MISS UNIVERSE 1997

1997 May 16
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
74 entries

Results
1  U.S.A.  Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee
2  Venezuela  Marena Josefina Bencomo Jiménez (1st RU Coffee '96, Top 6 South America '96)
3  Trinidad & Tobago  Margot Rita Burgeois

Finalists
Curacao  Verna Angela Maria Vasquez
Italy  Denny Mendez
Panama  Lía Victoria Borrero González (winner International '98)

Semi-finalists
Estonia  Kristiina Heinmets (2nd RU Baltic Sea '98)
India  Nafisa Joseph
Puerto Rico  Ana Rosa Brito Suárez (International '90, World '93)
Sweden  Victoria Lagerström
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Order of announcement of semi-finalists
India, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.A., Italy, Sweden, Curacao, Panama & Estonia

Order of announcement of Top 6
Italy, Panama, Curacao, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago & U.S.A.

Order of announcement of Top 3
Venezuela, U.S.A., & Trinidad & Tobago
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Remainder
Argentina  Nazarena Vanesa González Almada (International '93, South America '96, Banana '97, Nuestra Belleza '97, Sudamericana '97)
Aruba  Karen-Ann Peterson
Australia  Laura Csortan (SF World '97)
Bahamas  Nestaea Sandra Sealy
Belgium  Laurence Borremans (SF World '96)
Belize  Sharon Domínguez (Nuestra Belleza '94)
Bermuda  Naomi Darrell
Bolivia  Helga Bauer Salas (Coffee '97)
Bonaire  Jhane-Louise Landwier  (World '96)
Brazil  Nayla Fernanda Affonso Micherif (Nuestra Belleza '97)
British Virgin Islands  Melinda Penn
Bulgaria  Krasimira Todorova
Canada  Carmen Kempt
Chile  Claudia Delpin
Colombia  Claudia Elena Vásquez Ángel
Costa Rica  Gabriela Aguilar Chavarría (winner Banana '95, winner Asia Pacific '96)
Croatia  Kristina Cherina
Cyprus  Korina Nicolaou
Czech Republic  Petra Minarova (World '96)
Dominican Republic  Cesarina Mejía
Ecuador  Maria José López Verdu
Egypt  Eiman Abdallah Thakeb
El Salvador  Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova (Nuestra Belleza '97)
Finland  Karita Hanna-Maria Tuomola (winner Baltic Sea '98, 1st RU Scandinavia '98)
France  Patricia Spéhar (SF International '98)
Germany  Agathe Neuner (withdrew Europe '97)
Greece  Elina Zisi
Guatemala  Carol Annabella Aquino Bonilla (Maja '95, Nuestra Belleza '97, Coffee '98)
Honduras  Joselina García Cobos  (Coffee '97)
Hong Kong  Lee San-San (1st RU Chinese International '97)
Hungary  Ildiko Kecan
Iceland  Solveig Lilja Gudmundsdóttir (Europe '96)
Ireland  Fiona Mullally
Israel  Dikla Hamdi
Jamaica  Nadine Julian Thomas
Korea  Lee Eun-hee
Lebanon  Dalida Chammai
Malaysia  Trincy Low Ee Bing (World '95)
Malta  Claire Grech
Mauritius  Cindy Cesar
Mexico  Rebeca Lynn Tamez Jones
Namibia  Sheya Shipanga (World '97)
New Zealand  Marina Alofagia McCartney
Northern Marianas  Melanie Sibetang
Paraguay  Rossana Elizabeth Jiménez Pereira (Sudamericana '97, Coffee '98)
Peru  Claudia Maria Dopf Scarsi
Philippines  Abbygale Williamson Arenas
Poland  Agnieszka Zielinska (World '96, 1st RU Europe '97, 1st RU World University '97)
Portugal  Lara Antunes (SF Europe '97)
Romania  Diana Maria Urdareanu
Russia  Anna Baychik
Singapore  Tricia Tan Siew Siew
Slovak Republic  Lucia Povrazníková
South Africa  Mbali Gasa
Spain  Inés Sainz Esteban
Switzerland  Mélanie Winiger (World '96)
Taiwan  Chiou Hai Ta
Thailand  Suangsada Rodprasert
Turkey  Yesim Cetin
Turks & Caicos  Keisha Delancy
U.S. Virgin Islands  Vania Thomas (SF World '89)
Ukraine  Nataliya Nadtochey (Globe '96, SF Europe '97, World '98)
Uruguay  Adriana Cano García
Zimbabwe  Lorraine Magwenzi

Did not compete
Nicaragua  Luz Maria Sánchez Herdocia (sponsor TV station went bankrupt)
Western Samoa  Maryjane McKibben (quit after 2 days)
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