Miss World 1977
Miss World 1977, the 27th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1977 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.[1] The winner was Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin from Sweden.[2][3][4] She was crowned by Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare of Jamaica.[5] Runner-up was Ineke Berends representing Holland, third was Dagmar Gabriele Winkler from Germany, fourth was Madalena Sbaraini of Brazil, and fifth was Cindy Darlene Miller from United States.[2][3] Stävin was awarded a $37,000 cash prize as the winner of the pageant.[2]
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Date | 17 November 1977 |
Presenters | Ray Moore and Andy Williams |
Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK[1] |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 62 |
Debuts | Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Papua New Guinea, Samoa |
Withdrawals | Africa South, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Virgin Islands |
Returns | Bolivia, Nicaragua, Panama, Sri Lanka |
Winner | Mary Stävin[2][3]![]() |
Results
Placements
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Contestants
A total of 62 contestants participated in Miss World 1977.[4]
Argentina – Susana Beatriz Stéfano Aruba – Helene Marie Croes Australia – Jaye-Leanne Hopewell[7] Austria – Eva Maria Duringer[7] Bahamas – Laurie Lee Joseph Belgium – Claudine Marie Vasseur Bermuda – Connie Marie Firth Bolivia – Elizabeth Yanone Morón Brazil – Madalena Sbaraini[2][3] Canada – Marianne McKeen Cayman Islands – Patricia Jane Jackson-Patiño Chile – Annie Marie Garling Colombia – María Clara O'Byrne Aycardi Costa Rica – Carmen María Núñez Benavides Curaçao – Xiomara Maria Winklaar Cyprus – Georgia Georgiou Denmark – Annette Dybdal Simonsen Dominican Republic – Jacqueline Patricia Hernández Ecuador – Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñones El Salvador – Magaly Varela Rivera Finland – Asta Seppäla France – Véronique Fagot Germany – Dagmar Gabriele Winkler[2][3] Gibraltar[6] – Lourdes Holmes Greece – Lina Ioannou Guam – Diane Haun Holland – Ineke Berends[2][3] Honduras – María Marlene Villela Hong Kong – Ada Lui Shu-yang Iceland – Sigurlaug (Dilly) Halldórsdóttir Ireland – Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez Isle of Man – Helen Jean Shimmin Israel – Ya'el Hovav Japan – Chizuru Shigemura Jersey – Blodwen Elizabeth Pritchard Korea – Kim Soon-ae Lebanon – Vera Alouane Luxembourg – Jeannette Henriette (Jenny) Colling Malta – Pauline Lewise Farrugia Mexico – Elizabeth Aguilar González New Zealand – Michelle Jean Hyde Nicaragua – Beatriz Obregón Lacayo Norway – Åshild Jenny Ottesen Panama – Anabelle Vallarino Papua New Guinea – Sayah Karukuru Paraguay – María Elizabeth Giardina Peru – María Isabel Frías Zavala Puerto Rico – Didriana (Dee Dee) del Río Samoa – Ana Decima Schmidt South Africa – Vanessa Wannenberg[7] Spain – Guillermina Ruiz Doménech Sri Lanka – Sharmini Senaratna Sweden – Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin[2] Switzerland – Danielle Patricia Haberli Tahiti – Therese Amo Thailand – Siriporn Savanglum Trinidad & Tobago – Marlene Villafana Turkey – Kamer Bulutote United Kingdom – Madeleine Karen Stringer[7] United States – Cindy Darlene Miller[2][3] Uruguay – Adriana María Umpierre Escudero Venezuela – Jackeline van den Branden Oquendo
Contestants who withdrew in protest against the presence of a white Miss South Africa
India – Veena Prakash Indonesia – Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin Jamaica – Sandra Kong Liberia – Welma Albertine Wani Campbell Malaysia – Christine Mary Lim Lim Boey Mauritius – Maria Ingrid Desmarais Philippines – Ana Melissa (Peachy)[7] Ofilada Veneracion Singapore – Veronica Lourdes Swaziland – Zanella Tutu Tshabalala Yugoslavia – Svetlana Višnjić
Judges
A panel of ten judges evaluated the performances of Miss World 1962 contestants.[4] Some of the judges included Micky Dolenz, Robert Powell and Barry Sheene.[4]
Notes
Debuts
Cayman Islands Isle of Man Papua New Guinea Samoa
Withdrawals
Africa South - The local pageant renamed Miss Black South Africa and withdrew. Italy – Anna Maria Kanakis was disqualified in the pageant, because organizers discovered that she competed in Miss World at the very young age of 15.
Replacement
Malta – Janice Galea also had the same issue with age requirements, because her age was similar to Miss Italy before the pageant. At the very last minute, she was replaced by her successor, and first runner-up, Pauline Lewise Farrugia.
Crossovers
- 1978:
Thailand – Siriporn Savanglum (Winner)
Miss Austria, Eva Marie Duringer, placed 1st RU in the 1977 Miss Universe held in the Dominican Republic which was won by Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad & Tobago.
References
- "Swede Chosen Miss World". Lakeland Ledger. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Swedish girl 'Miss World'". The Gadsden Times. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Farmer's Daughter is Miss World". Ocala Star-Banner. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Miss Sweden Now Miss World". Toledo Blade. 18 November 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "John Wayne is host of special at 9 p.m. (TV listings)". Boca Raton News. 25 November 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "How will Miss World, 1977, measure up to the part?". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Miss World Favorites . . ". Lakeland Ledger. 14 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.