Tennessee - mechanical answer. went around a bit in circles. Idaho - great answer. but she answered through third-person point of view, which made her answer less impactful. *Hawaii - heart, personal wisdom, conviction. answered through first-person point of view, which made her more relatable and endearing. that’s why she gave the best answer.*

I thought Brooke Lee's answer on Miss Universe was just luck and timing but after watching this ,she really is a very intelligent woman

Damn! This is the first time for me to see this and Brooke really deserved to win the Miss USA and Miss Universe. Love how candid and relatable she is, someone you'd wanna be BFF's with.

My mother did the winners hair!! Miss Brook Mehealani Lee Miss Hawaii/Miss USA

Both Brooke and Miss Idaho gave excellent answers, full of depth and integrity. So, it was fitting that Brooke eventually won Miss Universe and Brandi became Miss USA. Miss Tennesse totally bombed the question.

Brooke is absolutely amazing! She aced it in the MU 1997 final question as well. Outstanding!

Brook was just amazing.... She didn't falter even when the crowd was alreasy cheering positively... My favorite Miss Universe!

I met Brooke Lee in Las Vegas (around the year 2000). In person she is just breathtakingly beautiful!

Brookes got that Julia Roberts smile.... And an honest answer. Nicely done.

Brook gives the best answer... what a spontaneous contestant and very intelligent .

The minute Brooke gave her answer I knew she won it and no one could touch her. Idaho didn't answer the question but she was better than Tennessee who bombed.

Brooke won because she was smart, funny, heartwarming, and, most of all, authentic. Her dress at Miss USA was way better than the one she wore at Miss Universe, but she had lots of personality.

I still remember watching Brooke Lee here on Miss USA then Miss Universe. Definitely one of the best!

brooke is my favorite miss usa and universe ever!

Brooke Lee SLAYED that Q&A! I personally think she looked more beautiful at miss USA, than at miss Universe.

Tennessee was like, “Holy shit, I am doomed.”

The smartest Miss USA and Miss Universe in the history of pageant. Her confidence, spontaneity, wit and truthfulness no matter what the judges, audience and of course Mr. Trump would feel!😅

Hawaii and Idaho ate the q and a up, I’m so happy for both of them. Hawaii being Miss USA and Universe and Miss Idaho being Miss Teen USA and Miss USA

A lot of people think that Brook Lee won Miss Universe by luck. Look at her in this Miss USA 1997 Final Question round. She did wonderful. during Miss Universe 1997, her final question that was asked to her was really unconventional "If there were no rules in your life for one day, where you could be outrageous what would you do?" The question is not really pageanty, isn't it? So it requires pure honest answer. I would answered the same way she did back then and the crowd went wild. But again some people think she won by luck. Which isn't.

I agree with many of you saying that brooke had the best answer in Miss USA history. When you get taller or shorter, fatter or leaner, hair longer or shorter...you need to ask yourself are you still confident and comfortable to be a good representative, if the answer is yes, why does weight bother you?

Brooke...again she GAVE a tremednously great answer! She deserved the crown for Miss Universe 1997.

I think I would take a good hard look at myself and I'd look from the inside out and I'd know that I was the same girl that was crown that day and it really didn't matter what I look in the outside because I won for what I was in here (referring to her heart). So if I go up I go down, I get taller I get shorter my nose is bigger smaller I'm still who I was when the crown was on my head and I am a good representative no matter what. --nice answer

hawaii gave the best speech composition while idaho is just ok. Tennessee wasn't able to defend herself.

Brooke is very beautiful...even til now, Brooke looks even more beautiful. Seems like she ages beautifully...

I can only imagine what TN thinking, "DAMN I wish I said that!!!" after hearing HI answer...

Idaho's answer was amazing too

I love Brook's spontaneity and that's why she won both pageants. But let's give some credit to Idaho, her answer was equally as good. And you know at the end God had a plan, Idaho became Miss USA as well hehe🥰

Brook Lee spoke honestly and from the heart. She had presence of mind and listen to the way that crowd cheered after she answered. At the end of the day, I think Miss Universe is the face of a brand. I think she is the modern woman and some of these women are just stunning like Olivia Culpo. But I think what you see a lot of the time is a woman who even if she is not the most striking woman in the room, she is still an attractive woman who dresses well and knows how to use the opportunities she’s been given. So I think she is totally right.

Tenesse choked. Brook did amazing even during the top 6 question. The way she answers, you just know she’s a smart girl and she deserved it. This is probably one of the best answer to a beauty pageant question ever.

I love her answer! Wow! 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

I wish Harnaaz hear this

@filipinats That was so kind of you to type those answers out. What a nice person you are!

3 great answers, but Miss Hawaii gave the best response

Fue muy reñido entre Hawaii y Idaho, Brooke tenia una espontaneidad y perspicacia muy pocas veces vista en un concurso de belleza eso la hizo ganadora y su contestacion final en Miss Universo fue LA RESPUESTA.

Brooke rocked in a very good Miss USA Pageant! Take it from a person who saw Miss USA in the Falls from 74-76. They were the glory days.

How would you handle it? I WOULD EAT EVERYTHING TWICE. Thank you , Miss Hawaii!

hawaii FTW brooke is very sweet, genuine and beautiful i've met her in person

I can‘t stop watching this , Brook lee is amazing and so beautiful inside and out

It’s ironic and funny that Brook’s Miss USA final 3 question was about weight issue, and her answer during the Miss Universe final 3 was about eating everything, twice! LoL.

I have connect with Miss Hawaii and use it to see myself and to value my life 😊 #PositiveEnergy

I agree with you as well...when I saw Brandi on "The Price is Right" around 2003...I was completely blown away by her attractiveness...LOL....

5:06 FINAL LOOK (what I think was going in their minds) TENNESSEE (after hearing the answers of Hawaii & Idaho) - “i think i fucked up my answer. why didn’t i just say i should be proud of who i am no matter how i look? hello, inner beauty vs outer beauty. and i said lose the weight instead? i gave in to peer pressure. what was i thinking???” HAWAII - “ok, so i know for sure i gave a really good answer. but man, Idaho’s answer was good too. and I don’t know how good Tennessee’s answer was because i didn’t hear it. ah, this is hard. i’m 50/50. But keep smiling, Brook. Keep smiling. You spoke from your heart. That’s a good thing.” IDAHO - “my answer was really good. think positive, girl. i didn’t hear Hawaii’s and Tennessee’s answers. but i answered amazingly. i just know it. the crown could be mine.” And then... Hawaii won.

i like the background music during the final look

Brooke Lee both in final Miss USA and Miss universe, always got question about weight and eat 😝🤣😝🤣😂

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Wow! Brooke nailed it! Brandi was amazing too!

I love miss idaho!

Shivers from Brooke's answer.. no wonder she won MU

Miss Havaí linda! Saludos desde Rio de Janeiro Brasil.

One of my fav Miss Usa

Gosh, both Hawaii and Idaho nailed it!

Omg Hawaii's answer is fantastically brilliant head & shoulders above the others.

Idaho gave a great answer as well....

Brook such a queen. She answered it excellent. And idaho gave a good answer too

I was happy that Brooke won Miss Universe because I wanted Brandy to be Miss USA. Both of these women were great representatives!

Her answer was extra unthinkable,.. she know she can slay

“If this happen to you, how would you handle it?” I WOULD EAT EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD. YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I WOULD EAT EVERYTHING TWICE.

Brook nailed it!!!!!

IDAHO-Well I think it's difficult for any woman to handle weight fluctuations,& we all have to deal with that at a certain times in our life.But I feel Ms.U won for a certain reason.I saw the young woman compete, who won.& she was amazing.She had an inner beauty that came through.

IDAHO NAILED IT

Was Ms. Idaho the same person as Ms Teen USA 1990?

Brook Lee is so cute! Can't believe over 10 yrs ago and she is more beautiful than ever!

Brook lee answer was mind blowing

The first woman’s answer( Tennessee) was the worst.

Donald Trump actually said that Miss Tenn. gave the best answer and should have won the crown. He said that the judges went with Brooke because she gave the politically correct answer. But he felt that she should have lost the weight and tenn gave the answer closest to how he felt.

Brooke Lee rocked it like she did at Miss Universe!

You are so right QT and that's exactly my point. You hit the nail on the head. I don't even watch the pageants anymore. I think 1997 was the last one I watched and when they completely eliminated the interview competition, that was it!! Its become nothing but sex and exploitation for women. They used to have beautiful production numbers with the military and I miss the Little Sisters of the Starlight Foundation at Miss Universe. Sad, sad, sad.

this pageant really resembles miss universe that year miss curacao who dominated the whole pageant failed to get to the top 3 and miss usa who is in the middle of the pageant won the whole thing its really interesting to see that brook was dominating the interview and judges q&a in miss usa and then she again dominated the interview and jugdes q&a in miss universe she got a score of 9.75 in q&a 2nd only to lara dutta's 9.95 in 2000

She quick, honest, and humble she had porkys back and porky tried to humiliate her at miss universe win but she took it like a champ. You go Brook Lee!

yeah I agree with you whole heartedly. Can you imagine Brandi as Miss Universe? Nice!

She may look plain...but her inner personality shines and she gave a very good response but in the end, she won nevertheless. Why? The people liked her honest and geinune answer...and plus she is not that bad looking either. I love her

Brook lee got a question about weight in Miss Usa and she gave an answer about eating everything twice in Miss Universe...what a coincidence of the question and answer similarity

Tennessee be like "damn I should have talked about inner beauty"

Oh how I love Brooke lee😍

I bet the first girl regretted her answer after listening to the following answers.

When Brooke answered that question, I knew there was no way she could be topped! Brandi gave a good answer but did not really answer the question. Tennessee was horrible and didn't belong in the top 3.

She forgot to say "world peace"

@gymnastmike We all know that he wanted Florida, but I was talking about once the final three was chosen. He hired Miss Florida after the pageant to work for him.

@paelie Exactly! I was there that night, and as she was answering, we whispered to each other that she surely jumped the fence and back with that answer. Brandy didn't give a good answer. Brooke deserved the win!

Tennessee - unsure answer, using “probably.” gave in to weight social pressure. went around a bit in circles. mechanical answer. *Hawaii - heart, wisdom, conviction. delivered answer in a more personal, impactful perspective. (Best answer)* Idaho - heart, wisdom, conviction as well. but her answer was more generic and non-personal.

@rodolfo969: remember that not all judges voted for brook as miss usa or miss universe. for the final vote they are ranked and then its averaged. its very obvious that carolina herrera who was a judge in 1997 MU didn't put Brook in first place.

@profapol No, she was Miss Teen USA 1989.

Miss Hawaii......mic drop in all category ❤ love Brook

my all time fave miss universe.

The REAL answer of TRUE beauty!!!

I defenetely agree with you.

Brooke Lee is naturally smart and very intelligent.

Both Idaho and Book Lee had great answers.....but Brook Lee was more articulate..😊

Brook lee's answer is the exact address for body shaming in pageantry!!!

very intelligent Miss Hawaii

Hawai was MISS UNIVERSE!

i wonder what Tennessee's face when Hawaii answered.

Brook Lee is ❤️

@gymnastmike I had to look what i typed 2 years ago. But thanks, I take that as a compliment . I just tried to help :)

@robinquinc329 Uh, no. I talked to Don that night. He wanted Florida to win, and he asked me if Hawaii was the best choice, and I said absolutely.

the first to give an answer was being truthful the other two women just said stuff that people want to hear. Remember the movie liar liar.

I Love Brook & Brandi.. 2 lucky ladies haha :))

Se podía ver que la d Hawái y Idaho tenían buena amistad pq siempre estaban hablado y agarradas d manos.

miss Idaho is former miss teen usa... ...

My gosh, brooke Lee is really witty!!