Miss Universe 1998
| Miss Universe 1998 | |
|---|---|
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Miss Universe 1998 participating nations and results | |
| Date | 12 May 1998 |
| Presenters | Jack Wagner, Ali Landry, Julie Moran |
| Entertainment | K-Ci & JoJo |
| Venue | Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 81 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Angola |
| Withdrawals | Bermuda, Cook Islands, Iceland, Turks & Caicos |
| Returns | Ghana, Great Britain, Guam, Japan, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Yugoslavia |
| Winner |
Wendy Fitzwilliam |
| Congeniality |
Asuman Krause |
| Best National Costume |
Wendy Fitzwilliam |
| Photogenic |
Vladimíra Hreňovčíková |
Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 12 May 1998 at the Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad & Tobago was crowned by Brook Lee of the USA at the end of the event. Eighty-one contestants competed in this year.
Results

Stan Sheriff Center
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1998 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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Contestants
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Angola - Emilia Guardano -
Argentina - Marcela Brane -
Aruba - Wendy Lacle -
Australia - Renee Henderson -
Bahamas - Juliette Sargent -
Belgium - Sandrine Corman -
Belize - Elvia Vega -
Bolivia - Veronica Larrieu -
Bonaire - Uzmin Everts -
Brazil - Michella Marchi -
British Virgin Islands - Kaida Donovan -
Bulgaria - Natalia Gourkova -
Canada - Juliana Thiessen -
Chile - Claudia Arnello -
Colombia - Silvia Fernanda Ortiz Guerra -
Costa Rica - Kisha Alvarado -
Croatia - Ivana Grzetić -
Curaçao - Natacha Bloem -
Cyprus - Daniella Iordanova -
Czech Republic - Kristina Fridvalská -
Dominican Republic - Selines Méndez -
Ecuador - Soraya Hogonaga -
Egypt - Karine Fahmy -
El Salvador - María Gabriela Jovel -
Estonia - Mari Lawrens -
Finland - Jonna Kauppila -
France - Sophie Thalmann -
Germany - Katharina Mainka -
Ghana - Francisca Awuah -
Great Britain - Leilani Dowding -
Greece - Dimitra Eginiti -
Guam - Joylyn Munoz -
Guatemala - Astrid Ramírez -
Honduras - Dania Prince -
Hong Kong - Virginia Yung -
Hungary - Agnes Nagy -
India - Lymaraina D'Souza -
Ireland - Andrea Roche -
Israel - Hagit Raz -
Italy - Claudia Trieste -
Jamaica - Shani McGraham -
Japan - Nana Okumura -
Korea - Kim Ji-yeon -
Lebanon - Nina Kadis -
Malaysia - Sherine Wong -
Malta - Carol Cassar -
Mauritius - Leena Ramphul -
Mexico - Katty Fuentes -
Namibia - Retha Reinders -
Netherlands - Jacqueline Rotteveel -
New Zealand - Rosemary Rassell -
Nicaragua - Claudia Alaniz -
Nigeria - Chika Chikezie -
Northern Marianas - Helene Yum Lizama -
Norway - Stine Bergsvand -
Panama - Tanisha Drummond -
Paraguay - Luz Marina González -
Peru - Karim Bernal -
Philippines - Jewel May Lobaton -
Poland - Sylwia Kupiec -
Portugal - Icilia Berenguel -
Puerto Rico - Joyce Giraud -
Romania - Juliana Elena Verdes -
Russia - Anna Malova -
Singapore - Alice Lim -
Slovak Republic - Vladimíra Hreňovčíková -
South Africa - Kerishnie Naicker -
Spain - María José Besora -
Sweden - Jessica Olérs -
Switzerland - Tanja Gutmann -
Taiwan R.O.C. - Annie Tsai -
Thailand - Chalida Thaochalee -
Trinidad & Tobago - Wendy Fitzwilliam -
Turkey - Asuman Krause -
Ukraine - Olena Spirina -
Uruguay - Virginia Russo -
USA - Shawnae Jebbia -
U.S. Virgin Islands - Leah Webster -
Venezuela - Veruska Ramírez -
Yugoslavia - Jelena Trninić -
Zimbabwe - Selina Stuart
References
External links
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