Date 24 May 1988 Entrants 66 | Broadcaster CBS Placements 10 | |
Presenters Alan Thicke, Tracy Scoggins Venue Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | ||
Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 May 1988 at the Lin Kou Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. Porntip Nakhirunkanok from Thailand crowned by Cecilia Bolocco of Chile. 66 contestants competed in this year.
Host city
Helsinki, Finland was elected as the host city after Bob Barker announced he would serve as host for 1988 pageant. On January 3, 1988, the mayor of Helsinki, Raimo Ilaskivi, announced that his city would not host the 1988 pageant due to critical problems. On January 4, 1988, the day after Helsinki cancelled to host the 1988 pageant, the mayor of Taipei, Hsu Shui-teh, announced that his city would serve as host the 1988 pageant.
References
Miss Universe 1988 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA