Miss Universe 1998

Miss Universe 1998
Miss Universe 1998
	Wendy Fitzwilliam
Date	12 May 1998
Presenters	Jack Wagner; Ali Landry; Julie Moran;
Entertainment	K-Ci & JoJo; Sunland;
Venue	Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Broadcaster	CBS (KGMB)
Entrants	81
Placements	10
Debuts	Angola
Withdrawals	Bermuda; Iceland; Turks and Caicos Islands;
Returns	Ghana; Great Britain; Guam; Japan; Netherlands; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Norway; Yugoslavia;
Winner	Wendy Fitzwilliam; Trinidad and Tobago
	← 1997 1999 →

Miss Universe 1998 was the 47th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 12 May 1998 at the Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago was crowned by Brook Lee of the United States 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.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1998	Trinidad and Tobago – Wendy Fitzwilliam
1st runner-up	Venezuela – Veruska Ramírez
2nd runner-up	Puerto Rico – Joyce Giraud
Top 5	Colombia – Silvia Fernanda Ortiz United States – Shawnae Jebbia
Top 10	Brazil – Michella Marchi India – Lymaraina D'Souza Ireland – Andrea Roche Russia – Anna Malova South Africa - Kerishnie Naicker

Background

Selection of participants

Replacements

Linor Abargil, Miss Israel 1998 couldn't compete due to being underage. Hagit Raz, the first runner-up, went in her place.^[1]^[2] 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, was selected as her replacement.^[3]^[4]

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1998

Eighty-one contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Angola	Emilia Guardano	22	Benguela
Argentina	Marcela Brane^[5]	24	Cordoba
Aruba	Wendy Lacle	21	San Nicolaas
Australia	Renee Henderson	21	Melbourne
Bahamas	Juliette Sargent	19	Nassau
Belgium	Sandrine Corman	18	Verviers
Belize	Elvia Vega	19	Corozal
Bolivia	Veronica Larrieu	23	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bonaire	Uzmin Everts	18	Kralendijk
Brazil	Michella Marchi	20	Dourados
British Virgin Islands	Kaida Donovan	23	West-End
Bulgaria	Natalia Gourkova	20	Sofia
Canada	Juliana Thiessen	18	Regina
Chile	Claudia Arnello	22	Santiago
Colombia	Silvia Fernanda Ortiz	21	Bucaramanga
Costa Rica	Kisha Alvarado	–	San José
Croatia	Ivana Grzetić	19	Dubrovnik
Curaçao	Natacha Bloem	–	Willemstad
Cyprus	Daniella Iordanova	20	Larnaca
Czech Republic	Kristina Fridvalská	20	Beroun
Dominican Republic	Selinés Méndez	23	Santo Domingo
Ecuador	Soraya Hogonaga	21	Guayaquil
Egypt	Karine Fahmy	19	Cairo
El Salvador	María Gabriela Jovel	24	San Salvador
Estonia	Mari Lawrens	25	Tallinn
Finland	Jonna Kauppila	21	Kokkola
France	Sophie Thalmann	22	Bar-le-Duc
Germany	Katharina Mainka	22	Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Ghana	Francisca Awuah	20	Cape Coast
Great Britain	Leilani Dowding	19	Bournemouth
Greece	Dimitra Eginiti	19	Athens
Guam	Joylyn Munoz	21	Barrigada
Guatemala	Astrid Ramírez	21	Guatemala City
Honduras	Dania Prince	18	Choluteca
Hong Kong	Virginia Yung	24	Hong Kong
Hungary	Agnes Nagy	18	Budapest
India	Lymaraina D'Souza	19	Mumbai
Ireland	Andrea Roche	21	Clonmel
Israel	Hagit Raz	18	Holon
Italy	Claudia Trieste	18	Calabria
Jamaica	Shani McGraham	18	Kingston
Japan	Nana Okumura	24	Tokyo
Lebanon	Nina Kadis	24	Hadchit
Malaysia	Sherine Wong	19	Kuala Lumpur
Malta	Carol Cassar	20	Valletta
Mauritius	Leena Ramphul	–	Port Louis
Mexico	Katty Fuentes	21	Monterrey
Namibia	Retha Reinders	–	Windhoek
Netherlands	Jacqueline Rotteveel	18	Bilthoven
New Zealand	Rosemary Rassell	22	Tauranga
Nicaragua	Claudia Alaniz	21	Managua
Nigeria	Chika Chikezie	21	Imo
Northern Mariana Islands	Helene Yun Lizama	22	Dandan
Norway	Stine Bergsvand	22	Stathelle
Panama	Tanisha Drummond	21	Colón
Paraguay	Luz Marina González	19	Pilar
Peru	Karim Bernal	23	Lima
Philippines	Jewel Lobaton^[3]	21	Bacolod
Poland	Sylwia Kupiec	22	Tczew
Portugal	Icilia Berenguel	21	Póvoa de Varzim
Puerto Rico	Joyce Giraud	23	Aguas Buenas
Romania	Juliana Elena Verdes	19	Galați
Russia	Anna Malova	23	Moscow
Singapore	Alice Lim	22	Singapore
Slovakia	Vladimíra Hreňovčíková	19	Zvolen
South Africa	Kerishnie Naicker	20	Durban
South Korea	Kim Ji-yeon	25	Seoul
Spain	María José Besora	22	Murcia
Sweden	Jessica Olérs	20	Borlänge
Switzerland	Tanja Gutmann	21	Zürich
Taiwan	Annie Tsai	25	Nantou
Thailand	Chalida Thaochalee	24	Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago	Wendy Fitzwilliam	25	Diego Martin
Turkey	Asuman Krause	22	Ankara
Ukraine	Olena Spirina	18	Kharkiv
United States	Shawnae Jebbia^[6]	26	Santa Rosa
United States Virgin Islands	Leah Webster	24	Saint Thomas
Uruguay	Virginia Russo	24	Montevideo
Venezuela	Veruska Ramírez	18	Táriba
Yugoslavia	Jelena Trninić	18	Belgrade
Zimbabwe	Selina Stuart	20	Harare

References

^ "Israel 1995-99". 2009-01-06. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2019-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Ynet - מלכות יופי". 2002-02-04. Archived from the original on 2002-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
^ ^a ^b "Top 10 Dethroned Beauty Queens". SPOT.PH. April 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-21. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^ "RP entries". Manila Standard. March 17, 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^ ""Más linda que nunca": qué fue de Marcela Brane, la protagonista de la publicidad de Reduce Fat-Fast". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
^ Foster, Mary (1998-03-11). "Miss Massachusetts wins Miss USA crown". Lundington Daily News. Associated Press.

External links

Miss Universe official website

[1] "Israel 1995-99". 2009-01-06. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2019-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Ynet - מלכות יופי". 2002-02-04. Archived from the original on 2002-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-16.

[:1-3] "Top 10 Dethroned Beauty Queens". SPOT.PH. April 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-21. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

[:0-4] "RP entries". Manila Standard. March 17, 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

[5] ""Más linda que nunca": qué fue de Marcela Brane, la protagonista de la publicidad de Reduce Fat-Fast". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-11-26.

[6] Foster, Mary (1998-03-11). "Miss Massachusetts wins Miss USA crown". Lundington Daily News. Associated Press.

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