Miss Universe 1988 | |
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Date | 24 May 1988 [a] |
Presenters | |
Venue | Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |
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Entrants | 66 |
Placements | 10 |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Porntip Nakhirunkanok Thailand |
Congeniality | Liza Maria Camacho Guam |
Best National Costume | Porntip Nakhirunkanok Thailand |
Photogenic | Tracey 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.
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Miss Universe 1988 | |
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Last competed in 1986:
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