Date 26 May 1999 | Entertainment Julio Iglesias, Jr. Entrants 84 | |
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Venue Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Miss Universe 1999, the 48th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 May 1999 at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad & Tobago at the end of the event. Kwelagobe became the first Miss Universe to come from a debuting nation since 1958. Eighty-four contestants competed in this year.
References
Miss Universe 1999 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA