Miss World 1999
| Miss World 1999 | |
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| File:MW 1999 - Channel Five.png Miss World 1999 Titlecard | |
| Date | 4 December 1999 |
| Presenters | Ulrika Jonsson, Melanie Sykes |
| Venue | Olympia Hall, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | E!, Channel 5 |
| Entrants | 94 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Scotland, Wales |
| Withdrawals | British Virgin Islands, Taiwan, Curaçao, Mauritius |
| Returns | Bangladesh, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Kenya, Latvia, Madagascar, Romania, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Thailand |
| Winner | Yukta Mookhey India |
Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, UK. 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, Miss India Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World 1999 crown at 22. She was crowned by her predecessor Linor Abargil of Israel.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Best Designed Evening Dress |
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Order of announcements
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Judges
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Contestants
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Group order
SWIMWEAR
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Group 1
Group 2
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Group 3
Group 4
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Group 5
Group 6
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Group 7
Group 8
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EVENING GOWN
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Group 1
Group 2
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Group 3
Group 4
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Group 5
Group 6
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Group 7
Group 8
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Notes
Debuts
Scotland
Wales
Returns
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Last competed in 1989:
Last competed in 1990:
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Last competed in 1994:
Last competed in 1996:
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Last competed in 1997:
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Replacement
Philippines – Lalaine Edson was just a replacement for Miriam Quiambao. Originally Miriam Quiambao was to represent Philippines in the Miss World 1999 pageant but was replaced by Lalaine Edson. Later, Miriam Quiambao who was Philippines' representative to the Miss Universe 1999 was 1st runner-up.
Withdrawals
- British Virgin Islands, Chinese Taipei, and Curaçao did not compete for unknown reasons.
- Northern Ireland withdrew at the last minute for personal and private reasons.
Crossovers
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Other notes
- Honduras, Japan, Madagascar, Angola, and Uruguay introduced themselves in their native languages.
- Preliminary swimsuits were held in Malta for the second time after 12 years.
- 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.
- Thailand, Karnala Kumpu Na Ayuthaya, was the 3rd runner-up in Miss Thailand World 1997.
- 7 out of 10 countries which made it into the semi-finals, were not in the semi-finals last year: Liberia (1964), Norway and Spain (1988), Croatia (1995), Venezuela (1996), and India (1997). Estonia made into the semi-finals for the first time since its debut in 1994.
References
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