# Miss World 1977 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1977 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1977.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1977 > Source revision: 1330863583 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant edition Miss World 1977 Miss World 1977 titlecard Date 17 November 1977 Presenters Ray Moore Andy Williams Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom[1] Broadcaster BBC Entrants 62 Placements 15 Debuts Cayman Islands Isle of Man Papua New Guinea Western Samoa Withdrawals Guatemala Italy Jamaica Singapore United States Virgin Islands Returns Bolivia Nicaragua Panama Sri Lanka Winner Mary Stävin[2][3] Sweden ← 1976 1978 → **Miss World 1977** was the 27th edition of the [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) pageant, held on 17 November 1977 at the [Royal Albert Hall](/source/Royal_Albert_Hall) in [London](/source/London), United Kingdom.[1] The winner was [Mary Stävin](/source/Mary_St%C3%A4vin) from [Sweden](/source/Sweden).[2][3][4] She was crowned by Miss World 1976, [Cindy Breakspeare](/source/Cindy_Breakspeare) of Jamaica.[5] The first runner-up was Ineke Berends representing Holland, while the second runner-up was [Dagmar Winkler](/source/Dagmar_W%C3%B6hrl) from West Germany, the third runner-up was Madalena Sbaraini of Brazil, and the fourth runner-up was Cindy Darlene Miller from the United States.[2][3] Stävin was awarded a $37,000 cash prize as the winner of the pageant.[2] ## Selection of participants ### Replacements [Miss New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_at_Miss_World) 1977, Donna Schultz,[6] was replaced by Michelle Hyde due to unknown reasons. Janice Galea of Malta withdrew from the competition due to age requirements, because her age was similar to Miss Italy before the pageant. At the last minute, she was replaced by her first runner-up, Pauline Lewise Farrugia. ### Debuts, returns, and withdrawals This edition marked the debut of Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Papua New Guinea and Western Samoa. And the return of Bolivia, Nicaragua, Panama and Sri Lanka; Panama, which last competed in [1971](/source/Miss_World_1971) and Bolivia, Nicaragua and Sri Lanka last competed in [1975](/source/Miss_World_1975). Guatemala and the United States Virgin Islands, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons. Anna Maria Kanakis of Italy, was disqualified from the pageant, because organizers discovered that she was underage. Sandra Kong of Jamaica and Veronica Lourdes of Singapore both withdrew from the competition due to protest against the presence of Miss South Africa. Additionally, the Black representative from South Africa, who competed under the name “Africa South”, also withdrew from the pageant.[a] Contestants who withdrew in protest against the presence of Miss South Africa; Veena Prakash of India, [Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin](/source/Siti_Mirza_Nuria_Arifin) of Indonesia, Welma Campbell of Liberia, Ingrid Desmarais of Mauritius, Ana Melissa "Peachy" Ofilada Veneracion of the Philippines, Zanella Tutu Tshabalala of Swaziland and Svetlana Višnjić of Yugoslavia.[7][8][9] ## Results ### Placements Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1977[2][4][10][8] Placement Contestant Miss World 1977 Sweden – Mary Stävin[2][3][4] 1st runner-up Holland – Ineke Berends[2][3] 2nd runner-up West Germany – Dagmar Winkler[2][3] 3rd runner-up Brazil – Madalena Sbaraini[2][3] 4th runner-up United States – Cindy Darlene Miller[2][3] Top 7 Australia – Jaye Hopewell United Kingdom – Madeleine Stringer[8] Top 15 Austria – Eva Maria Düringer Denmark – Annette Simonsen Finland – Asta Seppälä France – Véronique Fagot Mexico – Elizabeth Aguilar Peru – Isabel Frías Spain – Guillermina Ruiz Switzerland – Daniela Häberli ## Judges A panel of ten judges evaluated the performances of the sixty-two contestants. They were:[11] - [Maurice Hope](/source/Maurice_Hope) - boxer - [Oliver Tobias](/source/Oliver_Tobias) - actor - [Micky Dolenz](/source/Micky_Dolenz) - actor, musician and vocalist - [Robert Powell](/source/Robert_Powell) - actor - [Dr. Reita Faria](/source/Reita_Faria) - Miss World 1966 from India - [Eric Morley](/source/Eric_Morley) (chairman) - president of [Mecca Leisure Group](/source/Mecca), Variety International - [Joan Collins](/source/Joan_Collins) - actress - [Claude François](/source/Claude_Fran%C3%A7ois) - singer - [Barry Sheene](/source/Barry_Sheene) - motorcyclist - Cynthia Wetzell - sponsor from Samoa ## Contestants 62 contestants competed for the title.[4] Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Argentina Susana Stéfano 20 Salta Aruba Helene Croes 19 Oranjestad Australia Jaye Hopewell[8] 18 Perth Austria Eva Maria Düringer[8] 18 Bodensee Bahamas Laurie Lee Joseph 17 Nassau Belgium Claudine Vasseur 18 Brussels Bermuda Connie Frith 23 St. George's Parish Bolivia Elizabeth Yanone 17 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Brazil Madalena Sbaraini[2][3] 21 Porto Alegre Canada Marianne McKeen 23 Comber Cayman Islands Patricia Jackson-Patiño 18 Grand Cayman Chile Annie Garling 17 Santiago Colombia María Clara O'Byrne 20 Atlántico Costa Rica Carmen Núñez 17 San José Curaçao Xiomara Winklaar 19 Willemstad Cyprus Georgia Georgiou 23 Nicosia Denmark Annette Simonsen 16 Copenhagen Dominican Republic Jacqueline Hernández 20 Santo Domingo Ecuador Lucía Hernández 18 Chone El Salvador Magaly Varela 19 San Salvador Finland Asta Seppälä 20 Helsinki France Véronique Fagot 18 Poitou French Polynesia[b] Therese Amo 18 Papeete Gibraltar Lourdes Holmes[10] 18 Gibraltar Greece Lina Ioannou 24 Athens Guam Diane Haun 17 Yigo Holland Ineke Berends[2][3] 25 Amsterdam Honduras Marlene Villela 21 Tegucigalpa Hong Kong Ada Lui 18 Hong Kong Iceland Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir 18 Reykjavík Ireland Lorraine Enriquez 18 Dublin Isle of Man Helen Shimmin 20 Douglas Israel Ya'el Hovav 21 Jerusalem Japan Chizuru Shigemura 22 Saitama Jersey Blodwen Pritchard 18 St. Helier Lebanon Vera Alouane 18 Beirut Luxembourg Jeannette Colling 23 Luxembourg City Malta Pauline Farrugia 21 Żebbuġ Mexico Elizabeth Aguilar 22 Ameca New Zealand Michelle Hyde[12] 21 Wellington Nicaragua Beatriz Obregón 18 Rivas Norway Åshild Ottesen 22 Oslo Panama Anabelle Vallarino 19 Panama City Papua New Guinea Sayah Karakuru 24 Port Moresby Paraguay María Elizabeth Giardina 21 Asunción Peru Isabel Frías 22 Cajamarca Puerto Rico Didriana del Río 17 Santurce South Africa Vanessa Wannenburg[8] 21 Johannesburg South Korea[c] Kim Soon-ae 17 Seoul Spain Guillermina Ruiz 21 Barcelona Sri Lanka Sharmini Senaratna 19 Colombo Sweden Mary Stävin[2] 20 Örebro Switzerland Daniela Häberli[13] 19 Zürich Thailand Siriporn Savanglum 17 Bangkok Trinidad and Tobago Marlene Villafana 20 Port of Spain Turkey Kamer Bulutöte[14] 22 Istanbul United Kingdom Madeleine Stringer[8] 24 North Shields United States Cindy Darlene Miller[2][3] 20 Chesapeake Uruguay Adriana Umpierre 20 Montevideo Venezuela Jackeline van den Branden 22 Caracas West Germany Dagmar Winkler[2][3] 23 Nuremberg Western Samoa Ana Decima Schmidt 21 Apia ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** The local pageant renamed Miss Black South Africa and withdrew 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Competed as Tahiti in the pageant 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Competed as Korea in the pageant . ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lakeland_Ledger-2_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lakeland_Ledger-2_1-1) ["Swede Chosen Miss World"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19771118&id=Ql1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=5389,5206929&hl=en). [Lakeland Ledger](/source/Lakeland_Ledger). 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-12) [***n***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-13) [***o***](#cite_ref-AP-1_2-14) ["Swedish girl 'Miss World'"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19771118&id=2g4pAAAAIBAJ&pg=4375,3087821&hl=en). [The Gadsden Times](/source/The_Gadsden_Times). 18 November 1977. 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["Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu"](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916) [Beauties met on live broadcast]. *[Hürriyet](/source/H%C3%BCrriyet)* (in Turkish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230102125519/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916) from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025. v t e Miss World Editions 1950s 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Related Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Beauty with a Purpose v t e Miss World 1977 national titleholders Eva Maria Düringer Dagmar Winkler Elizabeth Aguilar Mary Stävin --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miss World 1977](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1977) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1977?action=history)). 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