Miss Universe 1977

Miss Universe 1977 was the 26th Miss Universe pageant, held on 16 July 1977 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Dominican Republic. Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad and Tobago was crowned by Rina Messinger of Israel at the end of the event. This was the first time a Black woman won Miss Universe. African American singer Dionne Warwick, one of the 12 judges, burst into tears when Commissiong won.

The other judges were Dominican industrialist José Armando Bermúdez, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, model Wilhelmina Cooper, actress Linda Cristal, film producer Robert Evans, film and television producer Howard W. Koch, Miss Universe 1970, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico, and photographer Gordon Parks.

Miss Universe was then owned by Gulf+Western Industries.

Debuts

 * 🇦🇬 ATG
 * 🇬🇫 French Guiana
 * 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
 * Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
 * 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
 * Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
 * 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia

Returns
Last competed in 1962: Last competed in 1975:
 * 🇫🇷 Tahiti
 * British Honduras
 * 🇭🇹 Haiti

Withdrawals

 * - Marta Elisa Tirado Richardson
 * 🇱🇺 - Jeannette Henriette Colling
 * 🇹🇷 - Manolya Onur † was disqualified for competing twice.

Did not Compete

 * 🇲🇶 Martinique - Patricia Vatble