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Miss World 1999
Miss World 1999, Yukta Mookhey
Date4 December 1999
Presenters
VenueOlympia Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster
Entrants94
Placements10
Debuts
  • Scotland
  • Wales
Withdrawals
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Curaçao
  • Mauritius
  • Nicaragua
  • Taiwan
Returns
  • Bangladesh
  • French Polynesia
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Iceland
  • Kenya
  • Latvia
  • Madagascar
  • Romania
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
WinnerYukta Mookhey[1]
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Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, United Kingdom. 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. At the end of the event, 20-year-old Miss India Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World 1999 crown.[1][2] The preliminary swimsuit competition was held in Malta. She was crowned by her predecessor Linor Abargil of Israel. Protesters gathered outside the event, decrying it as a "sexist cattle market".[1]

Selection of participants

Replacements

Alisa Sisic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[3] she was dethroned of her Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina 1999 crown due to her nude pictorials at Sarajevo Daily - Dnevni Avaz without her permission that made the organizers revoke her title.[4][5]

Binibining Pilipinas International 1999, Lalaine Edson replaced Miriam Quiambao as Binibining Pilipinas World 1999, after Quiambao replaced Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1999 Janelle Bautista due to issues with her citizenship.[6][7]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Scotland and Wales, and the return of Bangladesh, French Polynesia, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Kenya, Latvia, Madagascar, Romania, Sri Lanka and Thailand; Guyana, which last competed in 1989, Madagascar last competed in 1990, Iceland and Sri Lanka last competed in 1994, Bangladesh, French Polynesia (as Tahiti), Kenya, Romania, last competed in 1996 and Honduras, Latvia and Thailand last competed in 1997.

The British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, Mauritius, Nicaragua and Taiwan, withdrew from the competition.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1999[1][2][8]

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1999
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
  •  Israel – Genny Chervoney
  •  Liberia – Sebah Tubman
Top 10
  •  Croatia – Ivana Petković
  •  Estonia – Karin Laasmäe
  •  Norway – Anette Haukaas
  •  Spain – Lorena Bernal
  •  United States – Natasha Allas

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
  •  Jamaica – Desiree Depass
Europe
  •  Israel – Genny Chervoney

Judges

Contestants

Notes

  1. ^ Competed as Tahiti in the pageant
  2. ^ competed as St. Maarten
  3. ^ competed as Korea
  4. ^ competed as America Virgin Islands

Withdrawals

  •  Curaçao - Miss World Curaçao 1999, Dayanarah Roozendaal did not participate due to undisclosed reasons.
  •  Mauritius - Miss Mauritius 1999, Micaella L'Hortalle did not participate due to lack of sponsorship.

Did not compete

Other notes

  •  Angola,  Honduras,  Japan,  Madagascar, and  Uruguay introduced themselves in their native languages.
  • This is the first time that the contestants were introduced in evening gowns.
  •  England - Nicola Willoughby, still represented as  United Kingdom in Miss World because of Northern Ireland's last-minute withdrawal.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Reading Eagle". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "New Straits Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Miss Bosnia And Herzegovina ' 99 Alisa Sisic, 20, Waves T The Crowd Stock Photo, Royalty Free Image: 118483393 - Alamy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ "CEOL - Miss Bosnia Disqualified Over Nude Photos". Sarajevo. Reuters. 10 November 1999 – via Jjvanka.
  6. ^ Cueto, Francis Earl (25 March 1999). "Reigning Bb. RP stripped of title". Manila Standard. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ^ Lo, Ricky (19 March 2015). "What Miriam withholds in her 'tell all' book". Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "Gainesville Sun". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Search for Miss World Bangladesh will start from September 16". Dhaka Tribune. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. ^ Tiļļa, Andris (21 April 2018). "30 gadi kopš skaistumkonkursā "Mis Rīga". Latvijas šovbiznesa balvas, skandāli, izaicinājumi, etaloni" [30 years since the beauty contest "Miss Riga". Latvian show business awards, scandals, challenges, benchmarks]. LA.LV (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  11. ^ Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  12. ^ Üyesi, Onedio (13 February 2019). "Hepsi Zirveye Çıktı Ama Orada Kalamadı: Türkiye'nin Son 25 Yıldaki Türkiye Güzelleri Şimdi Ne Yapıyor?" [They All Reached the Top But Couldn't Stay There: What Are Türkiye's Beauties of the Last 25 Years Doing Now?]. Onedio (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Zahide, Danimarka'nın en güzeli". 21 November 1999.
  14. ^ "NI loses out on Miss World entry".
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