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Miss World 1998, the 48th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 26 November 1998 at the Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort in Mahé Island, Seychelles. 86 delegates from around the world competed for the crown. Ronan Keating, then lead singer of Boyzone, and MTV's Eden Harel hosted the event. This year's winner, Israel's Linor Abargil, revealed days after the competition that she had been raped several weeks before the pageant. She was crowned by Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden of India.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1998
Bahamas - Nadia Rodgers-Albury was originally supposed to compete at Miss World but ended not competing after the Miss Bahamas Committee lost the franchise to a new organization and that organization decided to hold a new contest which crowned another queen that took her place.
Czech Republic – Kateřina Stočesová - She won the Queen of the World 1998 title and was unable to compete due to contract duties.
Belize - Viola Jeffery - Due to lack of sponsors. She went to Miss Universe 1999.
Bonaire - Julina Felida - Due to lack of sponsors. She went to Miss Universe 1999.
Honduras - The 3rd runner-up of the Miss Honduras 1997 pageant, Miriam Eloisa Vivas Luna was chosen to participate at Miss World 1998, but she wasn't able to travel to the contest due to the consequences of Hurricane Mitch in November of that year in Central America. She went to Miss Asia-Pacific 1998.
Latvia - Evija Rucevska - She withdrew for personal reasons, but competed a year later in Miss World 1999.
Macau - Miss Macau pageant stop to held due lack of sponsorship and low televiewers. Only was held in 2008 for 2 years.
Namibia - Miss Namibia 1998, Retha Reinders did not participate due to the lack of sponsorship.
Iraq - Ban Kadret - She withdrew because of a disagreement between Eric Morley and the Miss Iraq organizers, due to sanctions placed on Iraq.
Suriname - Miss Suriname 1998, Farah Breeveld did not participate due to the lack of sponsorship.
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Miss World 1998 Linor Abargil
American Virgin Islands – Wendy Sanchez
Angola – Maria Manuela Cortez de Lemos João
Argentina – Natalia Elisa González
Aruba – Judelca Shahira Briceno
Australia – Sarah-Jane Camille St. Clair
Austria – Sabine Lindorfer
Bahamas – LeTeasha Henrietta Ingraham
Belgium – Tanja Dexters
Bolivia – Bianca Bauer Áñez
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Samra Tojaga
Botswana – Earthen Pinkinyana Mbulawa
Brazil – Adriana Reis
British Virgin Islands – Virginia Olen Rubiane
Bulgaria – Polina Petkova
Canada – Leanne Baird
Cayman Islands – Gemma Marie McLaughlin
Chile – Daniella Andrea Campos Lathrop
Colombia – Mónica Marcela Cuartas Jiménez
Costa Rica – María Luisa Ureña Salazar
Croatia – Lejla Šehović
Curaçao – Jeameane Veronica Colastica
Cyprus – Chrysanthi Michael
Czech Republic – Alena Šeredová
Dominican Republic – Sharmin Arelis Díaz Costo
Ecuador – Vanessa Natania Graf Alvear
Estonia – Ly Jürgenson
Finland – Maaret Saija Nousiainen
France – Véronique Caloc
Germany – Sandra Ahrabian
Ghana – Efia Owusuaa Marfo
Gibraltar – Melanie Soiza
Greece – Katia Marie Margaritoglou
Guatemala – Glenda Iracema Cifuentes Ruiz
Holland – Nerena Ruinemans
Hong Kong China – Jessie Chiu Chui-Yi
Hungary – Eva Horvath
India – Annie Thomas
Ireland – Vivienne Doyle
Israel – Linor Abargil
Italy – Maria Concetta Travaglini
Jamaica – Christine Renee Straw
Japan – Rie Mochizuki
Kazakhstan – Anna Kirpota
South Korea – Kim Kun-woo
Lebanon – Clemence Achkar
Liberia – Olivia Precious Cooper
Lithuania – Kristina Pakarnaite
Malaysia – Lina Teoh Pick Lim
Malta – Rebecca Camilleri
Mauritius – Oona Sujaya Fulena
Mexico – Vilma Verónica Zamora Suñol
Nepal – Jyoti Pradhan
New Zealand – Tanya Hayward
Nicaragua – Claudia Patricia Alaniz Hernández
Nigeria – Temitayo Osobu
Norway – Henriette Dankersten
Panama – Lorena del Carmen Zagía Miro
Paraguay – Perla Carolina Benítez Gonzales
Peru – Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso
Philippines – Rachel Muyot Soriano
Poland – Izabela Opęchowska
Portugal – Marcia Vasconcelos
Puerto Rico – Antonia Alfonso Pagán
Russia – Tatiana Makrouchina
Sint Maarten – Myrtille Charlotte Brookson
Seychelles – Alvina Antoinette Grand d'Court
Singapore – Grace Chay
Slovakia – Karolina Cicatkova
Slovenia – Mihaela Novak
South Africa – Kerishnie Naicker
Spain – Rocío Jiménez Fernández
Swaziland – Cindy Stanckoczi
Sweden – Jessica Magdalena Therése Almenäs
Switzerland – Sonja Grandjean
Chinese Taipei – Chen Yi-Ju
Tanzania – Basila Kalubha Mwanukuzi
Trinidad & Tobago – Jeanette Marie La Caillie
Turkey – Buket Saygi
Ukraine – Nataliya Nadtochey
United Kingdom – Emmalene McLoughlin
United States – Shauna Gene Gambill
Uruguay – María Desiree Fernández Mautone
Venezuela – Verónica Schneider Rodríguez
Yugoslavia – Jelena Jakovljević
Zambia – Chisala Chibesa
Zimbabwe – Annette Kambarami
Belize - Viola Jeffery - Due to lack of sponsors. She went to Miss Universe 1999.
Bonaire - Julina Felida - Due to lack of sponsors. She went to Miss Universe 1999.
Honduras - The 3rd runner-up of the Miss Honduras 1997 pageant, Miriam Eloisa Vivas Luna was chosen to participate at Miss World 1998, but she wasn't able to travel to the contest due to the consequences of Hurricane Mitch in November of that year in Central America. She went to Miss Asia-Pacific 1998.
Latvia - Evija Rucevska - She withdrew for personal reasons, but competed a year later in Miss World 1999.
Macau - Miss Macau pageant stop to held due lack of sponsorship and low televiewers. Only was held in 2008 for 2 years. 
Namibia - Miss Namibia 1998, Retha Reinders did not participate due to the lack of sponsorship.
Iraq - Ban Kadret - She withdrew because of a disagreement between Eric Morley and the Miss Iraq organizers, due to sanctions placed on Iraq.
Suriname - Miss Suriname 1998, Farah Breeveld did not participate due to the lack of sponsorship.
Thailand - Lacked sponsorship to send a delegate.
