Miss World 1999
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| Miss World 1999 | |
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| Date: | December 4, 1999 |
| Presenters: | Ulrika Jonsson and Melanie Sykes |
| Venue: | Olympia Hall, London, England |
| Broadcaster: | Five |
| Entrants: | 94 |
| Debuts: | Scotland, Wales |
| Withdraws: | British Virgin Islands, Chinese Taipei, Curaçao |
| Returns: | Bangladesh, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Latvia, Madagascar, Romania, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Thailand |
| Winner: | Yukta Mookhey |
| Represented: |  India |
The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their respective delegates.
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[edit] Results
- Miss World 1999: Yukta Mookhey - India
- First Runner-up: Martina Thorogood Heemsen - Venezuela
- Second Runner-up: Sonia Raciti - South Africa
- Finalist:
- Genny Chervoney - Israel
- Sebah Tubman - Liberia
- Semi-Finalist:
- Ivana Petkovic - Croatia
- Karin Laasmae - Estonia
- Anette Haukaas - Norway
- Lorena Bernal Pascual - Spain
- Natasha Allas - United States
[edit] Order of Semi-finalists
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[edit] Order of Finalists
- 1. Israel
- 2. Liberia
- 3. Venezuela
- 4. India
- 5. South Africa
[edit] Continental Queen
- Africa: Sonia Raciti - South Africa
- Americas: Martina Thorogood Heemsen - Venezuela
- Asia and Oceania: Yukta Mookhey - India
- Caribbean: Desiree De Pass - Jamaica
- Europe: Genny Chervoney - Israel
[edit] Special Award
- Best Designed Evening Dress: Jenny Chervoney - Israel
[edit] 94 contestants
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[edit] Trivia & Updates
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Scotland, and Wales competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Guyana last competed in 1989.
- Madagascar last competed in 1990.
- Iceland and Sri Lanka last competed in 1994.
- Bangladesh, Romania, and Tahiti last competed in 1996.
- Honduras, Latvia, and Thailand last competed in 1997.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- British Virgin Islands, Chinese Taipei, and Curacao did not compete in Miss World 1999 for unknown reasons.
- Northern Ireland withdrew at the last minute for personal and private reasons.
[edit] Other Notes
- Honduras, Japan, Madagascar, Angola, and Uruguay introduced themselves in their native languages.
- Preliminary swimsuits were held in Malta for the second time after 12 years.
- This is the first time that the contestants were introduced in evening gowns. Israel, Jenny Chervoney (placed 4th in Miss World 1999) won the Best Evening Dress Award.
- England, Nicola Willoughby still represented as United Kingdom in Miss World because of Northern Ireland's last-minute withdrawal.
- Thailand (Karnala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya) was the 1st Runner-Up in Miss Thailand World 1997.
- Estonia, Karin Laasmae, has made into the semi-finals for the first time after its debut in 1994. Spain, Lorena Bernal Pascual, and Norway, Annette Haukaas, have also made into the semi-finals for the first time since 1988.
- Liberia made into the semi-finals, and in the Top 5 for the first time since 1964.
[edit] Group Order
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SWIMWEAR GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 5
GROUP 6
GROUP 7
GROUP 8
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EVENING GOWN GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 5
GROUP 6
GROUP 7
GROUP 8
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[edit] External links
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