miss universe 2007

May 28, 2007 - National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 delegates competed for the title. Riyo Mori of Japan won the title. This is the second time for the Lad of the Rising Sun to win the title. Akiko Kojima (1959), the first Miss Japan to win the Miss Universe title.

the five finalist:

Venezuela - Ly Jonaitis, Korea - Honey Lee, Brazil - Natalia Guimaraes ,

USA - Rachel Smith and Japan Riyo Mori

and the winner is ... Miss Japan!

the crown slipped the hands last year's winner, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico

Miss Photogenic: Anna Theresa Licaros (Philippines)

Miss Congeniality: Ning Ning Zhang (China)

Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007, falls during the evening gown competition.

• For the first time since the award's inception, no Best National Costume Award was given