Miss USA 1997 - The 46th Miss USA beauty pageant on February 5, 1997 [1] , was held in Shreveport , Louisiana. The winner of the competition was Brooke Mahealani Lee from the state of Hawaii.
| Miss USA 1997 | |
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 Brooke Mahealani Lee - Miss USA 1997 | |
| date of | February 5, 1997 |
| Leading | George Hamilton Marla Maples |
| Tv channel | CBS , KSLA-TV |
| Winner | Brooke Mahealani Lee , Hawaii |
| City | Shreveport , Louisiana |
| Website | Miss USA official website |
After winning the 1997 Miss USA beauty pageant, Brooke Lee won the Miss Universe 1997 title. As a result, the Miss USA title passed to 1st Miss Vice - Brandy Sherwood from Idaho . [2]
A beauty contest was held in the city of Shrifport , Louisiana. [3] The new venue was announced in August 1996. [3]
The host of the competition was George Hamilton and Marla Maples, who had been divorced from Donald Trump since 199. [one]
Shortly before the contest, it was announced that CBS had partnered with Donald Trump to become semi-owners of the Miss USA contest and related contests like Young Miss USA and Miss Universe . [four]
During the presence of the contest participants, more than sixty sponsors funded events that included dinners, receptions and cocktail parties. More than three hundred participants. [5] Participants spent more than forty-five hours in rehearsal prior to the pre-competition and final show. [6]
The first year in which the participants were allowed to choose one-piece or two-piece swimwear to enter the preliminary and final competitions.
Content
- 1 Results
- 1.1 Special Award
- 2 Semifinal points
- 2.1 Preliminary points
- 2.2 Final Competitions
- 3 States Parties
- 4 Historical significance
- 5 Participation in other competitions
- 6 See also
- 7 Notes
- 8 References
Results
USA map showing final participating states
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| Miss USA 1997 |
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| Top 6 |
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| top 10 |
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? Lee won the 1997 Miss Universe title and the Miss USA title passed to Brandy Sherwood, 1st Miss USA Vice President.
Special Award
- Miss Congeniality - Napier Groves ( Miss District of Columbia )
- Miss Photogenicity - Odra Wilkes ( Miss Virginia )
- Best Bathing Suit - Angelia Savage ( Miss Florida )
Semifinal points
Preliminary Points
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Final Competitions
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Member States
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Historical Significance
- This is the fourth victory for a Hawaiian contestant.
- After the victory of Brooke Mahealani Lee at the Miss Universe 1997 , the title of Miss USA passed to the 1st Vice Miss Brandy Sherwood , Miss Idaho 1997 .
- After receiving Brandy Sherwood the Miss USA title, Idaho became the first representative in this contest.
- The representative of the state of Tennessee who won the title of 2nd Vice Miss, showed the best result with previous years - 1962 , 1984 and 1996 .
Participation in other competitions
The delegations of the states in which the participants were Young Miss USA:
- Brandi Sherwood (Idaho) - Young Miss Idaho 1989 and Young Miss USA 1989
- Claudia Jordan (Rhode Island) - Young Miss Rhode Island 1990
- Autumn Smith (Alabama) - Young Miss Alabama 1993
- Odra Wilkes (Virginia) - Young Miss Virginia 1988
- Michelle Muser (Ohio) - Young Miss Ohio 1991
- Arlene McDonald (Mississippi) - Young Miss Mississippi 1992 (Top 12 Semifinalist at Young Miss USA 1992)
- Danesha Reed (Georgia) - Young Miss Georgia 1993 (Top 6 Finalists for Young Miss USA 1993)
- Gretchen Jurgen (New Hampshire) - Young Miss New Hampshire 1993
Members who won the Miss America title:
- Jennifer Makris (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey 1994 (2nd Vice Miss at Miss America 1995 )
- Stacy Dawn Cenedese (Wyoming) - Miss Wyoming 1992
See also
- Miss World 1997
- Miss Universe 1997
- Miss International 1997
- Young Miss USA 1997
- Miss America 1997
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Miss USA event plays Trump card, The Baton Rouge Advocate (December 26, 1996), S. 1-B.
- ↑ Associated Press . Miss Idaho Now Miss USA, thanks to Miss Universe , The Spokesman-Review (May 19, 1997).
- ↑ 1 2 Associated Press . Miss USA pageant moving to Shreveport, The Baton Rouge Advocate (August 23, 1996), S. 1-A.
- ↑ Beauty of a deal for CBS, Trump Enters into deal with Donald Trump to own and broadcast Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants, Hollywood Reporter (January 22, 1997).
- ↑ Shreveport treats Miss USA contestants like real royalty, The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (February 2, 1997), S. 9-b.
- ↑ Miss USA contestants sweat it out long before wait for judges' decision, The Baton Rouge Advocate (February 5, 1997), S. 6-a.