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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aruba
|
Marie-Denise Herrlein | 20 | San Nicolaas |
 Australia
|
Jacqueline Shooter | 20 | Gold Coast |
 Bahamas
|
Tenika Lindsay | 20 | Grand Bahama |
 Belize
|
Deborah Wade | 20 | Belmopan |
 Bolivia
|
Sandra Rivero | 22 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
 Bonaire
|
Donna Landwier | 20 | Kralendijk |
 Brazil
|
Renata Bessa | 18 | Contagem |
 British Virgin Islands
|
Elaine Patricia Henry | 20 | Tortola |
 Bulgaria
|
Boiana Dimitrova | 18 | Pleven |
 Canada
|
Lana Buchberger | 20 | Calgary |
 Cayman Islands
|
Anita Bush | 22 | Grand Cayman |
 Chile
|
Paola Falcone | 20 | Santiago |
 Colombia
|
Tatiana Castro | 21 | Bogotá |
 Cook Islands
|
Tarita Brown | 20 | Rarotonga |
 Costa Rica
|
Beatriz Alejandra Alvarado | 19 | Alajuela |
 Curaçao
|
Maruschka Jansen | 24 | Willemstad |
 Cyprus
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Clara Davina Rainbow | 18 | Larnaca |
 Czech Republic
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Eva Kotulánová | 20 | Brno |
 Denmark
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Tina Dam | 22 | Aalborg |
 Dominican Republic
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Cándida Lara | 23 | Santo Domingo |
 Ecuador
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Radmila Pandžić | 22 | Manabí |
 Egypt
|
Nadia Ezz | 22 | Cairo |
 El Salvador
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Eleonora Carrillo | 19 | San Salvador |
 Estonia
|
Enel Eha | 19 | Tallinn |
 Finland
|
Heli Pirhonen | 20 | Kitee |
 France
|
Corine Lauret | 21 | Réunion |
 Germany
|
Ilka Endres | 25 | Aachen |
 Great Britain
|
Sarah-Jane Southwick | 19 | Nottingham |
 Greece
|
Helen Papaioannou | 25 | Thessaloniki |
 Guam
|
Alia Tui Stevens | 23 | Chalan Pago-Ordot |
 Guatemala
|
Indira Chinchilla | 23 | Guatemala City |
 Hong Kong
|
Halina Tam | 22 | Hong Kong |
 Hungary
|
Andrea Harsanyi | 20 | Győr |
 Iceland
|
Margret Skuladóttir Sigurz | 20 | Reykjavík |
 India
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Manpreet Brar | 22 | Delhi |
 Indonesia
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Susanty Manuhutu | 21 | Jakarta |
 Ireland
|
Anna Marie McCarthy[4] | 23 | Dublin |
 Israel
|
Yana Kalman | 20 | Tel Aviv |
 Italy
|
Alessandra Meloni | 22 | Cagliari |
 Jamaica
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Justine Willoughby | 23 | Kingston |
 Japan
|
Narumi Saeki | 19 | Tokyo |
 Kenya
|
Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia | 25 | Nairobi |
 Malaysia
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Suziela Azrai | 18 | Klang |
 Malta
|
Sonia Massa | 20 | Fleur-de-Lys |
 Mauritius
|
Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo | 25 | Port Louis |
 Mexico
|
Luz María Zetina | 21 | Mexico City |
 Namibia
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Patricia Burt | 20 | Windhoek |
 Netherlands
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Chantal van Woensel | 22 | Zeeland |
 New Zealand
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Shelley Edwards | 23 | Auckland |
 Nicaragua
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Linda Clerk | 22 | Managua |
| Nigeria
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Toyin Raji | 22 | Kogi |
 Northern Mariana Islands
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Karah Kirschenheiter | 18 | Saipan |
 Norway
|
Lena Sandvik | 23 | Østfold |
 Panama
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Michele Sage | 25 | Panama City |
 Paraguay
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Bettina Barboza | 19 | Asunción |
 Peru
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Paola Dellepiane | 18 | Lima |
 Philippines
|
Joanne Santos[5] | 18 | Manila |
 Poland
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Magdalena Pecikiewicz | 19 | Silesia |
 Portugal
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Adriana Iria | 19 | Faro |
 Puerto Rico
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Desirée Lowry | 22 | Corozal |
 Romania
|
Monika Grosu | 20 | Bucharest |
 Russia
|
Yulia Alekseeva | 22 | Moscow |
 Seychelles
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Maria Payet | 21 | Mahé |
 Singapore
|
Tun Neesa Abdullah | 23 | Singapore |
 Slovakia
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Nikoleta Mezsarasova | 20 | Bratislava |
 South Africa
|
Augustine Masilela | 26 | Johannesburg |
 South Korea
|
Han Sung-joo | 20 | Seoul |
| Spain
|
María Reyes | 18 | Soria |
 Sri Lanka
|
Shivani Vasagam | 24 | Colombo |
| Sweden
|
Petra Hultgren | 23 | Stockholm |
 Switzerland
|
Sarah Briguet | 24 | Geneva |
 Taiwan
|
Liao Chia-Yi | 18 | Taipei |
 Thailand
|
Phavadee Vichienrat | 20 | Bangkok |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
Arlene Peterkin | 27 | Port of Spain |
 Turkey
|
Gamze Saygi | 21 | Istanbul |
 Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sharleen Rochelle Grant | 24 | Grand Turk |
 Ukraine
|
Irina Chernomaz | 19 | Kharkiv |
| United States
|
Chelsi Smith[6] | 21 | Houston |
 United States Virgin Islands
|
Kim Marie Ann Boschulte | 24 | Saint Thomas |
 Uruguay
|
Sandra Znidaric | 22 | Montevideo |
 Venezuela
|
Denyse Floreano | 18 | Ciudad Ojeda |
 Zambia
|
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.
- ^ Kelly, Sean (May 14, 1995). "Miss USA wins 1995 Miss Universe pageant". Manila Standard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Pemilihan Puteri Indonesia 2021 Diundur, Akankah Indonesia Menunjuk Langsung Wakilnya ke Ajang Miss Universe 2021?". Kompas. Retrieved 10 July 2021.,
- ^ Clarke, Victoria Mary (30 November 2003). "The World at her feet". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ 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.