On November 17,1977, the Miss World sisterhood welcomed a new titleholder when Mary Stävin was crowned Miss World 1977.
The Top 5 finalists at the Miss World 1977 pageant were:
1st runner-up, Holland – Ineke Berends
2nd runner-up, Germany – Dagmar Winkler
3rd runner-up, Brazil – Madalena Sbaraini
4th runner-up, USA– Cindy Darlene Miller
The Top 15 semi-finalists at the Miss World 1977 pageant were:
Jaye-Leanne Hopewell
Madeleine Karen Stringer
Eva-Maria Duringer
Annette Dybdal Simonsen
Asta Seppälä
Véronique Fagot
Elizabeth Aguilar González
María Isabel Frías Zavala
Guillermina Ruiz Doménech
Danielle Patricia Haberli