Miss World 1977

Miss World 1977 was the 27th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 17 November 1977 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin from Sweden. She was crowned by Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare of Jamaica. Runner-up was Ineke Berends representing Holland, third was Dagmar Gabriele Winkler from West Germany, fourth was Madalena Sbaraini of Brazil, and fifth was Cindy Darlene Miller from United States. Stävin was awarded a $37,000 cash prize as the winner of the pageant.

Contestants
62 contestants competed for the title.

Contestants who withdrew in protest against the presence of Miss South Africa

 *  – Veena Prakash
 *  – Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin
 *  – Sandra Kong
 *  – Welma Campbell
 *  – Ingrid Desmarais
 *  – Ana Melissa (Peachy) Ofilada Veneracion
 *  – Veronica Lourdes
 *  – Zanella Tutu Tshabalala
 *  – Svetlana Višnjić

Judges
A panel of ten judges evaluated the performances of Miss World 62 contestants. The judges are: .
 * Joan Collins
 * Micky Dolenz
 * Claude François †
 * Eric Morley † - CEO of Miss World Organization
 * Robert Powell
 * Barry Sheene †
 * Oliver Tobias

Returns

 * Last competed in 1971:
 * Last competed in 1975:
 * Last competed in 1975:

Withdrawals

 *  - The local pageant renamed Miss Black South Africa and withdrew.
 *  – Anna Maria Kanakis was disqualified from the pageant, because organizers discovered that she was underage.

Replacement

 *  – Janice Galea also had the same issue with age requirements, because her age was similar to Miss Italy before the pageant. At the last minute, she was replaced by her successor, and first runner-up, Pauline Lewise Farrugia.