Results

1  VENEZUELA  Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo

2  ARUBA  Taryn Scheryl Mansell (Nuestra Belleza '95)

3  FINLAND  Iyabode Ololade "Lola" Remilekun Odusoga (winner Scandinavia '97)

Top 6

4  RUSSIA  Ilmira Shamsutdinova (1st RU International '93, 4th RU Europe '95)

5  MEXICO  Vanessa Guzmán Niebla

6  USA  Ali Germaine Landry

Top 10

7  EL SALVADOR  Carmen Milena Mayorga (1st RU Coffee '95, Nuestra Belleza '95)

8  INDIA  Sandhya Chib

9  PERU  Natalí Patricia Sacco Angeles (1st RU South America '96, Top 6 Coffee '98)

10  SWEDEN  Annika Duckmark

Awards

Miss Amity  AUSTRALIA

Miss Photogenic  PHILIPPINES

Best National Costume  1) RUSSIA, 2) MEXICO, 3) GREECE

Finnesse Best Style Award  VENEZUELA

Best in Swim Suit  VENEZUELA

Remainder

ARGENTINA  Verónica Ledezma

AUSTRALIA  Jodie McMullen

BAHAMAS  Michelle Rae Collie

BELGIUM  Véronique De Kock (World '95)

BELIZE  Ava Lovell

BOLIVIA  Natalia Cronenbold Aguilera

BONAIRE  Jessy Viceisza

BRAZIL  Maria Joana Parizotto (winner Nuestra Belleza '96)

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  Linette Smith

BULGARIA  Maria Sinigerova

CANADA  Renette Cruz

CAYMAN ISLANDS  Tasha Ebanks (World '95)

CHILE  Andrea Denise L'Huillier Trancoso

COLOMBIA  Lina Maria Gaviria Forero

COOK ISLANDS  Victoria Keil

COSTA RICA  Dafne Zeledón Monge (SF Maja '95, Coffee '96, Nuestra Belleza '96)

CURACAO  Vanessa Dorinda Mambi

CYPRUS  Froso Spyrou

CZECH REPUBLIC  Renata Hornofova (2nd RU International '95)

DENMARK  Anette Oldenborg (Europe '96, 1st RU Baltic Sea 98)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius (International '96)

ECUADOR  Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía

EGYPT  Hadeel Abol-Naga

ESTONIA  Helen Mahmastol (1st RU Baltic Sea '97)

FRANCE  Laure Belleville (World '97)

GERMANY  Miriam Ruppert (SF Intercontinental '96, Europe '96)

GHANA  Pearl Anoah

GREAT BRITAIN  Anita St. Rose

GREECE  Nina Georgala

GUATEMALA  Karla Hannelore Beteta Forkel (3rd RU Queen of the Year '96, Queen of the World '96, International '96, Nuestra Belleza '96, Intercontinental '97, 1st RU Banana '97)

HONDURAS  Yazmín Rossana Fiallos Bosak (Nuestra Belleza '96)

HONG KONG  Sofie Rahman

HUNGARY  Andrea Deak (World '96)

ICELAND  Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir (Europe '95)

INDONESIA  Alaya Rohali

IRELAND  Joanne Black (World '95, Europe '96)

ISRAEL  Liraz Mesilaty

ITALY  Anna Valle (SF Europe '96)

JAMAICA  Trudi-Ann Ferguson

KOREA  Yoon-jung Kim 

LEBANON  Julia Syriani (World '95)

MALAYSIA  Adeline Ong Siew Fong

MALTA  Roseanne Farrugia

NAMIBIA  Faghma Absalom

NETHERLANDS  Marja de Graaf

NEW ZEALAND  Sarah Brady (World '95)

NORTHERN MARIANAS  Belvilyn Ada Tenorio

NORWAY  Inger Lise Ebeltoft (World '95)

PANAMA  Reyna del Carmen Royo Rivera

PARAGUAY  Marta Elizabeth Lovera Parquet (South America '96, Nuestra Belleza '96, SF Globe '96, Coffee '97)

PHILIPPINES  Aileen Leng Marfori Damiles

POLAND  Monika Chroscicka-Wnetrzak

PORTUGAL  Rita Carvalho (Europe '96)

PUERTO RICO  Sarybel Velilla Cabeza (World '00)

ROMANIA  Roberta Alma Anastase (SF Europe '94)

SINGAPORE    Angeline Putt

SLOVAK REPUBLIC  Iveta Jankularova

SOUTH AFRICA  Carol Anne Becker (1st RU Globe '97)

SPAIN  María José Suárez Benítez

SRI LANKA  Shivanthini Dharmasiri

SWITZERLAND  Stéphanie Berger (World '95)

TAIWAN  Hsiao-Fen Chen  (World '96)

THAILAND  Nirachala Kumya

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO  Michelle Khan (2nd RU Nuestra Belleza '94, 2nd RU World '95, winner Top Model of the World '98)

TURKEY  Serpil Sevilay Ozturk (World '96)

TURKS & CAICOS  Shaneika Lightbourne

UKRAINE  Irina Borisova

URUGUAY  Adriana Sandra Maidana

ZIMBABWE  Langa Sibanda

NO SHOWS:

GIBRALTAR  Monique Chiara

GUAM  Aileen Maravilla Villanueva

KENYA  Pritpal Kulwant Dhamu

LUXEMBOURG  Christiane Lorent

NICARAGUA  Luz María Sánchez Herdocia

NIGERIA  Emma Komlosy

REPLACED:

CZECH REPUBLIC  Monika Zidková

LEBANON  Dina Azar

HONG KONG  Winnie Yeung

ISRAEL  Talia Lewenthal  (under age)

RUSSIA  Elmira Tuyusheva

UKRAINE  Natalya Shvachko

DEBUTS: - 

WITHDRAWALS: Guam, Japan, Kenya, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Seychelles, US Virgins Islands, Zambia

RETURNS: Argentina, Belgium, Ghana, Honduras, Lebanon, Zimbabwe

JUDGES:

1- Maud Adams - Actress from Sweden

2- Jim Nantz - CBS sport commentator.

3- Teri Ann Linn - Actress.

4- Emilio Estefan Jr. - Musician and Producer.

5- Starletta Dupois - Actress.

6- Elizabeth Sung - Actress from Hong Kong.

7- Tim Chappel - Costume Designer.

8- Cecilia Bolocco - Miss Universe 1987 from Chile.

9- Fred Williamson - American actor and former professional American football defensive.