Miss World 1977
| Miss World 1977 | |
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 Miss World 1977 Titlecard | |
| 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] Sweden |
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]
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
Returns
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
- ^ a b "Swede Chosen Miss World". Lakeland Ledger. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Swedish girl 'Miss World'". The Gadsden Times. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Farmer's Daughter is Miss World". Ocala Star-Banner. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b "How will Miss World, 1977, measure up to the part?". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Miss World Favorites . . ". Lakeland Ledger. 14 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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