Miss Universe 1977
Miss Universe 1977, the 26th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 16 July 1977 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad and Tobago was crowned by Rina Messinger of Israel at the end of the event.
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![]() Miss Universe 1977 Janelle Commissiong | |
Date | 16 July 1977 |
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Venue | National Theater, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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Entrants | 80 |
Placements | 12 |
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Winner | Janelle Commissiong ![]() |
Congeniality | Pamela Mercer ![]() |
Best National Costume | Kim Sung-hee ![]() |
Photogenic | Janelle Commissiong ![]() |
Miss Universe was then owned by Gulf+Western Industries.

Miss Universe 1977 Titlecard
Results
Placements
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Top 12 |
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Contestants
Miss Universe 1977 participating nations and results
Antigua - Sheryl Ann Gibbons Argentina - Maritza Elizabet Jurado Aruba - Margareth Eldrid Oduber Australia - Jill Maree Minaham Austria - Eva Maria Duringer Bahamas - Paulette Rosetta Ogylvie Borghardt Barbados - Margaret Sonia Rouse Belgium - Claudine Marie Vasseur Belize - Dora Maria Phillips Bermuda - Connie Marie Frith Bolivia - Liliana Gutiérrez Paz Brazil - Cássia Janys Moraes Silveira British Virgin Islands - Andria Dolores Norman Canada - Pamela Mercer Chile - Priscilla Raquel Brenner Colombia - Aura María Mojica Salcedo Costa Rica - Claudia Maria Garnier Arias Curaçao - Regine Tromp Denmark - Inge Eline Erlandsen Dominican Republic - Blanca Aurora Sardiñas Ecuador - Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñones El Salvador - Altagracia Arévalo England - Sarah Louise Long Finland - Armi Aavikko France - Véronique Fagot French Guiana - Evelyne Randel Germany - Marie-Luise Gassen Greece - Maria Spantidaki Guadeloupe - Catherine Reinette Guam - Lisa Ann Caso Haiti - Françoise Elie Holland - Ineke Berends Honduras - Carolina Rosa Rauscher Sierra Hong Kong - Loletta Chu Ling-Ling Iceland - Kristjana Þrainsdóttir India - Bineeta Bose Indonesia - Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin Ireland - Jakki Moore Israel - Zehava Vardi Italy - Paola Biasini Japan - Kyoko Sato Korea - Kim Sung-hee Lebanon - Hyam Saadé Liberia - Welma Albertine Wani Campbell Malaysia - Leong Li Ping Malta - Jane Benedicta Saliba Mauritius - Danielle Marie Françoise Bouic Mexico - Felicia Mercado New Zealand - Donna Anne Schultze Nicaragua - Beatriz Obregón Lacayo Northern Mariana Islands - Margarita Benavente Camacho Norway - Åshild Jenny Ottesen Panama - Marina Valenciano Papua New Guinea - Sayah Karakuru Paraguay - María Leticia Zarza Perriet Peru - María Isabel Frías Zavala Philippines - Anna Lorraine Tomas Kier Puerto Rico - Maria del Mar Rivera Réunion - Yolaine Morel American Samoa - Virginia Caroline Suka Scotland - Sandra Bell Singapore - Marilyn Choon May Sim South Africa - Glynis Dorothea Fester Spain - Luz María Polegre Hernández Sri Lanka - Sobodhini Nagesan Saint Kitts - Annette Emelda Frank Saint Lucia - Iva Lua Mendes Sint Maarten - Marie Madeleine Boirard Surinam - Marlene Roesmienten Saimo Sweden - Birgitta Lindvall Switzerland - Anja Kristin Terzi Tahiti - Donna Aunoa Thailand - Laddawan In-Yah Trinidad and Tobago - Janelle Commissiong Uruguay - Adriana María Umpierre Escudero United States - Kimberly Tomes Venezuela - Cristal Montañez Virgin Islands - Denise Naomi George Wales - Christine Anne Murphy Yugoslavia - Ljiljana Sobajić
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Withdrawals
Guatemala - Marta Elisa Tirado Richardson Luxembourg - Jeannette Henriette Colling Turkey - Manolya Onur was disqualified for competing twice.
Did not Compete
Martinique - Patricia Vatble
Awards
Canada - Miss Amity (Pamela Mercer) Trinidad and Tobago - Miss Photogenic (Janelle Commissiong) Korea - Best National Costume (Kim Sung-hee)
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1977". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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