Miss World 1997, the 47th edition of the

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss In ...

pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 at the Plantation Club Seychelles in

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. 86 delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's

Diana Hayden Diana Hayden (born 1 May 1973) is an Indian actress, television host, model and the winner of Miss World 1997 pageant. She is the third Indian woman to win the title of Miss World. She also won three subtitles during the pageant and is the o ...

came out victorious. Hayden went on to win the Miss World 1997 pageant at the age of 24 crowned by

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. It was the first time the Miss World pageant was held in the

. She became the third Indian woman to win

since

Reita Faria Reita Faria Powell (née Faria; born 23 August 1943) is an Indian physician, former model and the winner of the Miss World 1966 pageant. Born in Bombay to Goan parents, Faria is the first Asian woman to win the beauty contest. She is also the ...

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and

Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ( Rai; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil films. The winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant, she has established herself as one of the most popular celebriti ...

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Results

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty

Contestants

* – Taisha Regina Gomes * – Natalia Pombo * – Michella Laclé Croes * –

Laura Csortan Laura Csortan (born 9 November 1976) is an Australian model and television presenter. Career Modelling Csortan was crowned Miss Australia 1997 and represented her country in Miss Universe 1997, where she won Miss Congeniality and finished in ...

* – Susanne Nagele * – Alveta Adderley * –

Sandrine Corman Sandrine Corman (born 12 April 1980 in Verviers, Belgium) is a Belgian television and radio presenter. Pageants Corman was Miss Belgium 1997 at the age of 17. She later stated that she was not interested in the contest and that her mother had r ...

* – Mitzy Suárez Saucedo * – Elma Terzić * –

Mpule Kwelagobe Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe (born 14 November 1979) is a Motswana investor, businesswoman, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1999. She was the first black African woman to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, ...

* – Fernanda Rambo Agnes * – Zoe Jennifer Walcott * – Simona Velitchkova * – Keri-Lynn Power * – Carmelinda Gonçalves * – Cassandra Powell * – Paulina Mladinic * – Gladys Buitrago Caicedo * – Rebeca Escalante Trejas * – Martina Novosel * – Galatia Charalambidou * – Terezie Dobrovolná * – Carolina Estrella Peña * – Clío Olaya Frías * – Amel Shawky Soliman * – Mairit Roonsar * – Minna Lehtinen * – Laure Belleville * – Katja Glawe * – Benita Sena Golomeke * – Rosanna Ressa * – Eugenia Limantzaki * – Lourdes Mabel Valencia Bobadilla * – Sonja Aldina Silva * – Hansel Cristina Cáceres Teruel * – Vivian Lee Ming-Wai * – Beata Petes * –

* – Andrea Roche * – Mirit Greenberg * – Irene Lippi * – Michelle Moodie * – Shinobu Saraie * – Kim Jin-ah * – Liga Graudumniece * – Joëlle Behlock * – Asta Vyšniauskaitė * Bandeira do Leal Senado

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– Agnes Lo Vai Van * – Arianna Teoh * – Sarah Vella * –

Blanca Soto Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides (born 1979) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997. Career Soto competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza México in 1997, repre ...

* – Sheya Shipanga * –

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* – Lauralee Martinovich * – Charlotte Høiåsen * – Patricia Aurora Bremner Hernández * – Mariela Quiñónez García * – Claudia María Luque Barrantas * – Kristine Rachel Florendo * – Roksana Jonek * – Icilia Silva Berenguel * – Aurea Isis Marrero Nieves * – Liudmila Popova * – Michelle Lane * – Jasmine Wong * – Marietta Senkacová * – Maja Šimec * – Jessica Motaung * – Nuria Avellaneda Gallego * – Xoliswa Mkhonta * – Sofia Joelsson * – Tanja Gutmann * – Saida Joy Kessys Sashays * – Tanya Suesuntisook * – Fang Su-Ling * – Mandy Jagdeo * –

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* – Lillian Acom * – Kseniya Kuz'menko * –

Vicki-Lee Walberg Vicki-Lee Walberg (born 11 October 1975) is a British actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss United Kingdom 1997 and represented United Kingdom at Miss World 1997 where she placed Top 10. She was born on The Wirral near ...

* – Sallie Toussaint * – Ana González Kwasny * – Christina Dieckmann * – Tamara Šaponjić * – Tukuza Tembo * – Una Patel

Notes

Debuts

* *

Returns

*Last competed in

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: ** *Last competed in

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: ** ** ** *Last competed in

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: ** **

Withdrawals

* - Miss Curaçao World 1997, Jeameane Colastica did not compete due lack of time and preparation. She went next year inserted. * – No contest. * – Harpa Lind Hardardottir * – Adanma Evoh - Due to sponsorship scheduling problems and political conflict. * - Jamila Bisembieva - Due to sponsorship problems.

Replacements

* - Kerishnie Naicker - Due personal problems. She went next year to

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and

Miss World 1998 Miss World 1998, the 48th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 26 November 1998 at the Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort in Mahé Island, Seychelles. 86 delegates from around the world competed for the crown. Ronan Keating, then lead singer ...

where become Top 5 and ''Queen of Africa''.

Other Notes

she went to compete in

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it was held in

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and then she won the crown.She competed in just only 2 years prior before went to compete in

References

External links

Pageantopolis – Miss World 1997
{{Miss World 1997 delegates Miss World 1997 beauty pageants 1997 in Seychelles Beauty pageants in Seychelles November 1997 events in Africa