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Miss Universe 1988
37th Miss Universe pageant
37th Miss Universe pageant
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| winner | Porntip Nakhirunkanok |
| Thailand | |
| date | 24 May 1988 |
| presenters | |
| venue | Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |
| broadcaster | |
| entrants | 66 |
| placements | 10 |
| withdraws | |
| returns | |
| congeniality | Liza Maria Camacho |
| Guam | |
| best national costume | Porntip Nakhirunkanok |
| Thailand | |
| photogenic | Tracey Williams |
| before | 1987 |
| next | 1989 |
Thailand Guam Thailand
Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Lin Kou Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan, on 24 May 1988. Cecilia Bolocco of Chile crowned Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand at the conclusion of the event. Sixty-six candidates competed in this year's edition.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| **Miss Universe 1988** | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up | |
| 4th Runner-up | |
| Top 10 |
Contestants
- **** - Claudia Gabriela Pereyra
- **** - Vanessa Lynn Gibson
- **** - Maria Steinhart
- **** - Natasha Christine Pinder
- **** - Daisy Van Cauwenbergh
- **** - Kim Lightbourne
- **** - Ana María Pereyra Parada
- **** - Isabel Cristina Beduschi
- **** - Nelda Felecia Farrington
- **** - Melinda Gillies
- **** - Verónica Romero Carvajal
- **** - Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra
- **** - Erika Maria Paoli
- **** - Pernille Nathansen
- **** - Patricia Jimenez
- **** - Cecilia Pozo Caminer
- **** - Amina Sammy Shelbaya
- **** - Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie
- **** - Tracey Williams
- **** - Nina Carita Bjornstrom
- **** - Claudia Frittolini
- **** - Mayte Sanchez
- **** - Nuno Nette Baadh
- **** - Liza Maria Camacho
- **** - Silvia Mansilla
- Holland - Annabet Reindina Berendsen
- **** - Jacqueline Herrera Mejia
- British Hong Kong - Pauline Yeung
- **** - Anna Margret Jonsdóttir
- **** - Adrienne Rock
- **** - Shirly Ben Mordechai
- **** - Simona Ventura
- **** - Leota Suah
- Japan - Mizuho Sakaguchi
- **** - Elaine Georges Fakhoury
- **** - Lydie Garnie
- **** - Linda Lum
- **** - Stephanie Spiteri
- **** - Amanda Olivares
- **** - Lana Coc-Kroft
- **** - Omasan Buwa
- Northern Mariana Islands - Ruby Jean Hamilton
- **** - Bente Brunland
- Paraguay - Marta Noemi Acosta Granada
- **** - Katia Mirella Escudero Lozano
- Philippines - Perfida Reyes Limpin
- **** - Isabel Martins da Costa
- Puerto Rico - Isabel Maria Pardo
- **** - Jade Hu Fei-Tsui
- **** - Amanda Laird
- **** - Audrey Ann Tay
- KOR South Korea - Jang Yoon-jeong
- **** - Sonsoles Artigas Medero
- **** - Deepthi Alles
- **** - Annika Davidsson
- **** - Gabriela Bigler
- Thailand Thailand - Porntip Nakhirunkanok
- Trinidad and Tobago - Cheryl Ann Gordon
- **** - Meltem Hakarar
- Turks and Caicos Islands - Edna Elizabeth Smith
- United States - Courtney Gibbs
- United States Virgin Islands - Heather Carty
- **** - Carla Irene Trombotti Moreno
- Venezuela - Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán
- **** - Lise Marie Williams
- West Germany - Christiane Kopp
Notes
Returns
Last competed in 1964:
Last competed in 1985:
Last competed in 1986:
Withdrawals
- **** – Tereza Liakou - She got sick before the pageant.
No Shows
- **** - Milda Tromp
- **** - Ferida Kola
- **** - Pauline Young
- **** - Cancelled Pageant
- **** - Melisa McTaggart
- **** - Cecilia Valentin
- **** - Ferida Kola
- **** - Maria Euagorou
- **** - Oumou Haira Faye
- **** - Kalpana Pandit
- **** - Joyce Wairimu
- **** - Jenia Mayela Nenzen
- **** - Mabel Daure
- **** - Monika Nowosadko
- **** - Florise Basson
- **** - Aline Dioup
- **** - Nichole Hadaway
- **** - Alma Hasanbašić - Lack of Founding and Sponsorship. She went to Miss International 1988.
- **** - Mesatewa Tuzolana
Replacements
-
**** - The original winner of Miss Italia 1987, Mirca Viola was dethroned 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.
-
**** - 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.
-
**** - Miss Yugoslavia 1987, Matilda Sazdova was a underage before February 1st and was replaced by her runner-up - Alma Hasanbašić.
Notes
References
References
- "Thai beauty is Miss Universe 1988 - UPI Archives".
- (8 February 1988). "Premier N.Z. beauty queen chosen". [[The Press]].
- (11 February 2025). "สวยอมตะ! ‘ปุ๋ย ภรณ์ทิพย์’ ฉลองวันเกิดอายุ 57 ปี หุ่นเป๊ะ-ออร่าสมตำแหน่งนางงามจักรวาล".
- "ICharta".
- "Miss France pageant scandals".
- (May 24, 1988). "Thailand native wins Miss Universe crown". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
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