Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997, the 47th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 at the Plantation Club Seychelles in Baie Lazare, Seychelles.[1] 86 delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Hayden went on to win the Miss World 1997 pageant at the age of 24 crowned by Miss World 1996, Irene Skliva.

Miss World 1997 Titlecard
Miss World 1997 | |
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Date | 22 November 1997 |
Presenters | |
Venue | Plantation Club, Seychelles |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 86 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Diana Hayden![]() |
Personality | Tanya Suesuntisook ![]() |
Best National Costume | Lauralee Martinovich ![]() |
Photogenic | Diana Hayden ![]() |
Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1997[1]
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1997 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up |
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Top 5 | |
Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group | Contestant |
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Africa |
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Americas |
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Asia & Oceania | |
Caribbean |
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Europe |
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Contestants
American Virgin Islands – Taisha Regina Gomes
Argentina – Natalia Pombo
Aruba – Michella Laclé Croes
Australia – Laura Csortan
Austria – Susanne Nagele
Bahamas – Alveta Adderley
Belgium – Sandrine Corman
Bolivia – Mitzy Suárez Saucedo
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Elma Terzić
Botswana – Mpule Kwelagobe
Brazil – Fernanda Rambo Agnes
British Virgin Islands – Zoe Jennifer Walcott
Bulgaria – Simona Velitchkova
Canada – Keri-Lynn Power
Cape Verde – Carmelinda Gonçalves
Cayman Islands – Cassandra Powell
Chile – Paulina Mladinic
Colombia – Gladys Buitrago Caicedo
Costa Rica – Rebeca Escalante Trejas
Croatia – Martina Novosel
Cyprus – Galatia Charalambidou
Czech Republic – Terezie Dobrovolná
Dominican Republic – Carolina Estrella Peña
Ecuador – Clío Olaya Frías
Egypt – Amel Shawky Soliman
Estonia – Mairit Roonsar
Finland – Minna Lehtinen
France – Laure Belleville
Germany – Katja Glawe
Ghana – Benita Sena Golomeke
Gibraltar – Rosanna Ressa
Greece – Eugenia Limantzaki
Guatemala – Lourdes Mabel Valencia Bobadilla
Holland – Sonja Aldina Silva
Honduras – Hansel Cristina Cáceres Teruel
Hong Kong – Vivian Lee Ming-Wai
Hungary – Beata Petes
India – Diana Hayden
Ireland – Andrea Roche
Israel – Mirit Greenberg
Italy – Irene Lippi
Jamaica – Michelle Moodie
Japan – Shinobu Saraie
Korea – Kim Jin-ah
Latvia – Liga Graudumniece
Lebanon – Joëlle Behlock
Lithuania – Asta Vyšniauskaitė
Macau – Agnes Lo Vai Van
Malaysia – Arianna Teoh
Malta – Sarah Vella
Mexico – Blanca Soto
Namibia – Sheya Shipanga
Nepal – Jharana Bajracharya
New Zealand – Lauralee Martinovich
Norway – Charlotte Høiåsen
Panama – Patricia Aurora Bremner Hernández
Paraguay – Mariela Quiñónez García
Peru – Claudia María Luque Barrantas
Philippines – Kristine Rachel Florendo
Poland – Roksana Jonek
Portugal – Icilia Silva Berenguel
Puerto Rico – Aurea Isis Marrero Nieves
Russia – Liudmila Popova
Seychelles – Michelle Lane
Singapore – Jasmine Wong
Slovakia – Marietta Senkacová
Slovenia – Maja Šimec
South Africa – Jessica Motaung
Spain – Nuria Avellaneda Gallego
Swaziland – Xoliswa Mkhonta
Sweden – Sofia Joelsson
Switzerland – Tanja Gutmann
Tanzania – Saida Joy Kessys Sashays
Thailand – Tanya Suesuntisook
Taiwan – Fang Su-Ling
Trinidad & Tobago – Mandy Jagdeo
Turkey – Çağla Şıkel
Uganda – Lillian Acom
Ukraine – Kseniya Kuz'menko
United Kingdom – Vicki-Lee Walberg
United States – Sallie Toussaint
Uruguay – Ana González Kwasny
Venezuela – Christina Dieckmann
Yugoslavia – Tamara Šaponjić
Zambia – Tukuza Tembo
Zimbabwe – Una Patel
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Withdrawals
Curaçao - Miss Curacao World 1997, Jeameane Colastica did not compete due lack of time and preparation. She went next year inserted.[2]
Guam – No contest.
Iceland – Harpa Lind Hardardottir[3]
Nigeria – Adanma Evoh - Due to sponsorship scheduling problems and political conflict.
Kazakhstan - Jamila Bisembieva - Due to sponsorship problems.
Replacements
South Africa - Kerishnie Naicker - Due personal problems. She went next year to Miss Universe 1998 and Miss World 1998 where become Top 5 and Queen of Africa.
References
External links
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