Miss Universe 2007
Miss Universe 2007 | |
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![]() Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori | |
Date | 28 May 2007 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | RBD |
Venue | National Auditorium, Mexico City, Mexico |
Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster: |
Entrants | 77 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Riyo Mori ![]() |
Congeniality | Zhang Ningning ![]() |
Photogenic | Anna Theresa Licaros ![]() |
Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 28 May 2007 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] Riyo Mori from Japan was crowned by Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico as her successor at the end of the event.[2] This is Japan's only second (and most recent) win at Miss Universe, and the only second time that Asia has won Miss Universe in the 21st century (since India's victory in 2000). 77 contestants competed in this year.
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 2007 | |
1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up | |
4th Runner-Up | |
Top 10 | |
Top 15 |
Final Scores
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Order of announcements
Top 15
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Top 10
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Top 5
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Contestants
Albania – Sadina Alla
Angola – Micaela Reis
Antigua and Barbuda – Stephanie Winter
Argentina – Daniela Stucan
Aruba – Carolina Raven
Australia – Kimberley Busteed
Bahamas – Trinere Lynes
Barbados – Jewel Garner
Belgium – Annelien Coorevits
Belize – Maria Jeffery
Bolivia – Jessica Jordan
Brazil – Natália Guimarães
Bulgaria – Gergana Kochanova
Canada – Inga Skaya[citation needed]
China – Zhang Ningning
Colombia – Eileen Roca
Costa Rica – Veronica González
Croatia – Jelena Maros
Curaçao – Naemi Monte
Cyprus – Polyvia Achilleos
Czech Republic – Lucie Hadasová
Denmark – Žaklina Šojić
Dominican Republic – Massiel Taveras
Ecuador – Lugina Cabezas
Egypt – Ehsan Hatem
El Salvador – Lissette Rodríguez
Estonia – Viktoria Azovskaja
Finland – Noora Hautakangas
France – Rachel Legrain-Trapani
Georgia – Ana Giorgelashvili
Germany – Angelina Glass
Greece – Doukissa Nomikou
Guatemala – Alida Boer
Guyana – Meleesea Payne
Honduras – Wendy Salgado
Hungary – Ildikó Bóna
India – Puja Gupta
Indonesia – Agni Pratistha
Israel – Sharon Kenett
Italy – Valentina Massi
Jamaica – Zahra Redwood[3]
Japan – Riyo Mori
Kazakhstan – Gaukhar Rakhmetaliyeva
Korea – Lee Ha-nui
Lebanon – Nadine Njeim
Malaysia – Adelaine Chin
Mauritius – Sandra Faro
Mexico – Rosa María Ojeda
Montenegro – Snežana Bušković
New Zealand – Laural Barrett
Nicaragua – Xiomara Blandino
Nigeria – Ebinabo Potts-Johnson
Norway – Kirby Ann Basken
Panama – Sorangel Matos
Paraguay – María José Maldonado
Peru – Jimena Elías
Philippines – Anna Theresa Licaros
Poland – Dorota Gawron
Puerto Rico – Wilmadilis "Uma" Blasini
Russia – Tatiana Kotova
Serbia – Teodora Marčić
Singapore – Jessica Tan
Slovak Republic – Lucia Senášiová
Slovenia – Tjaša Kokalj
South Africa – Megan Coleman
Spain – Natalia Zabala
St. Lucia – Yoanna Henry
Switzerland – Christa Rigozzi
Tanzania – Flaviana Matata
Thailand – Farung Yuthithum
Turks & Caicos – Saneita Been
Ukraine – Lyudmila Bikmullina
Uruguay – Giannina Silva
USA – Rachel Smith
US Virgin Islands – Renata Christian
Venezuela – Ly Jonaitis
Zambia – Rosemary Chileshe
Judges
Final telecast
The following celebrities judged the final competition. Christiane Martel was added as a judge the day prior to the final competition.[4]
- Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys quarterback
- James Kyson Lee – actor on Heroes
- Nina Garcia – Project Runway judge and Elle magazine fashion director
- Dave Navarro – rock star
- Dayanara Torres – Miss Universe 1993 from Puerto Rico
- Mauricio Islas – Mexican actor
- Lindsay Clubine – Deal or No Deal briefcase model
- Marc Bouwer – fashion designer
- Christiane Martel – Miss Universe 1953 from France
- Michelle Kwan – World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist, and 2002 Olympic figure skating bronze medalist
Notes
Debuts
Montenegro
Serbia attended for the first time, after split from the former Serbia and Montenegro
Tanzania
Returns
Replacements
Mauritius – Melody Selvon was only 16 years old.[6] Rules state that all Miss Universe contestants must be over the age of 18 and Selvon was replaced by first runner-up, Sandra Faro.
Withdrawals
Cayman Islands
Chile
Ethiopia
Ghana
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Namibia
Northern Mariana Islands
Sri Lanka – Aruni Rajapaksha was expected to represent Sri Lanka in the pageant,[7] but did not compete. She went on to participate in Miss Universe 2008 a year later instead.
Saint Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sweden
Trinidad and Tobago[8]
Turkey
United Kingdom
Awards
China - Miss Congeniality (Zhang Ningning)
Philippines - Miss Photogenic ([[Anna Theresa Licaros)
Best National Costume was not awarded.
Areas of competition
Prior to the final telecast, all contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the preliminary competition. They also participated in interviews with the judges.
During the final competition, the top fifteen contestants (based on their preliminary scores) competed in the swimsuit competition, and the top ten competed in evening gown. The final five contestants participated in a final round of on-stage interviews, before the runners-up were announced and the new Miss Universe named.
This was the first year since 2002 that the judges' average scores were shown on television.
It was the first time since 2001 that the final question posed on the ladies came from the judges. The previous pageants had final questions coming from the current Miss Universe and the delegates participating in the final five themselves.
National costume controversy
Mexico – In April 2007, controversy erupted over the proposed national costume of Rosa María Ojeda, Miss Mexico. The skirt of the costume depicted scenes from the Cristero War, a Roman Catholic rebellion in the 1920s in which thousands of people were killed, including hangings.[9] The outfit included a bullet-studded belt and crucifix necklace.[10] The design was chosen from over thirty others and had been intended to show Mexico's culture and history, but it elicited controversy amid claims it was in poor taste and inappropriate.[9] Pageant owners said that the costume would be redesigned to include image of the Virgin of Guadalupe.[9]
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 2007". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
References
- ^ "Miss Universe 2007 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Miss Universe Japan 2007 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Walters, Basil (1 April 2007). "Rastafarians embrace first beauty queen". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
- ^ "Vanessa Minnillo and Mario Lopez to Host Miss Universe(R) 2007, Live From the National Auditorium in Mexico City on NBC, Monday, May 28, 9–11 p.m. ET" (Press release). Miss Universe Organization. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
- ^ "Latina Fashion Designer, Icel De Jesus Will Participate as International Judge at the Miss Universe Honduras 2007 Pageant" (Press release). Carimaxx Productions. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ "Recent Grande Prairie, Alta high school graduate now Miss Mauritius". The Canadian Press. 22 August 2006.
- ^ "Aruni, Lanka's new queen". The Sunday Times. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ "No TT beauty for Miss Universe". Trinidad & Tobago's News Day. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- ^ a b c "Miss Mexico 'war gown' toned down". BBC News. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
- ^ "Miss Mexico's pageant dress kick-starts outrage". El Paso Times. 21 April 2007.
External links
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