Miss International 1998
Miss International 1998 was the 38th Miss International pageant, held at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 26 September 1998.
| Miss International 1998 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 26, 1998 |
| Presenters | Masumi Okada |
| Venue | Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
| Broadcaster | TV Tokyo |
| Entrants | 43 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Latvia |
| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Lía Borrero Panama |
Lía Borrero of Panama won and was crowned by Consuelo Adler of Venezuela. It is the first time Panama has won the pageant.[1][2]
Contestants from forty-three countries and territories participated in the pageant, which was hosted by Masumi Okada.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1998 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 15 |
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Contestants
Forty-three contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[lower-alpha 1] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Maria Fernanda Ortiz | – | Buenos Aires |
| Aruba | Anushka Sheritsa Lew Jen Tai | 18 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Katherine O'Brien | 18 | Sydney |
| Bolivia | Liliana Peña[5] | 18 | Litoral |
| Britain | Melanie Devina Jones[6] | 20 | Ewloe |
| Colombia | Adriana Hurtado | 21 | Valle de Cauca |
| Curaçao | Santa Indris Tokaay | – | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Marianna Panayiotou | – | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Petra Faltýnová[7] | 21 | Prague |
| Dominican Republic | Sorangel Fersobe | 20 | San Juan de la Maguana |
| Finland | Piia Hartikainen[8] | 20 | Rovaniemi |
| France | Patricia Spéhar[9] | 23 | Paris |
| Germany | Fiona Ammann | – | Berlin |
| Greece | Eleni Pliatsika | – | Athens |
| Hawaii | Lori-Ann Lee Medeiros | – | Honolulu |
| Holland | Ilona Marilyn van Veldhuisen | 22 | Amsterdam |
| Honduras | Wendy Suyapa Rodríguez | – | Cortés |
| Hong Kong | Natalie Ng[10] | – | Hong Kong |
| Iceland | Gudbjörg Sigridur Hermannsdóttir | – | Reykjavík |
| India | Shvetha Jaishankar | 17 | Chennai |
| Israel | Galia Abramov | – | Tel Aviv |
| Japan | Megumi Taira[10] | – | Tokyo |
| Latvia | Līga Graudumniece | – | Riga |
| Macedonia | Ana Binovska | – | Skopje |
| Mexico | Karina Mora | 17 | Mérida |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Sonya Pangelinan[3] | – | Saipan |
| Norway | Bjørg Sofie Løvstad | 18 | Akershus |
| Panama | Lía Borrero[11] | 22 | Las Tablas |
| Paraguay | Maria Fabiola Roig | 19 | Asunción |
| Peru | Melissa Miranda | – | Tacna |
| Philippines | Colette Centeno[12] | 17 | Manila |
| Poland | Agnieszka Osinska | 20 | Frampol |
| Portugal | Icilia Berenguel[13] | 21 | Póvoa de Varzim |
| Senegal | Maimouna Diallo | – | Dakar |
| Singapore | Sudha Menon[14] | 21 | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Martina Kalmanová[15] | – | Bratislava |
| South Korea | Cho Hye-young[10] | – | Seoul |
| Spain | Vanessa Romero | 20 | Alicante |
| Togo | Manuella Nadou Lawson-Body | – | Lomé |
| Tunisia | Nejla Kouniali | – | Tunis |
| Turkey | Senay Akay | 18 | Istanbul |
| United States | Susan Paez | 22 | South Gate |
| Venezuela | Daniela Kosán | 24 | Maracay |
Notes
- Ages during the competition
References
- "Lía Victoria Borrero nueva Miss Internacional". portal.critica. 1998.
- "Winning ways". The Straits Times. 28 September 1998. p. 6. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via National Library Board.
- Younis, Laila C. (30 September 1998). "An unforgettable experience". Marianas Variety. p. 6. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via eVols.
- "Daniela Kosán se queda sin palabras". panamaamerica. April 5, 2011.
- "Liliana Peña en su mejor papel de mamá emprendedora" [Liliana Peña in her best role as an entrepreneurial mother]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Actress Melanie Hughes died after battle with alcohol". BBC. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- Velímska, Elena (22 February 2024). "Pamatujete na misku Petru Faltýnovou, bývalku Leoše Mareše? Podívejte, jak dnes vypadá. Poznáte ji ještě?" [Do you remember the bowl of Petra Faltýnová, Leoš Mareš's ex? See how she looks today. Do you still know her?]. Dotyk (in Czech). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Kokkolan Jonnasta kruunattiin Miss Suomi" [Kokkola's Jonna was crowned Miss Finland]. MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 14 February 1998. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- Jaeglé, Yves (5 April 2017). "Miss France : et revoilà Miss Paris !". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Bathing beauties". The Straits Times. 24 September 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via National Library Board.
- Concepcion, Martha Vanessa (18 March 2023). "Ya se supo. Otra Lía Victoria volverá a llevar la corona de Calle Abajo. La tuna la pedirá esta noche". Midiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "RP entries". Manila Standard. March 17, 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- Morais, Carolina (21 December 2015). "Troca de Misses também já aconteceu em Portugal" [Exchange of Misses has also taken place in Portugal]. Diario de Noticias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Stunning Sudha". The New Paper. 22 July 1998. p. 9. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via National Library Board.
- "Článok z týždenníka PLUS 7 DNÍ, kvôli ktorému prišlo k pokusu o skúpenie nákladu:". SME (in Slovak). 14 April 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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