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Miss Universe 1996
Date	May 17, 1996
Presenters	Bob Goen Marla Maples
Entertainment	Michael Crawford
Venue	Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resorts and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster	CBS KLAS-TV
Entrants	79
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Guam Japan Kenya Mauritius Nicaragua Nigeria Seychelles US Virgin Islands Zambia
Returns	Argentina Belgium Ghana Honduras Lebanon Zimbabwe
Winner	Alicia Machado  Venezuela
Congeniality	Jodie McMullen  Australia
Best National Costume	Ilmira Shamsutdinova  Russia
Photogenic	Aileen Damiles  Philippines
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Miss Universe 1996, the 45th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 17, 1996 at Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned by Chelsi Smith from the United States at the end of the event. Seventy-nine contestants competed in 1996.

The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. However, for financial reasons, South Africa couldn't host the pageant and Miss Universe was moved to Las Vegas.^[1][2]

Results

The New Aladdin before being rebranded as Planet Hollywood

Miss Universe 1996 participating nations and results

Placements

Contestants

Notes

Replacements

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   Russia – Elmira Tuyusheva won Miss Russia 1995 and was supposed to compete in Miss Universe. However, she decided to break her contract with the Miss Russia organization just 1 month before Miss Universe to pursue her career as a model and actress.^[3] As none of the Miss Russia 1995 pageant runners-up were eligible to replace her duties due to several reasons, the organizers decided to pick Ilmira Shamsutdinova as the official delegate of Russia in Miss Universe 1996.^[4]

Withdrawals

Returns

• Last competed in 1993
  
  •  Ghana
  
  
  •  Lebanon
  
  


• Last competed in 1994
  
  •  Argentina
  
  
  •  Belgium
  
  
  •  Honduras
  
  
  •  Zimbabwe
  
  

Awards

• 
   Australia - Miss Congeniality (Jodie McMullen)


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   Philippines - Miss Photogenic (Aileen Damiles)


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   Russia - Best National Costume (Ilmira Shamsutdinova)

General references

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References

External links

• Miss Universe official website