MISS UNIVERSE 1988

Miss Universe 1988

1988 May 23

Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan

66 participants

Results

1  THAILAND  Pornthip "Bui" Nakhirunkanok

2  KOREA  Chang Yoon-jung

3  MEXICO  Amanda Beatriz Olivares Philips

4  JAPAN  Mizuho Sakaguchi

5  HONG KONG  Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling (SF World '87)

Top 10

COLOMBIA  Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  Patricia María Jiménez Brito

NORWAY  Bente Charlotte Rosenkilde Brunland (World '89)

USA  Courtney Ann Gibbs

VENEZUELA  Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán (winner Globe '88)

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 Hu Fei-Tsui

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

Did not compete

GREECE  Tereza Liakou (fell ill & returned home)