| Miss Universe 1998 | |
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Miss Universe 1998 participating nations and results
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| Date | May 12, 1998 |
| Presenters | Jack Wagner, Ali Landry, Julie Moran |
| Entertainment | K-Ci & JoJo |
| Venue | Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 81 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Angola |
| Withdrawals | Bermuda, Cook Islands, Iceland, Turks & Caicos |
| Returns | Ghana, Great Britain, Guam, Japan, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Yugoslavia |
| Winner |
Wendy Fitzwilliam |
| Congeniality |
Asuman Krause |
| Best National Costume |
Wendy Fitzwilliam |
| Photogenic | Vladimíra Hreňovčíková |
Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 12, 1998 at the Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad & Tobago was crowned by Brook Lee of the USA at the end of the event. Eighty-one contestants competed in this year.