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Mauriziok/Miss World 1977
Date17 November 1977
PresentersRay Moore and Andy Williams
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK[1]
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants62
Placements15
DebutsCayman Islands, Isle of Man, Papua New Guinea, Samoa
WithdrawalsAfrica South, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Virgin Islands
ReturnsBolivia, Nicaragua, Panama, Sri Lanka
WinnerMary Stävin[2][3]
 Sweden
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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

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Placements

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1977[2][4][6][7]
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1977
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
''Top 7
Top 15
  •  Austria – Eva-Maria Duringer
  •  Denmark – Annette Dybdal Simonsen
  •  Finland – Asta Seppälä
  •  France – Véronique Fagot
  •  Mexico – Elizabeth Aguilar González
  •  Peru – María Isabel Frías Zavala
  •  Spain – Guillermina Ruiz Doménech
  •   Switzerland – Danielle Patricia Haberli

Contestants

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A total of 62 contestants participated in Miss World 1977.[4]

Contestants who withdrew in protest against the presence of a white Miss South Africa

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  •  India – Veena Prakash
  •  Indonesia – Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin
  •  Jamaica – Sandra Kong
  •  Liberia – Welma Albertine Wani Campbell
  •  Malaysia – Christine Mary Lim
  •  Mauritius – Maria Ingrid Desmarais
  •  Philippines – Ana Melissa (Peachy)[7] Ofilada Veneracion
  •  Singapore – Veronica Lourdes
  •  Swaziland – Zanella Tutu Tshabalala
  •  Yugoslavia – Svetlana Višnjić

Judges

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A panel of ten judges evaluated the performances of Miss World 1962 contestants.[4] The judges are:

.[4]

Notes

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Debuts

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  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Isle of Man
  •  Papua New Guinea
  •  Samoa

Returns

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  • Last competed in 1971:
    •  Panama
  • Last competed in 1975:
    •  Bolivia
    •  Nicaragua
    •  Sri Lanka

Withdrawals

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  •  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

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  •  Malta – Janice Galea also had the same issue with age requirements, because her age was similar to Miss Italy before the pageant. At the last minute, she was replaced by her successor, and first runner-up, Pauline Lewise Farrugia.

Crossovers

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Miss Asia Quest

  • 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

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  1. ^ a b "Swede Chosen Miss World". Lakeland Ledger. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Miss Sweden Now Miss World". Toledo Blade. 18 November 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "John Wayne is host of special at 9 p.m. (TV listings)". Boca Raton News. 25 November 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "How will Miss World, 1977, measure up to the part?". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Miss World Favorites . . ". Lakeland Ledger. 14 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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