# Miss Universe 1977

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26th Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe 1977 Janelle Commissiong Date 16 July 1977 Presenters Bob Barker Helen O'Connell Entertainment Trío Los Juglares Fernando Casado Venue National Theater, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Broadcaster CBS (international) Color Visión (official broadcaster) Entrants 80 Placements 12 Debuts Antigua British Virgin Islands French Guiana Guadeloupe Réunion Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Saint Lucia Withdrawals Guatemala Luxembourg Turkey Returns Belize Haiti Lebanon Tahiti Winner Janelle Commissiong Trinidad and Tobago Congeniality Pamela Mercer (Canada) Best National Costume Kim Sung-hee (South Korea) Photogenic Janelle Commissiong (Trinidad and Tobago) ← 1976 1978 →

**Miss Universe 1977** was the 26th [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) pageant, held at the [National Theater](/source/Teatro_Nacional_(Santo_Domingo)) in [Santo Domingo](/source/Santo_Domingo), Dominican Republic, on 16 July 1977.

At the conclusion of the event, [Rina Messinger](/source/Rina_Messinger) of Israel crowned [Janelle Commissiong](/source/Janelle_Commissiong) of Trinidad and Tobago as Miss Universe 1977. This was the first time a black woman won Miss Universe.[1] 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](/source/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 [National Theater](/source/Eduardo_Brito_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".[2][3]

### 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.[4]

#### 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 [1962](/source/Miss_Universe_1962); and Belize, Haiti, and Lebanon which last competed in [1975](/source/Miss_Universe_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.[5][6] 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.[7][8]

## Results

Miss Universe 1977 participating countries and territories.

### Placements

Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1977 Trinidad and Tobago – Janelle Commissiong[1] 1st Runner-Up Austria – Eva Düringer[1] 2nd Runner-Up Scotland – Sandra Bell[1] 3rd Runner-Up Colombia – Aura María Mojica[1] 4th Runner-Up West Germany – Marie-Luise Gassen[1] Top 12[9] Argentina – Maritza Jurado Dominican Republic – Blanca Sardiñas Holland – Ineke Berends Nicaragua – Beatriz Obregón Spain – Luz Hernández United States – Kimberly Tomes Venezuela – Cristal Montañez

### Special awards

Award Contestant Miss Amity Canada – Pamela Mercer Miss Photogenic Trinidad and Tobago – Janelle Commissiong[1]

#### Best National Costume

Placement Contestant Winner South Korea – Sung-hee Kim[10] 1st runner-up Uruguay – Adriana Umpierre[11] 2nd runner-up Lebanon – Hyam Saadé[11]

## Pageant

### Format

Same with [1971](/source/Miss_Universe_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.[12]

### Selection committee

- J. Armando Bermudez – Dominican businessman[1]

- [Roberto Cavalli](/source/Roberto_Cavalli) – Italian fashion designer[1]

- [Wilhelmina Cooper](/source/Wilhelmina_Cooper) – Founder of [Wilhelmina Models](/source/Wilhelmina_Models)[1]

- [Linda Cristal](/source/Linda_Cristal) – Argentine-American actress[1]

- [Robert Evans](/source/Robert_Evans) – American film producer[1]

- [Uri Geller](/source/Uri_Geller) – Israel-British illusionist[1]

- [Oscar de la Renta](/source/Oscar_de_la_Renta) – Dominican fashion designer[1]

- [Howard W. Koch](/source/Howard_W._Koch) – American film producer and director[1]

- [Marisol Malaret](/source/Marisol_Malaret) – [Miss Universe 1970](/source/Miss_Universe_1970) from Puerto Rico[1]

- [Gordon Parks](/source/Gordon_Parks) – American photographer, writer, and musician[1]

- [Vidal Sassoon](/source/Vidal_Sassoon) – British hairstylist[1]

- [Dionne Warwick](/source/Dionne_Warwick) – American singer[1]

## Contestants

Miss Venezuela, Peru and Honduras with Miss Universe 1976, Rina Messinger.

Eighty contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown American Samoa Virginia Suka 17 Pago Pago Antigua Sheryl Gibbons[13] 20 St. John's Argentina Maritza Jurado[14] 24 La Plata Aruba Eldrith Oduber[15] 22 Oranjestad Australia Jill Minaham[16] 19 Melbourne Austria Eva Düringer[17] 18 Bodensee Bahamas Paulette Borghardt[18] 20 Nassau Barbados Margaret Rouse 18 Saint James Belgium Claudine Vasseur[19] 18 Brussels Belize Dora Phillips[20] 18 Belmopan Bermuda Connie Frith[20] 23 St. George's Parish Bolivia Liliana Gutiérrez[21] 18 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Brazil Cássia Janys Silveira[22] 21 Indaiatuba British Virgin Islands Andria Norman[23] 21 Road Town Canada Pamela Mercer[24] 20 Burnaby Chile Priscilla Brenner[25] 18 Santiago Colombia Aura María Mojica[26] 18 Valle de Cauca Costa Rica Claudia Garnier[27] 18 San José Curaçao Regine Tromp[28] 22 Willemstad Denmark Inge Erlandsen[29] 23 Copenhagen Dominican Republic Blanca Sardiñas[30] 23 Santo Domingo Ecuador Lucía del Carmen Hernández[31] 18 Chone El Salvador Altagracia Arévalo[32] 19 San Salvador England Sarah Long[33] 19 Bristol Finland Armi Aavikko[34] 18 Helsinki France Véronique Fagot[35] 17 Poitou French Guiana Evelyne Randel 17 Cayenne French Polynesia Donna Aunoa[36] 20 Papeete Greece Maria Spantidaki[37] 22 Athens Guadeloupe Catherine Reinette 18 Basse-Terre Guam Lisa Ann Caso 20 Agana Haiti Françoise Elie[38] 19 Port-au-Prince Holland Ineke Berends[39] 25 Amsterdam Honduras Carolina Rauscher[40] 19 Siguatepeque Hong Kong Loletta Chu[41] 18 Hong Kong Iceland Kristjana Þrainsdóttir[42] 24 Reykjavík India Bineeta Bose 18 Delhi Indonesia Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin[43] 24 Palembang Ireland Jakki Moore[44] 18 Dublin Israel Zehava Vardi[45] 21 Haifa Italy Paola Biasini[46] 22 Milan Japan Kyoko Sato[47] 19 Tokyo Lebanon Hyam Saadé[36] 18 Beirut Liberia Welma Campbell[36] 21 Monrovia Malaysia Leong Li Ping[48] 23 Ipoh Malta Jane Saliba[49] 19 Żurrieq Mauritius Danielle Marie Bouic[50] 22 Port Louis Mexico Felicia Mercado[51] 17 Baja California New Zealand Donna Schultze[52] 20 Auckland Nicaragua Beatriz Obregón[53] 18 Rivas Northern Mariana Islands Margarita Camacho 19 Saipan Norway Åshild Ottesen[54] 22 Oslo Panama Marina Valenciano[55] 19 Panama City Papua New Guinea Sayah Karakuru[56] 24 Port Moresby Paraguay María Leticia Zarza[57] 17 Concepción Peru María Isabel Frías[58] 22 Lima Philippines Anna Lorraine Kier[59] 17 Baguio Puerto Rico Maria del Mar Rivera[60] 20 Ponce Réunion Yolaine Morel 22 Saint-Denis Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Annette Frank 20 Basseterre Saint Lucia Iva-Lua Mendes[61] 18 Castries Scotland Sandra Bell[62] 18 Glasgow Singapore Marilyn Choon[63] 17 Singapore Sint Maarten Marie Boirard[64] 19 Marigot South Africa Glynis Fester[16] 19 Cape Town South Korea Sung-hee Kim[65] 18 Seoul Spain Luz María Polegre[66] 19 Tenerife Sri Lanka Sobodhini Nagesan[67] 19 Colombo Suriname Marlene Saimo[68] 19 Paramaribo Sweden Birgitta Lindvall 21 Luleå Switzerland Anja Terzi[16] 17 Geneva Thailand Laddawan Intriya 19 Bangkok Trinidad and Tobago Janelle Commissiong[69] 24 Port of Spain United States Kimberly Tomes[70] 21 Houston United States Virgin Islands Denise George[71] 17 Charlotte Amalie Uruguay Adriana Umpierre[72] 19 Salto Venezuela Cristal Montañez[73] 17 Caracas Wales Christine Murphy[74] 23 Swansea West Germany Marie-Luise Gassen[75] 24 Munich Yugoslavia Ljiljana Sobajić 22 Belgrade

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-A_13-0)** Ages at the time of the pageant

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-50)** ["Jimmy Carter es popular entre las candidatas a Miss Universo"](https://books.google.com/books?id=5oBEAAAAIBAJ&dq=Jane+Saliba&pg=PA4) [Jimmy Carter is popular among the Miss Universe contestants]. *La Opinion* (in Spanish). 12 July 1977. p. 4. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-51)** ["Gobierno dominicano recibio multiples regalos del mundo"](https://books.google.com/books?id=V8w0AAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Danielle+Bouic%22&pg=PA10&article_id=4490,9726572) [The Dominican government received multiple gifts from around the world]. *La Nacion* (in Spanish). 11 July 1977. p. 10. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via Google Books.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-53)** Quindlen, Anna (1 July 1977). ["A Miss Universe Day Beguiles City Hall"](https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/01/archives/a-miss-universe-day-beguiles-city-hall-47-miss-universe-candidates.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 6 February 2026.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-55)** ["Gott að vera komin heim"](https://timarit.is/page/1488854?iabr=on) [Good to be home.]. *[Morgunblaðið](/source/Morgunbla%C3%B0i%C3%B0)* (in Icelandic). 29 July 1977. p. 33. Retrieved 6 February 2026 – via [Tímarit.is](/source/T%C3%ADmarit.is).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-56)** ["Estas son las panameñas que participaron de Miss Universo"](https://www.telemetro.com/noticias/2015/01/07/panamenas-participaron-miss-universo/1656598.html) [These are the Panamanian women who participated in Miss Universe]. *Telemetro* (in Spanish). 7 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-57)** ["Bid to win a crown"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250160704?searchTerm=%22Miss%20Universe%22). *Papua New Guinea Post-Courier*. 25 October 1977. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2026 – via Trove.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-59)** ["Miss Perú: las peruanas más bellas de las últimas décadas"](https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/farandula/miss-peru-peruanas-bellas-ultimas-decadas-noticia-473145-noticia/) [Miss Peru: The most beautiful Peruvian women of recent decades]. *El Comercio* (in Spanish). 12 November 2017. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1605-3052](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1605-3052). Retrieved 6 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-60)** ["Remember Bb. Pilipinas-U Anna Lorraine Kier?"](https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20130806/282733404496402). *[Philippine Star](/source/Philippine_Star)*. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-61)** ["Apoteotico reconocimiento a la "Senorita Miss Universo""](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) [A triumphant tribute to "Miss Universe"]. *La Opinion* (in Spanish). 6 July 1977. p. 4. Retrieved 6 February 2026 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-62)** ["Louise Victor To Represent Saint Lucia at Miss Universe Pageant"](https://thevoiceslu.com/2017/11/louise-victor-represent-saint-lucia-miss-universe-pageant/). *The Voice St. Lucia News*. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-63)** ["Sandra chosen "Miss Scotland""](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107317780/miss-scotland-1978/). *The Wishaw Press, etc*. 20 May 1977. p. 10. Retrieved 6 February 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-64)** ["Marilyn's next move"](http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19770509-1.2.15). *New Nation*. 9 May 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via National Library Board.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-65)** ["Marie Boyard werd Miss St. Maarten"](https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010639118:mpeg21:p005) [Marie Boyard became Miss St. Maarten]. *Amigoe* (in Dutch). 4 April 1977. p. 5. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Delpher.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-66)** ["'Miss Korea' details 60-year history of Korean beauty pageant"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/books/20160715/miss-korea-details-60-year-history-of-korean-beauty-pageant). *[The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times)*. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-67)** ["Una tinerfeña de 17 años, con medidas ideales, la nueva Miss España"](https://www.elimparcial.es/noticia/5393/gente-y-tendencias/una-tinerfena-de-17-anos-con-medidas-ideales-la-nueva-miss-espana.html) [A 17-year-old from Tenerife, with ideal measurements, is the new Miss Spain]. *El Imparcial* (in Spanish). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-68)** ["Miss V.I. in Santo Domingo"](https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=i3JSAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA8&dq=%22Sobodhini%20Nagesan%22&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q=%22Sobodhini%20Nagesan%22&f=false). *[The Virgin Islands Daily News](/source/The_Virgin_Islands_Daily_News)*. 18 July 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-69)** ["Marlene Saimo (19) miss Suriname Gerie Atmodimedjo runner up"](https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011186897:mpeg21:p001). *Vrije Stem* (in Dutch). 25 April 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via Delpher.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-70)** Braun, Liz (10 July 2020). ["First black Miss Universe became a national icon in Trinidad"](https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/first-black-miss-universe-became-a-national-icon-in-trinidad). *Toronto Sun*. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Star_71-0)** ["Miss Texas Wins Miss America *(sic)* Title"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/926989519/). *[Ventura County Star](/source/Ventura_County_Star)*. May 15, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 26 July 2023. (Article content makes it clear they mean Miss USA, but the title does say Miss America.)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-72)** ["Miss Virgin Islands"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=inJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rEYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5410%2C1814389). *[The Virgin Islands Daily News](/source/The_Virgin_Islands_Daily_News)*. 16 July 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via [Google News Archive](/source/Google_News_Archive).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-73)** ["La belleza salteña coronada a nivel nacional e internacional"](https://elpueblodigital.uy/la-belleza-saltena-coronada-a-nivel-nacional-e-internacional/) [The beauty from Salta crowned at a national and international level]. *El Pueblo* (in Spanish). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-74)** Echeverry, Hugo (6 March 2021). ["Cristal Montañéz: de Miss Venezuela a defensora de los DD. HH"](https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/dia-internacional-de-la-mujer-2021_cristal-montanez-de-miss-venezuela-defensora-de-ddhh/6072151.html) [Cristal Montañéz: from Miss Venezuela to human rights defender.]. *Voz de América* (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-75)** ["Miss Wales puts a big smile on the face of Llandudno"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110285518/miss-wales-1977/). *The North Wales Weekly News*. 28 April 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-76)** Wecker, Janaya (20 September 2022). ["Photos of Celebrity Couples Who Got Married in Las Vegas"](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/g40432210/celebrity-las-vegas-weddings/). *[Harper's Bazaar](/source/Harper's_Bazaar)*. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

## External links

- [Miss Universe official website](http://www.missuniverse.com)

v t e Miss Universe 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Scorings

v t e Miss Universe 1977 national titleholders AUT: Eva Düringer FIN: Armi Aavikko HKG: Loletta Chu IDN: Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin MEX: Felicia Mercado TTO: Janelle Commissiong (winner) USA: Kimberly Tomes VEN: Cristal Montañez

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