At the event's conclusion, Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss Universe by outgoing titleholder Michelle McLean of Namibia.

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the fourth and final time, with commentary from former Miss Universe titleholders Cecilia Bolocco (1987) and Angela Visser (1989).

In the weeks prior to the final telecast, the contestants visited Campeche, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Querétaro and the Mexican borough of Xochimilco for official events and sightseeing.

[4] Aside from Mexico City, the candidates also visited the states of Campeche, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Querétaro, and the borough of Xochimilco for official activities before the final competition.

This edition marked the debuts of the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Swaziland; and the returns of Belize, Ghana, Hong Kong, Italy, and Trinidad and Tobago, all of which last competed in 1991.

[9][10] Yuliya Etina of the Commonwealth of Independent States (From Russia) withdrew from the pageant due to undisclosed reasons, just a few days after arriving in Mexico.

Indira Sudiro of Indonesia was supossed to compete in this edition, but she withdrew due to controversies surrounded her participation in the pageant, she attended the Miss Universe 1993 as Observer.