Miss World 1999

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Miss World 1999
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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

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss World 1999
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
  •  Israel – Genny Chervoney
  •  Liberia – Sebah Tubman
Semi-finalists
  •  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

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best Designed Evening Dress
  •  Israel – Genny Chervoney

Order of announcements

Judges

Contestants

Group order

SWIMWEAR

EVENING GOWN

Notes

Debuts

  •  Scotland
  •  Wales

Returns

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

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.

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External links

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