Miss Universe 1977

Background

Location and date

On 16 January 1977, Miss Universe Inc. announced that the 26th edition of the competition would be held at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on 16 July 1977. The reason why Miss Universe was held in the Dominican Republic was to "open the Dominican Republic to the world".

Selection of participants

Contestants from eighty countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One candidate was selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Femina Miss India 1977 runner-up Bineeta Bose was selected to represent India after the father of Femina Miss India 1977, Nalini Vishwanathan, did not allow his daughter to participate in Miss Universe.

Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Réunion, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, and Saint Lucia, and the returns of Tahiti which last competed in 1962; and Belize, Haiti, and Lebanon which last competed in 1975.

Marta Elisa Tirado of Guatemala and Jeannette Colling of Luxembourg withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Manolya Onur of Turkey withdrew because she had already participated twice. Patricia Vatble of Martinique was supposed to competed in this edition. However, Vatble was disqualified from the competition because she did not meet the age requirement.

Results

Placements

Special awards

Best National Costume

Pageant

Format

Same with 1971, twelve semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. The twelve semi-finalists participated in the casual interview, swimsuit, and evening gown competitions. From twelve, five finalists were shortlisted to advance to the final interview.

Selection committee

• J. Armando Bermudez – Dominican businessman
• Roberto Cavalli – Italian fashion designer
• Wilhelmina Cooper – Founder of Wilhelmina Models
• Linda Cristal – Argentine-American actress
• Robert Evans – American film producer
• Uri Geller – Israel-British illusionist
• Oscar de la Renta – Dominican fashion designer
• Howard W. Koch – American film producer and director
• Marisol Malaret – Miss Universe 1970 from Puerto Rico
• Gordon Parks – American photographer, writer, and musician
• Vidal Sassoon – British hairstylist
• Dionne Warwick – American singer

Contestants

Eighty contestants competed for the title.

Notes

References

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