CREATE TABLE "references" (
  "rank" real,
  "country" text,
  "miss_universe" text,
  "1st_runner_up" real,
  "2nd_runner_up" real,
  "3rd_runner_up" real,
  "4th_runner_up" real,
  "semifinalists" real,
  "total" real
);

Question: How many times was taiwan 3rd runner-up?
SQL: SELECT MAX("3rd_runner_up") FROM "references" WHERE "country"='Taiwan';

Question: How many miss universes did south africa have?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("miss_universe") FROM "references" WHERE "country"='South Africa';

Question: How many placements in total does russia have?
SQL: SELECT MAX("total") FROM "references" WHERE "country"='Russia';

Question: Which country has had 6 miss universe's?
SQL: SELECT "country" FROM "references" WHERE "miss_universe"='6';

Question: Which country has had 8 miss universes?
SQL: SELECT "country" FROM "references" WHERE "miss_universe"='8';