MISS UNIVERSE 1988
tuesday, may 24, 1988 (in taiwan)
monday, may 23, 1988 (in america)
Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan
66 contestants
PRESENTERS: alan thicke & tracy scoggins
entertainment: the republic of china's contemporary legend players
Results
1 THAILAND Pornthip "Bui" Nakhirunkanok
2 KOREA Yoon-jung Chang
3 MEXICO Amanda Beatriz Olivares Philips
4 JAPAN Mizuho Sakaguchi
5 HONG KONG Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling (SF World '87)
Top 10
6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Patricia Jiménez
7 VENEZUELA Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán (winner Globe '88)
8 USA Courtney Ann Gibbs
9 COLOMBIA Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra
10 NORWAY Bente Charlotte Rosenkilde Brunland (World '89)
Awards
Miss Amity GUAM
Miss Photogenic ENGLAND
Best National Costume 1) THAILAND, 2) USA, 3) JAPAN
Remainder
ARGENTINA Claudia Gabriela Pereyra (South America '88)
AUSTRALIA Vanessa Lynn Gibson (SF International '87, 1st RU/winner All Nations '89)
AUSTRIA Maria Steinhart
BAHAMAS Natasha Christine Pinder
BELGIUM Daisy Van Cauwenbergh (World '88)
BERMUDA Kim Lightbourne
BOLIVIA Ana Maria Pereira Parada (South America '88)
BRAZIL Isabel Cristina Beduschi (winner South America '88)
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Nelda Felecia Farrington (World '88)
CANADA Mary-Melinda Gillies
CHILE Verónica Maria Romero Carvajal
COSTA RICA Ericka María Paoli González (SF International '88, SF Asia Pacific '88)
DENMARK Pernille Nathansen
ECUADOR Cecilia Pozo Caminer (SF Latin America '84, SF Asia Pacific '85, World '87, 2nd RU South America '88)
EGYPT Amina Samy Shelbaya
EL SALVADOR Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie
ENGLAND Tracey Williams
FINLAND Nina Carita Björnström (Wonderland 1989, 1st RU Scandinavia '89)
FRANCE Claudia Frittolini (World '88, Flower Queen '89)
GERMANY Christiane Kopp (World '87, International '88 , Charm '89)
GIBRALTAR Mayte Sanchez (World '87)
GREENLAND Nuno Nette Baadh
GUAM Liza Maria Camacho (International '88)
GUATEMALA Silvia Mansilla Manrique (Wonderland '89)
HOLLAND Annabet Reindina Berendsen (Globe '89)
HONDURAS Jacqueline Herrera Mejía (SF Latin America '87)
ICELAND Anna Margret Jonsdóttir (SF International '85, 2nd RU World '87)
IRELAND Adrienne Rock (World '87)
ISRAEL Shirley Ben-Mordechay
ITALY Simona Ventura
JAMAICA Leota Suah
LEBANON Eliane George Fakhoury
LUXEMBOURG Lydie Garnie
MALAYSIA Linda Lum Chee Ling (All Nations '89)
MALTA Stephanie Spiteri
NEW ZEALAND Lana Marie Coc-Kroft
NIGERIA Omasan Tokurbo Buwa (World '88)
NORTHERN MARIANAS Ruby Jean Hamilton
PARAGUAY Marta Noemi Acosta Granada (SF Latin America '87, South America '88)
PERU Katia Mirella Escudero Lozano (South America '88)
PHILIPPINES Perfida Reyes Limpin
PORTUGAL Isabel Rodrigues Martins da Costa
PUERTO RICO Isabel María Pardo Cubeñas (Coffee '88)
SCOTLAND Amanda Laird
SINGAPORE Audrey Ann Tay
SPAIN Sonsoles Artigas Medero (World '87)
SRI LANKA Deepthi Alles
SWEDEN Annika Birgitta Davidsson
SWITZERLAND Gabriela Bigler (World '87)
TAIWAN Jade Fei-Tsui Hu
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Cheryl Ann Gordon
TURKEY Meltem Hakarar (winner Charm '89)
TURKS & CAICOS Edna Elizabeth Smith (World '87)
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Heather Carty
URUGUAY Carla Irene Trombotti Moreno (Latin America '86, winner Banana '87, 1st RU South America '88)
WALES Lise Marie Williams
WITHDREW:
GREECE Tereza Liakou (fell ill and returned home)
NO SHOWS:
CYPRUS Maria Euagorou
INDIA Kalpana Pandit
BELIZE Pauline Young
BARBADOS Ferida Kola
CURACAO Anushka Cova
KENYA Joyce Wairimu
POLAND Monika Nowosadko
GAMBIA Oumou Haira Faye
CAYMAN ISLANDS Melisa McTaggart
ST. VINCENT Nichole Hadaway
YUGOSLAVIA Alma Hasanbasic
ARUBA Milda Tromp
PANAMA Jenia Mayela Nenzen
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Mabel Daure
SENEGAL Aline Dioup
REUNION Florise Basson
COTE D'IVOIRE Cecilia Valentin
ZAIRE Mesatewa Tuzolana
BURMA
REPLACED:
FRANCE Sylvie Bertin
ITALY Michela Rocco di Torrepadula
YUGOSLAVIA Matilda Sazdova
DEBUTS: -
WITHDRAWALS: Barbados, Belize, Curaçao, Cyprus, Greece, India, Kenya, Panama, Senegal
RETURNS: Belgium, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Iceland, Luxembourg, Scotland, Taiwan (Republic of China)
JUDGES:
1- Emilio Estefan - Musician and producer.
2- Ole Henriksen - Danish skin cosmetician and manufacturer.
3- Barbara Palacios - Miss Universe 1986 from Venezuela.
4- Dick Rutan - Aircraft pilot.
5- Susan Ruttan - Actress and television host.
6- Mario Valentino - Italian designer of leather goods and shoes for women and men.
7- Jeana Yeager - American aviator.
8- Fernando Allende - Mexican actor and singer.
9- Ron Greschner - Ice hockey player.
10- Olivia Brown - American actress.
11- Yung Hsiu Hsin - Soprano and vocal teacher from Taiwan.