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. 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
  • - Aline Resende

1st runner-up
  • - Ana María Serrano

2nd runner-up
  • - Rosa Manríquez

Semi-finalists (in order of placement)
  • - Maylín Noguera
  • - Ana Carolina Guzmán
  • - Rosa Cartagena
  • - Gladys Buitrago

Contestants

  • - Julieta Bernavé
  • - Susana Barriéntos
  • - Aline Resende
  • - Ana Carolina Guzmán
  • - Gladys Buitrago
  • - Nagisa Arce
  • - Johanna Lantigua
  • - Ana María Serrano
  • - Marcela Morán
  • - Mariana Palmieri
  • - Ana Carolina Jeffs
  • - Rosa Manríquez
  • - Luisa Rodríguez
  • - Adelaid Faulkner
  • - Martha Elena Pérez
  • - Rosa Cartagena
  • - Eunice Arroyo
  • - Claudia Galván
  • - Katherine Rodríguez
  • - Maylín Noguera

Trivia

  • El Salvador, Nicaragua and Uruguay all last participated in 1994.
  • Despite having competed in 1996, Spain failed to participate this year.
  • Colombia and Peru also placed in 1996.
  • Countries that had not placed for a while were Ecuador (1992), Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela (1994).