Miss World 1997 Winner Diana Hayden
Miss World 1997, the 47th installment of the esteemed Miss World pageant, graced the stage on November 22, 1997, at the picturesque Plantation Club Seychelles nestled in Baie Lazare, Seychelles. A total of 86 dazzling delegates vied for the prestigious title, each bringing their unique charm and grace to the competition. In a moment of triumph, India's own Diana Hayden emerged victorious, claiming the coveted crown at the youthful age of 24, bestowed upon her by the reigning Miss World 1996, Irene Skliva. This marked a historic occasion as it was the premiere hosting of the Miss World pageant in the captivating Seychelles. Hayden's triumph not only added another jewel to India's crown but also etched her name in history as the third Indian woman to be crowned Miss World, following the footsteps of Reita Faria in 1966 and Aishwarya Rai in 1994.
Results for Miss World 1997 are as follows:
Placements:
- Miss World 1997: India – Diana Hayden
- 1st Runner-up: New Zealand – Lauralee Martinovich
- 2nd Runner-up: South Africa – Jessica Motaung
Top 5:
- Thailand – Tanya Suesuntisook
- Turkey – Çağla Şıkel
Top 10:
- Australia – Laura Csortan
- Lebanon – Joëlle Behlock
- Malaysia – Arianna Teoh
- United Kingdom – Vicki-Lee Walberg
- United States – Sallie Toussaint
Continental Queens of Beauty for Miss World 1997:
Africa: South Africa – Jessica Motaung
Americas: United States – Sallie Toussaint
Asia & Oceania: India – Diana Hayden
Caribbean: Jamaica – Michell Moodie
Europe: Turkey – Çağla Şıkel
The contestants arranged in alphabetical order of their respective countries are as follows:
- Albania – Adea Gers
- Algeria – Wahiba Arres
- Angola – Angélica Agostinho da Silva
- Argentina – Natalia Pombo
- Aruba – Michella Laclé Croes
- Australia – Laura Csortan
- Austria – Susanne Nagele
- Bahamas – Alveta Adderley
- Belgium – Sandrine Corman
- Bolivia – Mitzy Suárez Saucedo
- Bosnia and 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
- South 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 Jiménez
- Yugoslavia – Tamara Šaponjić
- Zambia – Tukuza Tembo
- Zimbabwe – Una Patel
Debuts:
- Cape Verde
- Nepal
Returns:
- Egypt, last competed in 1990
- Honduras, Malta, Namibia, last competed in 1993
- Bahamas, Cayman Islands, last competed in 1995
Withdrawals:
- Curaçao: Miss Curaçao World 1997, Jeameane Colastica, did not compete due to lack of time and preparation. She participated the following year.
- Guam: No contest.
- Iceland: Harpa Lind Hardardottir.
- Nigeria: Adanma Evoh withdrew due to sponsorship scheduling problems and political conflict.
- Kazakhstan: Jamila Bisembieva withdrew due to sponsorship problems.
Replacements:
- South Africa: Kerishnie Naicker withdrew due to personal problems. She participated the following year in Miss Universe 1998 and Miss World 1998, where she achieved Top 5 and Queen of Africa titles, respectively.
Other Notes:
- Australia: Laura Csortan also competed at Miss Universe in 1997, placing 13th to Brook Lee. The pageant was held in Miami Beach, Florida.
- Botswana: Mpule Kwelagobe went on to compete in Miss Universe 1999 held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, two years later, where she won the crown
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