1992
Michelle McLean
NAMIBIA
Bangkok, Thailand
1st runner-up     Diana Paola Turbay
COLOMBIA
2nd runner-up     Madhushri Sapre   INDIA
FINALISTS:
Anke van Dermeersch   BELGIUM
Vivian Jansen   NETHERLANDS
Carolina Eva Izsak Kemenify   VENEZUELA
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Georgina Denahy   AUSTRALIA
Lisa Maree de Montalk   NEW ZEALAND
Monica Brodd   SWEDEN
Shannon LaRhea Marketic   USA
Michelle McLean became the second African to win the Miss Universe title after Margaret Gardiner in 1978. The year was 1992. The site was exotic Bangkok, Thailand and another stunning visual feast to the televiewer and a appropriate background for the 78 delegates in competition.  One of the heaviest competitions the Miss Universe pageant ever had was indeed this one with several veteran delegates from the previous year's Miss World pageant including Michelle, where she wound up as a finalist.
Michelle's official photo as Miss Universe 1992
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