Miss World 1997

Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997 Diana Hayden
Date	22 November 1997
Presenters	Richard Steinmetz Khanyi Dhlomo-Mkhize
Venue	Plantation Club, Seychelles
Broadcaster	Star World E! SBC
Entrants	86
Placements	10
Debuts	Cape Verde Nepal
Withdrawals	Bangladesh Bonaire Curaçao Grenada Guam Kenya Macedonia Nigeria Romania Tahiti
Returns	Bahamas Cayman Islands Egypt Honduras Malta Namibia
Winner	Diana Hayden India
Personality	Tanya Suesuntisook (Thailand)
Best National Costume	Lauralee Martinovich (New Zealand)
Photogenic	Diana 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.