The Miss Perú 1998 pageant was held on April 16, 1998. That year, 20 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1998. The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.
Results Placements PlacementContestant Miss Peru 1998 Huánuco – Karim Bernal 1st Runner-Up Cuzco – Vanessa Rojas 2nd Runner-Up – Gabriela León 3rd Runner-Up – Julissa Arana 4th Runner-Up Ica – Rosa Elvira Cartagena Top 12 Amazonas – Paola Valega La Libertad – Tatiana Carbonel – Marisol Fernández – Patricia Puch – Mónica Herrera – Úrsula Bravo – Maritza Coello
Special awards
Best Regional Costume - Huánuco - Karim Bernal Miss Photogenic - Amazonas - Paola Valega Miss Elegance - Huánuco - Karim Bernal Miss Body - Ica - Rosa Elvira Cartagena Best Hair - Arequipa - Diana Valderrama Miss Congeniality - Ucayali - Julissa Arana Most Beautiful Face - Madre de Dios - Patricia Puch
Delegates
Amazonas - Paola Valega Áncash - Mónica Herrera Arequipa - Diana Valderrama Ayacucho - Maritza Coello Cajamarca - Marisol Fernández Callao - Viviana Mendoza Cuzco - Vanessa Rojas Huánuco - Karim Bernal Ica - Rosa Elvira Cartagena Junín - Laurie Ann Meyer
La Libertad - Tatiana Carbonel Lambayeque - Gabriela León Loreto - Úrsula Bravo Madre de Dios - Patricia Puch Piura - Pamela Ocampo Puno - Farah Gadea Region Lima - Fabiola Chino Tacna - Miryam del Pilar Aedo Tumbes - Claudia Neyra Ucayali - Julissa Arana
Judges
Luis Miguel Ciccia - Manager of Transportes CIVA Olga Zumarán - Miss Peru 1978 Julie Freundt - Peruvian Singer Dr. Mario Drassinower - Plastic Surgeon Lalo Mercado - TV Presenter Natali Sacco - Miss Perú 1996 Sol Carreño - News Anchorwoman & TV Journalist Norka Peralta del Águila - Peruvian Designer
Background Music
Opening Show – The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Swimsuit Competition – James Brown - "I Feel Good" Evening Gown Competition – Enya - "Orinoco Flow"
Special Guests Singers
La Toya Jackson - "Stop in the Name of Love" & "Don't Break My Heart"
Miss World Peru
The Miss World Peru 1998 pageant was held on June 7, 1998, That year, 24 candidates from the regions of Peru were competing for the national crown. The show host by Antonio Vodanovic and Jessica Newton were a live broadcast from Jockey Plaza Shopping Center by Panamericana Television. The chosen winner represented Peru at Miss World 1998. The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.
Placements Final ResultsContestant Miss World Peru 1998 La Libertad - Mariana Larrabure Miss International Peru 1998 Tacna - Melissa Miranda Quiñones Miss Peru Asia-Pacific 1998 Lambayeque - Viviana Rivasplata 1st Runner-Up Junín - Grace Sanchez 2nd Runner-Up Madre de Dios - Brenda Robles Ganoza 3rd Runner-Up Amazonas - Ursula verastegui Top 12 Puno - Monica Cabanillas Gamarra Ucayali - Marielena Leonardi Region Lima - Katia Rosello Cajamarca - Violeta vargas San Martín - Zessy Coronado Ica - Carmen Mora Marticorena
MWP Special Awards
Miss Photogenic - Amazonas - Ursula verastegui Miss Elegance - Puno - Monica Cabanillas Gamarra Miss Body - Lambayeque - Viviana Rivasplata Best Hair - Ica - Carmen Mora Miss Congeniality - Junín - Grace Sanchez Most Beautiful Face - La Libertad - Mariana Larrabure
Delegates
Amazonas - Ursula verastegui Áncash - Carla Urrunaga Apurímac - Maria Pia Campodonico Arequipa - Georgia Queirolo Ayacucho - Maria del Pilar Cossio Cajamarca - Violeta vargas Callao - Karina Cervera Gallegos Cuzco - Maria del Pilar Leon Huánuco - Marigen Rojas Ica - Carmen Mora Marticorena Junín - Grace Sanchez La Libertad - Mariana Larrabure
Lambayeque - Viviana Rivasplata Loreto - Karen Stendberg Madre de Dios - Brenda Robles Ganoza Moquegua - Elsa Guerra Pasco - Edith Ghia Piura - Milagros Pita Puno - Monica Cabanillas Gamarra Region Lima - Katia Rosello San Martín - Zessy Coronado Tacna - Melissa Miranda Quiñones Tumbes - Guiliana Vinazza Ucayali - Marielena Leonardi
MWP Judges
Carlos Morales - Public Relations Manager of Grupo D' elite Sasha Sökol - Mexican singer, composer & actress Sandro Finoglio - Mr. World 1998 Eleazar Molina - Jewel Designer Moon Hym Kim - Daewoo Motors Rep. Director Rodrigo Wood - Coca-Cola's Regional Manager Gustavo Teixeira - Regional Manager of Philips Electronics corp. Alejandra Barbosa - Reina Intl. de las Playas, America & del caribe 1997 Dr. Cesar Morillas - Plastic Surgeon Ricardo Davila - Fashion Designer
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