Miss Botswana won the Judges and the public over with her amazing charisma and quality of goodness and innocense. She really conquered at this event being the 1st delegate from her nation ever and acquiering that title and crown. Mpule, you were amazing...
She seems like a lovely woman, something gained and proved that if you can. She is eternal Miss Universe for his country. I salute this woman from Venezuela
I love the way Wendy says goodbye, singing and dancing, very natural from Trinidad and Tobago, a land of culture, music, dance, and happiness, congratulations, Wendy.
Was very lucky to be Wendy's guest at this pageant. Great show and wonderful country Trinidad. My daughter still talks to Wendy and excited about babies.
I was so proud of Miriam and the honor she brought back to my country. It was memorable and Botswana was very much deserving of her title. Regardless, all top three that year were winners in their own merit. Well done.
Miss Botswana is beautiful! i am glad that BOTH MISS PHILIPPINES and MISS BOSTWANA did GREAT. Philippines is beautiful in every movement and her smile is classy!
Totally agree. Mpule is the best miss U ever. She has done so much work for HIV. The work of all miss Universes together cannot compare. So beautiful, elegant and classy. Well deserved.
Miss Universe 1999 was also a very beautiful year in Miss Universe history (especially with the fact that 2 georgous women of colour won back for the first & only time in MU). I was also happy that my country held this pagent and seeing another beautiful black woman like Mpule winning her country it's first ever Miss Universe crown . I hope one day MU can be held in T&T again but in Tobago this time, our beautiful sister isle.
miss botswana u deserve the crown my dear... i had seen u that ur a kindhearted person thru ur action in the pagent and i admire u for that i can say this cause i watched the wholevideo 10x...and to ms miriam quiambao ur the best ever ur my no.1 miss universe my dear...i salute u that u make are country proud cuz of u.. i love this pagent and this is the best MU ever!!! bersekly and twiPhil are juz one person
I agree, the best miss universe ever. Beautiful, intelligent and an avid campaigner fir aids awareness til this day. It is a shame that most titleholders are not like her.
MPULE KWELAGOBE. BOTSWANA'S VERY FIRST DELEGATE TO THE PAGEANT. SHE SHOWED HER CLASS, AND INTELLIGENCE AS SHE BEAT OUT ALL OTHER COUNTRIES, AND WON THE TITLE OF MISS UNIVERSE FOR 1999. MPULE HAD AN INCREDIBLE REIGN, AND ACCOMPLISHED A LOT DURING THAT TIME. SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MISS UNIVERSE IN THE HISTORY OF THE PAGEANT. BRAINS, BEAUTY, AND ELEGANCE. SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
Mpule's reaction to winning is just so awesome!!! she was really surprised, love it! and while I would love for Philippines to win(I am Filipino after all), Mpule's answer to the final question is better so she definitely deserves her win
hands down best winner's reaction. the only time the underdog truly won. mpule deserved it. i'm ok with her winning. even though it was so heart breaking to only have reached 1st runner up.
miss philippines should have won 1999. she is the most beautiful filipino women to represent the country. she is pose and gorgeous! miss. philippines have won miss universe 2 times in over 50 years. it about time for another win.
I remember this when she won. I kept saying from the beginning of the Pageant that she was gonna win and when she did I was so happy for her :) She is a True Beauty.
Pienso qu Mpule respondió EXCELENTE, la mejor respuesta qu he escuchado n la historia d los miss universos y además me parece que es HERMOSISISM, su reinado fue intachable y de verdad un orgullo para su país
To all those people leaving hateful comments towards Miss Botswana, get a life!! She wouldn't have won if she didn't deserve to win. She was beautiful, intelligent, and has a lot of class.
I'am a Filipino, but for me Miss Botswana deserves the crown because her good heart refects on her eyes. I can sense that she beautiful inside and out. Being the 1st runner-up in Miss is already a great honor so, Im still happy for Miss Philippines. But I still vote for Botswana.
Did anybody notice that Spain and Philippines always meet on Miss Universe pageants?Not only for this year..but even in the past years.. For me, Philippines is very queenly..She's a real Miss Universe Material Spain is has the most beautiful face among the 3 but very simple. Her dress, the hair, she has no accessories at all..as if nobody assisted her.. Botswana, is smart and she deserved to win..Her country needs that..
im from the philippines but I guess botswana really deserves to be the MU.The most beautiful black Miss Universe ever...if you can only see miss BOtsawa today,shes really beautiful,(try to find any latest picture oh her in the internet to believe)she already had a good position in the United Nations Organization..
she really deserved the crown...brilliant girl...history in the pageant was made in Trinidad and Tobago (my country..yay..lolz) that year cuz she was the first delegate ever from Botswana and she won...plus Wendy took her final walk to her own recording..woohoo..;-)
Now that was a BLACK to BLACK moment. Nice to see two women of color when in a competition where peoples perception of beauty is blinded by ignorance! Go Wendy and Mpule!!
It's been 10 years. Why can't the Philippines just get over the fact that during the final night, Botswana had a more natural and congenial aura. She captivated the judges that night. And as for her final question, she answered excellent. At any speech event, she would've placed high. She stated her opinion, the reason as to why she believed it, then she concluded summarizing her opinion.
good to know that the phil. get in top 3.. ms. botswana is beautiful.. and she also has a nice ans. .. miriam quiambao.. has a good ans.. i really like her ans...
I agree Mpule deserved to win, but Miriam Quiambao was really gorgeous, bud had no luck at the end otherwise She could have been the most beautiful miss universe of the Phillippines, congratulation Miriam
Good post. it may interest you to know that she is now a naturalised American citizen, has married a New Yorker and took accent alteration lessons to sound American.
I think that Wendy its really singing the song background, i saw a video at mu 1998 and she song at her interview, so i believe she is singing while she says good bye, very good, i love the way the say good bye.
mpule no podia creer q habia ganado, es q es muy dificil q sea la primera vez q un pais mande una delegada y esta gane. se nota q fue un triunfo con emocion.
That was the year that 2 women should have been crowned that night. Botswana and Philippines. Philippines would have been a great Miss Universe as well, but there can be only 1 winner. Phillippines has won before that is ONE of the REASONS Miss Botswana won that night.
miriam is so pretty,i like to watch over and over again...i hope she won the pageant... Ms.botswana is also pretty, she gave the best answer among the 3 that's why she won...so fellow filipino we should not racist to her..magaling lng talaga ang pagkakasagot nia.. miriam did a great job...panalo pa rin siya,GO PHILIPPINES!!!!!
When I saw the official portraits of the contestants, I knew Mpule was going to win with Miriam being my second choice. Little did I know that they would ranked as I predicted.
@samoantahine1---- i must agree ... Mpule's answer was the best among the three ... we almost got our 3rd Miss U if only Botswana did not come into our way ... but we have celebrated Miriam's victory ... this year was the most lively ...
This was somewhat of a surprise as to who won. A lot of people thought Spain should have won. Philippeans was quite beautiful and had one of the best evening gowns. However, I'm glad they chose Botswana as she will go down as one of the best Miss Universes in the history of the pageant from all the charity work she did, including her awareness on AIDS.
people of thw wold, bugging Ms. Botsawna will do nothing at all... It just so happen that she answered the question brilliantly, no questions with that. These 3 beautiful girls was so proud to represent their respective contries to the pageant, winning the crown is just a BONUS. Reaching top 3 is so tough, so need not to be bitter guys.. Anyways Miriam was happy, she was much thankful to reach even the finals...
I like these coincidences at Miss Universe: T/Tobago's Janelle Commissiong crowned the first African Miss Universe winner and now Wendy Fitzwilliam crowned the first Black African winner. Mexico's Lupita Jones crowned the second White African winner and later, Ximena Navarrete crown the second Black African winner.
wauu , me encanto como reacciono :O! jaja , muy energetica y sobre todo, no es tan falsa como otras misses que se ponen a llorar y hacen toda su escenas :P es BONITA IDIOTAS!
she is not at war. The work she does does not involve a rigorous routine that can cause miscarriage. She will be fine. Botswana gave the best answer. It is a female beauty pageant. As a woman, she should embrace and celebrate her femeninity.
Miss Botswana won the Judges and the public over with her amazing charisma and quality of goodness and innocense. She really conquered at this event being the 1st delegate from her nation ever and acquiering that title and crown.
Mpule, you were amazing...
I love Mpule... She deserved the crown.
The happiest moment of my life, will never forget this day.Proud of Mpule
She seems like a lovely woman, something gained and proved that if you can. She is eternal Miss Universe for his country. I salute this woman from Venezuela
Her crowning reaction was priceless. She soar high since then. Such a lovely lady.
ahhhhh Botswana'S VERY OWN,,,LOVE her to bits..
I love the way Wendy says goodbye, singing and dancing, very natural from Trinidad and Tobago, a land of culture, music, dance, and happiness, congratulations, Wendy.
Wendy very beauty.
Miss Botswana.you are big winner
Was very lucky to be Wendy's guest at this pageant. Great show and wonderful country Trinidad. My daughter still talks to Wendy and excited about babies.
Mpule is so inspirational. She is one of my favorite MU's ever, along with Brook and Natalie.
wow well done Mpule.... from the great African country
Mpule.....u deserves the crown....see her exitement....she never taught that she will win the crown.....well done dear.....
WONDERFUL MPULE!!!💗💓💗
I love her reaction, the best in the history of Miss Universe!!!🌟💛🌟
wow wendy is so beautiful and it is nice to see two black women won 2 years a row. Both very beautiful. Loved Botswana..
I was so proud of Miriam and the honor she brought back to my country. It was memorable and Botswana was very much deserving of her title. Regardless, all top three that year were winners in their own merit. Well done.
Que bonita mujer, y que carismatica. Su expresion de sorpresa es genial.
Botswana was awesome, amazing women.
No competition at all that year, she was in a different league.
proud motswana
Miss Botswana is beautiful! i am glad that BOTH MISS PHILIPPINES and MISS BOSTWANA did GREAT. Philippines is beautiful in every movement and her smile is classy!
Totally agree. Mpule is the best miss U ever. She has done so much work for HIV. The work of all miss Universes together cannot compare. So beautiful, elegant and classy. Well deserved.
it was a breath of fresh air
very good miriam ms phils...u still my ms universe...
I love Mpule
so it was recorded in the book, Iove my country Botswana, Love Mpule she made us Pround and i wish her the best in life
Miss Universe 1999 was also a very beautiful year in Miss Universe history (especially with the fact that 2 georgous women of colour won back for the first & only time in MU). I was also happy that my country held this pagent and seeing another beautiful black woman like Mpule winning her country it's first ever Miss Universe crown . I hope one day MU can be held in T&T again but in Tobago this time, our beautiful sister isle.
miss botswana u deserve the crown my dear... i had seen u that ur a kindhearted person thru ur action in the pagent and i admire u for that i can say this cause i watched the wholevideo 10x...and to ms miriam quiambao ur the best ever ur my no.1 miss universe my dear...i salute u that u make are country proud cuz of u.. i love this pagent and this is the best MU ever!!!
bersekly and twiPhil are juz one person
I agree, the best miss universe ever. Beautiful, intelligent and an avid campaigner fir aids awareness til this day. It is a shame that most titleholders are not like her.
her reaction was priceless
just look at them
MS PHILIPPINES deserves the title of MS UNIVERSE 1999
she got the poise , beauty and brain!!
Her reaction is sooooooooooo sweet!
people, show the sister some love and respect, she deserved to win. the gal is a true beauty and without doubt intelligent.
MPULE KWELAGOBE. BOTSWANA'S VERY FIRST DELEGATE TO THE PAGEANT. SHE SHOWED HER CLASS, AND INTELLIGENCE AS SHE BEAT OUT ALL OTHER COUNTRIES, AND WON THE TITLE OF MISS UNIVERSE FOR 1999. MPULE HAD AN INCREDIBLE REIGN, AND ACCOMPLISHED A LOT DURING THAT TIME. SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MISS UNIVERSE IN THE HISTORY OF THE PAGEANT. BRAINS, BEAUTY, AND ELEGANCE. SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
Mpule's reaction to winning is just so awesome!!! she was really surprised, love it! and while I would love for Philippines to win(I am Filipino after all), Mpule's answer to the final question is better so she definitely deserves her win
Tis was the miss universe when the best final answer gets to win the contest! This is the real miss universe!,
hands down best winner's reaction.
the only time the underdog truly won.
mpule deserved it. i'm ok with her winning.
even though it was so heart breaking to
only have reached 1st runner up.
miss philippines should have won 1999. she is the most beautiful filipino women to represent the country. she is pose and gorgeous! miss. philippines have won miss universe 2 times in over 50 years. it about time for another win.
BELLEZA E INTELIGENCIA... MERECIDO
bella E inteligente
I remember this when she won. I kept saying from the beginning of the Pageant that she was gonna win and when she did I was so happy for her :) She is a True Beauty.
when it comes to class, intelligence and poise... Ms.Philippines outstands them...!!!!
Amazing dress too.
her reaction is priceless go Botswana
QUE NEGRA MAS LINDA.
I LOVE IT!!! You guys and girls might not like Mpule, but she won. Get over it!!!
Pienso qu Mpule respondió EXCELENTE, la mejor respuesta qu he escuchado n la historia d los miss universos y además me parece que es HERMOSISISM, su reinado fue intachable y de verdad un orgullo para su país
i just love how the emcee says "bots-WANA!!!" :P
Mpule Kwelagobe, you are wonderful. :)
Miriam Quiambao, you are too. :)
Mpule looks very nice!!!
i love her reaction!
To all those people leaving hateful comments towards Miss Botswana, get a life!! She wouldn't have won if she didn't deserve to win. She was beautiful, intelligent, and has a lot of class.
Historico..... una negra coronando otra negra, fabuloso!!!! las adoro!!!!
I'am a Filipino, but for me Miss Botswana deserves the crown because her good heart refects on her eyes. I can sense that she beautiful inside and out. Being the 1st runner-up in Miss is already a great honor so, Im still happy for Miss Philippines. But I still vote for Botswana.
best miss universe queens - 1992/1995/1997/1998/1999/2000/2001 - the others insignificant
love botswana!
best reaction ever!
Miss Botswana's answer was very good. In my opinion she deserved the crown.
Did anybody notice that Spain and Philippines always meet on Miss Universe pageants?Not only for this year..but even in the past years..
For me, Philippines is very queenly..She's a real Miss Universe Material
Spain is has the most beautiful face among the 3 but very simple. Her dress, the hair, she has no accessories at all..as if nobody assisted her..
Botswana, is smart and she deserved to win..Her country needs that..
im from the philippines but I guess botswana really deserves to be the MU.The most beautiful black Miss Universe ever...if you can only see miss BOtsawa today,shes really beautiful,(try to find any latest picture oh her in the internet to believe)she already had a good position in the United Nations Organization..
She Deserve the Crown... that's it ..
love her reaction! relive all my stress! cnt stop laughing loool!
she really deserved the crown...brilliant girl...history in the pageant was made in Trinidad and Tobago (my country..yay..lolz) that year cuz she was the first delegate ever from Botswana and she won...plus Wendy took her final walk to her own recording..woohoo..;-)
waw, wendy looked so beautiful!. u made us proud here in TnT
Now that was a BLACK to BLACK moment. Nice to see two women of color when in a competition where peoples perception of beauty is blinded by ignorance! Go Wendy and Mpule!!
I'm from Botswana!!!
Yes!
It's been 10 years. Why can't the Philippines just get over the fact that during the final night, Botswana had a more natural and congenial aura. She captivated the judges that night. And as for her final question, she answered excellent. At any speech event, she would've placed high. She stated her opinion, the reason as to why she believed it, then she concluded summarizing her opinion.
good to know that the phil. get in top 3.. ms. botswana is beautiful.. and she also has a nice ans. .. miriam quiambao.. has a good ans.. i really like her ans...
I agree Mpule deserved to win, but Miriam Quiambao was really gorgeous, bud had no luck at the end otherwise She could have been the most beautiful miss universe of the Phillippines, congratulation Miriam
la amor mucho a esa vieja cuando gana
she made u proud
Good post. it may interest you to know that she is now a naturalised American citizen, has married a New Yorker and took accent alteration lessons to sound American.
MISS PHILIPPINES the best
I think that Wendy its really singing the song background, i saw a video at mu 1998 and she song at her interview, so i believe she is singing while she says good bye, very good, i love the way the say good bye.
si ella es bellisima
mpule no podia creer q habia ganado, es q es muy dificil q sea la primera vez q un pais mande una delegada y esta gane. se nota q fue un triunfo con emocion.
I would love to see Ms.Philippines walking with the crown...
Her reaction was so funny and natural, hahaha.
I like it! :)
She's so cute about her reaction
@Zevola creo que el ser de color, le da un toque especial a las concursantes... son de verdad muy bellas!!!!
ganda
I totally agree with you!!!
Mpule Kwelagobe, 1999 Miss Universe from Botswana, was appointed UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 1999 as a special advocate on the issue of HIV/AIDS
heheheh! i agree am from Botswana and am proud!
That was the year that 2 women should have been crowned that night. Botswana and Philippines. Philippines would have been a great Miss Universe as well, but there can be only 1 winner. Phillippines has won before that is ONE of the REASONS Miss Botswana won that night.
miriam is so pretty,i like to watch over and over again...i hope she won the pageant...
Ms.botswana is also pretty, she gave the best answer among the 3 that's why she won...so fellow filipino we should not racist to her..magaling lng talaga ang pagkakasagot nia..
miriam did a great job...panalo pa rin siya,GO PHILIPPINES!!!!!
When I saw the official portraits of the contestants, I knew Mpule was going to win with Miriam being my second choice. Little did I know that they would ranked as I predicted.
@kendrix62 the song was KISS OF LIFE sung originally by SADE (a very great song for a final walk)
siiiiiiiiiiiiii
i like her reaction haha so funny n cute
I can't believe Botswana won!! That crown belongs to the Philippines!!!
@samoantahine1---- i must agree ... Mpule's answer was the best among the three ... we almost got our 3rd Miss U if only Botswana did not come into our way ... but we have celebrated Miriam's victory ... this year was the most lively ...
This was somewhat of a surprise as to who won. A lot of people thought Spain should have won. Philippeans was quite beautiful and had one of the best evening gowns. However, I'm glad they chose Botswana as she will go down as one of the best Miss Universes in the history of the pageant from all the charity work she did, including her awareness on AIDS.
i agree.. ms.philippines is more deserving
people of thw wold, bugging Ms. Botsawna will do nothing at all... It just so happen that she answered the question brilliantly, no questions with that. These 3 beautiful girls was so proud to represent their respective contries to the pageant, winning the crown is just a BONUS. Reaching top 3 is so tough, so need not to be bitter guys.. Anyways Miriam was happy, she was much thankful to reach even the finals...
if you cannot respect other's opinion. than be silent... that's it!!! you know the meaning of respect and understanding, right?
I like these coincidences at Miss Universe: T/Tobago's Janelle Commissiong crowned the first African Miss Universe winner and now Wendy Fitzwilliam crowned the first Black African winner. Mexico's Lupita Jones crowned the second White African winner and later, Ximena Navarrete crown the second Black African winner.
wauu , me encanto como reacciono :O! jaja , muy energetica y sobre todo, no es tan falsa como otras misses que se ponen a llorar y hacen toda su escenas :P
es BONITA IDIOTAS!
this was 12 years ago and it looks SO OLD X.X
looks like it was from the 80s or early 90s
@kendrix62 the song was KISS OF LIFE sung originally by SADE, a great song, huh? Such a memorable walk with the song.
she is not at war. The work she does does not involve a rigorous routine that can cause miscarriage. She will be fine. Botswana gave the best answer. It is a female beauty pageant. As a woman, she should embrace and celebrate her femeninity.
Her name Kwelagobe is even more beautiful. she must be in her late 20s now