Miss Universe 1997
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The Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 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.
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[edit] Results
- The title of Miss Universe was awarded to Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss USA. The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up - Marena Bencomo (Venezuela )
- 2nd runner-up - Margot Bourgeois (Trinidad and Tobago)
- The remaining top six finalists were: Verna Vasquez (Curaçao), Denny Mendez (Italy) and Lia Victoria Borrero Gonzalez (Panama).
- The top ten semi-finalists were: Kristiina Heinmets (Estonia), Ana Rosa Brito Suarez (Puerto Rico), Victoria Lagerström (Sweden) and Nafisa Joseph (India).
- Special Awards
- Best National Costume - Claudia Elena Vasquez (Colombia)
- Miss Photogenic - Abbygale Williamson Arenas (Philippines)
- Miss Congeniality - Laura Csortan (Australia)
After the presentation show, held prior to the final competition, Miss Curacao had the highest score, followed by Miss Panama and Miss USA. Verna Vasquez of Curacao won both the final swimsuit and evening gown competitions, but averaged only the second highest score after the first three rounds of competition. The leader at that stage was Denny Mendez of Italy, who placed second in interview, swimsuit and evening gown. Eventual winner Brooke Lee of the USA won the interview competition and placed third in swimsuit and fourth in evening gown. She averaged third after these rounds of competition, but won the pageant after a strong performance in the final interview question.
[edit] 1997 Contestants
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[edit] Entertainment, Hosts and Judges
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.
The judges were: James Billie, Tommy Ford, Carolina Herrera, Eva Herzigova, Mike Love, Pat O'Brien, Monique Pillard, Cristina Saralegui and Ingrid Seynhaeve.
[edit] Records and Trivia
- Estonia placed for the first time, having first competed in 1993.
- Verna Vasquez's finalist placement was Curacao's second highest (the state had placed first runner-up in 1968).
- George Hamilton, when announcing the Top 10, accidentally said 1970 instead of 1997
- One of the top six, Lía Victoria Borrero González of Panama later competed in Miss International in 1998 and won the crown.
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