Miss World 1977
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| Miss World 1977 | |
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| File:MW 1977 - BBC.png Miss World 1977 titlecard | |
| Date | 17 November 1977 |
| Presenters | Ray Moore† and Andy Williams† |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK[1] |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 62 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Papua New Guinea, Samoa |
| Withdrawals | Africa South, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Virgin Islands |
| Returns | Bolivia, Nicaragua, Panama, Sri Lanka |
| Winner | Mary Stävin[2][3] Sweden |
Miss World 1977 was the 27th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 17 November 1977 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.[1] The winner was Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin from Sweden.[2][3][4] She was crowned by Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare of Jamaica.[5] Runner-up was Ineke Berends representing Holland, third was Dagmar Gabriele Winkler from West Germany, fourth was Madalena Sbaraini of Brazil, and fifth was Cindy Darlene Miller from United States.[2][3] Stävin was awarded a $37,000 cash prize as the winner of the pageant.[2]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1977 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 7 |
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| Top 15 |
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Contestants
62 contestants competed for the title.[4]
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Contestants who withdrew in protest against the presence of Miss South Africa
- File:Flag of India.svg India – Veena Prakash
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia – Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin[8]
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica – Sandra Kong
- File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia – Welma Campbell
- File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius – Ingrid Desmarais
- File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines – Ana Melissa (Peachy)[7] Ofilada Veneracion
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore – Veronica Lourdes
- File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland – Zanella Tutu Tshabalala
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia – Svetlana Višnjić
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Judges
A panel of ten judges evaluated the performances of Miss World 62 contestants.[4] The judges are:
- Joan Collins
- Micky Dolenz
- Claude François †
- Eric Morley † - CEO of Miss World Organization
- Robert Powell
- Barry Sheene †
- Oliver Tobias
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Notes
Debuts
- File:Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands
- File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man
- File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
- File:Flag of Samoa.svg Western Samoa
Returns
- Last competed in 1971:
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
- Last competed in 1975:
- File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Withdrawals
- File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Africa South - The local pageant renamed Miss Black South Africa and withdrew.
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy – Anna Maria Kanakis was disqualified from the pageant, because organizers discovered that she was underage.
Replacement
- File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta – Janice Galea also had the same issue with age requirements, because her age was similar to Miss Italy before the pageant. At the last minute, she was replaced by her successor, and first runner-up, Pauline Lewise Farrugia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Swede Chosen Miss World". Lakeland Ledger. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 "Swedish girl 'Miss World'". The Gadsden Times. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 "Farmer's Daughter is Miss World". Ocala Star-Banner. 18 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Miss Sweden Now Miss World". Toledo Blade. 18 November 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "John Wayne is host of special at 9 p.m. (TV listings)". Boca Raton News. 25 November 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "How will Miss World, 1977, measure up to the part?". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "Miss World Favorites . . ". Lakeland Ledger. 14 November 1977. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Miss World Entries Quit Over South Africa Issue". The New York Times. 17 November 1977. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
