30 YEARS AGO: Miss Universe 1995 was the 44th Miss Universe pageant, held on May 12, 1995 at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. Chelsi Smith of the United States was crowned by Sushmita Sen of India at the end of the event. Eighty-two contestants competed in this year. This marks the first and so far only time the pageant has been held in Africa. In the opening number, the contestants sang the theme song "Namibia": Africa! Beautiful Nam-i-bia! We come from all over the world,

Exactly 30 years ago today, on May 12, 1995, Chelsi Smith was crowned Miss Universe 1995 in Windhoek, Namibia. Chelsi, a biracial Texas native, was the first and only Texas woman to win both Miss USA and Miss Universe titles. She was the first titleholder of African-American heritage in the history of Miss Texas USA. She was the third Miss USA of African-American origin, after Carole Gist (1990) and Kenya Moore (1993), in addition to being the sixth American woman to win Miss Universe. She won t

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