Miss Latin America 1998
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[1]. 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.
Results
| Final Results |
Contestant |
| Miss América Latina 1998-99 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement)
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Contestants[2]
National Notes
Returning territories
Withdraws
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.
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