Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 May 1989 at the Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel in Cancún, Mexico. Angela Visser of the Netherlands was crowned by Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand. Seventy-six contestants competed in this year.
| Miss Universe 1989 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Miss Universe 1989 Angela Visser | |
| Date | 23 May 1989 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Mexico |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 76 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Withdrawals | Lebanon |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Angela Visser  Netherlands |
| Congeniality | Sharon Simons  Turks and Caicos |
| Best National Costume | Flávia Cavalcanti Brazil |
| Photogenic | Karen Wenden  Australia |
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1989 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 10 |
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Final Competition
| Nation | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
9.583 (1) | 9.725 (1) | 9.824 (1) | 9.710 (1) |
 Sweden
|
9.261 (2) | 9.233 (2) | 9.376 (2) | 9.290 (2) |
 United States
|
8.511 (5) | 8.894 (4) | 8.927 (8) | 8.777 (5) |
 Poland
|
8.472 (6) | 9.105 (3) | 9.027 (4) | 8.868 (3) |
 Mexico
|
8.650 (3) | 8.883 (5) | 9.026 (5) | 8.853 (4) |
 Germany
|
8.461 (7) | 8.737 (7) | 9.010 (6) | 8.736 (6) |
 Venezuela
|
8.204 (8) | 8.727 (8) | 9.096 (3) | 8.675 (7) |
 Finland
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8.533 (4) | 8.661 (9) | 8.755 (9) | 8.649 (8) |
 Jamaica
|
8.111 (9) | 8.788 (6) | 8.933 (7) | 8.610 (9) |
 Chile
|
8.033 (10) | 8.505 (10) | 8.755 (9) | 8.431 (10) |
Contestants
Argentina – Luisa Norbis
Aruba – Karina Felix- Australia – Karen Wenden
Austria – Bettina Berghold
Bahamas – Tasha Ramirez
Belgium – Anne de Baetzelier
Belize – Andrea Sherman McKoy
Bermuda – Cornelia Furbert
Bolivia – Raquel Cors Ulloa
Brazil – Flávia Cavalcanti
British Virgin Islands – Viola Joseph
Canada – Juliette Powell
Cayman Islands – Carol Ann Balls- Chile – María Macarena Mina Garachena[citation needed]
Colombia – María Teresa Egurrola Hinojosa
Costa Rica – Luana Freer Bustamante
Curaçao – Anna Mosteiro
Denmark – Louise Mejlhede
Dominican Republic – Anny Canaán Camido
Ecuador – María Eugenia Molina
Egypt – Sally Attah
El Salvador – Beatriz López Rodríguez
England – Raquel Marie Jory- Finland – Åsa Maria Lövdahl
France – Pascale Meotti- Germany – Andrea Stelzer
Gibraltar – Tatiana Desoisa
Greece – Kristiana Latani
Greenland – Naja-Rie Sorensen
Guam – Janice Santos
Guatemala – Helka Cuevas
Haiti – Glaphyra Jean-Louis
Honduras – Frances Siryl Milla
Hong Kong – Cynthia Yuk Lui Cheung
Iceland – Guðbjörg Gissurardóttir
India – Dolly Minhas
Ireland – Collette Jackson
Israel – Nicole Halperin
Italy – Christiana Bertasi- Jamaica – Sandra Foster
Japan – Eri Tashiro
Korea – Kim Sung-ryung
Luxembourg – Chris Scott
Malaysia – Carmen Cheah Swee
Malta – Sylvana Sammut Pandolfino
Mauritius – Jacky Randabel- Mexico – Adriana Abascal
- Netherlands - Angela Visser
New Zealand – Shelley Soffe
Nigeria – Bianca Onoh
Northern Mariana Islands – Soreen Villanueva
Norway – Lene Ornhoft
Paraguay – Ana Victoria Schaerer
Peru – Mariana Sovero
Philippines – Sarah Jane Davis Paez
Poland – Joanna Gapińska
Portugal – Anna Francisco Sobrinho
Puerto Rico – Catalina Villar
Republic of China – Chen Yen Ping
Scotland – Victoria Susannah Lace
Singapore – Pauline Chong
Spain – Eva Pedraza
Sri Lanka – Veronica Ruston
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Camille Samuels
Suriname – Consuela Cruden- Sweden – Louise Drevenstam
Switzerland – Karina Berger
Thailand – Yonlada Ronghanam
Trinidad and Tobago – Guenevere Helen Keishall
Turkey – Jasmine Baradan- Turks and Caicos Islands – Sharon Simons
Uruguay – Carolina Pies Riet- United States – Gretchen Polhemus
United States Virgin Islands – Nathalie Lynch
Venezuela – Eva Lisa Larsdotter Ljung
Wales – Andrea Caroline Jones
Order of Introduction
This year marked the first year that introduced the contestants in regional groups in the Parade of Nations segment. The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups, randomly-ordered.
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction |
|---|---|
| Central and North America | |
| Asia and The Land Down Under | |
| British Isles and Europe | |
| South America | |
| The Islands | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa |
Notes
Debut
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed for the first time as a sovereign state after gained independence from the United Kingdom in late 1979, even though the British territory of Saint Vincent had competed before in 1964, 1978 and 1979.
Returns
Last competed in 1979:
Last competed in 1982:
Last competed in 1985:
Last competed in 1986:
Last competed in 1987:
Replacement
- France – Stephanie Zlotkowski was underage before February 1, so her first runner-up competed instead.
- Hong Kong - Michelle Reis withdrew due to her health issues at the time.
Awards
- Turks and Caicos Islands – Miss Amity (Sharon Simons)
- Australia – Miss Photogenic (Karen Wenden)
- Brazil – Best National Costume (Flavia Cavalcanti)
References
General
- "Miss Universe 1989". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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Specific references and notes
- ^ Wight, John (24 May 1989). "Miss Holland Crowned As Miss Universe". apnews.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Geographically, Iceland is in Europe not North America.
- ^ Although France is in Europe, it is, geographically, a Mediterranean country.
- ^ Although Belize is a Caribbean country, it is, geographically, not an island.