Miss World 1997

Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997 Titlecard
Date	22 November 1997
Presenters	Richard Steinmetz and Khanyi Dhlomo-Mkhonze
Venue	Plantation Club, Seychelles
Entrants	86
Placements	10
Debuts	Cape Verde, Nepal
Withdraws	Bonaire, Curaçao, Guam, Kenya, Macedonia FYRO, Nigeria, Romania, Tahiti
Returns	Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Honduras, Malta, Namibia
Winner	Diana Hayden  India
Personality	Tanya Suesuntisook  Thailand
Best National Costume	Lauralee Martinovich  New Zealand
Photogenic	Diana Hayden  India

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss World 1997, the 47th Miss World pageant was held at the Baie Lazare, Seychelles on November 22, 1997. 86 delegates delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Richard Steinmetz hosted the pageant, while Latin sensation Ricky Martin provided entertainment. Hayden went on to win the Miss World 1997 pageant at the age of 24 crowned by Miss World 1996 Irene Skliva.

Results

Continental Queens

86 contestants

Trivia

Returning countries and Debuts

• Cape Verde and Nepal competed in Miss World for the first time.
• Egypt last competed in 1990.
• Honduras, Malta and Namibia last competed in 1993.
• Bahamas and Cayman Islands last competed in 1995 after a 1-year recovery from financial and sponsorship crisis.

Withdrawals and Nations not competing

• Nigeria did not compete in Miss World because of sponsorship problems and scheduling conflict.
• Curaçao failed to send a delegate in Miss World.

Guam did not compete due to no pageant and funding

Other Notes

• Botswana (Mpule Kwelagobe) won the title of Miss Universe 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Ireland (Andrea Roche) competed in Miss Universe 1998 and was a semi-finalist.
• Australia (Laura Csortan) won the Miss Amity award in Miss Universe 1997.
• This is the first time that no Latin American country had made into the semi-finals.
• This year marked the last time a Miss United Kingdom made the semi-finals.
• 8 out of 10 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Lebanon (1975), Thailand (1989), New Zealand and Turkey (1991), United States (1993), Malaysia and United Kingdom (1994), and Australia (1995).

International broadcasters

•  Albania: Sky Channel 114
•  Angola: TPA
•  Armenia: Armenia TV
•  Aruba: ATV
•  Australia: Channel Go
•  Bahamas: ZNS-TV
•  Bangladesh: ATN Bangla
•  Barbados: CBC
•  Belarus: ONT Belarus
•  Belgium: NonStop Television
•  Bermuda: ZFB-TV
•  Bolivia: Unitel
•  Bonaire: Flamingo TV
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina: RTV-BiH
•  Botswana: BTV
•  Bulgaria: TV7
•  Canada: CityTV
•  China: CCTV-1
•  Chinese Taipei Formosa Television
•  Colombia: Canal Uno
•  Costa Rica: Teletica
•  Côte d'Ivoire: RTI
•  Curaçao: TDS
•  Croatia: HRT 2
•  Cyprus: Sigma TV
•  Czech Republic: Prima
•  Denmark: Star Scandinavia
•  Dominican Republic: Antena Latina
•  Egypt: Dalycartoon
•  El Salvador: Canal 2
•  England: DRG Tv
•  Estonia: NonStop Television
•  Finland: Star Scandinavia
•  France: Paris Première
•  Georgia: Rustavi 2
•  Ghana: Viasat TV
•  Gibraltar: GBC
•  Guadeloupe RFO
•  Guam KUAM
•  Guatemala: Canal 7
•  Honduras: Televicentro
•  Hong Kong: ATV, TVB
•  Hungary: FEM 3
•  Iceland: SkjárEinn
•  India: Zee Cafe
•  Indonesia: RCTI
•  Iran: Manoto 1
•  Ireland: E! Entertainment
•  Israel: Channel 10
•  Italy: Fox Life
•  Jamaica: ZQI-TV
•  Japan: Fuji Television
•  Kazakhstan: Eurasia Channel
•  Kenya: Royal Media Services
•  South Korea: T-cast
•  Kazakhstan: Eurasia Channel
•  Latvia: NonStop Television
•  Lebanon: LBC
•  Lithuania: Lietuvos rytas TV
•  Luxembourg: NonStop Television
•  Macau: Macau TV
•  Macedonia: Sitel
•  Malaysia: TV3
•  Malta: Bonaci Media
•  Martinique RFO Martinique TV
•  Mauritius: MBC
•  Mexico: Galavision
•  Mongolia: Desoft
•  Montenegro RTV Pink
•  Mozambique: STV
•  Namibia: NBC
•  Nepal: NTV
•  Netherlands: NonStop Television
•  New Zealand: TV2 (New Zealand)
•  Nicaragua: Canal 2
•  Nigeria: Silverbird
•  Northern Ireland: DRG Tv
•  Norway: Star Scandinavia
•  Pakistan: SRK Infinit
•  Panama: Telemetro
•  Paraguay: Telefuturo
•  Peru: Direct Tv
•  Philippines: RPN 9
•  Poland: Polsat
•  Portugal: Sic Intrnacional
•  Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico TV
•  Reunion Paris Première
•  Romania: Prima TV
•  Russia: CTC, ONT
•  Scotland: DRG Tv
•  Serbia: RTV]
•  Seychelles: SBC
•  Singapore: TCS Fifth Frequency
•  Slovakia: TV JOJ
•  Slovenia: TV Slovenija 2
•  South Africa: SABC 3
•  Spain: Telecinco
•  Sri Lanka: Derana
•  Suriname: ATV
•  Swaziland: Swazi TV
•  Sweden: Star Scandinavia
•  Tajikistan: Eurasia Channel
•  Tanzania: Star TV
•  Thailand: Channel 3
•  Trinidad and Tobago: C Television
•  Turkey: Fox TV
•  Turkmenistan: Eurasia Channel
•  Uganda: WBS
•  Ukraine: Direct Sight
•  United States: E! Entertainment
•  US Virgin Islands E! Entertainment
•  Uzbekistan: Eurasia Channel
•  Venezuela: Venevisión
•  Vietnam: VTV3
•  Wales: DRG Tv
•  Zambia: ZNBC
•  Zimbabwe: ZBC

External links

• Pageantopolis

• Jimmy's Pageant Page