Miss Universe 1999

Miss Universe 1999
Miss Universe 1999
	Mpule Kwelagobe
Date	26 May 1999
Presenters	Jack Wagner; Ali Landry; Julie Moran;
Entertainment	Julio Iglesias Jr.
Venue	Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
Broadcaster	CBS (international); Trinidad and Tobago Television (official broadcaster);
Entrants	84
Placements	10
Debuts	Botswana;
Withdrawals	Bulgaria; Guam; Netherlands; Norway; Romania; Zimbabwe;
Returns	Austria; Barbados; Cayman Islands; Cook Islands; Guyana; Suriname; Turks and Caicos; Zambia;
Winner	Mpule Kwelagobe; Botswana
Congeniality	Marisa Ferreira, Portugal
Best National Costume	Nicole Simone Dyer, Trinidad and Tobago
Photogenic	Brenda Liz Lopez, Puerto Rico
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Miss Universe 1999 was the 48th Miss Universe pageant, held on 26 May 1999 at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago at the end of the event. This edition marks the most recent time that a first-time entry of a country at Miss Universe has won and the third time in pageant's history, after Colombia in 1958 and Finland in 1952. This edition also saw a back-to-back victory by black women. 84 contestants competed in this year.