Miss Perú 1998

Miss Perú 1998
Date	April 16th, 1998
Presenters	Coco Beleván & Sofía Franco
Entertainment	La Toya Jackson
Venue	María Angola Convention Center, Miraflores District, Lima
Broadcaster	América Televisión
Entrants	20
Winner	Karim Bernal Huánuco
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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.^[1]

Placement	Contestant
Miss Peru 1998	Huánuco – Karim Bernal
1st Runner-Up	Cuzco – Vanessa Rojas
2nd Runner-Up	Lambayeque – Gabriela León
3rd Runner-Up	Ucayali – Julissa Arana
4th Runner-Up	Ica – Rosa Elvira Cartagena
Top 12	Amazonas – Paola Valega La Libertad – Tatiana Carbonel  Cajamarca – Marisol Fernández  Madre de Dios – Patricia Puch  Ancash – Mónica Herrera  Loreto – Úrsula Bravo  Ayacucho – Maritza Coello

• 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

• 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

• Opening Show – The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
• Swimsuit Competition – James Brown - "I Feel Good"
• Evening Gown Competition – Enya - "Orinoco Flow"

• La Toya Jackson - "Stop in the Name of Love" & "Don't Break My Heart"

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.

Final Results	Contestant
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

• 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

• 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