Miss Latin America 1998
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 1998 was the thirteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the fifteenth overall. The final event was held on July 26, 1998 in Costa del Sol
, El Salvador
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Aline Resende of Brazil
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Jeannette Chávez of Costa Rica
. Miss América Latina 1999 was renamed Miss América Latina 2000
, so that the titles could be postdated (a trend that held until 2006). For that reason, Resende's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1998-99.
Miss América Latina
Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin...
contest, and the fifteenth overall. The final event was held on July 26, 1998 in Costa del Sol
Costa del Sol
The Costa del Sol is a region in the south of Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the Mediterranean coastline of the Málaga province. The Costa del Sol is situated between two lesser known costas: Costa de la Luz and Costa Tropical...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Aline Resende of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Jeannette Chávez of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. Miss América Latina 1999 was renamed Miss América Latina 2000
Miss Latin America 2000
Miss América Latina 2000 was the fourteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the sixteenth overall. The final event was held on November 25, 1999 in Guatemala City, Guatemala...
, so that the titles could be postdated (a trend that held until 2006). For that reason, Resende's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1998-99.
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 1998-99 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 Ecuador - Ana María Serrano |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Mexico - Rosa Manríquez |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
Contestants
Argentina - Julieta Bernavé
Bolivia - Susana Barrientos Roig
Brazil - Aline Resende
Chile - Ana Carolina Guzmán
Colombia - Gladys Buitrago Caicedo
Costa Rica - Nagisa Arce
Dominican Republic - Johanna Lantigua- Ecuador - Ana María Serrano
El Salvador - Marcela Morán
Guatemala - Mariana Palmieri
Honduras - Ana Carolina Jeffs- Mexico - Rosa Manríquez
Nicaragua - Luisa Rodríguez
Panama - Adelaid Faulkner
Paraguay - Martha Elena Pérez
Peru - Rosa Elvira Cartagena
Puerto Rico - Eunice Arroyo
Uruguay - Claudia Galván
United States - Katherine Rodríguez
Venezuela - Maylen María Noguera
Historical Significance
- Peru placed for the fourth consecutive time.
- Colombia also placed in 1996.
- Ecuador last placed in 1992.
- Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela last placed in 1994.
- Brazil earned its second title, becoming only the third territory to do so, after the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
- Ecuador earned its highest placement (first runner-up) up to that point. It would not match or best that placement until Estefani Chalco won in 2011.
- Mexico, with its second runner-up, matched its highest placement since winning in 1987.