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{{Short description|43rd Miss Universe pageant}}
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{{Infobox beauty pageant
| name = Miss Universe 1994
| photo =Sushmita Sen at the Dior store launch.jpg
| caption = [[Sushmita Sen]], Miss Universe 1994 
| winner = '''[[Sushmita Sen]]''' <br /> {{flagu|India}}
| date = 21 May  1994
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Bob Goen]]|[[Arthel Neville]]|[[Angela Visser]]}}
| acts = {{Hlist|[[Peabo Bryson]]|[[Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company]]|[[Eraserheads]]}}
| venue = [[Philippine International Convention Center]], [[Pasay City]], [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]] <small>(international)</small><br />[[ABS-CBN]] ([[DWWX-TV]]) <small>(official broadcaster)</small>
| entrants = 77
| placements = 10
| congeniality = [[Barbara Kahatjipara]] <br /> {{flagu|Namibia}}
| photogenic = [[Minorka Mercado]]<br />{{flagu|Venezuela|1954}}<ref>Came with $500USD cash prize and 10,000PHP worth value of Philippine-made products.</ref><br />''Best in Philippine Terno Gown'' <br />
| best national costume = [[Charlene Gonzales]] <br /> {{flagu|Philippines|1986}}
| debuts = {{Hlist|Russia|Slovakia|Zimbabwe}}
| withdraws = {{Hlist|Austria|Belize|Czech Republic|Ghana|Lebanon|Nicaragua|Suriname|United States Virgin Islands}}
| returns = {{Hlist|Cook Islands|Egypt|Republic of China}}
| before = [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]]
| next = [[Miss Universe 1995|1995]]
}}

'''Miss Universe 1994''' was the 43rd [[Miss Universe]] pageant, held on 21 May 1994{{efn|name=Philippine date|The event was held at 8:00 am [[Philippine Standard Time]] ([[UTC+08:00]]); for the Americas, this was May 20 in their local times.}} at the Plenary Hall of the [[Philippine International Convention Center]] in [[Pasay City]], [[Philippines]]. Seventy-seven contestants competed during this year.

Outgoing titleholder [[Dayanara Torres]] of [[Puerto Rico]] crowned [[Sushmita Sen]] of [[India]] at the end of the event, marking the first time India has won Miss Universe, which they would later win again in [[Miss Universe 2000|2000]] and in [[Miss Universe 2021|2021]].

==Background==

=== Location and date ===
Manila was announced as host city for the pageant in October 1993.<ref name="announcement">{{cite news |date=October 24, 1993 |title=Philippines to host Miss Universe pageant |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> It was the second time the pageant was held in the [[Philippines]], after it was staged at the nearby [[Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas|Folk Arts Theater]] in [[Miss Universe 1974|1974]].<ref name="announcement" /> The country expected to make {{Philippine peso|10 million|link=yes}} ({{US$|357,000|link=yes}}) profit out of the pageant, as well as the accompanying media exposure.<ref name="host">{{cite news |date=March 16, 1994 |title=Philippines expects to profit from Miss Universe |publisher=Agence France-Press}}</ref> The {{Philippine peso|150 million}} ($5.3 million) spent on hosting the pageant was funded from the private sectors, with sponsors such as [[Nestlé]], [[Kodak]] and [[Hertz Corporation|Hertz]].<ref name="host" /> Some of the expected sponsorship money did not materialize, leading the shortfall to be covered by the government.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gosh |first=Nirmal |date=April 27, 1994 |title=Row in Manila over cost of Miss Universe pageant |publisher=Straits Times}}</ref> In the midst of power shortages around the time of the pageant, the Philippine government promised to ensure that the weekend of the pageant's coronation night would be "blackout-free".<ref>{{cite news |date=April 5, 1994 |title=Manila says no blackouts for Miss Universe pageant |publisher=Agence France-Presse}}</ref> By mid May, as the contestants were already in Manila, organizers confirmed that they were short of money and were unsure whether a profit would be made from the event.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 17, 1994 |title=Miss Universe organisers short of cash - official |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> There was also a probe by the Commission on Human Rights during May as to whether a police round-up of street children was intended to improve Manila's international image during the pageant events.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 2, 1994 |title=Police roundup of Manila street children under probe |publisher=Straits Times}}</ref> This was also criticised by Miss [[Thailand]], [[Areeya Chumsai]], even though the same incident occurred in Thailand in the Miss Universe 1992 pageant.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 12, 1994 |title=Miss Thailand : Don't hide street kids |publisher=Straits Times}}</ref>

During rehearsal on the day prior to the pageant, a small homemade bomb exploded outside the pageant venue where the contestants had earlier been rehearsing, though it caused minimal damage and there were no injuries.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 20, 1994 |title=Miss Universe pageant site bombed |publisher=Agence France-Press}}</ref> As a result, more than 3000 Filipino police officers were involved in protecting the delegates, as well as dozens of policewomen assigned as personal or group bodyguards.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 26, 1994 |title=Manila deploys 3,000 policemen for beauties |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>

The pageant came under public attack from the Nationalist Movement of New Women, a branch of the [[National Democratic Front (Philippines)|National Democratic Front]], which claimed that it was being used to promote sex tourism.<ref name="attack">{{cite news |date=April 29, 1994 |title=Communist insurgents say Miss Universe promotes sex tourism |publisher=Agence France-Press}}</ref> The cost of the event was also criticized by the [[Congress of the Philippines|Philippine Congress]], despite it being endorsed by President [[Fidel V. Ramos]].<ref name="attack" /> A social function attended by the delegates held prior to the final broadcast was picketed by the women's group, who opposed the nature of the pageant and the lavish spending.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 1, 1994 |title=Feminists picket Miss Universe social function |publisher=Agence France-Press}}</ref>

=== Controversies ===
Miss [[Malaysia]], Liza Koh, made a public apology on behalf of her country about the arrest of 1200 Filipina domestic helpers in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite news |date=April 28, 1994 |title=Hi, I am sorry |publisher=Straits Times}}</ref>  As a result, the Malaysian Foreign Minister [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]] admonished her not to make any further political remarks.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 29, 1994 |title=Miss Malaysia told not to make political remarks |publisher=Straits Times}}</ref>

Miss [[Philippines]] [[Charlene Gonzales]], gained criticism for winning the Best National Costume award, as the judges were also criticized for allegedly favouring the host nation's delegate. Miss British Virgin Islands, Delia Jon Baptiste, publicly declared that Gonzales won the award, because of Filipino favouritism, and that the other delegates disagreed with the choice. Miss Venezuela [[Minorka Mercado]], won the Philippine costume ''Terno'' award, followed by Slovakia, who was also celebrating her birthday, and Miss Mexico by their respective placements.<ref name="natcostume">{{cite news |date=May 9, 1994 |title=Ms Universe pageant slammed for hometown verdict |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>

==Results==
=== Placements ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- 
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Miss Universe 1994
|
* {{IND}} – [[Sushmita Sen]]
|-
| 1st runner-up 
|
* {{COL}} – [[Carolina Gómez]]
|-
| 2nd runner-up 
|
* {{Flag|Venezuela|1954}} – [[Minorka Mercado]]
|-
| Top 6
|
* {{Flag|Philippines|1986}} –  [[ Charlene Gonzales]]
* {{SVK}} – Silvia Lakatošová
* {{USA}} – [[Lu Parker]] 
|-
| Top 10
|
* {{GRC}} – Rea Toutounzi
* {{ITA}} – Arianna David
* {{CHE}} – Patricia Fässler
* {{SWE}} – Domenique Forsberg
|}

=== Special awards ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- 
! Award
! Winner
|-
| Best National Costume
|
* {{flag|Philippines|1986}} - [[Charlene Gonzales]]
|-
| Miss Congeniality
|
* {{NAM}} - Barbara Kahatjipara
|-
| Miss Photogenic
|
* {{flag|Venezuela|1954}} - [[Minorka Mercado]]
|}

== Pageant ==

=== Format ===
Prior to the final telecast, all contestants competed in pre-pageant shows including the national costume and opening show held at the [[Araneta Coliseum]], and swimsuit and evening gown during the preliminary competition held at its main venue, the [[Philippine International Convention Center]]. They also participated in interviews with the judges.

During the final competition, the ten semifinalists competed in the swimsuit, evening gown and interview. The top six contestants participated in a final round of on-stage interviews, and cut to the final top three before the runners-up were announced and the new Miss Universe named.

===Selection committee===

==== Final telecast ====
* Carlos Arturo Zapata - Colombian fashion designer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Miss Universe 1994 judges announced - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/05/13/Miss-Universe-1994-judges-announced/1610768801600/ |website=UPI}}</ref>
* [[Florence LaRue]] - American singer and original member of The 5th Dimension<ref name=":0" /> 
* [[Richard Dalton (hairdresser)|Richard Dalton]] - [[Princess Diana]]'s stylist and confidante<ref name=":0" />
* [[Beulah Quo]] - Chinese-American actress<ref name=":0" /> 
* [[Emilio T. Yap]] - Publisher and Business tycoon
* [[Stephanie Beacham]] - English actress<ref name=":0" /> 
* [[Jonas McCord]] - American screenwriter, director and producer<ref name=":0" />
* [[Mona Grudt]] - [[Miss Universe 1990]] from [[Norway]]<ref name=":0" />

==Contestants==
[[File:Miss Universe 1994 Map.PNG|thumb|Miss Universe 1994 participating countries and territories|250x250px]]Seventy-seven contestants competed for the title.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- 
! Country/Territory
! Contestant
!Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant|name=A}}
!Hometown
|-
|{{ARG}}||[[Solange Magnano]]
|22
|[[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]]
|-
|{{ARU}}||Alexandra Ochoa<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 April 1994|title=Voorbereiding miss--verkiezing|language=nl|trans-title=Miss pageant preparation|pages=5|work=Amigoe|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010644554:mpeg21:p005|access-date=14 November 2023|via=Delpher}}</ref>
|18
|[[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]]
|-
|{{AUS}}||[[Michelle van Eimeren]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 February 2020|orig-date=28 Enero 2017|title=Michelle Van Eimeren in Miss Universe 1994|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/28375/look-michelle-van-eimeren-in-miss-universe-1994/story|access-date=14 November 2023|website=[[GMA Network]]|language=en}}</ref>
|22
|[[Brisbane]]
|-
|{{BAH}}||Meka Knowles
|18
|[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]
|-
|{{BEL}}||Christelle Roelandts<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sampayan|first=Anj|date=2 August 2016|title=Miss Belgium, Miss Colombia, and other Miss Universe 1994 beauties: where are they now?|url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/beauty/33720/miss-belgium-miss-colombia-and-other-miss-universe-1994-beauties-where-are-they-now|access-date=14 November 2023|website=PEP.ph|language=en}}</ref>
|19
|[[Waremme]]
|-
|{{BOL}}||Cecilia O'Connor-d'Arlach<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2017 |title=El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean |trans-title=The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor. |url=https://eldeber.com.bo/sociales/el-titulo-les-dio-alegrias-trabajo-y-fama-que-aun-saborean_32650 |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=El Deber |language=es-ES}}</ref>
|23
|[[La Paz]]
|-
|{{BRA}}||Valéria Melo Peris<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=20 August 2009|title=Miss Valéria Péris casa-se em Campinas|trans-title=Miss Valéria Péris gets married in Campinas|url=https://caras.uol.com.br/noivas/miss-valeria-peris-casa-se-em-campinas.phtml|access-date=14 November 2023|website=Revista CARAS|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|23
|[[Conchal]]
|-
|{{VGB}} ||Delia Jon Baptiste<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Virgin Islands Dictionary: A Collection of Words and Phrases so You Could Say It Like We|first=Kareem-Nelson|last=Hull|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8ZeDwAAQBAJ&dq=Barbara+Stevens+miss+british+virgin+islands&pg=PT159|date=2018|location=Bloomington, Indiana|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=9781546226109 |language=en}}</ref>
|18
|[[Road Town]]
|-
|{{BUL}}||Nevena Marinova
|20
|[[Sofia]]
|-
|{{CAN}}||Susanne Rothfos<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 May 1994|title=People & places|language=en|pages=A2|work=Herald-Journal|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FzofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L88EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6670%2C1933782|access-date=14 November 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
|18
|[[Dawson Creek]]
|-
|{{flag|Cayman Islands|old}}||Audrey Ebanks
|20
|[[Grand Cayman]]
|-
|{{CHL}}||Constanza Barbieri
|18
|[[Santiago]]
|-
|{{COL}}||[[Carolina Gómez]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Daniela|date=2 March 2023|title=Carolina Gómez: Así se veía la mujer cuando fue señorita en Miss Universo|trans-title=Carolina Gómez: This is what the woman looked like when she was a miss in Miss Universe|url=https://www.alo.co/entretenimiento/Carolina-Gomez-Asi-se-veia-la-mujer-cuando-fue-senorita-Colombia-en-Miss-Universo-20230302-0001.html|access-date=14 November 2023|website=Revista ALO|language=es}}</ref>
|19
|[[Bogotá]]
|-
|{{COK}}||Leilani Brown<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 May 1994|title='Not even a little picture of me in the papers'|language=en|pages=6|work=The Straits Times|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940521-1.2.71.2.8|access-date=14 November 2023|via=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref>
|18
|[[Rarotonga]]
|-
|{{CRI}}||Yasmin Camacho<ref>{{Cite news|last=|date=10 February 2019|title=Habla la ex Miss Costa Rica que acusa al ex presidente Óscar Arias de abuso sexual|language=es-PE|trans-title=The former Miss Costa Rica speaks who accuses former president Óscar Arias of sexual abuse|work=El Comercio|url=https://elcomercio.pe/mundo/centroamerica/yazmin-morales-camacho-costa-rica-toco-mis-senos-quede-congelada-ex-miss-acusa-oscar-arias-abuso-sexual-noticia-606277-noticia/|access-date=14 November 2023|issn=1605-3052}}</ref>
|23
|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]
|-
|{{CUW}}||Jasmin Clifton<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 October 1993|title=Jasmin Clifton wint sobere miss-verkiezing|language=nl|trans-title=Jasmin Clifton wins sober miss pageant|pages=3|work=Amigoe|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010645272:mpeg21:p003|access-date=14 November 2023|via=Delpher}}</ref>
|26
|[[Willemstad]]
|-
|{{Flag|Cyprus|1960}}||Maria Vasiliou
|19
|[[Nicosia]]
|-
|{{DEN}}||Gitte Andersen<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Caparas|first=Celso de Guzman|date=30 May 2004|title=My fond memories of the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2004/05/30/251889/my-fond-memories-1994-miss-universe-pageant|access-date=14 November 2023|website=[[Philippine Star]]|language=en}}</ref>
|25
|[[Copenhagen]]
|-
|{{DOM}}||[[Vielka Valenzuela]]
|21
|[[La Vega, Dominican Republic|Concepción de la Vega]]
|-
|{{Flag|Ecuador|1900}}||Mafalda Arboleda<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 October 2018|title=Así recordó Gabriela Pazmiño su participación en Miss Ecuador|trans-title=This is how Gabriela Pazmiño remembered her participation in Miss Ecuador|url=https://www.metroecuador.com.ec/ec/entretenimiento/2018/10/07/instagram-asi-recordo-gabriela-pazmino-cuando-participo-miss-ecuador.html|access-date=14 November 2023|website=Metro Ecuador|language=es}}</ref>
|18
|[[Guayaquil]]
|-
|{{EGY}}||Ghada El-Salem<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Lo|first=Ricky|date=31 January 2017|title=And the winner is… Steve Harvey!|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/01/31/1666994/and-winner-is-steve-harvey|access-date=14 November 2023|website=[[Philippine Star]]|language=en}}</ref>
|20
|[[Cairo]]
|-
|{{SLV}}||Claudia Méndez<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Monge|first=Osmín|date=27 January 2023|title=Eleonora Carrillo recordó su clasificación en Miss Universo|trans-title=Eleonora Carrillo recalled her classification in Miss Universe 1995|url=https://www.elsalvador.com/entretenimiento/espectaculos/eleonora-carrillo-recordo-clasificacion-miss-universo1995/1035087/2023/|access-date=14 November 2023|website=El Diario de Hoy|language=es}}</ref>
|22
|[[San Salvador]]
|-
|{{EST}}||Eva-Maria Laan<ref>{{Cite web|last=Veidemann-Makko|first=Anna-Maria|date=23 May 2023|title=Sõnasõda: Kibe kõõm ja maakast rasvarull?! Miss Estonia Eva Maria Laan kohtusaagast ekskaasaga: "Olen aastaid kestnud kannatamisest juba tuimaks muutunud!"|trans-title=War of words: Bitter scabbing and early fat roll?! Miss Estonia Eva Maria Laan from the legal saga with her ex-husband: "I have already become numb from years of suffering!"|url=https://www.ohtuleht.ee/elu/1085748/sonasoda-kibe-koom-ja-maakast-rasvarull-miss-estonia-eva-maria-laan-kohtusaagast-ekskaasaga-olen-aastaid-kestnud-kannatamisest-juba-tuimaks-muutunud|access-date=14 November 2023|website=[[Õhtuleht]]|language=et}}</ref>
|19
|[[Tallinn]]
|-
|{{FIN}}||Henna Meriläinen<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pudas|first=Mari|date=7 May 2020|title=Vuonna 1994 missiltä kuultiin toinenkin sammakko – voittajalta lipsahti härski toivotus suorassa lähetyksessä|trans-title=In 1994, another frog was heard from the pageant - the winner missed a rude greeting during the live broadcast|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/6f5e8082-4535-43e9-b65b-f2fb0f54189d|access-date=14 November 2023|website=[[Iltalehti]]|language=fi}}</ref>
|19
|[[Tohmajärvi]]
|-
|{{FRA}}||Valerie Claisse<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathieu|first=Clement|date=16 December 2022|title=Miss France 1994 : Valérie Claisse, la vocation d'une reine de beauté|trans-title=Miss France 1994: Valérie Claisse, the vocation of a beauty queen|url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/Miss-France-1994-Valerie-Claisse-photos-archives-1593023|access-date=14 November 2023|website=Paris Match|language=fr}}</ref>
|21
|[[Saint-Nazaire]]
|-
|{{DEU}}||Tanja Wild
|21
|[[Baden-Württemberg]]
|-
|{{flag|Great Britain}}||Michaela Pyke<ref name=":6" />
|22
|[[Kent]]
|-
|{{GRC}}||Rea Toutounzi
|20
|[[Athens]]
|-
|{{GUM}}||Christina Perez
|20
|[[Agana]]
|-
|{{GTM}}||Katya Schoenstedt
|20
|[[Guatemala City]]
|-
|{{flag|Honduras|1949}}||Jem Haylock
|23
|[[Guanaja]]
|-
|{{flag|British Hong Kong|name=Hong Kong}}||[[Hoyan Mok|Mok Hoi-Yan]]
|24
|Hong Kong
|-
|{{HUN}}||Szilvia Forian
|21
|[[Karcag]]
|-
|{{ISL}}||Svala Björk Arnardóttir
|18
|[[Reykjavík]]
|-
|{{IND}}||[[Sushmita Sen]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 August 2018|title=Did you know Sushmita Sen's gown for Miss India was made out of curtain cloth?|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-sushmita-sens-gown-for-miss-india-was-made-out-of-curtain-cloth/articleshow/65290299.cms|access-date=14 November 2023|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|18
|[[New Delhi]]
|-
|{{IRL}}||[[Pamela Flood]]
|22
|[[Dublin]]
|-
|{{ISR}}||Ravit Yarkoni
|21
|[[Givatayim]]
|-
|{{ITA}}||Arianna David
|20
|[[Rome]]
|-
|{{JAM}}||Angelie Martin
|19
|[[Saint James Parish, Jamaica|Saint James]]
|-
|{{flag|Japan|1870}}||Chiaki Kawahito
|21
|[[Tokyo]]
|-
|{{LUX}}||Sandy Wagner
|20
|[[Luxembourg City]]
|-
|{{MYS}}||Liza Koh<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yap|first=Peter|date=26 January 1994|title=Moment of glory for new Miss Malaysia|language=en|pages=6|work=New Straits Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=STtOAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Miss+universe%22+%221994%22&pg=PA35&article_id=6748,2520431|access-date=14 November 2023|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|20
|[[Kuala Lumpur]]
|-
|{{flag|Malta}}
|Paola Camilleri
|19
|[[Fleur-de-Lys, Malta|Fleur-de-Lys]]
|-
|{{MUS}}||[[Viveka Babajee]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lo|first=Ricky|date=29 June 2010|title=Miss Mauritius: I'm also a victim|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/06/29/588276/miss-mauritius-im-also-victim|access-date=14 November 2023|website=[[Philippine Star]]|language=en}}</ref>
|20
|[[Port Louis]]
|-
|{{MEX}}||Fabiola Pérez
|18
|[[Chihuahua City|Chihuahua]]
|-
|{{NAM}}||[[Barbara Kahatjipara]]
|21
|[[Windhoek]]
|-
|{{NLD}}||Irene van der Laar<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 March 1994|title=Irene de mooiste van Nederland|language=nl|trans-title=Irene the most beautiful in the Netherlands|pages=1|work=De Telegraaf|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010692109:mpeg21:p001|access-date=14 November 2023|via=Delpher}}</ref>
|25
|[[Leiden]]
|-
|{{NZL}}||Nicola Brighty<ref name=":6" />
|21
|[[Auckland]]
|-
|{{NGA}}||Suzan Hart
|18
|[[Benue State|Benue]]
|-
|{{MNP}}||Elizabeth Tomokane<ref>{{Cite news|last=De la Torre|first=Ferdie|date=29 March 1994|title=Tomokane off to RP in May for Miss Universe|language=en|pages=3|work=Marianas Variety|url=https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/3bd340d5-c125-4a01-8a6b-80e8c2f29c51/content|access-date=14 November 2023|via=eVols}}</ref>
|21
|[[Saipan]]
|-
|{{NOR}}||Caroline Saetre<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stave|first=Amanda|date=24 June 2023|title=(+) Ein sykkylving i kulissene: – Eg har levd litt i mi eiga verd|url=https://www.nyss.no/nyhende/i/8JVl4r/ein-sykkylving-i-kulissene-eg-har-levd-litt-i-mi-eiga-verd|access-date=14 November 2023|website=Nyss.no|language=no}}</ref>
|18
|[[Møre og Romsdal]]
|-
|{{PAN}}||[[María Sofía Velásquez]]
|23
|[[Panama City]]
|-
|{{flag|Paraguay|1990}} ||Liliana González
|23
|[[Asunción]]
|-
|{{PER}}||Karina Calmet
|24
|[[La Molina District|La Molina]]
|-
|{{flag|Philippines|1986}} ||[[Charlene Gonzales]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Villano|first=Alexa|date=17 March 2018|title=12 Bb Pilipinas titleholders who entered showbiz|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/197752-binibining-pilipinas-winners-turned-celebrities/|access-date=14 November 2023|website=[[Rappler]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
|20
|[[Quezon City]]
|-
|{{POL}}||Joanna Brykczynska
|21
|[[Western Pomerania]]
|-
|{{POR}}||Mónica Pereira
|20
|[[Lisbon]]
|-
|{{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}}   ||Brenda Robles<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lopez|first=Ana Enid|date=17 March 2016|title=Brenda Robles aclara el escándalo de su reinado|trans-title=Brenda Robles clarifies the scandal of her reign|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/brenda-robles-aclara-el-escandalo-de-su-reinado/|access-date=14 November 2023|website=Primera Hora|language=es}}</ref>
|18
|[[Isabela, Puerto Rico|Isabela]]
|-
|{{ROC}} ||Joanne Wu
|25
|[[Taipei]]
|-
|{{ROU}}||Mihaela Ciolacu
|20
|[[Bucharest]]
|-
|{{RUS}}||[[Inna Zobova]]
|20
|[[Khimki]]
|-
|{{SGP}}||[[Alien Sun]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 March 1994|title=Rojak helped Paulyn win title|language=en|pages=26|work=The Straits Times|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940322-1.2.37.7|access-date=14 November 2023|via=National Library Board}}</ref>
|21
|Singapore
|-
|{{SVK}}||Silvia Lakatošová 
|20
|[[Bratislava]]
|-
|{{flag|South Korea|1949}} ||Goong Sun-young
|21
|[[Seoul]]
|-
|{{ESP}} ||Raquel Rodríguez
|20
|[[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]]
|-
|{{LKA}}||Nushara Pramali
|19
|[[Colombo]]
|-
|{{flag|Swaziland}}||Nicola Smith
|20
|[[Mbabane]]
|-
|{{SWE}}||Domenique Forsberg
|25
|[[Kiruna]]
|-
|{{CHE}}||Patricia Fässler
|19
|[[Zürich]]
|-
|{{THA}}||[[Areeya Chumsai]]
|22
|[[Bangkok]]
|- 
|{{TTO}}||Lorca Gatcliffe
|24
|[[Port of Spain]]
|-
|{{TUR}}||Banu Usluer
|19
|[[Istanbul]]
|-
|{{flag|Turks and Caicos}}|| Eulease Walkin
|23
|[[Providenciales]]
|-
|{{USA}}||[[Lu Parker]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lemieux|first=Josh|date=12 February 1994|title=S.C.'s Parker crowned Miss USA|language=en|pages=2|work=Anderson Independent-Mail|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112052525/miss-usa-1994-lu-parker/|access-date=14 November 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|26
|[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]
|-
|{{URY}}||Leonora Dibueno<ref name=":8" />
|27
|[[Montevideo]]
|-
|{{flag|Venezuela|1954}} ||[[Minorka Mercado]]
|22
|[[Caracas]]
|-
|{{ZWE}}||Yvette D'Almeida-Chakras<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 May 2023|title=Zimbabwe returns to Miss Universe pageant|language=en|work=The Herald|url=https://www.pressreader.com/zimbabwe/the-herald-zimbabwe/20230510/281797108334861|access-date=14 November 2023|via=PressReader}}</ref>
|22
|[[Harare]]
|}

==Contestants Notes==
===Debuts===
* '''{{RUS}}''' - attended for the first time, after [[Dissolution of Soviet Union|separating from Soviet Union]]. [[Inna Zobova]] was the winner of '''[[Miss Russia]]''' in 1993, which was the national pageant.
* '''{{SVK}}''' attended for the first time, after [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia|separating from Czechoslovakia]]. Silvia Lakatošova was the winner of '''[[Miss Czech Republic|Miss Czech and Slovak Republic]]''' in 1993, which was the national pageant together with the Czech Republic.
* '''{{ZIM}}'''

===Returns===
Last competed in [[Miss Universe 1992|1992]]:
* '''{{COK}}'''
* '''{{EGY}}'''
* '''{{ROC}}''' — Joanne Wu was allowed to wear '''Republic of China''' sash while she was off-staged. There were two sashes for her, one was written '''(Taiwan) R.O.C.''', and the other was written '''Republic of China''' as stated above.

===Replacements===
* '''{{SLV}}''' - [[:es:Eleonora Beatrice Carrillo Alamanni|Eleonora Carrillo]], Miss El Salvador 1994 couldn't take part due she was underage before February 1.<ref>https://iberoeconomia.es/emprendedores/eleonora-carrillo-la-miss-salvador-imparte-justicia-espana/ Eleonora Carrillo, la Miss El Salvador que imparte justicia en España</ref> Her 1st—Runner up, Claudia Méndez was sent for the event, although Carrillo competed the following year at the [[Miss Universe 1995]] finishing in the Top 10.<ref name=":5" />

===Withdrawals===
{{colbegin}}
* '''{{AUT}}'''  — Bianca Engel
* '''{{BLZ}}'''
* '''{{CZE}}''' — the country's national pageant was held together with Slovakia for a special occasion after the [[dissolution of Czechoslovakia]].
* '''{{GHA}}'''
* '''{{LBN}}'''  — Lara Badawi
* '''{{NIC}}'''  — Karen Celebertti
* '''{{SUR}}'''
* '''{{VIR}}'''  — Jessalyn Pearsall<ref>http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?
t=325916&page=147 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
{{colend}}

===Did not compete===
* '''{{flag|Lithuania|1988}}''' — Loreta Brusokaitė - withdrew due to unknown reasons, made a debut in [[Miss Universe 2012]]

===Observations===
* '''{{IDN}}''' - Venna Melinda was not allowed to compete in the pageant because of her country's conservative Islamic prejudice towards the swimsuit competition, though she eventually traveled to Manila to watch the pageant instead.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Indonesia to watch but not take part |publisher=Straits Times|date=May 19, 1994}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==General references==
*{{cite web|title=Miss Universe 1994 |url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_1994.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207055111/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_1994.htm |website=pageantopolis.com |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |url-status=usurped }}

==External links==
* [http://www.missuniverse.com Miss Universe official website]
{{Miss Universe}}
{{Miss Universe 1994 delegates}}

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