Miss Universe 1996

Miss Universe 1996
Alicia Machado
Date	17 May 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 United States 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 was the 45th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 17 May 1996. This was the last time that the Miss Universe was run by ITT Corp.^[1]

Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned by Chelsi Smith from the United States at the end of the event. 79 contestants competed in this edition.^[2] This is the second time that Las Vegas to host Miss Universe since 1991. She is the fourth Venezuelan woman to win Miss Universe following Maritza Sayalero in 1979, Irene Sáez in 1981, and Barbara Palacios in 1986.