Miss Universe 1999 Mpule Kwelagobe Botswana

Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Botswana is introduced onstage at the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant.

Mpule Kwelagobe appears in native Botswana dress during the parade of nations costume event.

The Top 10 is announced before a worldwide audience of approximately 600,000 million viewers.

The Top 5 appear before an approving crowd as judges determine which woman will wear the coveted Miss Universe crown.

Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Botswana, greets the crowd as the newly crowned Miss Universe 1999. In an exciting turn of events, the winner is the first entry the nation of Botswana has entered in the international competition.

Photos courtesy of the Miss Universe Organization, 1999.