Brook Lee- Road to Miss Universe 1997

Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
May 16
Hosts: George Hamilton & Marla Maples Trump
Winner: U.S.A. - Brook Mahealani Lee
1st Runner-up: VENEZUELA - Marena Bencomo Jiménez
2nd Runner-up: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Margot Burgeois
FINAL 3:
VENEZUELA - Marena Bencomo Jiménez
U.S.A. - Brook Mahealani Lee
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Margot Burgeois
TOP 6:
ITALY - Denny Mendez
PANAMA - Lía Borrero González
CURAÇAO - Verna Vasquez
VENEZUELA - Marena Bencomo Jiménez
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Margot Burgeois
U.S.A. - Brook Mahealani Lee
10 SEMI-FINALISTS:
INDIA - Nafisa Joseph
VENEZUELA - Marena Bencomo Jiménez
PUERTO RICO - Ana Brito Suárez
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Margot Burgeois
U.S.A. - Brook Mahealani Lee
ITALY - Denny Mendez
SWEDEN - Victoria Lagerström
CURAÇAO - Verna Vasquez
PANAMA - Lía Borrero González
ESTONIA - Kristiina Heinmets
AWARDS:
Miss Congeniality: AUSTRALIA- Laura Csortan
Most Photogenic: PHILIPPINES- Abbygale Williamson Arenas
Best in Swimsuit: CURAÇAO- Verna Vasquez
Best National Costume:
1. COLOMBIA- Claudia Vásquez Ángel
2. HONDURAS- Joselina García Cobos
3. PERU- Claudia María Dopf Scarsi