The Miss Perú 1997 pageant was held on April 1, 1997. That year, 24 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1997. The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.
Placements
Final ResultsContestant Miss Peru Universe 1997 Ancash - Claudia Doph 1st Runner-Up Madre de Dios - Andrea Suito 2nd Runner-Up Ayacucho - Elvira Villa 3rd Runner-Up Cajamarca - Samantha Elie Retes 4th Runner-Up Amazonas - Andrea Montenegro Top 12 Moquegua - Olga Medina Arequipa - Grethel Soza Loreto - Estrella Lizárraga La Libertad - Paola Rubio Puno - Claudia Sala Piura- Tatiana Velasco Distrito Capital - Giuliana Ventura
Special awards
Best Regional Costume - Amazonas - Andrea Montenegro Miss Photogenic - Madre de Dios - Andrea Suito Miss Elegance - Cajamarca - Samantha Elie Retes Miss Body - Loreto - Estrella Lizárraga Best Hair - Arequipa - Grethel Soza Miss Congeniality - Ucayali - Gisela Fuentes Most Beautiful Face - Madre de Dios - Andrea Suito Miss Internet - Amazonas - Andrea Montenegro
Delegates
Amazonas - Andrea Montenegro Áncash - Claudia Doph Apurímac - Delly Madrid Arequipa - Grethel Soza Ayacucho - Elvira Villa Cajamarca - Samantha Elie Retes Cuzco - Paloma La Hoz Distrito Capital - Giuliana Ventura Huancavelica - Fiorella Vismara Huánuco - Ariela Olavarría Ica - Betzabeth Aedo Junín - Marta Andersen
La Libertad - Paola Rubio Lambayeque - Maritza Menchola Loreto - Estrella Lizárraga Madre de Dios - Andrea Suito Moquegua - Olga Medina Pasco - Juliette Salomón Piura - Tatiana Velasco Puno - Claudia Sala San Martín - Úrsula Zevallos Tacna - María Teresa Linares Tumbes - María Elena Hoyos Ucayali - Gisela Fuentes
Judges
Marisol Crousillat - Production Manager of América Televisión Irma Vargas Fuller - Coord. of Misses del Perú Organization Javier Blanco - Regional Manager of San Antonio (Mineral water) Norka Peralta del Águila - Peruvian Designer Angel Tacchino - News Anchorman & TV Journalist Benjamin Kreimer - Former President of Miss Peru Org.
Miss World Peru
The Miss World Peru 1997 pageant was held on May 25, 1997, That year, 22 candidates from the regions of Peru were competing for the national crown. The show host by Antonio Vodanovic and Jessica Newton, from "El Pueblo Resort & Convention Center" hotel and were live broadcast by Frecuencia Latina. The chosen winner represented Peru at Miss World 1997. The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.
Placements Final ResultsContestant Miss World Peru 1997 Amazonas - Claudia Luque Barrantes Miss International Peru 1997 Ancash - Ana Matallana Illich Miss Peru Asia-Pacific 1997 Huánuco - Maia Larrañaga 1st Runner-Up Puno - Mariana Bedoya Berckely 2nd Runner-Up Tumbes - Alejandra Barbosa 3rd Runner-Up Tacna - Veronica Bustamante Top 12 Ucayali - Milena Chavarri Piura- Geraldine Cateriano Arequipa - Maria Angela Quesada San Martín - Lisette Mathey Ayacucho - Ana Maria Zimic Madre de Dios - Ingrid Pizarro
MWP Special Awards
Miss Photogenic - Amazonas - Claudia Luque Miss Fitness - Amazonas - Claudia Luque Miss Elegance - Puno - Mariana Bedoya Best Hair - Tumbes - Alejandra Barbosa Miss Body - Ancash - Ana Matallana Illich Most Beautiful Face - Puno - Mariana Bedoya
MWP Delegates
Amazonas - Claudia Luque Áncash - Ana Matallana Illich Apurímac - Vanessa Sommerkamp Arequipa - Maria Angela Quesada Ayacucho - Ana Maria Zimic Cajamarca - Roxana Basauri Callao - Claudia Torres Cuzco - Raquel de Ugarte Huánuco - Maia Larrañaga Ica - Julia Elena Avalos Junín - Ursula Cervantes
Lambayeque - Nayfi Ruiz Loreto - Viviana Rengifo Madre de Dios - Ingrid Pizarro Moquegua - Angie Kaliman Pasco - Janis Valdivia Piura - Geraldine Cateriano Puno - Mariana Bedoya San Martín - Lisette Mathey Tacna - Veronica Bustamante Tumbes - Alejandra Barbosa Ucayali - Milena Chavarri
MWP Judges
Jaime Andrade - Mitsubishi Motors Representative Director Astrid Carolina Herrera - Miss World 1984 Eleazar Molina - Jewel Designer María Teresa Braschi - Peruvian Tv Host Carlos Morales - Public Relations Manager of Grupo D' elite Paola Dellepiane - Miss Peru 1995 Dr. Max Álvarez - Plastic Surgeon Miguel Velazco - Regional Director of Quimica Suiza S.A Jackeline Aguilera - Miss World 1995 Jack Abugattas - Fashion Designer
MWP Background Music
Opening Show – Miss World Peru Anthem (composed by Coco Tafur) Swimsuit Competition - Glenn Miller - In The Mood Evening Gown Competition – Oasis - Wonderwall & Champagne Supernova - (Piano Cover)
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