Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997, the 46th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 16, 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. 74 delegates competed in this year.[1]
| Miss Universe 1997 | |
|---|---|
![]() Miss Universe 1997, Brook Lee  | |
| Date | May 16, 1997 | 
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Enrique Iglesias | 
| Venue | Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States | 
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 74 | 
| Placements | 10 | 
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Brook Lee  | 
| Congeniality | Laura Csortan  | 
| Best National Costume | Claudia Vásquez  | 
| Photogenic | Abbygale Arenas  | 
Results
    

Miss Universe 1997 Titlecard
Placements
    
| Final results | Contestant | 
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1997 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | 
  | 
| Top 6 | 
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| Top 10 | 
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Final Competition
    
| Nation | Preliminary
 Average  | 
Swimsuit | Interview | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average | Top 6 Question | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.230 (3) | 9.500 (3) | 9.610 (1) | 9.680 (4) | 9.597 (3) | 9.796 (1) | |
| 9.080 (6) | 9.470 (4) | 9.060 (10) | 9.720 (3) | 9.417 (4) | 9.758 (2) | |
| 9.120 (5) | 9.270 (6) | 9.340 (5) | 9.600 (5) | 9.403 (5) | 9.594 (3) | |
| 9.410 (1) | 9.629 (1) | 9.440 (3) | 9.790 (1) | 9.617 (2) | 9.578 (4) | |
| 9.170 (4) | 9.610 (2) | 9.540 (2) | 9.760 (2) | 9.637 (1) | 9.428 (5) | |
| 9.330 (2) | 9.220 (7) | 9.380 (4) | 9.440 (7) | 9.347 (6) | 9.089 (6) | |
| 9.060 (7) | 9.350 (5) | 9.140 (9) | 9.410 (8) | 9.300 (7) | ||
| 8.970 (9) | 9.040 (9) | 9.270 (6) | 9.470 (6) | 9.260 (8) | ||
| 8.980 (8) | 8.920 (10) | 9.220 (7) | 9.270 (9) | 9.137 (9) | ||
| 8.960 (10) | 9.040 (8) | 9.150 (8) | 9.120 (10) | 9.103 (10) | 
Contestants
    

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1997
 Argentina - Nazarena Vanesa González Almada
 Aruba - Karen-Ann Peterson
 Australia - Laura Csortan
 Bahamas - Nestaea Sandra Sealy
 Belgium - Laurence Borremans
 Belize - Sharon Dominguez
 Bermuda - Naomi Darrell
 Bolivia - Helga Bauer Salas
 Bonaire - Jhane-Louise Landwier
 Brazil - Nayla Micherif
 British Virgin Islands - Melinda Penn
 Bulgaria - Krassmira Todorova
 Canada - Carmen Kempt
 Chile - Claudia Delpin
 Colombia - Claudia Elena Vásquez Ángel
 Costa Rica - Gabriela Aguilar Chavarría
 Croatia - Kristina Cherina
 Curaçao - Verna Angela Maria Vasquez
 Cyprus - Korina Nikolaou
 Czech Republic - Petra Minářová
 Dominican Republic - Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez
 Ecuador - María José López Verdu
 Egypt - Eiman Abdallah Thakeb
 El Salvador - Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova
 Estonia - Kristiina Heinmets
 Finland - Karita Hanna-Maria Tuomola
 France - Patricia Spehar
 Germany - Agathe Neuner
 Greece - Elina Zisi
 Guatemala - Carol Annabella Aquino Bonilla
 Honduras - Joselina García Cobos
 Hong Kong - Lee San-san
 Hungary - Ildikó Kecan
 Iceland - Solveig Lilja Guðmundsdóttir
 India - Nafisa Joseph †
 Ireland - Fiona Mullally
 Israel - Dikla Hamdy
 Italy - Denny Méndez
 Jamaica - Nadine Julian Thomas
 Korea - Lee Eun-hee
 Lebanon - Dalida Chammai
 Malaysia - Trincy Low Ee Bing
 Malta - Claire Grech
 Mauritius - Cindy Cesar
 Mexico - Rebeca Tamez
 Namibia - Sheya Shipanga
 New Zealand - Marina Alofagia McCartney
 Northern Mariana Islands - Melanie Sibetang
 Panama - Lía Borrero
 Paraguay - Rosanna Elizabeth Jiménez Pereira
 Peru - Claudia Maria Dopf Scarsi
 Philippines - Abbygale Arenas
 Poland - Agnieszka Zielinska
 Portugal - Lara Antunes
 Puerto Rico - Ana Rosa Brito Suárez
 Romania - Diana Maria Urdareanu
 Russia - Anna Baitchik
 Singapore - Tricia Tan Siew Siew
 Slovak Republic    - Lucia Povrazníková
 South Africa - Mbali Gasa
 Spain - Inés Sáinz Esteban
 Sweden - Victoria Lagerström
  Switzerland - Melanie Winiger
 Taiwan - Chio Hai Ta
 Thailand - Suangsuda Lawanprasert
 Trinidad and Tobago - Margot Rita Bourgeois
 Turkey - Yeşim Çetin
 Turks and Caicos Islands - Keisha Delancy
 Ukraine - Natalia Nadtochey
 Uruguay - Adriana Cano García
 United States - Brook Lee
 United States Virgin Islands - Vania Thomas
 Venezuela - Marena Bencomo
 Zimbabwe - Lorraine Magwenzi
Order of Introduction
    
The following table is the order of introduction in the Parade of Nations segment in the regional groups. This year marked the last year that introducing the delegates with the preliminary scores.
| Geographical Region / Continent | Order of Country / Territory Introduction | 
|---|---|
| South America | |
| The Islands | |
| Europe and The British Isles | |
| Asia and The Land Down Under | |
| Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa | |
| Central and North America | 
Notes
    
    Debut
    
Withdrawals
    
 Cayman Islands
 Cook Islands
 Denmark
 Ghana
 Great Britain — Liz Fuller didn't compete because by personal reasons.
 Indonesia
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Sri Lanka
Did not Compete
    
 Nicaragua – 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.[2]
 Western Samoa – Maryjane McKibben - She dropped out of the pageant after two days.
Replacements
    
 Chile - 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 18 to take part at Miss Universe 1997 by 17 days.[3][4][5]
 Germany - 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.[2] However, Schmidt later participated at Miss Baltic Sea 1997 and won the crown.
Awards
    
 Australia - Miss Congeniality (Laura Csortan)
 Philippines - Miss Photogenic (Abbygale Arenas)
 Colombia - Best National Costume (Claudia Vásquez)
General references
    
- "Miss Universe 1997". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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References
    
- "Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee -- Straight Ally for LGBT Equality". The Huffington Post. June 12, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
 - "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on 1999-10-18.
 - http://www.chileancharm.com/1952_MCH_HISTORIA/miss_chile_4.html
 - http://chileancharm.com/ISLA-DE-PASCUA/REINAS-DE-LA-ISLA.html
 - "Miss Universo 1997".
 
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