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Miss Universe 1988

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Miss Universe 1988
Miss Universe 1988 opening titles.jpg
Date24 May 1988[a]
Presenters
VenueLin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan
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. 66 candidates competed in this year's edition.

Results

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

Placements

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


Final Competition

  Winner
  First runner-up
  Second runner-up
  Third runner-up
  Fourth runner-up
(#) Rank in each round of competition
Nation Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
 Thailand 8.719 (4) 9.730 (1) 9.684 (1) 9.752 (1) 9.722 (1)
 Korea 8.795 (3) 9.453 (2) 9.463 (2) 9.630 (2) 9.515 (2)
 Mexico 8.497 (7) 9.266 (3) 9.144 (3) 9.233 (3) 9.214 (3)
 Japan 8.409 (9) 8.922 (4) 8.866 (5) 8.944 (5) 8.910 (4)
 Hong Kong 8.505 (6) 8.744 (6) 8.666 (7) 9.074 (4) 8.828 (5)
 Dominican Republic 9.052 (2) 8.833 (5) 8.688 (6) 8.744 (8) 8.755 (6)
 Venezuela 8.518 (5) 8.543 (8) 8.900 (4) 8.811 (7) 8.751 (7)
 United States 9.144 (1) 8.522 (9) 8.621 (8) 8.943 (6) 8.695 (8)
 Colombia 8.440 (8) 8.712 (7) 8.588 (9) 8.644 (9) 8.648 (9)
 Norway 8.368 (10) 7.555 (10) 7.977 (10) 8.077 (10) 7.869 (10)


Contestants

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1964:

Last competed in 1985:

Last competed in 1986:

Withdrawals

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.[1]

Awards

  •  Guam - Miss Amity (Liza Maria Camacho)
  •  England - Miss Photogenic (Tracey Williams)
  •  Thailand - Best National Costume (Porntip Nakhirunkanok)

Host city

Was expected that Helsinki in Finland was the host city after Bob Barker annonced at the end of 1987 pageant he would act on this function.Horever on January 3, 1988, the mayor of Helsinki, Raimo Ilaskivi, announced that the city has withdrawn to host the pageant due a logistical and financial problems. The next day, it was officially announced that the contest was being moved to Taipei.

General references

  • "Miss Universe 1988". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References

  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.
  1. ^ "Miss France pageant scandals". Retrieved March 22, 2019.

External links

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