Grand Slam Ranking and Country of the Year 1991
1991: ANALYSING THE MAIN CHANGES IN THE GRAND SLAM RANKING DURING THE PAST YEAR
After placing in the Top 10 of both Miss World and Miss Universe, and placing 2nd in Miss International, France reconquered two spots in the Grand Slam Ranking, going from 14th to 12th place (+2);
Mexico, after its first Miss Universe victory, jumped from 32nd to 29th place (+3);
Czechoslovakia, soon to become the Czech Republic, keep on growing in the ranking, going from 71st in 1989 to 58th in 1990, and in 1991 it was 53rd;
The Soviet Union, 73rd (+24), was for the second consecutive year, the best mover of the year.
Miss World Ranking in 1991 (Top 20): 1-UK; 2-United States; 3-Venezuela; 4-Sweden; 5-Australia; 6-France; 7-Germany; 8-Jamaica; 9-South Africa; 10-Israel; 11-Austria; 12-Finland; 13-Argentina; 14-Brazil; 15-Netherlands; 16-Denmark; 17-Ireland; 18-Iceland; 19-New Zealand; 20-India.
Miss Universe Ranking in 1991 (Top 20): 1-United States; 2-Sweden; 3-Venezuela; 4-Brazil; 5-Finland; 6-Germany; 7-Colombia; 8-England / UK; 9-Israel; 10-Philippines; 11-Japan; 12-Norway; 13-Greece; 14-Argentina; 15-Spain; 16-Puerto Rico; 17-Australia; 18-Chile; 19-Peru; 20-Netherlands.
Miss International Ranking in 1991 (Top 20): 1-United States; 2-England / UK; 3-Philippines; 4-Spain; 5-Australia; 6-Finland; 7-Brazil; 8-Germany; 9-Japan; 10-Venezuela; 11-Colombia; 12-Iceland; 13-New Zealand; 14-Argentina; 15-Norway; 16-Netherlands; 17-Israel; 18-Costa Rica; 19-France; 20-Sweden.
COUNTRY OF THE YEAR 1991: VENEZUELA
COUNTRY OF THE YEAR 1991: VENEZUELA
Venezuela's performance in the major International beauty pageants kept on mesmerizing everyone! In 1991, for the 5th time, it was the "Country of the Year", after winning Miss World with Ninibeth Leal and reaching the top 6 in Miss Universe with Jackeline Rodríguez. The fact that Niurka Acevedo did not place in Miss International, was not enough to take Venezuela from the top of the chart that year.
It was a tough dispute with Mexico though, which had won its first Miss Universe and Grand Slam title, with Lupita Jones, and placed in the Top 15 of Miss International, with Lilia Cristina Serrano. Mexico was 2nd.
Third place went to Poland, winner of the 1991 Miss International contest, with Agnieszka Kotlarska, whose life would have a tragic end five years later when she was stabbed to death by a stalker. She made her country proud that year.
This is how the top nations of 1991 scored in the Grand Slam Ranking:
1) Venezuela (3816 points);
2) Mexico (3426);
3) Poland (2752).
Top 5: France (2350) and Jamaica (1715).