Miss Universe 1977

Miss Universe 1977, the 26th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 16 July 1977 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Dominican Republic. Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad and Tobago was crowned by Rina Messinger of Israel at the end of the event. This marks the first time a Black Woman won Miss Universe

Miss Universe 1977
Miss Universe 1977 Janelle Commissiong
Date16 July 1977
Presenters
VenueNational Theater, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster
Entrants80
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerJanelle Commissiong
 Trinidad and Tobago
CongenialityPamela Mercer
 Canada
Best National CostumeKim Sung-hee
 Korea
PhotogenicJanelle Commissiong
 Trinidad and Tobago

Miss Universe was then owned by Gulf+Western Industries.

Miss Universe 1977 Titlecard

Results

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1977
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Colombia – Aura María Mojica Salcedo
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Order Of Announcements

Top 12

  1.  Scotland
  2.  Trinidad and Tobago
  3.  United States
  4.  Germany
  5.  Venezuela
  6.  Austria
  7.  Spain
  8.  Argentina
  9.  Nicaragua
  10.  Colombia
  11.  Holland
  12.  Dominican Republic

Top 5

  1.  Germany
  2.  Scotland
  3.  Austria
  4.  Trinidad and Tobago
  5.  Colombia

Contestants
Miss Universe 1977 participating nations and results

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1962:

Last competed in 1975:

Withdrawals

Did not Compete

Awards

General references
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1977". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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