Miss Universe 1997 was the 46th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, United States, on 16 May 1997.
Brook Lee of the United States was crowned by Alicia Machado of Venezuela at the conclusion of the event. Seventy-four delegates competed in this year.
This is the first Miss Universe edition produced by Donald Trump.
Background
Selection of participants Replacements The winner of Miss Universe Chile 1997, Hetu'u Rapu, from Easter Island, was replaced by her first runner-up, Claudia Delpín, because Hetu'u did not meet the age requirement to take part at Miss Universe 1997 by seventeen days.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1997 – Brook Lee 1st Runner-Up – Marena Bencomo 2nd Runner-Up – Margot Bourgeois Top 6 – Verna Vasquez – Denny Méndez – Lía Borrero Top 10 – Kristiina Heinmets – Nafisa Joseph – Ana Rosa Brito – Victoria Lagerström
Contestants Seventy-four contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownNazarena Vanesa González22Buenos AiresKaren-Ann Peterson20Piedra PlatLaura Csortan20BrisbaneNestaea Sealy18NassauLaurence Borremans19WavreSharon Dominguez22Orange WalkNaomi Darrell20Warwick ParishHelga Bauer19Santa Cruz dela SierraJhane-Louise Landwier18KralendijkNayla Micherif21UbáMelinda Penn–TortolaKrassmira Todorova–VarnaCarmen Kempt18Red DeerClaudia Delpín18IquiqueClaudia Elena Vásquez22MedellinGabriela Aguilar19Santa AnaKristina Cherina18SplitVerna Vasquez23WillemstadKorina Nikolaou18LarnacaPetra Minářová19PragueCesarina Mejía20AzuaMaría José López19QuitoEiman Abdallah Thakeb–CairoCarmen Carrillo19San SalvadorKristiina Heinmets18TallinnKarita Tuomola20KuopioPatricia Spéhar 21ParisAgathe Neuner22MunichElina Zisi21AthensCarol Aquino19ChiquimulaJoselina García18La CeibaLee San-san19Hong KongIldikó Kecan19DebrecenSolveig Lilja Guðmundsdóttir20ReykjavíkNafisa Joseph19BangaloreFiona Mullally24LimerickDikla Hamdy–BeershebaDenny Méndez18FlorenceNadine Julian Thomas21Saint Catherine ParishDalida Chammai23BeirutTrincy Low21George TownClaire Grech21San ĠwannCindy Cesar20Central de FlacqRebeca Tamez21Ciudad VictoriaSheya Shipanga22WindhoekMarina McCartney20AucklandMelanie Sibetang20SaipanLía Borrero20Las TablasRosanna Jiménez–EncarnaciónClaudia Maria Dopf20LimaAbbygale Arenas22Angeles CityAgnieszka Zielińska21PoznańLara Antunes19LisbonAna Rosa Brito 26San JuanDiana Maria Urdareanu20TimișoaraAnna Baitchik20Saint PetersburgTricia Tan24Singapore SlovakiaLucia Povrazníková18Banská BystricaMbali Gasa21DurbanLee Eun-hee19SeoulInés Sáinz Esteban21BilbaoVictoria Lagerström24StockholmMelanie Winiger18LocarnoChio Hai Ta24Taichung ThailandSueangsuda Lawanprasert19BangkokMargot Bourgeois24AroucaYeşim Çetin20IstanbulKeisha Delancy23Grand TurkNatalia Nadtochiy21KharkivBrook Lee26Pearl CityVania Thomas27Charlotte AmalieNatalia Cano20MontevideoMarena Bencomo23ValenciaLorraine Magwenzi22Harare
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