1997 September 6
Kiev, Ukraine  
29 entries

The pageant was not held in 1998, therefore the winner is officially Miss Europe 1997/98.

A report on the controversial pageant can be found in Ukrainian Weekly at http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1997/379703.shtml

Results
1  Greece  Isabelle Darras 
2  Poland  Agnieszka Zielinska (World 96 & Universe 97)
3  Spain  Patricia Jañez Rodríguez 
4  Italy  Flavia Mantovan 
5  Croatia  Natalija Bedekovic

Semi-finalists
Czech Rep.  Kristina Fridvalska (Universe 98)
France  Delphine Brossard-Martinez
Portugal  Lara Antunes (Universe 97)
Russia  Alexandra Valeryievna Petrova (Universe 99)
Slovak Rep.  Monika Sulikova
Slovenia  Natasa Smirnov
Ukraine  Nataliya Nadtochey (Universe 97, World 98)

Remainder
Armenia  Angelina Babajanyan 
Belarus  Anna Dierekh
Belgium  Annelor Van den Bossche
Bulgaria  Madlena Kalinova
Cyprus  Paraskevi Efstathiou
Estonia  Natalya Barkova
Georgia  Nino Tskitishvili
Holland  Leonie Maria Boon
Hungary  Klaudia Angelika Toth
Israel  Alexandra Schwartztokh 
Latvia  Inga Kruma
Lithuania  Eva Bzezinska
Luxembourg  Sonja Closener
Macedonia FYRO  Aleksandra Petko Petrovska (International 96)
Malta  Michelle Buttigieg
Romania  Daciana Honcvic
Turkey  Nilay Ceylan

Award
Miss Friendship  Israel

Withdrew
Denmark  Mette Ravn Ibsen
England  Emma Scott
Finland  Taija Jurmu
Germany  Agathe Neuner (Universe 97)
Iceland  Harpa Lind Hardardóttir
Ireland  Michelle Murphy
Norway  Anne Mette Tveiten
Sweden  Jessica Johansson
Switzerland  Yara Lederberger
Wales  Kate Ann Peyton