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Miss Universe 1998

47th Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe 1998
Summary

47th Miss Universe pageant

FieldValue
photoFile:Wendy_Fitzwilliam.jpg
captionWendy Fitzwilliam
winnerWendy Fitzwilliam
representedTrinidad and Tobago
date12 May 1998
presenters
acts
entrants81
placements10
venueStan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
broadcasterCBS (KGMB)
debutsAngola
withdraws
returns
before1997
next1999

Miss Universe 1998 was the 47th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on 12 May 1998. Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago was crowned by Brook Lee of the United States at the end of the event. This marked the only second (and most recent) time that Trinidad and Tobago has won Miss Universe. 81 contestants competed in this year.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1998
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Background

Selection of participants

Replacements

Linor Abargil, Miss Israel 1998 couldn't compete due to being underage. Hagit Raz, the first runner-up, went in her place. The winner of Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1998, Tisha Silang had to resign due to her Canadian citizenship. The pageant's first runner-up, Jewel Mae Lobaton, was selected as her replacement.

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1998]]Eighty-one contestants competed for the title.
Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
ANG AngolaEmilia Guardano22Benguela
ARG ArgentinaMarcela Brane24Cordoba
ARU ArubaWendy Lacle21San Nicolaas
AUS AustraliaRenee Henderson21Melbourne
Bahamas BahamasJuliette Sargent19Nassau
BEL BelgiumSandrine Corman18Verviers
BLZ BelizeElvia Vega19Corozal
BOL BoliviaVeronica Larrieu23Santa Cruz de la Sierra
BON BonaireUzmin Everts18Kralendijk
BRA BrazilMichella Marchi20Dourados
VGB British Virgin IslandsKaida Donovan23West-End
BUL BulgariaNatalia Gourkova20Sofia
CAN CanadaJuliana Thiessen18Regina
CHL ChileClaudia Arnello22Santiago
COL ColombiaSilvia Fernanda Ortiz21Bucaramanga
CRC Costa RicaKisha Alvarado21San José
CRO CroatiaIvana Grzetić19Dubrovnik
CUR CuraçaoNatacha Bloem21Willemstad
CYP CyprusDaniella Iordanova20Larnaca
CZE Czech RepublicKristina Fridvalská20Beroun
DOM Dominican RepublicSelinés Méndez23Santo Domingo
ECU EcuadorSoraya Hogonaga21Guayaquil
EGY EgyptKarine Fahmy19Cairo
SLV El SalvadorMaría Gabriela Jovel24San Salvador
EST EstoniaMari Loorens25Tallinn
FIN FinlandJonna Kauppila21Kokkola
FRA FranceSophie Thalmann22Bar-le-Duc
DEU GermanyKatharina Mainka22Neustadt an der Weinstraße
GHA GhanaFrancisca Awuah20Cape Coast
GRB Great BritainLeilani Dowding19Bournemouth
GRE GreeceDimitra Eginiti19Athens
GUM GuamJoylyn Munoz21Barrigada
GUA GuatemalaAstrid Ramírez21Guatemala City
HON HondurasDania Prince18Choluteca
HKG Hong KongVirginia Yung24Hong Kong
HUN HungaryAgnes Nagy18Budapest
IND IndiaLymaraina D'Souza19Mumbai
IRL IrelandAndrea Roche21Clonmel
ISR IsraelHagit Raz18Holon
ITA ItalyClaudia Trieste18Calabria
JAM JamaicaShani McGraham18Kingston
JPN JapanNana Okumura24Tokyo
LBN LebanonNina Kadis24Hadchit
MYS MalaysiaSherine Wong19Kuala Lumpur
MLT MaltaCarol Cassar20Valletta
MUS MauritiusLeena Ramphul21Port Louis
MEX MexicoKatty Fuentes21Monterrey
NAM NamibiaRetha Reinders–Windhoek
NLD NetherlandsJacqueline Rotteveel18Bilthoven
NZL New ZealandRosemary Rassell22Tauranga
Claudia Alaniz21Managua
NGA NigeriaChika Chikezie21Imo
MNP Northern Mariana IslandsHelene Yun Lizama22Dandan
NOR NorwayStine Bergsvand22Stathelle
PAN PanamaTanisha Drummond21Colón
PAR ParaguayLuz Marina González19Pilar
PER PeruKarim Bernal23Lima
PHL PhilippinesJewel Lobaton21Bacolod
POL PolandSylwia Kupiec22Tczew
POR PortugalIcilia Berenguel21Póvoa de Varzim
PUR Puerto RicoJoyce Giraud23Aguas Buenas
ROM RomaniaJuliana Elena Verdes19Galați
RUS RussiaAnna Malova23Moscow
SGP SingaporeAlice Lim22Singapore
SVK SlovakiaVladimíra Hreňovčíková19Zvolen
ZAF South AfricaKerishnie Naiker20Durban
KOR South KoreaKim Ji-yeon25Seoul
SPA SpainMaría José Besora22Murcia
SWE SwedenJessica Olérs20Borlänge
CHE SwitzerlandTanja Gutmann21Zürich
TWN TaiwanAnnie Tsai25Nantou
THA ThailandChalida Thaochalee24Bangkok
TTO Trinidad and TobagoWendy Fitzwilliam25Diego Martin
TUR TurkeyAsuman Krause22Ankara
UKR UkraineOlena Spirina18Kharkiv
USA United StatesShawnae Jebbia26Santa Rosa
VIR United States Virgin IslandsLeah Webster24Saint Thomas
URU UruguayVirginia Russo24Montevideo
VEN VenezuelaVeruska Ramírez18Táriba
SCG YugoslaviaJelena Trninić18Belgrade
ZIM ZimbabweSelina Stuart20Harare

References

References

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  5. (20 October 1997). "Y construyó su sueño...".
  6. Foster, Mary. (1998-03-11). "Miss Massachusetts wins Miss USA crown". Lundington Daily News.
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