Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_12094609_1 (evening_gown VARCHAR, preliminaries VARCHAR)

### Question ###
 what's the evening gown where preliminaries is 8.977

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT evening_gown FROM table_12094609_1 WHERE preliminaries = "8.977"