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Miss Universe 1997

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Miss Universe 1997
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Miss Universe 1997, Brook Lee
DateMay 16, 1997
Presenters
EntertainmentEnrique Iglesias
VenueMiami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants74
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerBrook Lee
 United States
CongenialityLaura Csortan
 Australia
Best National CostumeClaudia Vásquez
 Colombia
PhotogenicAbbygale Arenas
 Philippines
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Miss Universe 1997, the 46th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 16, 1997 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Brook Lee of the United States was crowned by Alicia Machado of Venezuela at the end of the event. 74 delegates competed in this year.[1]

Results

Miss Universe 1997 Titlecard
Miami Beach Convention Center

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1997
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 6
Top 10

Final Competition

Nation Preliminary

Average

Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown Semifinal Average Top 6 Question
 United States 9.230 (3) 9.500 (3) 9.610 (1) 9.680 (4) 9.597 (3) 9.796 (1)
 Venezuela 9.080 (6) 9.470 (4) 9.060 (10) 9.720 (3) 9.417 (4) 9.758 (2)
 Trinidad and Tobago 9.120 (5) 9.270 (6) 9.340 (5) 9.600 (5) 9.403 (5) 9.594 (3)
 Curaçao 9.410 (1) 9.629 (1) 9.440 (3) 9.790 (1) 9.617 (2) 9.578 (4)
 Italy 9.170 (4) 9.610 (2) 9.540 (2) 9.760 (2) 9.637 (1) 9.428 (5)
 Panama 9.330 (2) 9.220 (7) 9.380 (4) 9.440 (7) 9.347 (6) 9.089 (6)
 Estonia 9.060 (7) 9.350 (5) 9.140 (9) 9.410 (8) 9.300 (7)
 Puerto Rico 8.970 (9) 9.040 (9) 9.270 (6) 9.470 (6) 9.260 (8)
 Sweden 8.980 (8) 8.920 (10) 9.220 (7) 9.270 (9) 9.137 (9)
 India 8.960 (10) 9.040 (8) 9.150 (8) 9.120 (10) 9.103 (10)

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1997

Order of Introduction

The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups. This year marked the last year that introducing the delegates with the preliminary scores.

Geographical Region / Continent Order of Country / Territory Introduction
South America
The Islands
Europe and The British Isles
Asia and The Land Down Under
Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa
Central and North America

Notes

Debut

Withdrawals

Did not Compete

  •  Nicaragua – Miss Nicaragua 1996, Luz Maria Sanchez Herdocia did not participate because the television station that ran Miss Nicaragua (Canal 6) declared bankruptcy in April, and therefore they couldn't pay the entry fee.[2]
  •  Western Samoa – Maryjane McKibben - She dropped out of the pageant after two days.

Returns

Replacements

  •  Chile - The winner of Miss Universo Chile 1997, Hetu'u Rapu from Easter Island was replaced by her 1st runner-up, Claudia Delpín; because Hetu'u did not meet the age requirement of 18 to take part at Miss Universe 1997 by 17 days.[3][4][5]
  •  Germany - The winner of Miss Deutschland 1997, Nadine Schmidt elected not to participate at Miss Universe 1997, and she was replaced by her 3rd runner-up, Agathe Neunen because the other runners-up did not meet the age requirement of 18 to take part at Miss Universe.[2] However, Schmidt later participated at Miss Baltic Sea 1997 and won the crown.

Awards

General references

  • "Miss Universe 1997". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References

  1. ^ "Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee -- Straight Ally for LGBT Equality". The Huffington Post. June 12, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on 1999-10-18.
  3. ^ http://www.chileancharm.com/1952_MCH_HISTORIA/miss_chile_4.html
  4. ^ http://chileancharm.com/ISLA-DE-PASCUA/REINAS-DE-LA-ISLA.html
  5. ^ "Miss Universo 1997".
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