Miss International 1988
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Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
pageant, was held on June 17, 1988 in Gifu
Gifu, Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and hosted by Masumi Okada
Masumi Okada
was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname, "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was the sister of Eline Eriksen, the model for the "Mermaid...
. Catherine Alexandra Gude
Catherine Alexandra Gude
Catherine Alexandra Gude of Norway is the first delegate from her country to win the Miss International beauty pageant in 1988.She bested 45 other contestants to win the title in Gifu, Japan.-References:...
of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
was crowned at the end of the event.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss International 1988 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 United States - Dana Michele Richmond |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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