Miss Chinese International Pageant 1998 was held on January 25, 1998 in Hong Kong. The pageant was broadcast live through TVB and was streamed for the first time in Malaysia. Miss Chinese International 1997 Monica Lo of Toronto, Ontario, Canada crowned Louisa Luk of San Francisco, USA as the new winner. Luk is the first winner from the United States and San Francisco's only winner, as of 2010.
The theme to this year's pageant is "Beautiful Shadows from The Land of the Gods, Ten Years of Love from the Dragons" 「神洲儷影 十載龍情」. This year also marks the tenth anniversary of the Miss Chinese International Pageant. The Masters of Ceremonies were Eric Tsang, Lydia Shum, and mandopop singer Emil Chau, who also served as the special performing guest. Other performing guests included cantopop singers Eason Chan, Edmond Leung and Miriam Yeung.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the pageant, the organizers invited ten past award winners as special guests, who took part in an opening ceremony for the show. The list includes:
| Placement | Contestant | City Represented | Country Represented | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Chinese International 1998 | Louisa Luk 陸依薩 | San Francisco |  United States | |
| 1st Runner-Up | Lisa Vongthong 蔡明真 | Bangkok |  Thailand | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Kalyane Tea 譚慧玲 | Montréal |  Canada | |
| Top 5 Finalists | Joey Tan 陳英麗 Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗 | Kuala Lumpur Hong Kong |  Malaysia Hong Kong |
| No. | Contestant Name | Represented City | Represented Country | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda CHUNG 鍾玲玲 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Joey TAN 陳英麗 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Lucienda JOUTAIN 余瑞玉 | 25 | |||
| 4 | May Ling LAI 黎美齡 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Cecilia WANG 王瑾 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Bridgett ENG 伍綺喬 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Virginia YUNG 翁嘉穗 | 23 | |||
| 8 | Julia FONG 房翠麗 | 23 | |||
| 9 | Dina GOH 戈婷 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Joanna SUTHERBY 黃惠玲 | 21 | |||
| 11 | Sharon CHEUNG 張嘉倩 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Vivian CHEN 陳穎慧 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Lisa VONGTHONG 蔡明真 | 18 | |||
| 14 | Louisa LUK 陸依薩 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Agnes LO 羅慧雲 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Kalyane TEA 譚慧玲 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Sue PAN (Suriyanti SUGIANTO) 潘少瑜 | 24 |
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants: