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| Miss World 1998 | |
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| File:MW1998 - Five.pngMiss World 1998 Titlecard | |
| Date | 26 November 1998 |
| Presenters | Ronan Keating, Eden Harel |
| Venue | Baie Lazare, Seychelles |
| Broadcaster | E!, SBC |
| Entrants | 86 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Angola, Kazakhstan, Sint Maarten |
| Withdrawals | Cape Verde, Honduras, Latvia, Macau, Namibia, Thailand, Uganda |
| Returns | Curaçao, Liberia, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria |
| Winner | Linor Abargil  Israel |
Miss World 1998, the 48th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 26 November 1998 at the Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort in Mahé Island, Seychelles. 86 delegates from around the world competed for the crown. Ronan Keating then lead singer of Boyzone and MTV's Eden Harel hosted the event. This year's winner, Israel's Linor Abargil, revealed days after the competition that she was raped months before the pageant. She was crowned by Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden of India.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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France – Véronique Caloc
Malaysia – 
Brazil – Adriana Reis
Chile – 
Czech Republic – 
Jamaica – Christine Straw
Peru – Mariana Larrabure
South Africa – 
United States – Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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Contestants
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American Virgin Islands – Wendy Sanchez
Argentina – Natalia Elisa González
Aruba – Judelca Shahira Briceno
Australia – Sarah-Jane Camille St. Clair
Austria – Sabine Lindorfer
Bahamas – LeTeasha Henrietta Ingraham
Belgium – 
Bolivia – Bianca Bauer Áñez
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Samra Tojaga
Botswana – Earthen Pinkinyana Mbulawa
British Virgin Islands – Virginia Olen Rubiane
Bulgaria – Polina Petkova
Canada – Leanne Baird
Cayman Islands – Gemma Marie McLaughlin
Colombia – Mónica Marcela Cuartas Jiménez
Costa Rica – María Luisa Ureña Salazar
Croatia – Lejla Šehović
Curaçao – Jeameane Veronica Colastica
Cyprus – Chrysanthi Michael
Dominican Republic – Sharmin Arelis Díaz Costo
Ecuador – Vanessa Natania Graf Alvear
Estonia – Ly Jürgenson
Finland – Maaret Saija Nousiainen
Germany – Sandra Ahrabian
Ghana – Efia Owusuaa Marfo
Gibraltar – Melanie Soiza
Greece – 
Guatemala – Glenda Iracema Cifuentes Ruiz
Holland – Nerena Ruinemans
Hong Kong China – Jessie Chiu Chui-Yi
Hungary – Eva Horvath
India – Annie Thomas
Ireland – Vivienne Doyle
Italy – Maria Concetta Travaglini
Japan – Rie Mochizuki
Korea – Kim Kun-woo
Lebanon – Clemence Achkar
Liberia – Olivia Precious Cooper
Lithuania – Kristina Pakarnaite
Malta – Rebecca Camilleri
Mauritius – Oona Sujaya Fulena
Mexico – 
Nepal – Jyoti Pradhan
New Zealand – Tanya Hayward
Nicaragua – Claudia Patricia Alaniz Hernández
Nigeria – Temitayo Osobu
Norway – Henriette Dankersten
Panama – Lorena del Carmen Zagía Miro
Paraguay – Perla Carolina Benítez Gonzales
Philippines – Rachel Muyot Soriano
Poland – Izabela Opęchowska
Portugal – Marcia Vasconcelos
Puerto Rico – Antonia Alfonso Pagán
Russia – Tatiana Makrouchina
Seychelles – Alvina Antoinette Grand d'Court
Singapore – Grace Chay
Slovakia – Karolina Cicatkova
Slovenia – Mihaela (Miša) Novak
Spain – Rocío Jiménez Fernández
Swaziland – Cindy Stanckoczi
Sweden – 
Switzerland – Sonja Grandjean
Chinese Taipei – Chen Yi-Ju
Tanzania – Basila Kalubha Mwanukuzi
Trinidad & Tobago – Jeanette Marie La Caillie
Turkey – Buket Saygi
Ukraine – Nataliya Nadtochey
United Kingdom – Emmalene McLoughlin
Uruguay – María Desiree Fernández Mautone
Venezuela – 
Yugoslavia – Jelena Jakovljević
Zambia – Chisala Chibesa
Zimbabwe – Annette Kambarami
Notes
Debuts
Angola
Kazakhstan
Sint Maarten
Returns
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Last competed in 1977:
Last competed in 1988:
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Last competed in 1994:
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Last competed in 1996:
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Withdrawals
- Latvia, Evija Rucevska, withdrew for personal reasons, but competed a year later.
- Thailand lacked sponsorship to send a delegate.
- Iraq, Ban Kadret, withdrew because of a disagreement between Eric Morely and the Miss Iraq organizers, due to sanctions placed on Iraq.
References
- ^ "Linor cruises to Miss World title". BBC News. 27 November 1998. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Cite error: The named reference
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