Miss Universe 1977 | |
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Date | 16 July 1977 |
Presenters | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell |
Venue | National Theater, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 80 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | Antigua, British Virgin Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Réunion, St. Kitts, St. Lucia |
Withdrawals | Guatemala, Luxembourg, Turkey |
Returns | Belize, Haiti, Lebanon, Tahiti |
Winner |
Janelle Commissiong Trinidad & Tobago |
Congeniality | Pamela Mercer Canada |
Best National Costume |
Janelle Commissiong Trinidad & Tobago |
Photogenic |
Janelle Commissiong Trinidad & Tobago |
Miss Universe 1977, the 26th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 16 July 1977 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad & Tobago crowned by Rina Messinger of Israel. She is the first Black woman to win the title.
Miss Universe was then owned by Gulf+Western Industries.