All of the original 73 contestants are in this group photograph.  Later, Miss Italy was disqualified and 10 more withdrew (shown by *) in protest against a white Miss South Africa.

After 1977, Miss World organizers did not accept South African contestants until 1991, with the end of apartheid.

Bottom  Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany & Gibraltar

Middle  Greece, Guam, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India*, Indonesia*, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy (disqualified), Jamaica*, Japan, Jersey, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia*, Luxembourg, Malaysia*, Malta, Mauritius*, Mexico & New Zealand

Marie Ann-Catrin Stavins, a farmer’s daughter who was mowing hay last summer when she was asked to replace Miss Sweden, was named Miss World 1977 at London’s Royal Albert Hall.  She cried tears of joy and bewilderment after a contest marred again by protests over South Africa’s racial policy.

“I thought they’d choose anyone but me.  I never expected it to be me,” the blond, blue-eyed 20-year-old sobbed as outgoing Miss World Cindy Breakspeare of Jamaica crowned her Thursday night.

Second was Miss Holland, 25-year-old model Ineke Berends; third, Miss Germany, 23-year-old law student Dagmar-Gabrielle Winkler; fourth, Miss Brazil, 21-year-old student Madalena Sbaraini, and fifth, Miss United States, 20-year-old psychology student Cindy Miller of Chesapeake, Va.

Outside the hall, 20 banner-waving demonstrators chanted, “Racism out, sexism out, equality in” before the show and stink bombs were thrown.  Feminists say the contest degrades women.

Ten participants were withdrawn by their governments to protest the inclusion of Miss South Africa, 20-year-old white model Vanessa Wannenburg.  South Africa’s white government has been the target of diplomatic, sports and other sanctions for its apartheid policy.

Governments withdrew contestants from Indonesia, Jamaica, Liberia, Yugoslavia, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Philippines, India and Swaziland.  Those women sat glumly behind the 10 judges - including world motorcycle champion Barry Sheene of Britain, American singer-actor Mickey Dolenz and British actor Robert Powell - as American singer Andy Williams interviewed the contestants.

Singer Andy Williams was master of ceremonies, singing in intervals

Miss Stavins, a gymnastics student with as 32-24-35 figure, became Miss Sweden after the winner decided to go to the competing Miss Universe pageant in the United States.  Organizers made a telephone call to Miss Stavins and asked her to represent Sweden in the Miss World show. 

MISS WORLD 1977

1977 November 17
London, England
62 entries

Results
1  Sweden  Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin
2  Holland  Ineke Berends (SF Universe '77)
3  Germany  Dagmar Gabriele Winkler (Universe '73, 1st RU International '77, 1st RU Europe '78)
4  Brazil  Madalena Sbaraíni
5  U.S.A.  Cindy Darlene Miller

Finalists
6  United Kingdom  Madeleine Karen Stringer
7  Australia  Jaye-Leanne Hopewell

Semi-finalists
Austria  Eva Maria Duringer (1st RU Universe '77, winner Europe '78)
Denmark  Anette Dybdal Simonsen
Finland  Asta Seppälä
France  Véronique Fagot (Universe '77, Europe '78, International '78)
Mexico  Elizabeth Aguilar González
Peru  Maria Isabel Frias Zavala (SF Ambar '76, Universe '77)
Spain  Guillermina Ruiz Doménech (Europe '78, 2nd RU Universe '78)
Switzerland  Daniela Patricia Haberli (International '78)

Remainder
Argentina  Susana Beatriz Stéfano
Aruba  Helene Maria Croes (SF Ambar '77)
Bahamas  Laurie Lee Joseph
Belgium  Claudine Marie Vasseur (Universe '77)
Bermuda  Connie Marie Frith (Universe '77)
Bolivia  Elizabeth Ianonne Morón (winner Ambar '77, International '77, Young International '77)
Canada  Marianne McKeen
Cayman Islands  Patricia Jane Jackson-Patiño
Chile  Anne Marie Garling
Colombia  Maria Clara O'Byrne Aycardi 
Costa Rica  Carmen Maria Núñez Benavides
Curacao  Xiomara Marie Winklaar
Cyprus  Georgia Georgiou
Dominican Republic  Jackeline Patricia Hernández
Ecuador  Lucia del Carmen Hernández Quiñones (Universe '77)
El Salvador  Magaly Varela Rivera
Gibraltar  Lourdes Holmes
Greece  Lina Ioannou
Guam  Diane Haun
Honduras  Maria Marlene Villela (International '77)
Hong Kong  Ada Lui Shui-Yung
Iceland  Sigurlaug "Dilly" Halldórsdóttir (Scandinavia '78, International '78)
Ireland  Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez (Europe '78, SF Universe '78, 4th RU International '78)
Isle of Man  Helen Jean Shimmin
Israel  Ya’el Hovav
Japan  Chizuru Shigamura
Jersey  Blodwin Pritchard
Korea  Kim Soon-ae
Lebanon  Vera Alouane
Luxembourg  Jeannette Henriette Colling
Malta  Pauline Lewise Farrugia (Universe '78)
New Zealand  Michele Jean Hyde
Nicaragua  Beatriz Obregón Lacayo (winner Int'l Queen of Coconut '73, SF Universe '77)
Norway  Åshild Jenny Ottesen (Universe '77, 1st RU Scandinavia '78, Europe '78)
Panama  Anabelle Vallarino
Papua New Guinea  Sayah Karakuru (Universe '77, Asia '77)
Paraguay  Maria Elizabeth Giardina
Puerto Rico  Didriana "Dee Dee" del Rio
Samoa  Ana Decima Schmidt
South Africa  Vanessa Wannenburg
Sri Lanka  Sharmini Helene Seneviratne
Tahiti  Thérese Amo
Thailand  Siriporn Savanglum (winner Asia '78)
Trinidad & Tobago  Marlene Villafaña
Turkey  Kamer Bulutote
Uruguay  Adriana María Umpierre Escudero (Young International '77, Universe '77)
Venezuela  Jackeline van den Branden

Awards
Miss Personality  Paraguay
Miss Photogenic  Germany

Withdrew
India  Veena Prakash
Indonesia  Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin (Universe '77)
Jamaica  Sandra Kong
Liberia  Welma Albertine Wani Campbell (Universe '77)
Malaysia  Christine Mary Lim Lim Boey (Asia '77)
Mauritius  Maria Ingrid Desmarais 
Philippines  Ana Melissa "Peachy" Ofilada Veneracion (3rd RU Ambar '78)
Singapore  Veronica Lourdes
Swaziland  Zanella Tutu Tshabalala (Teenage Intercontinental '77)
Yugoslavia  Svetlana Visnjic

Disqualified
Italy  Anna Maria Kanakis (15, underage) (Universe '81, 2nd RU Europe '81)

Replaced
Malta  Janice Galea (15, underage)