Miss World 1997
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Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
pageant was held at the Baie Lazare
Baie Lazare
Baie Lazare is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. It is named after the explorer Lazare Picault....
, Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
on November 22, 1997. 86 delegates delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Richard Steinmetz
Richard Steinmetz
Richard Steinmetz is an American actor.In May 2004, Steinmetz joined the cast of Passions as Martin Fitzgerald, the long-missing patriarch of the Lopez-Fitzgerald family....
hosted the pageant, while Latin sensation Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
provided entertainment. Miss Botswana, Mpule Kwelagobe
Mpule Kwelagobe
Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe of Gaborone, Botswana was crowned Miss Universe in May 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago. Since being crowned Miss Universe 1999, Mpule has been recognized and honored as a human health rights activist, especially for her fight against HIV/AIDS and advocacy for youth and women to...
went on to win the Miss Universe 1999
Miss Universe 1999
Miss Universe 1999 was held at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on May 26, 1999. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned as Miss Universe 1999 by Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago. A record number of 84 contestants competed in the pageant...
pageant after being unplaced at Miss World.
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1997 | |
| 1st runner-up |
 New Zealand - Lauralee Martinovich |
| 2nd runner-up |
 South Africa - Jessica Motaung |
| Finalists |
 Turkey - Çağla Şikel Thailand - Tanya Suesuntisook |
| Semi-finalists |
 Australia - Laura CsortanLaura Csortan Laura Csortan is an Australian model and television presenter. Her national pageant titles include Miss Universe Australia 1997 and Miss World Australia 1998....  Lebanon - Joëlle Buhlok Malaysia - Arianna Teoh United Kingdom - Vicki-Lee WalbergVicki-Lee Walberg Vicki-Lee Walberg is a model who was Miss United Kingdom in 1997, and made the top 10 at the Miss World 1997 pageant. She was the last title holder to advance to the semifinal of the contest. Walberg later went on to work in television and was a 'Dolly Dealer' in Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards...  United States - Sallie Toussaint |
Continental Queens
| Continental Queen | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area... |
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| Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily... |
United States - Sallie Toussaint |
| Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... and Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago... |
 India - Diana Hayden |
| Caribbean Caribbean The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north... |
 Jamaica - Michell Moodie |
| Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
Turkey - Çağla Şıkel |
86 contestants
- ' - Taisha Regina Gomes
Argentina - Natalia Pombo
Aruba - Michella Laclé Croes- Australia - Laura CsortanLaura CsortanLaura Csortan is an Australian model and television presenter. Her national pageant titles include Miss Universe Australia 1997 and Miss World Australia 1998....
Austria - Susanne Nagele
The Bahamas - Alevta Adderley
Belgium - Sandrine CormanSandrine CormanSandrine Corman was Miss Belgium 1997 and represented her country at Miss World 1997 and Miss Universe 1998....
Bolivia - Mitzy Suárez Saucedo- ' - Elma Terzić
Botswana - Mpule KwelagobeMpule KwelagobeMpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe of Gaborone, Botswana was crowned Miss Universe in May 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago. Since being crowned Miss Universe 1999, Mpule has been recognized and honored as a human health rights activist, especially for her fight against HIV/AIDS and advocacy for youth and women to...
Brazil - Fernanda Rambo Agnes
British Virgin Islands - Zoe Jennifer Walcott
Kingdom of Bulgaria - Simona Velitchkova
Canada - Keri-Lynn Power
Cape Verde - Carmelinda Gonçalves
Cayman Islands - Cassandra Powell
Chile - Paulina MladinicPaulina MladinicPaulina Mladinic Zorzano was the Chilean delegate for Miss World in 1997. Paulina is of Croatian and Basque descent.-References:*...- ' - Fang Su-Ling
Colombia - Gladys Buitrago Caicedo
Costa Rica - Rebeca Escalante Trejas
Independent State of Croatia - Martina Novosel
Cyprus - Galatia Charalambidou
Czech Republic- Terezie Dobrovolná
Dominican Republic - Carolina Estrella Peña
Ecuador - Clio Olayo Frías
Egypt - Amal Shawky Soliman
Estonia - Mairit Roonsar
Finland - Minna Lehtinen
Early Modern France - Laure Belleville
Germany - Katja Glawe
Ghana - Benita Sena Somolekae
Gibraltar - Rosanna Ressa
Greece - Eugenia Limantzaki
Guatemala - Lourdes Mabel Valencia Bobadilla- ' - Sonja Aldina Silva
Honduras - Hansel Cristina Caceres Teruel
Hong Kong - Vivian Lee Ming-Wai
Hungary - Beata Petes- India - Diana Hayden
Republic of Ireland - Andrea RocheAndrea RocheAndrea Roche is an award-winning Irish model, socialite and occasional television personality. She took part in the RTÉ One reality sports television series Celebrity Bainisteoir in 2009 and features on a weekly basis on the TV3 show Ireland AM...
Israel - Mirit Greenberg
Italy - Irene Lippi- Jamaica - Michelle Moodie
Japan - Shinobu Saraie- ' - Kim Jin-ah
Latvia - Liga Graudumniece- Lebanon - Joëlle Buhlok
Lithuania - Asta Vyšniauskaitė
MacauMacauMacau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
- Agnes Lo- Malaysia - Arianna Teoh
Malta - Sarah Vella
Mexico - Blanca SotoBlanca SotoBlanca Delfina Soto Benavides is a Mexican actress, model and former beauty queen. She competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico in 1997. Representing the state of Morelos, in which she was raised, Soto became Miss Mexico World. She represented her country in the Miss World...
Namibia - Sheya Shipanga- - Jharana BajracharyaJharana BajracharyaJharna Bajracharya Rashid is a Nepali film actress. She was crowned Miss Nepal in 1997, at the age of sixteen.- Early Beginning :...
- New Zealand - Lauralee Martinovich
Norway - Charlotte Høiåsen
Panama - Patricia Aurora Bremner Hernández
Paraguay - Mariela Quiñónez García
Peru - Claudia María Luque Barrantas
Philippines - Kristine Rachel Gumabao Florendo
Poland - Roksana Jonek- Portugal - Icilia Silva Berenguel
Puerto Rico - Aurea Isis Marrero Nieves
Russia - Liudmila Popova
Seychelles - Michelle Lane
Singapore - Jasmine Wong
Slovakia - Marietta Senkacová
Slovenia - Maja Šimec- South Africa - Jessica Motaung
Spain - Nuria Avellaneda Gallego
Swaziland - Xoliswa Mkhonta
Sweden - Sofia Joelsson- - Tanja Gutmann
Tanzania - Saida Joy Kessys Sashays- Thailand - Tanya Suesuntisook
- ' - Mandy Jagdeo
- Turkey - Çağla Şıkel
Uganda - Lillian Acom
Ukraine - Kseniya Kuz'menko- United Kingdom - Vicki-Lee WalbergVicki-Lee WalbergVicki-Lee Walberg is a model who was Miss United Kingdom in 1997, and made the top 10 at the Miss World 1997 pageant. She was the last title holder to advance to the semifinal of the contest. Walberg later went on to work in television and was a 'Dolly Dealer' in Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards...
- United States - Sallie Toussaint
Uruguay - Ana González Kwasny
Venezuela - Christina DieckmannChristina DieckmannChristina Dieckmann Jiménez is a Venezuelan model, actress, who participated in Miss Venezuela 1997 where she won a chance to go to Miss World. She then became a model and has worked for numerous advertising campaigns in Venezuela, U.S. and Brazil including Diet Pepsi...- ' - Tamara Saponijić
Zambia - Tukuza Tembo
Zimbabwe - Una Patel
Returning countries and Debuts
- Cape Verde and Nepal competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Egypt last competed in 1990Miss World 1990Miss World 1990, the 40th Miss World pageant was held on 8 November 1990 in the London Palladium, London, United Kingdom. The winner was Gina Tolleson, representing the United States.-Placements:-Special awards:-Continental Queens:...
. - Honduras, Malta and Namibia last competed in 1993Miss World 1993Miss World 1993, the 43rd Miss World pageant was held on 27 November 1993 at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. The pageant attracted 81 contestants from all over the world. This is the second consecutive staging of the pageant in Sun City. The event was hosted by actor...
. - Bahamas and Cayman Islands last competed in 1995Miss World 1995The 45th Miss World Pageant was held for the fourth straight year at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa on 18 November 1995. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta and Bobbie Eakes and was also particiapted by...
after a 1-year recovery from financial and sponsorship crisis.
Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Nigeria did not compete in Miss World because of sponsorship problems and scheduling conflict.
- Curaçao failed to send a delegate in Miss World.
Guam did not compete due to no pageant and funding
Other Notes
- Botswana (Mpule KwelagobeMpule KwelagobeMpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe of Gaborone, Botswana was crowned Miss Universe in May 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago. Since being crowned Miss Universe 1999, Mpule has been recognized and honored as a human health rights activist, especially for her fight against HIV/AIDS and advocacy for youth and women to...
) won the title of Miss Universe 1999Miss Universe 1999Miss Universe 1999 was held at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on May 26, 1999. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned as Miss Universe 1999 by Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago. A record number of 84 contestants competed in the pageant...
in Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. - Ireland (Andrea RocheAndrea RocheAndrea Roche is an award-winning Irish model, socialite and occasional television personality. She took part in the RTÉ One reality sports television series Celebrity Bainisteoir in 2009 and features on a weekly basis on the TV3 show Ireland AM...
) competed in Miss Universe 1998Miss Universe 1998Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pageant was held at Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on May 12, 1998. Brook Lee, Miss Universe 1997, of the USA crowned Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago as Miss Universe 1998...
and was a semi-finalist. - Australia (Laura CsortanLaura CsortanLaura Csortan is an Australian model and television presenter. Her national pageant titles include Miss Universe Australia 1997 and Miss World Australia 1998....
) won the Miss Amity award in Miss Universe 1997Miss Universe 1997Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss...
. - This is the first time that no Latin AmericaLatin AmericaLatin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n country had made into the semi-finals. - This year marked the last time a Miss United Kingdom made the semi-finals.
- 8 out of 10 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Lebanon (1975), Thailand (1989), New Zealand and Turkey (1991), United States (1993), Malaysia and United Kingdom (1994), and Australia (1995).