Miss Universe 1988

Miss Universe 1988
Date24 May 1988[a]
Presenters
VenueLin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan
Broadcaster
  • CBS (international)
  • CTS (official broadcaster)
Entrants66
Placements10
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerPorntip Nakhirunkanok
 Thailand
CongenialityLiza Maria Camacho
 Guam
Best National CostumePorntip Nakhirunkanok
 Thailand
PhotogenicTracey Williams
 England
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Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 May 1988[a] sponsored by Formosa Airlines at the Lin Kou Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. Cecilia Bolocco of Chile crowned Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand at the end of the event.[1] 66 candidates competed in this year's edition.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1988

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1988
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Japan – Mizuho Sakaguchi
4th Runner-up
Top 10

Contestants

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1964:

Last competed in 1985:

Last competed in 1986:

Withdrawals

Notes

  1. ^ a b The event was held at 8:00 am Taiwan Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was May 23 in their local times.

Replacement

  •  France - Sylvie Bertin refused to compete in both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. The pageant organizers decided to send her first runner-up, Claudia Frittolini to compete in both pageants instead.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Thai beauty is Miss Universe 1988 - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. ^ "Miss France pageant scandals". Retrieved March 22, 2019.