Miss Universe winners from 1991 to 2000

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Lupita Jones Miss Universe1991 from Mexico

Lupita Jones of Mexicowas crowned as the Miss Universe1991during the coronation ceremony of the 40th Miss Universe pageant which was held on 17thMay, 1991,at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She took over Mona Grudt of Norway from amongst seventy-three other international contestants who competed that year, with her panache and confidence. The beauty earned fame for being the first Mexican woman to win the Miss Universetitle. Now, she is 48 years old and works as an actress and director in Mexico.The beauty queen together with Osmel Sousa judged NuestraBelleza Latina, a reality TV series, from 2008 to 2014.

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Michelle McLean Miss Universe 1992 from Namibia

The 41st grand finale of the Miss Universe pageant saw the coronation of beautiful Michelle McLean of Namibia from amongst seventy-eight contestants competing for the coveted title that year. Lupita Jones of Mexico passed on the crown to the new winner on 8 May 1992 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The most interesting thing is that the gorgeous Michelle became not only the first woman from her country to win the crown but also the only one till date. The 44 year old is now working as an actress, writer, and model in Namibia.

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Dayanara Torres Miss Universe 1993 from Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 1993 coronation gala ended with the victory of Dayanara Torres Delgado. The Puerto Rican beauty queen was honoured with the title on 21 May 1993 at the AuditorioNacional in Mexico City, Mexico. Currently, she works as an actress, model, singer, and writer. She was last seen during the 65thMiss Universe finale as one of the judges.Dayanara became UNICEFambassador as well as founded the Dayanara Torres Foundation to provide scholarships to the unprivileged. She has been seen in many movies as well as TV series in her career as an actress.

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Sushmita Sen Miss Universe 1994 from India

SushmitaSen of India won the 43rd Miss Universe beauty pageant on 21st May 1994at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, Manila Philippines. She was crowned by Dayanara Torres from amongst 77 other contestants. The beauty queen now works as a Bollywood actress and has attained appreciation for many roles, especially for films like Sirf Tum (1999),Biwi No.1 (1999), and many female oriented roles that she has played. Sushmita became a single mother at an age of 25 when she adopted a girl in 2000. She adopted another baby girl in 2010.

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Chelsi Smith Miss Universe 1995 from USA

In 1995, Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith took over the reign of SushmitaSen during the 44th finale of the beauty pageant, on May 12, 1995, at a ceremony held in Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. Chelsi Smith of USA was selected from eighty-two contestants who participated in that year by a renowned panel of judges. The 43 year old, currently, works as an actress, TV Host, as well as a singer. She has also worked as a model with Pontiac, Hawaiian Tropic, Venus Swimwear,Jantzen, and Pure Protein. She also appeared as the guest judge at the Miss Peru 2016 pageant finale.

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Alicia Machado Miss Universe 1996 from Venezuela

Miss Universe 1996 was won by Alicia Machadoon 17th May, 1996, at Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo became the 45th Miss Universe beauty queen from amongst seventy-nine international delegates who contested for the crown. The Venezuelan-born beauty queen was titled Miss Venezuela in the year 1995 and went on to become an actress, singer, and TV host. The fourth Venezuelan to get a Miss Universe title recently came in news during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign when she criticized Donald Trump for his behavior. in 2010.

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Brook Lee Miss Universe 1997 from USA

Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee, who was born in Hawaii marked a hat trick with her Miss Universe victory during the finale gala of the 46th Miss Universe pageant on 16thMay, 1997 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, when she took over Alicia Machado’s reign. The beauty had been crowned as Miss Hawaii USA and Miss USA, earlier that year. She was the last winner to get seated on the stage during her crowning. Currently, the 46 year old is working as a model, actress, and TV host. She is the host of Pacific Fusion, a regional television show on Asian-American lifestyles and has also hosted Great Cruises for Travel Channel.

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Wendy Fitzwilliam Miss Universe 1998 from Trinidad and Tobago

Wendy Marcelle Fitzwilliam was the second beauty queen from Trinidad & Tobago to mark a victory at the Miss Universe pageant. She was crowned by Brook Lee of the USA during the finale of the 47th edition of the international beauty pageant, on 12th May, 1998,at Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The 44 years old, who is currently working as a lawyer as well as an actress, singer, model, and TV Host, was selected amongst eighty-one other contenders. The beauty queen became the Red Cross Ambassador of Youth for the Caribbean.

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Mpule Kwelagobe Miss Universe 1999 from Botswana

Miss Universe 1999 was won by MpuleKeneilweKwelagobe of Botswana on the finale ceremony of the 48th edition, which was held on 26 May 1999 at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago. Wendy Fitzwilliam of the host country passed on her crown during the event. Kwelagobe was the first woman to win from a debutant nation. She is a politician and businesswoman in Botswana, and has gained fame as a human health rights activist. She has advocated for HIV/AIDS as well as for the youth to have better access to sexual reproductive education.

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Lara Dutta Miss Universe 2000 from India

Lara DuttaBhupathi became the 49thMiss Universe beauty queen on 12 May 2000 at a ceremony held at Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus during which she was crowned byMpuleKwelagobe of Botswana from amongst seventy-nine delegates. The beauty is now a Bollywood actress and also works as a model. She was also the Miss Intercontinental 1997. She won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her film Andaaz in 2003 and since then has been appeared in many hit Hindi films. She is married to Mahesh Bhupathi, an Indian tennis player, and has a daughter with him. She also offers videos on pre-natal yoga on Youtube.