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All of the original 73 contestants are in
this photograph. Later, Miss Italy was disqualified and 10 more
withdrew in protest against the presence of 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 Rep., Ecuador,
El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany & Gibraltar
Middle Greece, Guam, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong,
Iceland, India (withdrew),
Indonesia (withdrew), Ireland, Isle of Man,
Israel, Italy (disqualified), Jamaica (withdrew), Japan, Jersey, Korea,
Lebanon, Liberia (withdrew), Luxembourg,
Malaysia (withdrew), Malta,
Mauritius (withdrew), Mexico & New Zealand
Top Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines (withdrew), Puerto Rico, Samoa,
Singapore (withdrew), South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Swaziland (withdrew),
Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, U.K.,
USA,
Uruguay, Venezuela & Yugoslavia (withdrew) |
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1977 November 17
London, England
62 entries
Results
1 Sweden Mary Ann-Catrin Stavin
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 USA 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 & International 78)
Mexico Elizabeth Aguilar González
Peru Maria Isabel Frias Zavala (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
Bahamas Laurie Lee Joseph
Belgium Claudine Marie Vasseur (Universe 77)
Bermuda Connie Marie Frith (Universe 77)
Bolivia Elizabeth Yanone Morón (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 Rep. Jackeline Patricia Hernández
Ecuador Lucia del Carmen Hernández Quiñones (Universe 77)
El Salvador Magaly Varela Rivera
Gibraltar Lourdes Holmes
Greece Lina Ioanou
Guam Diane Haun
Honduras Maria Marlene Villela (International 77)
Hong Kong Ada Lui Shui-Yung
Iceland Sigurlaug "Dilly" Halldórsdóttir (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 (SF Universe 77)
Norway Åshild Jenny Ottesen (Universe 77 & Europe
78)
Panama Anabelle Vallarino
Papua New Guinea Sayah Karakuru (Universe 77)
Paraguay Maria Elizabeth Giardina
Puerto Rico Didriana "Dee Dee" del Rio
Samoa Ana Decima Schmidt
South Africa Vanessa Wannenburg
Sri Lanka Sharmini Helena Senaratna
Tahiti Thérese Amo
Thailand Siriporn Savanglum
Trinidad/Tobago Marlene Villafaña
Turkey Kamer Bulutote
Uruguay Adriana María Umpierre Escudero (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
Mauritius Maria Ingrid Desmarais
Philippines Ana Melissa "Peachy" Ofilada Veneracion
Singapore Veronica Lourdes
Swaziland Zanella Tutu Tshabalala
Yugoslavia Svetlana Visnjic
Disqualified
Italy Anna Maria Kanakis (15, underage) (Universe 81; 2nd
RU Europe 81)
Replaced
Malta Janice Galea (15, underage)
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Miss Italy was disqualified when discovered to
be only 15 years old |
Jamaica, Venezuela, Mexico & Puerto Rico |
Miss Malta, Janice Galea (left) was also
disqualified due to being only 15 years old, and was replaced by Pauline
Farrugia (right) |
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Top Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta & Mauritius
Bottom El Salvador, Finland, France & Germany |
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Bottom Germany (3rd),
Sweden (winner) & Holland (2nd)
Top USA (5th) &
Brazil (4th) |
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