MISS UNIVERSE 1997 Top 6 Question

[@froeloe]

Dang-USA-that was an amazing top 6 answer. One of the best I have ever heard. Excellent.

[@lilytsui3015]

The most articulate Miss Universe ever!

[@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779]

And that's why Brooke Lee won, hands down!🤩😍

[@froeloe]

@@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779 Until today, i find her top 6 answer so fascinating and full of wisdom. and the way she delivered was just perfect. most people would probably say they’d wanna know if they’ll be successful in their careers, or are they going to live in a big house, or will they have lots of kids, or are they going to earn lots of money. but Brooke just wanted to know if she was going to be simply happy. that was so heartwarming and beautiful. Also, in MU pageants, we often forget top 6 or top 5 Q&As. Sometimes, there are great answers spoken by candidates in that part of the competition. Brooke’s top 6 answer is definitely one of those. She’s such a fun, smart and amazing ray of Hawaiian sunshine.

[@nikgeorgio]

Brook Lee is always so funny, spontaneous and genuine...noone ever stood a chance against her

[@minavamp2359]

the wittiest and the best answers given ever by a miss universe. in this round she wants to know if in the future she's going to be as happy as she is right now at this moment on stage at miss universe pageant.

[@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779]

Hands down, no doubt one of the best winning answers! Love Brooke, my fellow Hawaiian, my favorite Miss Universe ever along side with Pia, Sushmita, Ximenna and Cat! 🇵🇭 🇮🇳 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🌎

[@taroupriapus5202]

Filipino?😅😆

[@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779]

@@taroupriapus5202 why yes I am! 😃 I'm mixed or what we called in Hawaii hapa, half of, part of! I'm Hawaiian, Chamorro, and Filipino, Father is Filipino Hawaiian, my mom is Chamorro and American but I'm 100% American!!! 😘 my passion and love for Beauty Pageants has to be coming from my Pinoy side though!! Everyone in my Filipino side loves Miss Universe and Miss USA 😆 lol

[@taroupriapus5202]

@@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779 well im Filipino too. it's true the Philippines is a pageant crazy nation we follow pageants including miss world, miss earth, international, supranational and more. even male pageants and gay pageants haha

[@taroupriapus5202]

@@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779 true Brookes answer is one of the best maybe next only to lara dutta in 2000. pia and cat are phenomenal winners true. a fact

[@cyriljacob4839]

Lara gave the best answer she got the maximum. 99.99 which none got.

[@allainesy4612]

It's only now that i get to see Ms lee's Q & A performance in MS USA and MU pageants and I'm really amazed at how she express herself. The answers are meaningful and complete. Straight to the point. Her composure and presence. I'm like how are you able to achieve that ms lee? How to be you?

[@K2Torazo]

Miss HAWAII/USA/UNIVERSE!!! She is so humble and genuine...Poised and beautiful!

[@wella12345]

Ms. USA all the way! She never falters, I cry every time she answers. Most lovely indeed!

[@philippinesviews2720]

Wow Miss USA here I'm so Surprised of her Answer Very Powerful woman Beliefs until her deaths what an amazing answer 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👏👏👏👏.

[@Verity888]

Brooke's answer was on another scale from the other five amateurish responses. Brooke made the others look like childish girls.

[@arnezkasimnoble8033]

Miss Curacao most definitely should have won this competition but I love my island Curacao 🇨🇼 and one day will bring the crown home we love you Verna 💖💯💛💯💜💯💋😘

[@avamaria7355]

Arnez Noble I love misses from Curacao and Aruba.

[@Kishan2213]

Curacao and Italy were forced to repeat what they said in their top ten interview.Also, look at the judge carolina herrars scores.She is venezuelan and she clearly favoured miss venezuela in gown and swimsuit and q and a

[@mikeemike6515]

Miss Venezuela's answer favoring cheating in this competiton, so what would you expect?

[@impemt]

Venezuela was the last in the interview competition she is very boring

[@minorka99]

HAD MISS ITALY RESPONDED THE QUESTION PROPERLY ON TOP 6, SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE TOP 3 AND POSSIBLY WON MISS UNIVERSE 1997. BUT BROOK LEE SHOWED HER WIT THE WAY SHE ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS SO SHE WON THE 1997 MU CROWN. SHE DESERVED IT. AND I'M PROUD THE SHE REPRESENTED HER COUNTRY- USA AND THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WITH DIGNITY AND PRIDE DURING HER REIGN.

[@LuisCastillo-gk3ej]

Miss Venezuela looked like Meryl Streep when she was young...wow! Marena Bencomo was really gorgeous here. She deserved to be MU back then.

[@fredericklu2605]

She also reminds me of the actress from 'The Truman Show'. Not Laura Linney, but the other one.

[@ZYDRUNAS70]

Everyone thought Miss Curaçao will take it all, but she failed answering

[@taroupriapus5202]

Italy too

[@ajsy1090]

The Top 6/5-3 format caused lots of frontrunners to lose the crown just because of a misstep.

[@kenlau457]

@@ajsy1090 that was the idea, thanks to Texas' 5 year winning streak. I wonder why they carry this format from USA to Miss Universe as well.

[@daeymz]

Miss Venezuela gave an honest answer! I LOVED HER! lol!!!

[@wikoli-kuloloniele-kapalam2779]

It was like an answer between delusional and fantasy, especially when she used the words "magically" travel from place to place 😂🤣

[@alejandrosalicrup6449]

She was funny but blew it with her answer 🤣

[@randycruz7781]

No solo fue la respuesta de Miss Venezuela honesta, pero fue comica y le saco muy buen partido a la situacion creada por una pregunta cauceosa.

[@VivianReedVocals]

Venezuela did not quite answer the question but she was humorous!Dang,Trinidad and Tobago omg that answer wow,nothing else to say about that answer. USA,most honest and bestEST answer so far!

[@dendenram-qz3zf]

Si, venezuela su respuesta fue muy simpática.. Agrado mucho.

[@edu2921]

Las respuestas de usa son destructoras, sinceras y espontàneas. Había mejores que ella pero ese año se demostró que no solo gana la belleza, no solo es físico; hay otros factores como la seguridad, el aplomo, el carisma. Personalmente me gusta como es y lo que logró. Con dos palabras todos se comía al jurado. 😆 Vean como se acerca divertida al presentador, cuando toma la pregunta nerviosa y coqueta, siempre con una sonrisa muy segura y alegre. Ella estaba disfrutando el momento sin ver a las demàs 😆 Difícil superarla.

[@PungiFungi]

Brook here won Miss USA and Miss Universe due to her wit and answers which were crucial back in the 1990s for the final two rounds that involved Q & A. In both instances the front runner for the title failed to advanced to the final 3 and opened the way for Brook to win

[@franky-fr9ow]

Who were the front-runner?

[@PungiFungi]

@@franky-fr9owin USA it was Miss Florida and in Universe it were Curacao and Italy.

[@franky-fr9ow]

@@PungiFungi it goes to show that based on the question & answer round anyone could turn that around

[@alexisfire100]

Qué presentador tan simpático, y se le escucha bien cuando habla español, y la negra de Italia Qué hermosa esa mujer, uff

[@jb101175]

Definitivamente esa chispa y espontaneidad en su respuesta fue lo que la hizo ganar. Muy bien merecido. Muy carismatica!!!

[@alexsdb9712]

For this round: USA, Venezuela, Trinidad. But of course, it must be about overall impression to determine who moves to the Final 3, not only this question round's answers. I've always put Miss Curaçao ahead of Trinidad, to join USA and Venezuela.

[@Josept983]

Marena Bencomo en 2013 para el programa Detras de Ccamaras qe trasmitia TELEVEN declaro que USA de antemano sabia la pregunta final ya que ella vio cuando la chaperona le paso un papel con la pregunta final y en la pregunta que le hicieron en el top 6 ella misma se dio cuenta de lo que se tramaba para que ella no ganara la corona y lograr el back to back

[@davidgerardomaresgutierrez5709]

La venezolana respondió pobremente, sus respuestas eran tontas y sin sentido, y ahora después de muchos años, como muchas, dicen que eran ganadoras pero las transaron

[@Josept983]

@@davidgerardomaresgutierrez5709 Si te pones a ver en la pregunta del Top 6 le preguntaron que harias tu si una de tus compañeras sabria por anticipado la ultima pregunta que harias.....De ahi saca tus conclusiones

[@Josept983]

@@davidgerardomaresgutierrez5709 En la pregunta final de falto chispa y por eso quedo 1ra finalista

[@marvinhernandez8089]

Miss Venezuela was and still is an airhead

[@franky-fr9ow]

​​@@Josept983I agree venezuela is beautiful but vague no personality.

[@kenlau457]

Brook tackled the exact same question that brought down Carolina Izsak in 1992. No wonder she won the crown.

[@erinpilla]

Miss Curacao's answer was simple but boom! She didn't need so much to say that much

[@ajsy1090]

Brook Lee's Top 6 score (9.881) was the highest all time score in the pre-Final 3 round until Lara Dutta broke it in 2000?

[@analexaaaa]

Miss Usa & Trinidad & Tobago definitely gave the best answers! They’re both beautiful & very intelligent. Miss Italy had the potential to win this year but sadly she messed up with her answer when she started with obviously… 😢 Miss Venezuela beauty helped her get to the top 3, but I see why Miss Usa won this year she has the whole package! Beauty, intelligence, & personality 😍✨

[@amethwilliams3110]

Miss Panama was nervous that is why she was not at the top 3, her answer was good but the jugdes was not convinced. She was one of the beautiful woman of the night.

[@Josept983]

Panama Lia Victoria Borrero Miss International 1998 Winner in Tokyo Japan

[@alejandrosalicrup6449]

Panama pretty? I don’t think so

[@sirenavenezolana]

Realmente las respuestas de Marena Bencomo no fueron malas, estaban bien, pero se vio muy fria, nada extrovertida.

[@andresland182]

The most beautiful was Curacaoher answer was ok..but she seemed so nervous and that was it for her

[@cdc1212]

Such a pity. She had an interpreter at her disposal. She could've fared better.

[@franky-fr9ow]

I give her credit though she can speak English. Imo she did give a good answer a little nervous but still good answer

[@franky-fr9ow]

Both of miss USA Q&A answers were so relatable which is why she got the crown. Wow USA almost had perfect scores if pillard & herrera gave her a higher score. What's up with this Venezuelan judge herrera btw constantly lowballing aahhh. Btw the other 5 contestants are bowling pins USA is the bowling ball she knocked them all down with her answer. Brooke is fantastic!!

[@jeoffreyte3267]

I got disappointed when Curacao and Italy failed to make it to top 3. Well, can't blame the judges as they gave poor answer in this round

[@rockbabyrockify]

I was 7 this year and Panama was my favorite

[@pilingpiling7286]

19 y/o nmn aq dyan

[@alexisruiz3969]

Con todo lo que quieran decir y no es mi favorita, USA es la única que vislumbra en la pregunta y su rostro dice yo soy la miss universe de tod@s ustedes, mirada con proyección.

[@kambingenglish]

ltaly's answer isn't bad after all.Had Denny answered her question with lots of smile and bubbly delivery like what Angola's Leila Lopes did in Ms U 2011,she could have easily sailed it through the Top 3.Lesson from this Miss U edition,have confidence when speaking and always wear a happy face. My Top 3 here would be - Italy,Curacao & USA

[@jeoffreyte3267]

I have a big disappointment to Curacao. Her opening statement is good but she was having a hard time to express her thoughts. If she speak her language. I think she made it to Top 3. For me, Trinidad and Tobacco ace this round followed by USA and Venezuela

[@Blacklion1536]

Panama has so much to win this competition I LOVE HER!

[@alejandrosalicrup6449]

She shouldn’t be a finalist at all

[@alejandrosalicrup6449]

Curacao very pretty but was so nervous

[@alejandrosalicrup6449]

One of the few times where Miss USA really deserved the crown

[@sebaastiancardona9581]

1) USA 2) Curazao 3)Venezuela 4)Italy 5)TyT 6)Panama

[@lionheart8673]

Trinidad and Tobago..🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@shaun5394]

When it comes to intelligent no one come close to Brooke Lee and Lara. The most intelligent Miss Universe

[@anavilla7134]

Súper elegant hostes!

[@JairoOrtizT]

04:40 No mueve en este momento po favó.

[@chewysmith6448]

🤣

[@slyguevara]

esencial tener control sobre los nervios, actitud de ganadora, pasarela, belleza, inteligencia, estilismo,etc. panama muy niña y mal arreglo personal. curacao HERMOSA y muy nerviosa y no saber ingles y responder en el le corto la cabeza. USA, que vestido tan feito! ella muy exotica ya que no era la tipica gringa blanca o negra, era diferente y eso ayudo ademas de sus respuestas con chispa, humor y elocuencia le dieron el triunfo muy merecido! venezuela tambien se la comio con su respuesta. eso si estaba nerviosa y un poco desubicada con el timing de lo que sucedia en escena.trinidad: espectacular, oratoria perfecta, respuesta coherente e inteligente, elegante y con la actitud de quien ganara.

[@davidgerardomaresgutierrez5709]

Usa era hawuallana, osea de gringa no tenía nada, por eso parece más representante de Filipinas o de Tailandia que de estados unidos. Pero igual, era fea, superfamoso ida. El peor miss universo de los 90

[@innocentwild9068]

That was one of the most brilliant answers in pageant history, Brook Lee!

[@camillebetancourt266]

1. USA (9.8) 2. Venezuela (9.5) 3. Trinidad & Tobago (9.3) 4. Italy (8.8) 5. Panama (8.6) 6.Curazao (8.0)

[@alexandercauich5]

Curazao iba de primera en todo. Aqui fue donde lo hecho a perder

[@wilmer_1995]

Look closely, this happens alot. When Italy is scored, one of the judges (the one Who asked the question) didnt score. You can see her scoring once scoring time is over. It also happened in 2021 (you can see that on a fan video from the audience). Embarrasing...

[@sebaastiancardona9581]

Top 3 Curazao USA Venezuela

[@fansdeluciamendez868]

Panama respondio bien

[@doinalright4552]

The first 3 didn't make the top 3, the remaining 3 did.

[@leonardolopezdicaprio6381]

Italia,Curazao y Venezuela,sólo considerando la belleza física,eran las mejores .

[@giovannilagos2514]

USA is cute and genuine.

[@toxicbee990]

My scores: Italy 8.20 Panama 9.30 Curacao 8.90 Venezuela 9.60 Trinidad and Tobago 9.40 USA 9.90

[@chespiritosuis4420]

Italia, Curazao iban primeras al top 6 pero sus respuestas fueron pésimas. Venezuela y USA fueron las mejores en esta ronda.

[@doinalright4552]

Miss Venezuela gave a very witty answer..😂

[@knabo1992]

jajajajajajajajajjaja!!!... qué respuesta tan buena la de Venezuela, creo que nadie hubiese admitido que leería la respuesta final... ni mucho menos dársela a las demás chicas para ayudarlas! :) ... creo, que esa chispa que mostró aquí fue lo que le la otra respuesta y Miss USA... fue muy divertida y espontanea.. bueh, como sea me gustó mucho que USA ganará! :)

[@radhika4378]

miss USA won my heart

[@giovannilagos2514]

Curaçao would had been in the top 3 if she would had used her interpreter.

[@noneone.............]

Here they spoke again !

[@luisalfonsovasquezcisneros3108]

Hermosa panama

[@gerviefretzsolteomalimbag6564]

USA Trinidad and Tobago Italy Venezuela Panama Curacao

[@ankurbhakuni8016]

There should be INDIA too she has best interview

[@ricardomolinarubialesalcin5967]

Miss USA🤩😍

[@alejandrosalicrup6449]

Miss Italy a very prey Dominican

[@potita24]

Thrinidad and Tobago the most beautiful

[@giovannilagos2514]

Italy was born in Dominican Republic

[@slyguevara]

la respuesta de italia no fue nada del otro mundo ademas ella no se creia que era parte del top. la que no tenia que esta alli era usa que con su vestido? triquini con pareo? etc? asi como el vestido de italia que con tanto hueso no habia como sacarle cintura!

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

Italy was too sour faced. Panama nice but bland. Curacao oh my God what a ding dong! Venezuela good sense of humor. USA by far the most poised and clever.

[@eilleebee9407]

What a coincidence...when Brook Lee won Miss Universe 1997, her two fellow finalists were Miss Venezuela and Miss Trinidad and Tobago whereby the previous winner/Miss Universe 1996 was from Venezuela and the next woman that won and became her successor/Miss Universe 1998 was from Trinidad and Tobago ☺️

[@raulito888]

Venezuela si esa pregunta hubiese sido la pregunta final hubiera ganado la corona....que tal chispa ...otra se hubiera puesto sería al responder esa pregunta..

[@florencioflorendo3899]

Italy- good answer but it showed in her face a snob and boast Panama- shallow answer to the question Curacao- good answer but nervous Venezuela- smart confident answer Trinidad/Tobago- answered with conviction USA- practical answer

[@lukeny90PT]

Top 3 💞💜💞💜 Curacao 🇨🇼 Italy 🇮🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

[@habbopageants7778]

ITALIA - Le dio la corona a la americana , se puso tan nerviosa que se trabo, además la estupida de Monique Pillard no la califico, cosa que la quito del top 3, era la ganadora. PANAMA - En general muy buena respuesta, pero muy vacia, fisicamente muy decepcionante. CURAZAO - Pesimo ingles, otra que regalo su cupo en el top 3, además su respuesta super estupida VENEZUELA - Que ordinaria, pero en eso se encontro algo especial, personalidad, cosa que aseguro su cupo en el top 3, y eso que finalizo ultima cuando la entrevistaron en top 10. T&T - Bella respuesta, con mucho caracter, pero fisicamente igual, decepcionante. USA - No respondio la pregunta, el presentador con su risa super hipocrita, en verdad esta niña ni debio ser top 6, no entiendo por que la gente dice que su respuesta fue la mejor, no fue humoristica, fue sarcastica, en general eso queda en cada uno.

[@kennyaquinovasquez2880]

Siempre veía el top. 3 y me. Decía xk Italia puntera al igual que Curazao bellas y favoritas no entraron al. Top 3..y veo xk fue... Pésimas respuestas... Entre ellas estaba la MU. En fin supongo q USA se la. Llevo x sus respuestas

[@impemt]

La de Curacao debió usar intérprete para contestar se notaba que no dominaba bien el inglés

[@Alejandro-gq7sx]

Curacao y Panamá el top2 de la preliminar calleron en la final

[@asdrubaljoseaguirrealvarez5046]

Marena pudo haber dado una respuesta mejor, la chica de USA fue muy divertida y eso le dio la corona, no era la mas bella pero tampoco la mas fea, pero gano por su respuesta.

[@giovannilagos2514]

Curacao should had andwered in her language

[@giovannilagos2514]

Dennys es dominicana que no se haga la italiana

[@fansdeluciamendez868]

JA JA JA BUENA LA RESPUESTA DE VENEZUELA

[@davidgerardomaresgutierrez5709]

Respuesta por demás estúpida, y super favorecida

[@shivaramkumarvb9376]

What venezulla said?

[@jhengleone]

The Herrera Judge gave lower than 9.00 to the other contestants... only Miss Venezuela got 9.9 from that judge... I smell something fishy about her score

[@durajane3234]

She is one crazy woman. Ignore her

[@QarlKittyOrgan]

She is Venezuelan

[@ajsy1090]

Highest and Lowest scores are discarded and the rest is averaged.

[@franky-fr9ow]

Well she's obviously a low baller on scoring.

[@slyguevara]

aqui vemos otro ejemplo de como tirar la corona por no usar al interprete! curaca tenia todo para ganar, como en 2012 venezuela y no es la 1ra vez que sucede y seguira pasando! panama se fue x la tangente y el ensayo le salio mal. ademas era como muy aniñada pero con peinado de vieja! t&t magnifica era la verdadera ganadora en esa ronda, usa no lo hizo mal y venezuela tampoco. eso de hacer reir a la audiencia es muy positivo para influenciar al jurado.

[@vinhluu7478]

The

[@richiehz5605]

Carolina Herrera puerquisima con esas calificaciones

[@leysontovar3847]

Venezuela muy hermosa pero se veia apagaita

[@manuelsalvadorgallohernand5381]

Ese top 3 debió ser Curazao, Usa, Italy.

[@nikolaosfilippogollinimiha6349]

manuel salvador gallo hernandez Italia si pero y Venezuela?

[@giovannilagos2514]

Italia es dominicana nacida háblale en español k lo k jeva

[@jadetanchannel]

haahaha Miss USA is very funny..eversince!

[@EdenMaeify]

Curacao should have replaced TT

[@Kimmy_95]

Eden Mae T&T placement was well deserved and so was Curacao's IMO.

[@ajsy1090]

If this was NBC era, Curacao would had finished 2nd Runner Up?

[@shaun5394]

Pia and Catriona not even on her level

[@handsomeheart2000]

She looks good and speaks well... but she dressed very badly like a dress made by a novice tailor.

[@Bessie-vb9yw]

I hate Miss USA's dress .

[@asdrubaljoseaguirrealvarez5046]

Algo que me dio risa fue el momento de la coronacion, todas las reinas salientes coronan a la ganadora de frente, y Alicia Machado le puso la corona por detras, y con una sola mano como si de alguna gorra se tratara jajajajajajaja, la cara de la Machado de pocas amigas asi como molesta por que Venezuela no gano. nisiquiera le dio un beso ni un abarazo a la gandora jajajajajajaja y la coronacion sin ganas y algo de malicia jajajajajajajaja

[@slyguevara]

asdrubal jose aguirre alvarez eso que dices ha sucedido antes, zuleyka tampoco estaba feliz la noche de entregar. y a varias las ha coronado por detras. simepre dependera del jaleo que se monte al anunciar las ganadoras.

[@nelmarymontenegro4382]

+asdrubal jose aguirre alvarez crees que Alicia tuvo esa actitud solo pq no gano Venezuela? lo hizo por lo mal que la paso dentro de la organizacion el bullyng que le hizo Mr Trump no fue normal

[@Josept983]

Pues todo el mundo detallo eso y hasta se penso que Alicia hizo eso adrede

[@reinaldorodriguez7994]

@@Josept983 Si estaba molesta desde atras del escenario se rumoraba a mitad del concurso que habían ordenado que ganara USA. Algo así dijo Alicia

[@Josept983]

@@reinaldorodriguez7994 Bueno de que iba a ganar USA eso se sabia de calle por las estrategias de Trump como co-propietrario del concurso ademas no les convenia que Venezuela volviera a ganar con lo que paso con Alicia en 1996 12 años tuvieron que pasar para que ganara nuevamente VENEZUELA con Dayana Mendoza y luego llego el Back to Back con Stefania Fernandez en 2009

[@VALRECKLESS]

Miss USA is one of the worst Miss Universe's ever. She does have a sense of humor, but she does not have the beauty!

[@foodculture6355]

And yet she won. And you....well...you're just a nobody behind a computer screen.

[@SaraM-wb4lk]

I agree, she has brain but no beauty.

[@franky-fr9ow]

She is beautiful what ya talkin

[@franky-fr9ow]

I disagree she were sporting the 1997 look the red lip stick hairstyle she reminded me of Selena .

[@raffiminassian2066]

There should be a law in Europe that stipulates that any woman chosen to represent a particular country should belong to the ethnic stock of which the original population of the country is made up. What is a black woman doing representing ITALY??? Since when does a black woman represent ITALIAN beauty?? UHHHH...