Miss Universe 1997 | |
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Date | 16 May 1997 |
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Entertainment | Enrique Iglesias |
Venue | Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS (WFOR-TV) |
Entrants | 74 |
Placements | 10 |
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Winner | Brook Lee United States |
Congeniality | Laura Csortan Australia |
Best National Costume | Claudia Vásquez Colombia |
Photogenic | Abbygale Arenas Philippines |
Miss Universe 1997 was the 46th Miss Universe pageant, held on 16 May 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. Seventy-four delegates competed in this year. [1] This is the first Miss Universe edition to be produced by Donald Trump. [2]
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 eighteen to take part at Miss Universe 1997 by seventeen days. [3] [4] [5] 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. However, Schmidt later participated at Miss Baltic Sea 1997 and won the crown.
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. [6] Maryjane McKibben of Western Samoa dropped out of the pageant after two days.
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1997 | |
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Seventy-four contestants competed for the title.
† = deceased
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