}}'''
* '''{{URS}}'''
* '''{{TCH}}'''
|-
|'''[[South America]]'''
|
* '''{{ARG}}'''
* '''{{CHL}}'''
* '''{{BOL}}'''
* '''{{Flag|Venezuela|1954}}'''
* '''{{Flag|Paraguay|1988}}'''
* '''{{ECU}}'''
* '''{{SUR}}'''
* '''{{COL}}'''
* '''{{PER}}'''
* '''{{URY}}'''
|-
|[[Island country|'''The Islands''']]
|
* '''{{VCT}}'''
* '''{{TTO}}'''
* '''{{MNP}}'''
* '''{{GUM}}'''
* '''{{MUS}}'''
* '''{{TCA}}'''
* '''{{DOM}}'''
* '''{{BHS}}'''
* '''{{Flag|Cayman Islands|old}}'''
* '''{{PRI}}'''
* '''{{ABW}}'''
* '''{{VGB}}'''
* '''{{JAM}}'''
* '''{{BMU}}'''
|-
|'''[[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]], [[Middle East]], and [[Africa]]'''
|
* '''{{ITA}}'''
* '''{{EGY}}'''
* '''{{MLT}}'''
* '''{{TUR}}'''
* '''{{GRC}}'''
* '''{{ESP}}'''
* '''{{ISR}}'''
* '''{{GIB}}'''
* '''{{NGA}}'''
|}

== Notes ==
=== Debuts ===
*'''{{flag|Soviet Union}}''' - Evia Staļbovska was one of the 17 semi-finalists in the 1989 Miss USSR pageant. Staļbovska was from [[Riga]] in '''{{flag|Latvian SSR|name=Latvia}}'''.<ref>http://vsenashimiss.blogspot.com/2014/08/blog-post_28.html?m=1 ([[Russian language|ru]])</ref>

=== Returns ===
Last competed in [[Miss Universe 1970|1970]]:
* '''{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}'''

=== Replacements ===
*'''{{flag|Argentina}}''' - Valeria Franca Zappino
*'''{{flag|Iceland}}''' - Hugrun Linda Gudmundsdottir
*'''{{flag|Poland}}''' - Agnieszka Angelo
*'''{{flag|Soviet Union}}''' - Yulia Sukhanova (Gave up the Miss USSR 1989 title and was Underage) & Elena Silina (She opted to a modeling carrear in Paris).
*'''{{YUG}}''' - Aleksandra Dobraš (Underage before February 1st).

=== No Shows ===
*'''{{BEL}}''' -  [[Miss Belgium]] 1990, Katia Alens had completed [[Miss International 1990]] and [[Miss World 1990]]. Miss Belgium Organization did not send at representative this year. Katia Alens later participated in [[Miss Universe 1991]].
*'''{{BRA}}''' - Due the non-renewal of the Miss Universe franchise with the organizing channel [[Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão|SBT]] with [[Silvio Santos]] and the Organizers due to low TV ratings.
*'''{{CUW}}''' - The [[Miss Curaçao]] 1990 pageant was postponed to early July, and its winner Jacqueline Krijger went to [[Miss Universe 1991]].
* '''{{flagu|Cyprus|1960}}''' -  Natasa Andreou
* '''{{GAM}}''' - Mai Coker, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise.
* '''{{GHA}}''' - Bridgitte Dzorgbenuku, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring.
*'''{{HAI}}''' - No Pageant held and the country lost the Miss Universe Franchise due the Long Political & Economic Inestability of Haiti until 2010 when they were able to return for [[Miss Universe 2010]].
*'''{{LUX}}''' - Beata Jarzynska due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. She went to [[Miss International 1990]] & [[Miss World 1990]].
* '''{{KEN}}''' - Grace Chabari, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring.
* '''{{Flagu|Namibia}}''' - Emsie Esterhuizen due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Namibia [[Miss Universe 1993|returned next year]].
*'''{{NZL}}''' - Nicky Walker, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the Organization give up the licence to [[Miss New Zealand (disambiguation)|Miss New Zealand]] Pageant.
* '''{{Flagu|Panama}}''' - Gloria Stella Quintana, she was unable to travel to Miss Universe because the country was still affected by the [[United States invasion of Panama|American invasion of December 1989]].
* '''{{Flagu|Papua New Guinea}}''' - Joycelyn Leahy, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise.
* '''{{SEN}}''' - Madina Camara, due Lacks of Founds & Sponsoring. Later the country lost their Miss Universe franchise until 2024 when they returned to [[Miss Universe 2024]].
*'''{{VIR}}''' - No Pageant held.
*'''{{YUG}}''' - Dragana Živić, Due lack of Sponsorship, Fouding and visa issues.

== Crossovers ==
Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
{{Colbegin}}
;[[Miss World]]
*[[Miss World 1989|1989]]: '''{{TCH}}''' – Jana Hronkova<ref>{{cite web|language=cs|url=https://www.lidovky.cz/ceskoslovenska-miss-z-roku-1989-ivana-christova-slavi-ctyricatiny-phy-/lide.aspx?c=A100809_094347_lide_lya|title=Československá miss z roku 1989 Ivana Christová slaví čtyřicátiny|publisher=Lidovky.cz|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Miss World 1989|1989]]: '''{{GIB}}''' – Audrey Gingell
*[[Miss World 1989|1989]]: '''{{IRL}}''' - Barbara Ann Curran
*[[Miss World 1989|1989]]: '''{{POR}}''' - Maria Rosado (top 10)
*[[Miss World 1989|1989]]: '''{{SUI}}''' - Catherine Mesot
*[[Miss World 1990|1990]]: '''{{ARU}}''' - Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama (top 10)
*[[Miss World 1990|1990]]: '''{{BIZ}}''' – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
*[[Miss World 1990|1990]]: '''{{EGY}}''' – [[Dalia El Behery]]
*[[Miss World 1990|1990]]: '''{{FRA}}''' - Gaëlle Voiry 
*[[Miss World 1990|1990]]: '''{{flag|West Germany|name=Germany}}''' – Christiane Stocker
*[[Miss World 1990|1990]]: '''{{NGA}}''' - [[Sabina Umeh-Akamune|Sabina Ifeoma Umeh]]
*[[Miss World 1990|1990]]: '''{{TUR}}''' - Jülide Ateş (top 10)
;[[Miss International]]
*[[Miss International 1987|1987]]: '''{{IRL}}''' - Barbara Ann Curran
*[[Miss International 1990|1990]]: '''{{AUT}}''' – Sandra Luttenberger
*[[Miss International 1990|1990]]: '''{{GUA}}''' – Marianela Abate
*[[Miss International 1990|1990]]: '''{{MNP}}''' – Edwina Menzies
*[[Miss International 1990|1990]]: '''{{WAL}}''' - Jane Lloyd (as '''''{{flag|GBR|name=Britain}}''')

;[[Miss Europe]]
*1991: '''{{AUT}}''' – Sandra Luttenberger
*1991: '''{{FRA}}''' - Gaëlle Voiry 
*1991: '''{{SCO}}''' – Karina Ferguson
*1991: '''{{SUI}}''' - Catherine Mesot
*1991: '''{{WAL}}''' – Jane Lloyd

;[[Miss Chinese International Pageant]]
*[[Miss Chinese International Pageant 1989|1989]]:  '''{{flag|British Hong Kong|name=Hong Kong}}''' – [[Monica Chan]] (''1st runner-up'')

;Queen of the World
*1989: '''{{PHI}}''' - Germelina Padilla
*1990: '''{{BOL}}''' - Rosario Rico Toro (''2nd runner-up'')<ref>{{cite web|language=es|url=http://www.lostiempos.com/oh/entrevista/20160726/rosario-rico-toro-g-trazos-amor|title=Rosario Rico Toro G. Trazos de amor|publisher=Los Tiempos|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

;Miss All Nations
*1990: '''{{AUT}}''' – Sandra Luttenberger (top 10)
*1990: '''{{BIZ}}''' – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
*1990: '''{{flag|Paraguay|1988}}''' – Mónica Plate Cano
*1990: '''{{ELS}}''' – Gracia María Guerra
*1990: '''{{URU}}''' – Ondina Pérez

;Miss Hispanidad International
*1990: '''{{DOM}}''' – Rosario Rodríguez (''Winner'')
*1990: '''{{URU}}''' – Ondina Pérez

;[[Miss Scandinavia]] 
*1990: '''{{ISL}}''' – Hildur Dungalsdóttir
*1991: '''{{FIN}}''' - Tiina Susanna Vierto (''1st runner-up'')

;[[Reinado Internacional del Café]]
*1990: '''{{CRC}}''' – Julieta Posla (''1st runner-up'')
*1990: '''{{flag|Honduras|1949}}''' – Vivian Audely Moreno
{{Colend}}

==General references==
*{{cite web|title=Miss Universe 1990 |url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_1990.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207055111/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_1990.htm |website=pageantopolis.com |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |url-status=usurped }}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.missuniverse.com/ Miss Universe official website]

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