{{Short description|26th Miss Universe pageant}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image = Janelle_Commissiong_1978_CBS_publicity_photo.jpg | caption = Janelle Commissiong | winner = [[Janelle Commissiong]] |represented= Trinidad and Tobago | acts = {{hlist|Trío Los Juglares|Fernando Casado}} | date = 16 July 1977 | presenters = {{Hlist|[[Bob Barker]]|[[Helen O'Connell]]}} | entertainment = | venue = [[Teatro Nacional (Santo Domingo)|National Theater]], [[Santo Domingo]], Dominican Republic | broadcaster = {{hlist|[[CBS]] (international)|[[Color Visión]] (official broadcaster)}} | congeniality = Pamela Mercer (Canada) | best national costume = Kim Sung-hee (South Korea) | photogenic = [[Janelle Commissiong]] (Trinidad and Tobago) | entrants = 80 | placements = 12 | debuts = {{Hlist|Antigua|British Virgin Islands|French Guiana|Guadeloupe|Réunion|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla|Saint Lucia}} | withdraws = {{Hlist|Guatemala|Luxembourg|Turkey}} | returns = {{Hlist|Belize|Haiti|Lebanon|Tahiti}} | before = [[Miss Universe 1976|1976]] | next = [[Miss Universe 1978|1978]] }}
'''Miss Universe 1977''' was the 26th [[Miss Universe]] pageant, held at the [[Teatro Nacional (Santo Domingo)|National Theater]] in [[Santo Domingo]], Dominican Republic, on 16 July 1977.
At the conclusion of the event, [[Rina Messinger]] of Israel crowned [[Janelle Commissiong]] of Trinidad and Tobago as Miss Universe 1977. This was the first time a black woman won Miss Universe.<ref name="Times">{{cite news |title=Miss Trinidad 1st black Miss Universe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/220159084/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |work=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Times]] |date=17 Jul 1977 |page=18 |language=en}}</ref> It is also the first victory of Trinidad and Tobago in the pageant's history.
Contestants from eighty countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by [[Bob Barker]] in his eleventh consecutive year, while Helen O'Connell provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.
== Background ==
=== Location and date === On 16 January 1977, Miss Universe Inc. announced that the 26th edition of the competition would be held at the [[Eduardo Brito National Theater|National Theater]] in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on 16 July 1977. The reason why Miss Universe was held in the Dominican Republic was to "open the Dominican Republic to the world".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivera|first=Severo|date=26 May 2020|title="El día que República Dominicana se abrió al mundo" o la intimidad de Miss Universo 1977|url=https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/cultura/el-dia-que-republica-dominicana-se-abrio-al-mundo-o-la-intimidad-de-miss-universo-1977-HB19095763|access-date=30 November 2025|website=Diario Libre|language=es|trans-title=“The day the Dominican Republic opened up to the world” or the private life of Miss Universe 1977}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 1977|title=Plot to kidnap beauty contestants foiled|language=en|pages=4|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19770704-1.1.4|access-date=30 November 2025|via=National Library Board}}</ref>
=== Selection of participants === Contestants from eighty countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One candidate was selected to replace the original dethroned winner.
==== Replacements ==== Femina Miss India 1977 runner-up Bineeta Bose was selected to represent India after the father of Femina Miss India 1977, Nalini Vishwanathan, did not allow his daughter to participate in Miss Universe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2013|title=50 years of Miss India: Winners through the years|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/miss-india/50-years-of-miss-india-winners-through-the-years/winners-through-the-years/articleshow/19188085.cms|access-date=30 November 2025|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
==== Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals ==== This edition saw the debuts of Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Réunion, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, and Saint Lucia, and the returns of Tahiti which last competed in [[Miss Universe 1962|1962]]; and Belize, Haiti, and Lebanon which last competed in [[Miss Universe 1975|1975]].
Marta Elisa Tirado of Guatemala and Jeannette Colling of Luxembourg withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Manolya Onur of Turkey withdrew because she had already participated twice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrivastava|first=Namita A.|date=19 March 2006|title=Princess diaries|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/princess-diaries/articleshow/1455717.cms|access-date=30 November 2025|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman|first=Maseeh|date=27 June 2006|title=Indian prince loses maintenance battle|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/27/turkey.india|access-date=30 November 2025|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref> Patricia Vatble of Martinique was supposed to competed in this edition. However, Vatble was disqualified from the competition because she did not meet the age requirement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 1977|title=Untitled|language=en|pages=52|work=The Indianapolis Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10863618/the-indianapolis-star/|access-date=30 November 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2014|title=Patricia Vatblé : Miss Région Martinique|url=https://www.martinique.franceantilles.fr/divers/patricia-vatble-miss-region-martinique-308252.php|access-date=30 November 2025|website=France-Antilles|language=fr-FR|trans-title=Patricia Vatblé: Miss Martinique Region}}</ref>
==Results== [[File:Miss Universe 1977 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Miss Universe 1977 participating countries and territories.]]
=== Placements === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Placement !! Contestant |- | Miss Universe 1977 | * {{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}} – [[Janelle Commissiong]]<ref name="Times" /> |- | 1st Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Austria}} – [[Eva Maria Düringer Cavalli|Eva Düringer]]<ref name="Times" /> |- | 2nd Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Scotland}} – Sandra Bell<ref name="Times" /> |- | 3rd Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Colombia}} – Aura María Mojica<ref name="Times" /> |- | 4th Runner-Up | * {{flagu|West Germany}} – Marie-Luise Gassen<ref name="Times" /> |- | Top 12<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 1977|title=Black chosen as fairest in Universe|language=en|pages=18|work=The Bismarck Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59311656/miss-universe-1977/|access-date=2 December 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> | * {{flagu|Argentina}} – Maritza Jurado * {{flagu|Dominican Republic}} – Blanca Sardiñas * {{flagu|Holland}} – Ineke Berends * {{flagu|Nicaragua}} – Beatriz Obregón * {{flagu|Spain|1945}} – Luz Hernández * {{flagu|United States}} – [[Kimberly Tomes]] * {{flagu|Venezuela|1954}} – [[Cristal Montañez]] |}
=== Special awards === {| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Award !Contestant |- |Miss Amity | * {{Flagu|Canada}} – Pamela Mercer |- |Miss Photogenic | * {{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}} – [[Janelle Commissiong]]<ref name="Times" /> |}
==== Best National Costume ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Placement ! Contestant |- | Winner | * {{flagu|South Korea|1949}} – Sung-hee Kim<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2021|title=Which Country Has Won the Most National Costume Titles at Miss Universe?|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/lifestyle/miss-universe-country-most-national-costume-titles-a00203-20210514|access-date=2 December 2025|website=Esquire|language=en}}</ref> |- | 1st runner-up | * {{Flagu|Uruguay}} – Adriana Umpierre<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=14 July 1977|title=Corea: mejor traje típico|language=es|pages=2A|work=El Tiempo|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W0kqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-VAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1699%2C525514|access-date=2 December 2025|trans-title=Korea: Best Traditional Costume|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> |- | 2nd runner-up | * {{Flagu|Lebanon}} – Hyam Saadé<ref name=":2" /> |}
== Pageant ==
=== Format === Same with [[Miss Universe 1971|1971]], twelve semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. The twelve semi-finalists participated in the casual interview, swimsuit, and evening gown competitions. From twelve, five finalists were shortlisted to advance to the final interview.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Copp|first=Earle|date=16 July 1977|title=Soaps taking over more daytime TV|language=en|pages=17|work=The Free Lance-Star|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6QBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-osDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5774%2C2011053|access-date=2 December 2025|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
=== Selection committee ===
* J. Armando Bermudez – Dominican businessman<ref name="Times" /> * [[Roberto Cavalli]] – Italian fashion designer<ref name="Times" /> * [[Wilhelmina Cooper]] – Founder of [[Wilhelmina Models]]<ref name="Times" /> * [[Linda Cristal]] – Argentine-American actress<ref name="Times" /> * [[Robert Evans]] – American film producer<ref name="Times" /> * [[Uri Geller]] – Israel-British illusionist<ref name="Times" /> * [[Oscar de la Renta]] – Dominican fashion designer<ref name="Times" /> * [[Howard W. Koch]] – American film producer and director<ref name="Times" /> * [[Marisol Malaret]] – [[Miss Universe 1970]] from Puerto Rico<ref name="Times" /> * [[Gordon Parks]] – American photographer, writer, and musician<ref name="Times" /> * [[Vidal Sassoon]] – British hairstylist<ref name="Times" /> * [[Dionne Warwick]] – American singer<ref name="Times" />
==Contestants== [[File:Cristal Montanez Miss Venezuela 1977 (29).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Miss Venezuela, Peru and Honduras with Miss Universe 1976, Rina Messinger.]] Eighty contestants competed for the title. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" !Country/Territory !Contestant !Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant|name=A}} !Hometown |- |{{flagicon|ASM}} American Samoa |Virginia Suka |17 |[[Pago Pago]] |- |{{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[Miss Antigua & Barbuda|Antigua]] |Sheryl Gibbons<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hill|first=Eucelia|date=31 May 2003|title=When they were there|language=en|pages=8|work=Sun Weekend|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OBJlAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Miss+Universe%22+%22Antigua%22&pg=PA8&article_id=1201,27603|access-date=22 October 2025|via=Google Books}}</ref> |20 |[[St. John's, Saint John|St. John's]] |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miss Argentina|Argentina]] |Maritza Jurado<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teran Velazquez|first=Shaiel|date=9 January 2023|title=Miss Universo: las argentinas que llegaron más lejos en el certamen de belleza|url=https://viapais.com.ar/entretenimiento/miss-universo-las-argentinas-que-llegaron-mas-lejos-en-el-certamen-de-belleza/|access-date=2 December 2025|website=Vía País|language=es|trans-title=Miss Universe: The Argentinian women who went the furthest in the beauty pageant}}</ref> |24 |[[La Plata]] |- |{{flagicon|Aruba}} [[Miss Aruba|Aruba]] |Eldrith Oduber<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 1976|title=Eldrith Oduber Miss Aruba 1976|language=nl|pages=5|work=Amigoe di Curacao|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=%22Miss+Aruba%22&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010460825:mpeg21:a0065&resultsidentifier=ddd:010460825:mpeg21:a0065&rowid=6|access-date=2 December 2025|via=Delpher}}</ref> |22 |[[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]] |- |{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Miss Australia|Australia]] |Jill Minaham<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=11 July 1977|title=Notas del concurso|language=es|pages=9|work=El Tiempo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUkqAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Anja+Terzi%22&pg=PA9|access-date=2 December 2025|via=[[Google Books]]|trans-title=Contest Notes}}</ref> |19 |[[Melbourne]] |- |{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Miss Austria|Austria]] |[[Eva Maria Düringer Cavalli|Eva Düringer]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ilari |first=Alessandra |date=23 September 2010 |title=Q&A With Eva Cavalli |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/qa-with-eva-cavalli-3296094/ |access-date=8 February 2026 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref> |18 |[[Bodensee]] |- |{{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Miss Bahamas|Bahamas]] |Paulette Borghardt<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rath|first=Dick|date=January 1977|title=To Nassau for cheesecake|language=en|pages=140–143|work=Boating|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pi2nqBeDRKgC&dq=paulette+borghardt+miss+bahamas&pg=RA1-PA141|access-date=2 December 2025}}</ref> |20 |[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] |- |{{flagicon|Barbados}} [[Miss Universe Barbados|Barbados]] |Margaret Rouse |18 |[[Saint James, Barbados|Saint James]] |- |{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Miss Belgium|Belgium]] |Claudine Vasseur<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2010|title=Erelijst Miss België|url=https://www.demorgen.be/tv-cultuur/erelijst-miss-belgie~b5723d4d/|access-date=11 October 2025|website=De Morgen|language=nl-NL}}</ref> |18 |[[Brussels]] |- |{{flagicon|British Honduras}} [[Miss Universe Belize|Belize]] |Dora Phillips<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AysmAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Connie+Frith%22&pg=PA3|title=This was the kind|date=30 July 1977|pages=3|access-date=2 December 2025|work=The Afro American|language=en|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |18 |[[Belmopan]] |- |{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Miss Bermuda|Bermuda]] |Connie Frith<ref name=":0" /> |23 |[[St. George's Parish, Bermuda|St. George's Parish]] |- |{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Miss Bolivia|Bolivia]] |Liliana Gutiérrez<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2017|title=El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean|url=https://eldeber.com.bo/sociales/el-titulo-les-dio-alegrias-trabajo-y-fama-que-aun-saborean_32650|access-date=29 November 2025|website=El Deber|language=es-ES|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023090330/https://eldeber.com.bo/sociales/el-titulo-les-dio-alegrias-trabajo-y-fama-que-aun-saborean_32650|url-status=dead}}</ref> |18 |[[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]] |- |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Miss Brazil|Brazil]] |Cássia Janys Silveira<ref>{{Cite web |last=|date=29 September 2022|title=Conheça a história do Miss Brasil|url=https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/tv/miss-brasil/conheca-a-historia-do-miss-brasil,ae08a161bab6d310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|access-date=2 December 2025|website=Terra|language=pt-BR|trans-title=Learn about the history of Miss Brazil.}}</ref> |21 |[[Indaiatuba]] |- |{{flagicon|BVI}} [[Miss British Virgin Islands|British Virgin Islands]] |Andria Norman<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 June 1979|title=Miss Universe Pageant Is In 29th Year|language=en|pages=13|work=[[The Virgin Islands Daily News]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GJFMAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Miss+Universe%22+%22Antigua%22&pg=PA13&article_id=6377,3298526|access-date=2 December 2025|via=Google Books}}</ref> |21 |[[Road Town]] |- |{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Miss Dominion of Canada|Canada]] |Pamela Mercer<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 September 1976|title=Fiesta visitor|language=en|pages=1|work=Del Rio News Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116582139/del-rio-news-herald/|access-date=2 December 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|trans-title=Party visitor}}</ref> |20 |[[Burnaby]] |- |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Miss Universe Chile|Chile]] |Priscilla Brenner<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOReAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Priscilla+Brenner%22&pg=PA2|title=Miss Universe Costume Award To Korean Girl|date=13 July 1977|pages=2|access-date=2 December 2025|work=St. Joseph News-Press|language=en|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |18 |[[Santiago]] |- |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Miss Colombia|Colombia]] |Aura María Mojica<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 November 1976|title=Reina y corte de la belleza|language=es|pages=1|work=El Tiempo|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ekkqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l1AEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5427%2C734868|access-date=2 December 2025|trans-title=Queen and court of beauty|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> |18 |[[Valle del Cauca Department|Valle de Cauca]] |- |{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Miss Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] |Claudia Garnier<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 June 1977|title=Electas anoche representantes de Costa Rica a concursos de belleza|language=es|pages=4A|work=La Nacion|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SNAoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LtEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5979%2C7485499|access-date=2 December 2025|trans-title=Representatives from Costa Rica were elected last night to beauty pageants|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> |18 |[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands Antilles}} [[Miss Curaçao|Curaçao]] |Regine Tromp<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 1977|title=Regine Tromp Miss Curacao|language=nl|pages=3|work=Amigoe|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010639166:mpeg21:p003|access-date=2 December 2025|via=Delpher}}</ref> |22 |[[Willemstad]] |- |{{flagdeco|DNK}} [[Miss Denmark|Denmark]] |Inge Erlandsen<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 1977|title=Ætluðu skæruliðar að ræna fegurðardrottningum?|language=is|pages=6–7|work=Tíminn|url=https://timarit.is/page/3897246?iabr=on|access-date=2 December 2025|via=Tímarit.is|trans-title=Did guerrillas plan to kidnap beauty queens?}}</ref> |23 |[[Copenhagen]] |- |{{flagdeco|DOM}} [[Miss Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]] |Blanca Sardiñas<ref>{{Cite web |last=|first=|date=4 June 2021|title=Hace 18 años Amelia Vega se coronó en el Miss Universo|url=https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/cultura/hace-18-anos-amelia-vega-se-corono-en-el-miss-universo-EL26699296|access-date=2 December 2025|website=Diario Libre|language=es|trans-title=18 years ago Amelia Vega was crowned Miss Universe}}</ref> |23 |[[Santo Domingo]] |- |{{flagdeco|ECU|1900}} [[Miss Ecuador|Ecuador]] |Lucía del Carmen Hernández<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2008 |title=Ana Lucía Cevallos, una candidata fotógrafa y diseñadora |trans-title=Ana Lucía Cevallos, a photographer and designer candidate |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2008/02/13/0001/1065/7E3AA509B6C6491F8F10DC6A32A05666.html |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=[[El Universo]] |language=es}}</ref> |18 |[[Chone, Ecuador|Chone]] |- |{{flagdeco|El Salvador}} [[El Salvador]] |Altagracia Arévalo<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WkkqAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Altagracia+Ar%C3%A9valo%22&pg=PA7|title=Ambiente Latinoamericano|last=Acosta|first=Cynthia Vice|date=13 July 1977|access-date=2 December 2025|work=El Tiempo|trans-title=Latin American Environment|language=es|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |19 |[[San Salvador]] |- |{{flagdeco|ENG}} [[Miss England|England]] |Sarah Long<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 1977|title=British beauty in contest|language=en|pages=4|work=[[The Canberra Times]]|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110852412?searchTerm=%22Miss%20Universe%22|access-date=2 December 2025|via=Trove}}</ref> |19 |[[Bristol]] |- |{{flagdeco|FIN}} [[Miss Finland|Finland]] |[[Armi Aavikko]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2009|title=Suomen kaunein 1977 – Armi Aavikko|url=http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2009/10/26/suomen-kaunein-1977-armi-aavikko|access-date=2 December 2025|website=Yle|language=fi-FI|trans-title=Finland's Most Beautiful 1977 – Armi Aavikko}}</ref> |18 |[[Helsinki]] |- |{{flagdeco|FRA}} [[Miss France|France]] |Véronique Fagot<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathieu|first=Clément|date=8 December 2022|title=Miss France 77 : Véronique Fagot chahutée par le public, acclamée par ses camarades|url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/Miss-France-1977-Veronique-Fagot-photos-1592918|access-date=2 December 2025|website=Paris Match|language=fr|trans-title=Miss France 77: Véronique Fagot heckled by the audience, cheered by her fellow contestants}}</ref> |17 |[[Poitou]] |- |{{flagicon|French Guiana}} [[Miss French Guiana|French Guiana]] |Evelyne Randel |17 |[[Cayenne]] |- |{{flagdeco|FRA}} [[Miss Tahiti|French Polynesia]] |Donna Aunoa<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1 July 1977|title=Five beauties out for a stroll|language=en|pages=32|work=[[The Straits Times]]|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19770701-1.2.134|access-date=2 December 2025|via=National Library Board}}</ref> |20 |[[Papeete]] |- |{{flagdeco|Greece|old}} [[Star Hellas|Greece]] |Maria Spantidaki<ref>{{Cite web |last=Efthymiou|first=Antonios|date=13 May 2019|title=Από τα Καλλιστεία στο Σινεμά|url=https://www.maxmag.gr/cinema/apo-ta-kallisteia-sto-sinema/|access-date=2 December 2025|website=MaxMag|language=el|trans-title=From Kallistia to Cinema}}</ref> |22 |[[Athens]] |- | {{Flagicon|GDL}} [[Miss Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]] |Catherine Reinette |18 |[[Basse-Terre]] |- |{{flagicon|GUM}} [[Miss Guam|Guam]] |Lisa Ann Caso |20 |[[Hagåtña, Guam|Agana]] |- |{{flagdeco|HTI|1964}} [[Miss Haiti|Haiti]] |Françoise Elie<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 1977|title=L'Election de Miss Haiti a cabane choucoune|language=fr|pages=1; 6|work=Le Nouvelliste|url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/uf00000081/09784|access-date=2 December 2025|via=Digitial Library of the Caribbean|trans-title=The Miss Haiti election took place at Cabane Choucoune.}}</ref> |19 |[[Port-au-Prince]] |- |{{flagdeco|NLD}} [[Miss Nederland|Holland]] |Ineke Berends<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 1977 |title=47 Miss Universe Candidates Enchant City Hal? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/01/archives/article-2-no-title-47-miss-universe-candidates-enchant-city-hall.html |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |25 |[[Amsterdam]] |- |{{flagdeco|HND|1949}} [[Miss Honduras|Honduras]] |Carolina Rauscher<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Gámez |first=Sabino |date=25 April 2008 |title=El Miss Honduras, una historia que contar |trans-title=Miss Honduras, a story to tell |url=https://www.laprensa.hn/espectaculos/el-miss-honduras-una-historia-que-contar-ATLP695720 |access-date=29 November 2025 |website=La Prensa |language=es-HN}}</ref> |19 |[[Siguatepeque]] |- |{{flagicon|British Hong Kong}} [[Miss Hong Kong Pageant|Hong Kong]] |[[Loletta Chu]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mok|first=Laramie|date=1 September 2017|title=Rare photos of past Miss Hong Kong contestants showcase fan favourites|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2109360/rare-pics-past-miss-hong-kong-contestants-reveal-fan|access-date=9 December 2025|website=[[South China Morning Post]]|language=en}}</ref> |18 |Hong Kong |- |{{flagdeco|ISL}} [[Miss Iceland|Iceland]] |Kristjana Þrainsdóttir<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 April 1992 |title="Titillinn breytir hvorki mér né lífi mínu" |trans-title="The title doesn't change me or my life" |url=https://timarit.is/page/2597545?iabr=on |access-date=9 December 2025 |work=[[Vísir]] |pages=26 |language=is |via=[[Timarit.is]]}}</ref> |24 |[[Reykjavík]] |- |{{flagdeco|IND}} [[Femina Miss India|India]] |Bineeta Bose |18 |Delhi |- |{{flagdeco|IDN}} [[Miss Universe Indonesia|Indonesia]] |[[Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sembiring|first=Ekel Suranta|date=6 August 2021|title=Profil dan Sosok Siti Mirza Nuria, Dokter Sekaligus Mantan Putri Indonesia yang Laporkan Anak Akidi Tio ke Polisi|url=https://correcto.id/beranda/read/50310/profil-dan-sosok-siti-mirza-nuria-dokter-sekaligus-mantan-putri-indonesia-yang-laporkan-anak-akidi-tio-ke-polisi|access-date=9 December 2025|website=Correcto|language=id|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406105242/https://correcto.id/beranda/read/50310/profil-dan-sosok-siti-mirza-nuria-dokter-sekaligus-mantan-putri-indonesia-yang-laporkan-anak-akidi-tio-ke-polisi|url-status=dead|trans-title=Profile and Figure of Siti Mirza Nuria, Doctor and Former Miss Indonesia Who Reported Akidi Tio's Child to the Police}}</ref> |24 |[[Palembang]] |- |{{flagdeco|IRL}} [[Miss Ireland|Ireland]] |Jakki Moore<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|date=29 June 1977|title=Commonwealth cuties|language=en|pages=24|work=[[Fort Lauderdale News]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19534216/fort-lauderdale-news/|access-date=9 December 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |18 |[[Dublin]] |- |{{flagdeco|ISR}} [[Miss Israel|Israel]] |Zehava Vardi<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 May 1977|title=New Miss Israel|language=en|pages=9|work=[[The Australian Jewish Times]]|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263300705?searchTerm=Miss%20Universe|access-date=9 December 2025|via=Trove}}</ref> |21 |[[Haifa]] |- |{{flagicon image|Flag of Italy (1946–2003).svg}} [[Miss Italia|Italy]] |Paola Biasini<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 June 1977|title=L'Eurofascino della Biasini|language=it|pages=3|work=La Stampa|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,1479_02_1977_0141_0003_20903356/|access-date=9 December 2025|trans-title=Biasini's Eurofascination}}</ref> |22 |[[Milan]] |- |{{flagdeco|JPN|1870}} [[Miss Japan|Japan]] |Kyoko Sato<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 July 1977 |title=World beauties like Carter best |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-jczAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Kyoko+Sato%22&pg=PA15 |access-date=9 December 2025 |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |pages=15 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> |19 |Tokyo |- |{{flagdeco|LBN|1943}} [[Miss Lebanon|Lebanon]] |Hyam Saadé<ref name=":1" /> |18 |[[Beirut]] |- |{{flagdeco|LBR}} [[Miss Liberia|Liberia]] |Welma Campbell<ref name=":1" /> |21 |[[Monrovia]] |- |{{flagdeco|MYS}} [[Miss Universe Malaysia|Malaysia]] |Leong Li Ping<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 May 1977|title=Hello, this is Miss Malaysia speaking...|language=en|pages=2|work=New Nation|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19770507-1.2.10|access-date=9 December 2025|via=National Library Board}}</ref> |23 |[[Ipoh]] |- |{{flagdeco|MLT}} [[Miss Malta Universe|Malta]] |Jane Saliba<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 1977 |title=Jimmy Carter es popular entre las candidatas a Miss Universo |trans-title=Jimmy Carter is popular among the Miss Universe contestants |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5oBEAAAAIBAJ&dq=Jane+Saliba&pg=PA4 |access-date=9 December 2025 |work=La Opinion |pages=4 |language=es |via=Google Books}}</ref> |19 |[[Żurrieq]] |- |{{flagdeco|MUS}} [[Miss Estrella Mauritius|Mauritius]] |Danielle Marie Bouic<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 July 1977|title=Gobierno dominicano recibio multiples regalos del mundo|pages=10|work=La Nacion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8w0AAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Danielle+Bouic%22&pg=PA10&article_id=4490,9726572|access-date=9 December 2025|via=Google Books|trans-title=The Dominican government received multiple gifts from around the world|language=es}}</ref> |22 |[[Port Louis]] |- |{{flagdeco|MEX}} [[Miss Mexico Organization|Mexico]] |[[Felicia Mercado]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 July 1977|title=Untitled|language=en|pages=7|work=New Nation|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/newnation19770716-1.1.7|access-date=6 February 2026|via=National Library Board}}</ref> |17 |[[Baja California]] |- |{{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Miss Universe New Zealand|New Zealand]] |Donna Schultze<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quindlen |first=Anna |date=1 July 1977 |title=A Miss Universe Day Beguiles City Hall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/01/archives/a-miss-universe-day-beguiles-city-hall-47-miss-universe-candidates.html |access-date=6 February 2026 |website=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |20 |[[Auckland]] |- |{{flagdeco|NIC|1908}} [[Miss Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] |Beatriz Obregón<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matamoros |first=Kathia |date=26 January 2017 |title=Las nicaragüenses que han logrado entrar al top en Miss Universo |trans-title=Nicaraguan women who have made it to the top in Miss Universe |url=https://www.laprensani.com/2017/01/26/espectaculo/2172292-miss-nicaragua-top-miss-universo |access-date=6 February 2026 |website=La Prensa}}</ref> |18 |[[Rivas, Nicaragua|Rivas]] |- |{{flagicon|NMI|variant=1972}} [[Miss Marianas|Northern Mariana Islands]] |Margarita Camacho |19 |[[Saipan]] |- |{{flagdeco|NOR}} [[Miss Norway|Norway]] |Åshild Ottesen<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 1977 |title=Gott að vera komin heim |trans-title=Good to be home. |url=https://timarit.is/page/1488854?iabr=on |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |pages=33 |language=is |via=[[Tímarit.is]]}}</ref> |22 |[[Oslo]] |- |{{flagicon image|Flag of Panama (1925-2017).svg}} [[Señorita Panamá|Panama]] |Marina Valenciano<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2015 |title=Estas son las panameñas que participaron de Miss Universo |trans-title=These are the Panamanian women who participated in Miss Universe |url=https://www.telemetro.com/noticias/2015/01/07/panamenas-participaron-miss-universo/1656598.html |access-date=6 February 2026 |website=Telemetro |language=es-PA}}</ref> |19 |[[Panama City]] |- |{{flagdeco|PNG}} Papua New Guinea |Sayah Karakuru<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 1977 |title=Bid to win a crown |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250160704?searchTerm=%22Miss%20Universe%22 |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier |pages=3 |via=Trove}}</ref> |24 |[[Port Moresby]] |- |{{flagdeco|PRY|1954}} [[Miss Paraguay|Paraguay]] |María Leticia Zarza<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coronel|first=Raul|date=15 October 2021|title=Te presentamos a todas nuestras representantes en Miss Universe|url=http://www.epa.com.py/2021/10/15/te-presentamos-a-todas-nuestras-representantes-en-miss-universe/|access-date=17 March 2026|website=Epa!|language=es|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203234725/http://www.epa.com.py/2021/10/15/te-presentamos-a-todas-nuestras-representantes-en-miss-universe/|url-status=dead|trans-title=We present to you all our representatives at Miss Universe}}</ref> |17 |[[Concepción, Paraguay|Concepción]] |- |{{flagdeco|PER}} [[Miss Peru|Peru]] |María Isabel Frías<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=12 November 2017 |title=Miss Perú: las peruanas más bellas de las últimas décadas |trans-title=Miss Peru: The most beautiful Peruvian women of recent decades |url=https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/farandula/miss-peru-peruanas-bellas-ultimas-decadas-noticia-473145-noticia/ |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=El Comercio |language=es-PE |issn=1605-3052}}</ref> |22 |[[Lima]] |- |{{flagdeco|PHL|1936}} [[Binibining Pilipinas|Philippines]] |Anna Lorraine Kier<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 August 2013|title=Remember Bb. Pilipinas-U Anna Lorraine Kier?|language=en|work=[[Philippine Star]]|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20130806/282733404496402|access-date=22 October 2025}}</ref> |17 |[[Baguio]] |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Miss Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]] |Maria del Mar Rivera<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 July 1977 |title=Apoteotico reconocimiento a la "Senorita Miss Universo" |trans-title=A triumphant tribute to "Miss Universe" |url=https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=4IBEAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=%22Maria+del+Mar+Rivera%22+puerto+rico&article_id=3030,585184&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigyPi18beAAxUnR2wGHbcaA00Q6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Maria%20del%20Mar%20Rivera%22%20puerto%20rico&f=false |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=La Opinion |pages=4 |language=es |via=Google Books}}</ref> |20 |[[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] |- |{{flagicon|Réunion}} [[Miss Réunion|Réunion]] |Yolaine Morel |22 |[[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] |- |{{flagicon|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla }} [[Miss Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla]] |Annette Frank |20 |[[Basseterre]] |- |{{flagicon|Saint Lucia|variant=1967}} [[Miss Universe Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]] |Iva-Lua Mendes<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=7 November 2017 |title=Louise Victor To Represent Saint Lucia at Miss Universe Pageant |url=https://thevoiceslu.com/2017/11/louise-victor-represent-saint-lucia-miss-universe-pageant/ |access-date=6 February 2026 |website=The Voice St. Lucia News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |18 |[[Castries]] |- |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Miss Scotland|Scotland]] |Sandra Bell<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 1977 |title=Sandra chosen "Miss Scotland" |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107317780/miss-scotland-1978/ |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=The Wishaw Press, etc. |pages=10 |language=en |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |18 |[[Glasgow]] |- |{{flagdeco|SGP}} [[Miss Universe Singapore|Singapore]] |Marilyn Choon<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 1977 |title=Marilyn's next move |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19770509-1.2.15 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=New Nation |pages=2 |language=en |via=National Library Board}}</ref> |17 |Singapore |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands Antilles}} [[Miss Sint Maarten|Sint Maarten]] |Marie Boirard<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 April 1977 |title=Marie Boyard werd Miss St. Maarten |trans-title=Marie Boyard became Miss St. Maarten |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010639118:mpeg21:p005 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Amigoe |pages=5 |language=nl |via=Delpher}}</ref> |19 |[[Marigot, Saint Martin|Marigot]] |- |{{flagdeco|ZAF|1928}} [[Miss South Africa|South Africa]] |Glynis Fester<ref name=":5" /> |19 |[[Cape Town]] |- |{{flagdeco|KOR|1949}} [[Miss Korea|South Korea]] |Sung-hee Kim<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2016 |title='Miss Korea' details 60-year history of Korean beauty pageant |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/books/20160715/miss-korea-details-60-year-history-of-korean-beauty-pageant |access-date=8 February 2026 |website=[[The Korea Times]] |language=en}}</ref> |18 |[[Seoul]] |- |{{flagdeco|ESP|1977}} [[Miss Spain|Spain]] |Luz María Polegre<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 March 2008 |title=Una tinerfeña de 17 años, con medidas ideales, la nueva Miss España |trans-title=A 17-year-old from Tenerife, with ideal measurements, is the new Miss Spain |url=https://www.elimparcial.es/noticia/5393/gente-y-tendencias/una-tinerfena-de-17-anos-con-medidas-ideales-la-nueva-miss-espana.html |access-date=8 February 2026 |website=El Imparcial |language=es}}</ref> |19 |[[Tenerife]] |- |{{flagdeco|LKA}} [[Miss Universe Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] |Sobodhini Nagesan<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 1977 |title=Miss V.I. in Santo Domingo |url=https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=i3JSAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA8&dq=%22Sobodhini%20Nagesan%22&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q=%22Sobodhini%20Nagesan%22&f=false |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=[[The Virgin Islands Daily News]] |pages=8 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> |19 |[[Colombo]] |- |{{flagdeco|SUR}} [[Miss Suriname|Suriname]] |Marlene Saimo<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 April 1977 |title=Marlene Saimo (19) miss Suriname Gerie Atmodimedjo runner up |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011186897:mpeg21:p001 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Vrije Stem |pages=1 |language=nl |via=Delpher}}</ref> |19 |[[Paramaribo]] |- |{{flagdeco|SWE}} [[Miss Sweden|Sweden]] |Birgitta Lindvall |21 |[[Luleå]] |- |{{flagdeco|CHE}} [[Miss Switzerland|Switzerland]] |Anja Terzi<ref name=":5" /> |17 |[[Geneva]] |- |{{flagicon image|Flag of Thailand (non-standard colours).svg}} [[Miss Thailand|Thailand]] |Laddawan Intriya |19 |[[Bangkok]] |- |{{flagicon|Trinidad}} [[Miss Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]] |[[Janelle Commissiong]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Braun |first=Liz |date=10 July 2020 |title=First black Miss Universe became a national icon in Trinidad |url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/first-black-miss-universe-became-a-national-icon-in-trinidad |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Toronto Sun |language=en}}</ref> |24 |[[Port of Spain]] |- |{{flagdeco|USA}} [[Miss USA|United States]] |[[Kimberly Tomes]]<ref name="Star">{{cite news |date=May 15, 1977 |title=Miss Texas Wins Miss America ''(sic)'' Title |language=en |page=9 |work=[[Ventura County Star]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/926989519/ |access-date=26 July 2023}} (Article content makes it clear they mean Miss USA, but the title does say Miss America.)</ref> |21 |[[Houston]] |- |{{flagicon|USVI}} [[Miss US Virgin Islands|United States Virgin Islands]] |Denise George<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 July 1977 |title=Miss Virgin Islands |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=inJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rEYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5410%2C1814389 |access-date=17 March 2026 |work=[[The Virgin Islands Daily News]] |pages=1 |language=en |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> |17 |[[Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie]] |- |{{flagdeco|URY}} [[Miss Uruguay|Uruguay]] |Adriana Umpierre<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2017 |title=La belleza salteña coronada a nivel nacional e internacional |trans-title=The beauty from Salta crowned at a national and international level |url=https://elpueblodigital.uy/la-belleza-saltena-coronada-a-nivel-nacional-e-internacional/ |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=El Pueblo |language=es}}</ref> |19 |[[Salto, Uruguay|Salto]] |- |{{flagdeco|VEN|1954}} [[Miss Venezuela|Venezuela]] |[[Cristal Montañez]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Echeverry |first=Hugo |date=6 March 2021 |title=Cristal Montañéz: de Miss Venezuela a defensora de los DD. HH. |trans-title=Cristal Montañéz: from Miss Venezuela to human rights defender. |url=https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/dia-internacional-de-la-mujer-2021_cristal-montanez-de-miss-venezuela-defensora-de-ddhh/6072151.html |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Voz de América |language=es}}</ref> |17 |[[Caracas]] |- |{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Miss Wales|Wales]] |Christine Murphy<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 April 1977|title=Miss Wales puts a big smile on the face of Llandudno|language=en|pages=29|work=The North Wales Weekly News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110285518/miss-wales-1977/|access-date=17 March 2026|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |23 |[[Swansea]] |- |{{flagdeco|DEU}} [[Miss Universe Germany|West Germany]] |Marie-Luise Gassen<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wecker|first=Janaya|date=20 September 2022|title=Photos of Celebrity Couples Who Got Married in Las Vegas|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/g40432210/celebrity-las-vegas-weddings/|access-date=17 March 2026|website=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|language=en-US}}</ref> |24 |[[Munich]] |- |{{flagdeco|YUG}} [[Miss Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] |Ljiljana Sobajić |22 |[[Belgrade]] |}
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==References== <references />
==External links== * [http://www.missuniverse.com Miss Universe official website]
{{Miss Universe}} {{Miss Universe 1977 delegates}}
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