Miss Universe 1997

Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss Universe 1997 by previous titleholder, Alicia Machado of Venezuela. Lee was the seventh delegate from the United States to win the pageant; more Miss USA's have won the title than delegates from any other country. There were seventy-four delegates who competed for the crown.

The pageant hosts were Marla Maples Trump, wife of the then-new owner of the Miss Universe Organization, Donald Trump and George Hamilton. Entertainment was provided by Enrique Iglesias.

Results

Placements

Semifinal Scores

Winner

First Runner-up

Second Runner-up

Top 6 Finalist

Top 10 Semifinalist

(#) Rank in each round of competition

Special Awards

Judges

Telecast Judges

• Cristina Saralegui – Cuban talk show host.
• Tommy Ford – African-American actor.
• Eva Herzigova – Czech model and actress.
• Pat O'Brien – Sportscaster.
• Monique Pillard – Modeling agent.
• James E. Billie – Former Seminole leader.
• Ingrid Seynhaeve – Belgian model.
• Mike Love – American singer/songwriter.
• Carolina Herrera – Fashion designer.

Contestants

• - Nazarena Almada
• - Karen-Ann Peterson
• - Laura Csortan
• - Nestaea Sealy
• - Laurence Borremans
• - Sharon Dominguez
• - Naomi Darrell
• - Helga Bauer
• -......
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