Table: miss_universe_rank
Columns: rank
country
miss_universe
1st_runner_up
2nd_runner_up
3rd_runner_up
4th_runner_up
semifinalists
total

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

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

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

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

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