Miss Universe 1977, the 26th Miss Universe pageant, was 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 marks the first time a Black Woman won Miss Universe Miss Universe was then owned by Gulf+Western Industries. Results Placements Order Of Announcements Top 12 Top 5 Contestants - Virginia Caroline Suka - Sheryl Ann Gibbons - Maritza Elizabet Jurado - Margareth Eldrid Oduber - Jill Maree Minaham - Eva Maria Duringer - Paulette Rosetta Ogylvie Borghardt - Margaret Sonia Rouse - Claudine Marie Vasseur - Dora Maria Phillips - Connie Marie Frith - Liliana Gutiérrez Paz - Cássia Janys Moraes Silveira - Andria Dolores Norman - Pamela Mercer - Priscilla Raquel Brenner - Aura María Mojica Salcedo - Claudia Maria Garnier Arias - Regine Tromp - Inge Eline Erlandsen - Blanca Aurora Sardiñas - Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñones - Altagracia Arévalo - Sarah Louise Long - Armi Aavikko † - Véronique Fagot - Evelyne Randel - Marie-Luise Gassen - Maria Spantidaki - Catherine Reinette - Lisa Ann Caso - Françoise Elie - Ineke Berends - Carolina Rosa Rauscher Sierra - Loletta Chu Ling-Ling - Kristjana Þrainsdóttir - Bineeta Bose - Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin - Jakki Moore - Zehava Vardi - Paola Biasini - Kyoko Sato - Kim Sung-hee - Hyam Saadé - Welma Albertine Wani Campbell - Leong Li Ping - Jane Benedicta Saliba - Danielle Marie Françoise Bouic - Felicia Mercado - Donna Anne Schultze - Beatriz Obregón Lacayo - Margarita Benavente Camacho - Åshild Jenny Ottesen - Marina Valenciano - Sayah Karakuru - María Leticia Zarza Perriet - María Isabel Frías Zavala - Anna Lorraine Tomas Kier - Maria del Mar Rivera - Yolaine Morel - Sandra Bell - Marilyn Choon May Sim - Glynis Dorothea Fester - Luz María Polegre Hernández - Sobodhini Nagesan - Annette Emelda Frank - Iva-Lua Mendes - Marie Madeleine Boirard - Marlene Roesmienten Saimo - Birgitta Lindvall - Anja Kristin Terzi Tahiti - Donna Aunoa - Laddawan Intriya - Janelle Commissiong - Adriana María Umpierre Escudero - Kimberly Tomes - Cristal Montañez - Denise Naomi George - Christine Anne Murphy - Ljiljana Sobajić Notes Debuts Returns Last competed in