Miss Universe 1995 was the 44th Miss Universe pageant, held on 12 May 1995[1] at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. Chelsi Smith of the United States was crowned by Sushmita Sen of India at the end of the event. Eighty-two contestants competed in this year. This marks the first and so far only time the pageant has been held in Africa.[2]
| Miss Universe 1995 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 May 1995[1] |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Jon Secada |
| Venue | Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia |
| Broadcaster | CBS (international) Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (official broadcaster) |
| Entrants | 82 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Chelsi Smith†  United States |
| Congeniality | Toyin Raji  Nigeria |
| Best National Costume | María Reyes  Spain |
| Photogenic | Petra Hultgren  Sweden |
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1995 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 6 |
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| Top 10 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Vibrance Most Beautiful Hair Award |
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| Miss Clairol Herbal Essence |
Contestants
Eighty-two contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Denise Herrlein | 20 | San Nicolaas | |
| Jacqueline Shooter | 20 | Gold Coast | |
| Tenika Lindsay | 20 | Grand Bahama | |
| Deborah Wade | 20 | Belmopan | |
| Sandra Rivero | 22 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| Donna Landwier | 20 | Kralendijk | |
| Renata Bessa | 18 | Contagem | |
| Elaine Patricia Henry | 20 | Tortola | |
| Boiana Dimitrova | 18 | Pleven | |
| Lana Buchberger | 20 | Calgary | |
| Anita Bush | 22 | Grand Cayman | |
| Paola Falcone | 20 | Santiago | |
| Tatiana Castro | 21 | Bogotá | |
| Tarita Brown | 20 | Rarotonga | |
| Beatriz Alejandra Alvarado | 19 | Alajuela | |
| Maruschka Jansen | 24 | Willemstad | |
| Clara Davina Rainbow | 18 | Larnaca | |
| Eva Kotulánová | 20 | Brno | |
| Tina Dam | 22 | Aalborg | |
| Cándida Lara | 23 | Santo Domingo | |
| Radmila Pandžić | 22 | Manabí | |
| Nadia Ezz | 22 | Cairo | |
| Eleonora Carrillo | 19 | San Salvador | |
| Enel Eha | 19 | Tallinn | |
| Heli Pirhonen | 20 | Kitee | |
| Corine Lauret | 21 | Réunion | |
| Ilka Endres | 25 | Aachen | |
| Sarah-Jane Southwick | 19 | Nottingham | |
| Helen Papaioannou | 25 | Thessaloniki | |
| Alia Tui Stevens | 23 | Chalan Pago-Ordot | |
| Indira Chinchilla | 23 | Guatemala City | |
| Halina Tam | 22 | Hong Kong | |
| Andrea Harsanyi | 20 | Győr | |
| Margret Skuladóttir Sigurz | 20 | Reykjavík | |
| Manpreet Brar | 22 | Delhi | |
| Susanty Manuhutu | 21 | Jakarta | |
| Anna Marie McCarthy[4] | 23 | Dublin | |
| Yana Kalman | 20 | Tel Aviv | |
| Alessandra Meloni | 22 | Cagliari | |
| Justine Willoughby | 23 | Kingston | |
| Narumi Saeki | 19 | Tokyo | |
| Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia | 25 | Nairobi | |
| Suziela Azrai | 18 | Klang | |
| Sonia Massa | 20 | Fleur-de-Lys | |
| Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo | 25 | Port Louis | |
| Luz María Zetina | 21 | Mexico City | |
| Patricia Burt | 20 | Windhoek | |
| Chantal van Woensel | 22 | Zeeland | |
| Shelley Edwards | 23 | Auckland | |
| Linda Clerk | 22 | Managua | |
| Toyin Raji | 22 | Kogi | |
| Karah Kirschenheiter | 18 | Saipan | |
| Lena Sandvik | 23 | Østfold | |
| Michele Sage | 25 | Panama City | |
| Bettina Barboza | 19 | Asunción | |
| Paola Dellepiane | 18 | Lima | |
| Joanne Santos[5] | 18 | Manila | |
| Magdalena Pecikiewicz | 19 | Silesia | |
| Adriana Iria | 19 | Faro | |
| Desirée Lowry | 22 | Corozal | |
| Monika Grosu | 20 | Bucharest | |
| Yulia Alekseeva | 22 | Moscow | |
| Maria Payet | 21 | Mahé | |
| Tun Neesa Abdullah | 23 | Singapore | |
| Nikoleta Mezsarasova | 20 | Bratislava | |
| Augustine Masilela | 26 | Johannesburg | |
| Han Sung-joo | 20 | Seoul | |
| María Reyes | 18 | Soria | |
| Shivani Vasagam | 24 | Colombo | |
| Petra Hultgren | 23 | Stockholm | |
| Sarah Briguet | 24 | Geneva | |
| Liao Chia-Yi | 18 | Taipei | |
| Phavadee Vichienrat | 20 | Bangkok | |
| Arlene Peterkin | 27 | Port of Spain | |
| Gamze Saygi | 21 | Istanbul | |
| Sharleen Rochelle Grant | 24 | Grand Turk | |
| Irina Chernomaz | 19 | Kharkiv | |
| Chelsi Smith[6] | 21 | Houston | |
| Kim Marie Ann Boschulte | 24 | Saint Thomas | |
| Sandra Znidaric | 22 | Montevideo | |
| Denyse Floreano | 18 | Ciudad Ojeda | |
| Luo Trica Punabantu | 19 | Lusaka |
Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
- ^ a b The event was televised live at 09:00 pm local time (UTC+01:00) in various broadcasters around the world. For the United States, it was tape delayed to make way for the primetime broadcast.
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- ^ "Pemilihan Puteri Indonesia 2021 Diundur, Akankah Indonesia Menunjuk Langsung Wakilnya ke Ajang Miss Universe 2021?". Kompas. Retrieved 10 July 2021.,
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- ^ Rosales, Francisco M. (14 March 1995). "Towering Pampango lass wins Bb. Pilipinas-Universe crown". Manila Standard. p. 6. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Texas Representative Named Miss USA". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. February 10, 1995.