Miss Universe 1988

Miss Universe 1988
Date24 May 1988[a]
Presenters
VenueLin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan
Broadcaster
  • CBS (international)
  • CTS (official broadcaster)
Entrants66
Placements10
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerPorntip Nakhirunkanok
Thailand
CongenialityLiza Maria Camacho
Guam
Best National CostumePorntip Nakhirunkanok
Thailand
PhotogenicTracey Williams
 England

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.[1] 66 candidates competed in this year's edition.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1988
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Japan – Mizuho Sakaguchi
4th Runner-up
Top 10
  •  Colombia – Diana Arévalo
  •  Dominican Republic – Patricia Jimenez
  •  Norway – Bente Brunland
  •  United States – Courtney Gibbs
  •  Venezuela – Yajaira Vera

Contestants

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1964:

Last competed in 1985:

Last competed in 1986:

Withdrawals

  •  Greece – Tereza Liakou - She got sick before the pageant.

No Shows

Remplacements

  •  Italy - The original winner of Miss Italia 1987, Mirca Viola was desthroned few days later after it was discovered that she was married and had a child, and less than 1 month later the final contest was repeated and Michela Rocco di Torrepadula won; But a few months later she renounced her right to go to Miss Universe to compete in Miss Europe 1988 in May, where she won the crown. Due to the scandal with the winners, the Miss Universe Organization took away the licence from the Miss Italia Organizers and a new organization called Miss Universo Campione d'Italia held the Italian Selection for Miss Universe pageant from 1988 to 1991. Simona Ventura who competed at Miss Italia 1986 Pageant, won the first edition in 30 March 1988.[3]
  •  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.[4]
  •  Yugoslavia - Miss Yugoslavia 1987, Matilda Sazdova was a underage before February 1st and was replaced by her Runner up - Alma Hasanbašić.

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.
  2. ^ Competed as Korea in the pageant
  3. ^ Competed as Germany in the pageant

References

  1. ^ "Thai beauty is Miss Universe 1988 - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. ^ "สวยอมตะ! 'ปุ๋ย ภรณ์ทิพย์' ฉลองวันเกิดอายุ 57 ปี หุ่นเป๊ะ-ออร่าสมตำแหน่งนางงามจักรวาล" [Immortal beauty! 'Bui Porntip' celebrates her 57th birthday with a perfect figure and aura worthy of the title of Miss Universe]. Daily News (in Thai). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  3. ^ "ICharta". icharta.com. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  4. ^ "Miss France pageant scandals". Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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