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Miss Universe 1977

Miss Universe 1977
Miss Universe 1977 contestants.jpg
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
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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.


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