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The Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 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 Universe 1997 by previous titleholder, Alicia Machado of Venezuela. Lee was the seventh delegate from the United States to win the pageant; more Miss USA's have won the title than delegates from any other country. There were seventy-four delegates who competed for the crown.
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
After the presentation show, held prior to the final competition, Miss Curaçao had the highest score, followed by Miss Panama and Miss USA. Verna Vasquez of Curaçao won both the final swimsuit and evening gown competitions, but averaged only the second highest score after the first three rounds of competition. The leader at that stage was Denny Mendez of Italy, who placed second in interview, swimsuit and evening gown. Eventual winner Brooke Lee of the USA won the interview competition and placed third in swimsuit and fourth in evening gown. She averaged third after these rounds of competition, but won the pageant after a strong performance in the final interview question.
[edit] Preliminary competition scores
| Rank |
Country |
Swimsuit |
Interview |
Evening Gown |
Average |
| 01 |
Curaçao |
9.36 |
9.37 |
9.53 |
9.420 |
| 02 |
Panama |
8.98 |
9.63 |
9.40 |
9.337 |
| 03 |
USA |
9.11 |
9.56 |
9.04 |
9.237 |
| 04 |
Italy |
9.31 |
8.73 |
9.47 |
9.170 |
| 05 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
8.61 |
9.59 |
9.19 |
9.130 |
| 06 |
Venezuela |
8.44 |
9.50 |
9.31 |
9.083 |
| 07 |
Estonia |
9.19 |
8.79 |
9.23 |
9.070 |
| 08 |
Sweden |
8.59 |
9.26 |
9.10 |
8.983 |
| 09 |
Puerto Rico |
8.44 |
9.42 |
9.05 |
8.970 |
| 10 |
India |
8.86 |
9.25 |
8.79 |
8.967 |
| 11 |
Philippines |
8.73 |
9.31 |
8.81 |
8.950 |
| 12 |
Costa Rica |
8.76 |
9.06 |
9.01 |
8.943 |
| 13 |
Australia |
8.58 |
9.29 |
8.85 |
8.907 |
| 14 |
Czech Republic |
8.63 |
9.15 |
8.86 |
8.880 |
| 15 |
New Zealand |
8.67 |
9.32 |
8.59 |
8.860 |
| 16 |
Mexico |
8.26 |
9.26 |
9.04 |
8.853 |
| 17 |
Switzerland |
8.68 |
9.29 |
8.59 |
8.853 |
| 18 |
Finland |
8.75 |
8.82 |
8.98 |
8.850 |
| 19 |
Iceland |
8.71 |
8.69 |
9.07 |
8.823 |
| 20 |
Colombia |
8.18 |
9.45 |
8.81 |
8.813 |
| 21 |
Israel |
8.81 |
8.74 |
8.85 |
8.800 |
| 22 |
Poland |
8.40 |
8.83 |
8.77 |
8.667 |
| 23 |
Ukraine |
8.08 |
8.95 |
8.88 |
8.637 |
| 24 |
Thailand |
8.21 |
9.16 |
8.54 |
8.637 |
| 25 |
South Africa |
7.97 |
9.29 |
8.62 |
8.627 |
| 26 |
Ireland |
8.46 |
9.16 |
8.23 |
8.617 |
| 27 |
Germany |
8.52 |
8.73 |
8.54 |
8.597 |
| 28 |
Turkey |
8.23 |
8.83 |
8.67 |
8.577 |
| 29 |
Hungary |
8.55 |
8.72 |
8.46 |
8.577 |
| 30 |
Jamaica |
7.96 |
9.21 |
8.43 |
8.533 |
| 31 |
Honduras |
8.05 |
8.88 |
8.66 |
8.530 |
| 32 |
El Salvador |
8.00 |
9.22 |
8.31 |
8.510 |
| 33 |
Spain |
8.09 |
8.93 |
8.46 |
8.493 |
| 34 |
Malaysia |
8.00 |
8.96 |
8.39 |
8.450 |
| 35 |
Zimbabwe |
8.09 |
9.03 |
8.23 |
8.450 |
| 36 |
France |
8.36 |
8.57 |
8.39 |
8.440 |
| 37 |
Portugal |
7.94 |
9.01 |
8.34 |
8.430 |
| 38 |
Chile |
8.26 |
8.69 |
8.32 |
8.423 |
| 39 |
Ecuador |
7.95 |
8.93 |
8.33 |
8.403 |
| 40 |
Cyprus |
8.06 |
8.72 |
8.42 |
8.400 |
| 41 |
US Virgin Islands |
7.73 |
9.23 |
8.24 |
8.400 |
| 42 |
Dominican Republic |
7.66 |
9.40 |
8.12 |
8.393 |
| 43 |
Slovak Republic |
8.40 |
8.04 |
8.72 |
8.387 |
| 44 |
Lebanon |
7.86 |
8.70 |
8.49 |
8.350 |
| 45 |
Hong Kong |
7.88 |
8.96 |
8.15 |
8.330 |
| 46 |
Russia |
8.23 |
8.73 |
8.00 |
8.320 |
| 47 |
Guatemala |
7.57 |
8.98 |
8.40 |
8.317 |
| 48 |
Bolivia |
7.92 |
8.89 |
8.11 |
8.307 |
| 49 |
Belgium |
8.34 |
8.23 |
8.19 |
8.253 |
| 50 |
Singapore |
7.81 |
8.58 |
8.23 |
8.207 |
| 51 |
Peru |
7.59 |
8.82 |
8.15 |
8.187 |
| 52 |
Belize |
7.83 |
8.54 |
8.19 |
8.187 |
| 53 |
Romania |
8.15 |
8.37 |
7.99 |
8.170 |
| 54 |
Namibia |
7.78 |
8.74 |
7.98 |
8.167 |
| 55 |
Taiwan |
7.68 |
8.48 |
8.29 |
8.150 |
| 56 |
Brazil |
7.67 |
8.81 |
7.95 |
8.143 |
| 57 |
Paraguay |
7.29 |
9.04 |
7.98 |
8.103 |
| 58 |
Uruguay |
7.45 |
8.53 |
8.31 |
8.097 |
| 59 |
Croatia |
7.96 |
7.89 |
8.39 |
8.080 |
| 60 |
Canada |
7.54 |
8.67 |
7.99 |
8.067 |
| 61 |
Aruba |
7.57 |
8.56 |
8.05 |
8.060 |
| 62 |
Korea |
7.67 |
8.26 |
8.23 |
8.053 |
| 63 |
Argentina |
7.39 |
8.73 |
8.00 |
8.040 |
| 64 |
Greece |
7.54 |
8.46 |
7.94 |
7.980 |
| 65 |
Bulgaria |
8.19 |
7.39 |
8.15 |
7.910 |
| 66 |
Egypt |
7.31 |
8.58 |
7.80 |
7.897 |
| 67 |
Bahamas |
7.58 |
8.19 |
7.90 |
7.890 |
| 68 |
Bonaire |
7.69 |
8.29 |
7.64 |
7.873 |
| 69 |
British Virgin Islands |
7.36 |
8.33 |
7.64 |
7.777 |
| 70 |
Malta |
7.19 |
8.28 |
7.83 |
7.767 |
| 71 |
Northern Marianas |
7.08 |
8.61 |
7.57 |
7.753 |
| 72 |
Turks and Caicos |
7.26 |
8.61 |
7.32 |
7.730 |
| 73 |
Mauritius |
7.48 |
8.15 |
7.54 |
7.723 |
| 74 |
Bermuda |
7.14 |
8.29 |
7.46 |
7.630 |
|
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Top Six
- Top Ten
|
[edit] Final competition scores
| Country |
Evening Gown |
Swimsuit |
| USA |
9.68 |
9.50 |
| Venezuela |
9.72 |
9.47 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
9.60 |
9.27 |
| Curaçao |
9.79 |
9.62 |
| Italy |
9.76 |
9.61 |
| Panama |
9.44 |
9.22 |
| Estonia |
9.41 |
9.35 |
| Puerto Rico |
9.47 |
9.04 |
| Sweden |
9.27 |
8.92 |
| India |
9.12 |
9.04 |
|
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Top Six
- Top Ten
|
[edit] Contestants
[edit] Entertainment, Hosts and Judges
The pageant hosts were Marla Maples Trump, wife of the then-new owner of the Miss Universe Organization, Donald Trump and George Hamilton. Entertainment was provided by Enrique Iglesias.
The judges were: James Billie, Tommy Ford, Carolina Herrera, Eva Herzigova, Mike Love, Pat O'Brien, Monique Pillard, Cristina Saralegui and Ingrid Seynhaeve.
[edit] Records and Trivia
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