Miss Universe 1998

Miss Universe 1998
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
 Trinidad & Tobago
Congeniality Asuman Krause
 Turkey
Best National Costume Wendy Fitzwilliam
 Trinidad & Tobago
Photogenic Vladimíra Hreňovčíková
 Slovak Republic

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

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Stan Sheriff Center

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1998
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Special awards

Awards Contestant
Best National Costume
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Jantzen Best in Swimsuit
Clairol Herbal Essences Style

Semi-final scores

Delegate Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Top 5 Finalists Finalist Average
 Trinidad & Tobago 9.717 (1) 9.762 (2) 9.835 (1) 9.771 (1) 9.792 (1) 9.782 (1)
 Venezuela 9.423 (3) 9.855 (1) 9.720 (2) 9.666 (2) 9.713 (2) 9.690 (2)
 Puerto Rico 9.230 (6) 9.697 (3) 9.693 (3) 9.540 (3) 9.633 (3) 9.587 (3)
 USA 9.267 (5) 9.625 (4) 9.505 (6) 9.466 (4) 9.382 (4) 9.424 (4)
 Colombia 9.115 (7) 9.583 (5) 9.635 (4) 9.444 (5) 9.350 (5) 9.397 (5)
 Brazil 9.275 (4) 9.450 (6) 9.428 (9) 9.384 (6)
 India 9.492 (2) 9.108 (9) 9.443 (8) 9.348 (7)
 South Africa 9.025 (8) 9.117 (8) 9.587 (5) 9.243 (8)
 Ireland 8.975 (9) 9.050 (10) 9.327 (10) 9.117 (9)
 Russia 8.568 (10) 9.150 (7) 9.453 (7) 9.057 (10)

     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Top 5 finalist
     Top 10 semi-finalist
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Order of announcements

Top 10

  1. South Africa
  2. Russia
  3. Ireland
  4. Brazil
  5. Colombia
  6. India
  7. Trinidad & Tobago
  8. Venezuela
  9. USA
  10. Puerto Rico

Top 5

  1. Colombia
  2. USA
  3. Trinidad & Tobago
  4. Puerto Rico
  5. Venezuela

Top 3

  1. Venezuela
  2. Trinidad & Tobago
  3. Puerto Rico

Judges

Final telecast

Contestants

Notes

Crossovers

Miss World
Miss International
Miss Earth
Miss Intercontinental
Miss Globe International
Queen of the World
  • 1998:  Guatemala - Astrid Ramírez (1st runner-up)
  • 1998:  Paraguay - Luz Marina González
World Miss University
  • 2001:  Nicaragua - Claudia Alaniz (4th runner-up)
Miss América Latina
Reina Sudamericana

Miss Atlántico Internacional
Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus
Reinado Internacional del Café
Reina Mundial del Banano
  • 1998:  Germany - Katharina Mainka
Nuestra Belleza International
Maja Internacional
  • 1995:  Bolivia - Veronica Larrieu (2nd runner-up, Miss Photogenic)
Miss Europe
Miss Baltic Sea
Miss Scandinavia
  • 1999:  Finland - Jonna Kauppila (Winner)
Miss Asia Pacific
  • 1998:  Chile - Claudia Arnello
  • 1998:  Costa Rica - Kisha Alvarado (Winner, Miss Photogenic, Best in Swimwear, Best in Long Gown)
Miss Chinese International Pageant
Top Model of the World

International broadcasters

These networks televised the 1998 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded it earlier for future broadcast) in their respective countries and territories:

References

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