MISS UNIVERSE 1988

1988 May 23
Taipei, Taiwan
66 entries

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)

Semi-finalists
Colombia  Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra
Dominican Republic  Patricia Jiménez
Norway  Bente Charlotte Rosenkilde Brunland (World '89)
U.S.A.  Courtney Ann Gibbs
Venezuela  Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán (winner Globe '88)
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Order of announcement of semi-finalists
Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, Mexico, U.S.A., Japan, Thailand, Korea, Colombia, Norway & Venezuela

Order of announcement of finalists
Mexico, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan & Thailand
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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 Maria Pardo (Coffee '88)
Scotland  Amanda Laird
Singapore  Audrey Ann Tay
Spain  Sonsoles Artigas Medero (World '87)
Sri Lanka  Deepthi Alles
Sweden  Annika 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)
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Awards
Miss Amity  Guam
Miss Photogenic  England
Best National Costume
1 Thailand
2 U.S.A.
3 Japan