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Miss Universe 1998
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Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 12, 1998 at the Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago was crowned by Brook Lee of the USA 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.
| Miss Universe 1998 | |
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Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam | |
| Date | May 12, 1998 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment |
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| Venue | Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 81 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Angola |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Wendy Fitzwilliam Trinidad and Tobago |
| Congeniality | Asuman Krause Turkey |
| Best National Costume | Wendy Fitzwilliam Trinidad and Tobago |
| Photogenic | Vladimíra Hreňovčíková Slovak Republic |
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Miss Universe 1998 Titlecard
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1998
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1998 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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Final Competition Score
| Nation | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average | Top 5 Question |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9.71 (1) | 9.76 (2) | 9.83 (1) | 9.76 (1) | 9.79 (1) |
| Venezuela | 9.42 (3) | 9.85 (1) | 9.72 (2) | 9.66 (2) | 9.71 (2) |
| Puerto Rico | 9.23 (6) | 9.69 (3) | 9.69 (3) | 9.53 (3) | 9.63 (3) |
| United States | 9.26 (5) | 9.62 (4) | 9.50 (6) | 9.46 (4) | 9.38 (4) |
| Colombia | 9.11 (7) | 9.58 (5) | 9.63 (4) | 9.44 (5) | 9.12 (5) |
| Brazil | 9.27 (4) | 9.45 (6) | 9.42 (9) | 9.38 (6) | |
| India | 9.49 (2) | 9.10 (9) | 9.44 (8) | 9.34 (7) | |
| South Africa | 9.02 (8) | 9.11 (8) | 9.58 (5) | 9.24 (8) | |
| Ireland | 8.97 (9) | 9.05 (10) | 9.32 (10) | 9.11 (9) | |
| Russia | 8.56 (10) | 9.15 (7) | 9.45 (7) | 9.05 (10) |
- Winner
- First Runner-up
- Second Runner-up
- Top 5 Finalist
- Top 10 Semifinalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
Order of Announcements
Top 10
- South Africa
- Russia
- Ireland
- Brazil
- Colombia
- India
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Venezuela
- United States
- Puerto Rico
Top 5
- Colombia
- United States
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
Top 3
- Venezuela
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Puerto Rico
Contestants
- 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 - Selinés 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 Yun Lizama
- Norway - Stine Bergsvand
- Panama - Tanisha Drummond
- Paraguay - Luz Marina González
- Peru - Karim Bernal
- Philippines - Jewel 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 and Tobago - Wendy Fitzwilliam
- Turkey - Asuman Krause
- Ukraine - Olena Spirina
- Uruguay - Virginia Russo
- United States - Shawnae Jebbia
- US Virgin Islands - Leah Webster
- Venezuela - Veruska Ramírez
- Yugoslavia - Jelena Trninić
- Zimbabwe - Selina Stuart
Notes
Debut
Withdrawals
- Bermuda - Joanne Darrell
- Cook Islands
- Iceland - Harpa Lind Hardardttir
- Turks and Caicos - Kricket Hunt
Returns
Replacements
- Israel - Linor Abargil, Miss Israel 1998 couldn't compete due underage. Her first runner up- Hagit Raz who was Israel's Maiden of Beauty 1998 (IMB)[1] went in her place.[2] Later that year Abargil won Miss World 1998 crown.
- Philippines - 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 of Bacolod City, was selected as the Philippine representative in the Miss Universe 1998.
Awards
- Turkey - Miss Congeniality (Asuman Krause)
- Slovak Republic - Miss Photogenic (Vladimíra Hreňovčíková)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Best National Costume (Wendy Fitzwilliam)
General references
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miss Universe 1998.
- Miss Universe official website