On November 22, 1997, the Miss World sisterhood welcomed a new titleholder when Diana Hayden was crowned Miss World 1997.
The Top 3 finalists at the Miss World 1997 pageant were:
1st runner-up, New Zealand – Lauralee Martinovich
2nd runner-up, South Africa – Jessica Motaung
The Top 10 semi-finalists at the Miss World 1997 pageant were:
Thailand – Tanya Suesuntisook
Turkey – Ça?la ?ikel
Australia – Laura Csortan
Lebanon – Joëlle Behlock
Malaysia – Arianna Teoh
United Kingdom – Vicki-Lee Walberg
United States – Sallie Toussaint