Miss Universe 1988

37th Miss Universe pageant

  • Alan Thicke
  • Tracy Scoggins
VenueLin Kou Stadium, Taipei, TaiwanBroadcaster
  • CBS (international)
  • CTS (official broadcaster)
Entrants66Placements10Withdrawals
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Curaçao
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Panama
  • Senegal
Returns
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Gibraltar
  • Iceland
  • Luxembourg
  • Taiwan
  • Scotland
WinnerPorntip Nakhirunkanok
 ThailandCongenialityLiza Maria Camacho
 GuamBest National CostumePorntip Nakhirunkanok
 ThailandPhotogenicTracey Williams
 England
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Miss Universe 1988 was the 37th Miss Universe pageant, 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

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

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.[1]

References

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

External links

  • Miss Universe official website
  • v
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Miss Universe 1988, national titleholders