Miss Universe 1999
| Miss Universe 1999 | |
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Mpule Kwelagobe | |
| Date | 26 May 1999 |
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| Venue | Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Entrants | 84 |
| Placements | 10 |
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| Winner | Mpule Kwelagobe Botswana |
| Congeniality | Marisa Ferreira (Portugal) |
| Best National Costume | Nicole Dyer (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| Photogenic | Brenda Liz López (Puerto Rico) |
Miss Universe 1999 was the 48th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, on 26 May 1999.
Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago at the conclusion of the event.
This edition marks the most recent time that a first-time entry of a country at Miss Universe has won and the third time in pageant's history, after Colombia in 1958 and Finland in 1952. This edition also saw a back-to-back victory by black women. Eighty-four contestants competed in this year.