Miss Universe 1991
Lupita Jones, Miss Universe 1991
Date	17 May 1991
Presenters	Dick Clark Leeza Gibbons Angela Visser
Venue	Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
Broadcaster	CBS (KLAS-TV)
Entrants	73
Placements	10
Debuts	Bulgaria Ghana Romania
Withdrawals	Aruba Australia Austria Denmark Egypt England Gibraltar Greenland Honduras Portugal Scotland Switzerland Wales
Returns	Belgium Brazil Cook Islands Curaçao Lebanon Luxembourg Namibia Nicaragua Panama United Kingdom United States Virgin Islands Yugoslavia
Winner	Lupita Jones Mexico
Congeniality	Monique Lindesay United States Virgin Islands
Best National Costume	Maribel Gutierrez Colombia
Photogenic	Siobhan McClafferty Ireland
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Miss Universe 1991 was the 40th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, held on 17 May 1991 at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Lupita Jones of Mexico crowned by Mona Grudt of Norway. Seventy-three contestants competed in the 1991 Miss Universe pageant.

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1991	Mexico – Lupita Jones
1st runner-up	Netherlands – Pauline Huizinga
2nd runner-up	Soviet Union – Julia Lemigova
Top 6	Jamaica – Kimberley Mais United States – Kelli McCarty Venezuela – Jackeline Rodríguez
Top 10	Curacao – Jacqueline Krijger France – Mareva Georges Paraguay – Vivian Benítez Yugoslavia – Natasha Pavlovich

Notes

Philippines - Maria Lourdes Gonzalez replaced Anjanette Abayari, who was not a Philippine citizen.
Venezuela - Sharon Luengo - The Director of Miss Venezuela pageant, Osmel Souza wanted to send her to Miss Universe due to the delay of the Miss Venezuela 1991 contest, but the Miss Universe Organization rejected her as a contestant due to her 2nd runner-up position at Miss World 1990,^[1] and they decided to select the Venezuelan delegate for Miss Universe 1991 under a special commission.^[2]
Soviet Union – The winner of Miss USSR 1990, Maria Kezha, was underage after February 1.^[3]

Aruba – the Miss Aruba 1991 pageant was delayed and their 1991 winner, Jerusha Rasmijn, was sent to Miss Universe 1992.
Australia - due to lack of sponsorship and funding
Austria - Christine Heiss - unknown reason to compete
Denmark - Sharon Givskav - due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss World 1991 instead.
Egypt - no contest.
England - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
Gibraltar - Sarah Yeats (lost their license with the Miss Universe Inc.)
Greenland - Bibiane Holm (lost their license with the Miss Universe Inc.) and went to Miss World 1991 instead
Honduras - Claudia Mercedes Caballero (She fell ill and withdrew due to the fact that she suffered from chronic fatigue and had to rest by medical prescription.)
Portugal - Carla Lopes Da Costa Caldeira - unknown reason to compete
Scotland - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.
Switzerland - Priscilla Leimgruber (She fell ill and withdrew at the last minute.)
Wales - Competed as United Kingdom or Great Britain since then.

Kenya - Aisha Wawira Lieberg - due to lack of sponsorship and funding. She went to Miss Universe 1992 instead.
New Zealand - Adele Valerie Kenny (because she was underage before February 1)^[4]

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Miss Universe 1991, national titleholders

Miss Universe 1991, national titleholders
FIN: Tanja Karpela FRA: Mareva Georges HKG: Anita Yuen IND: Christabelle Howie MEX: Lupita Jones PAN: Liz De León PAR: Vivian Benítez SIN: Eileen Yeow ESP: Esther Arroyo USA: Kelli McCarty USSR: Julia Lemigova VEN: Jackeline Rodríguez YUG: Natasha Pavlovich