Miss World 1997

Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997 Diana Hayden
Date22 November 1997
Presenters
VenuePlantation Club, Seychelles
Broadcaster
Entrants86
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerDiana Hayden
India
PersonalityTanya Suesuntisook (Thailand)
Best National CostumeLauralee Martinovich (New Zealand)
PhotogenicDiana Hayden (India)
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Miss World 1997, the 47th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 at the Plantation Club Seychelles in Baie Lazare, Seychelles.[1] 86 delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Hayden went on to win the Miss World 1997 pageant at the age of 24 crowned by Miss World 1996, Irene Skliva. It was the first time the Miss World pageant was held in the Seychelles. She became the third Indian woman to win Miss World since Reita Faria in 1966 and Aishwarya Rai in 1994.

  1. ^ "New Straits Times". New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 January 2016.