26th Miss Universe pageant
Miss Universe 1977 Janelle Commissiong Date 16 July 1977 Presenters Venue National Theater , Santo Domingo , Dominican RepublicBroadcaster Entrants 80 Placements 12 Debuts Antigua British Virgin Islands French Guiana Guadeloupe Réunion Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Withdrawals Guatemala Luxembourg Turkey Returns Winner Janelle Commissiong Congeniality Pamela Mercer (Canada) Best National Costume Kim Sung-hee (South Korea) Photogenic Janelle Commissiong (Trinidad and Tobago)← 1976 1978 →
Miss Universe 1977 was the 26th Miss Universe pageant, 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 was the first time a Black woman won Miss Universe. African American singer Dionne Warwick , one of the 12 judges, burst into tears when Commissiong won.
The other judges were Dominican industrialist José Armando Bermúdez , fashion designer Roberto Cavalli , model Wilhelmina Cooper , actress Linda Cristal , film producer Robert Evans , film and television producer Howard W. Koch , Miss Universe 1970, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico, and photographer Gordon Parks .
Miss Universe was then owned by Gulf+Western Industries.
Results
Placements
Placement
Contestant
Winner
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12
Kimberly Tomes Cristal Montañez
Special awards
Award
Contestant
Miss Amity
Miss Photogenic
Contestants
Miss Universe 1977 participating countries and territories. Sixty-one contestants competed for the title.
References
^ "Miss Trinidad 1st black Miss Universe" . The Times
"Ana Lucía Cevallos, una candidata fotógrafa y diseñadora" [Ana Lucía Cevallos, a photographer and designer candidate]. El Universo "Miss Texas Wins Miss America (sic) Title" . Ventura County Star
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