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This is the fourth time Mexico has been the host country and the second time Mexico City the host city of the Miss Universe pageant. Mexico first hosted the pageant in Acapulco in 1978. Miss Universe 1989 was then staged in Cancún and Miss Universe 1993 was held in Mexico City. For other uses, see Acapulco (disambiguation). ... Miss Universe 1989 Angela Visser. ... Giant Mexican flag in the Hotel Zone Cancún (pronounced as IPA: ) is a coastal city in Mexicos easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. ... Miss Universe 1993 was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. ... Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México, D.F. or simply México) is the capital city of Mexico. ...

The pageant was co-hosted by Mario Lopez and Vanessa Minnillo, both first-time hosts of the Miss Universe pageant.^[1] Minnillo, an Entertainment Tonight correspondent and former Miss Teen USA 1998, previously hosted the Miss Teen USA 2004 pageant. Lopez hosted the Miss Teen USA 1998 pageant (won by Minnillo) and also co-hosted Miss Teen USA 2003. Mario López, Jr. ... Vanessa Joy Minnillo (born November 9, 1980) is an American television personality. ... Entertainment Tonight is a daily television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Paramount Domestic Television throughout the United States, Canada, on the Nine Network in Australia and on UBC Inside in Thailand. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ... Miss Teen USA 2004, the 22nd Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs on 6 August 2004. ... Miss Teen USA 2003, the 21st Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Palm Springs on 12 August 2003. ...

As Zuleyka Rivera was crowning Riyo Mori with the official Mikimoto crown, it slipped from her grasp and nearly fell to the floor. Mori was able to catch the crown, which is made of diamonds and pearls and is valued at over $250,000.

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 also the first time that the interview portion was the final question posed on the ladies. The previous pageants had final questions coming from the current Miss Universe and the delegates participating in the final five themselves.

Crowd response

Rachel Smith, Miss USA, was booed during and loudly jeered during her final interview.^[2] As she answered her question, there were loud shouts of "Mexico! Mexico!", which continued until she answered in Spanish.^[2] This followed a similar incident during Miss Universe 1993, when that year's Miss USA, Kenya Moore, was also booed.^[3] This may have been due to Miss USA making the top five despite slipping and falling during the evening gown competition, whilst home crowd favourite Mexico did not. It has also been attributed to political issues between the two countries, such as the illegal immigration policy as well as the War On Terror.^[4] Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985 in Panama) is a beauty queen from Clarksville, Tennessee who won the Miss USA pageant in 2007 [1] and who previously had competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ... Miss Universe 1993 was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. ... Kenya Moore Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American film and television actress. ... This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. ...

Smith had also been booed during the National Costume competition, an open-air event held prior to the final competition where admission was free to the public. Mainly in part of the United States being part of the War In Iraq.

During all audience attended competitions, there were loud shouts of "Mexico, Mexico!" in support of Mexico's delegate Rosa María Ojeda, which was also similar to events in 1993. Rosa María Ojeda Cuen (born October 15, 1986 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) represented Mexico in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, which was held on May 28, 2007 in Mexico City. ...

Results

Placements

Participating Nations and Results.

• Miss Universe 2007: Riyo Mori (Japan)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Natália Guimarães (Brazil)
  • 2nd runner-up: Ly Jonaitis (Venezuela)
  • 3rd runner-up: Honey Lee (Korea)
  • 4th runner-up: Rachel Smith (United States)

• The following contestants placed in the top ten and competed in both swimsuit and evening gown:
  • 5th runner up: Flaviana Matata (Tanzania)
  • 6th runner up: Micaela Reis (Angola)
  • 7th runner up: Rosa Maria Ojeda (Mexico)
  • 8th runner up: Puja Gupta (India)
  • 9th runner up: Xiomara Blandino (Nicaragua)

• The following contestants placed in the top fifteen and competed in the swimsuit competition:
  • 10th runner up: Tjasa Kokalj (Slovenia)
  • 11th runner up: Lucie Hadasová (Czech Republic)
  • 12th runner up: Zaklina Sojic (Denmark)
  • 13th runner up: Farung Yuthithum (Thailand)
  • 14th runner up: Lyudmila Bikmullina (Ukraine)

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Special Awards

• Congeniality: Ning Ning Zhang (China)
• Photogenic: Anna Theresa Licaros (Philippines)
• For the first time since its inception, no Best National Costume Award was awarded.

Anna Theresa Licaros (born August 10, 1984 in Mandaluyong City, Philippines), nicknamed Tere, is the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2007 titleholder. ...

Final competition scores

Historical significance

• For the first time since Miss Universe 1988, five Asian delegates (Japan, Korea, India, Philippines and Thailand) made it to the Top 15. The two special awards were also won by delegates of Asian nations. Of the 125 semi-finalists named in the past ten pageants, only 14 were from Asia.
• Japan won the pageant for the first time since Akiko Kojima won Japan's first Miss Universe title in 1959.
• Puerto Rico was first 1st runner-up in 2005 and won in 2006. Japan followed the same trend for 2006-7.
• Thailand, Denmark, Mexico, Ukraine, USA, India, Brazil and Japan made the cut for the second consecutive year. This was the first time since the 1960s that Denmark recorded two consecutive placements.
• Slovenia and Tanzania placed for the first time. This was the first year that Tanzania participated in the pageant. Slovenia debuted in 2001.
• Angola and Nicaragua reached their highest placement in Miss Universe history, 7th and 10th place respectively breaking their previous records.
• Countries that made the semi-finals after a long period without placement were Nicaragua, which last placed in 1977, and Korea which last placed in 1988.
• Czech Republic placed for only the 3rd time, it placed in the top 10 in 1993 when it debuted in the pageant and in 2003.
• Philippines won the Miss Photogenic award for the seventh time (it has won this award three years in a row since 2005).
• China won the Miss Congeniality award for the first time.

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Judges

The following celebrities judged the final competition.^[1] Martel was added as a judge the day prior to the final competition.

• James Kyson Lee - actor on Heroes
• Lindsay Clubine - Deal or No Deal briefcase model
• Tony Romo - Dallas Cowboys quarterback
• Dave Navarro - rock star
• Michelle Kwan - World and Olympic figure skating champion
• Mauricio Islas - Mexican actor
• Marc Bouwer - fashion designer
• Nina Garcia - Project Runway judge and Elle magazine fashion director
• Dayanara Torres - Miss Universe 1993
• Christiane Martel - Miss Universe 1953

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Delegates

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National competitions

Withdrawals

• Cayman Islands, Chile, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Namibia, Northern Marianas, St. Martin, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and United Kingdom competed in 2006 but not at Miss Universe 2007
• Trinidad and Tobago did not send a delegate for the first time in fifteen years, due to a lack of financial support. Kenisha Thom, who represented Trinidad and Tobago in 2006 appealed to the government and businesses to support the pageant, to no avail.^[29]
• Aruni Rajapakse was expected to represent Sri Lanka in the pageant and was listed as a delegate on the Miss Universe website.^[30] On 5 May, her name was removed from the website, and it appears she will not compete in the pageant. Sri Lanka will compete in Miss Universe next year. Miss Rajapakse went on to compete in Miss International 2007 representing Sri Lanka and placing in the top 15.

The 47th Miss International pageant, Miss International 2007 took place in Tokyo (Japan) from October 2 to October 15, 2007. ...

Debuts

• Tanzania attended the Miss Universe pageant for the first time.^[31]
• Following Montenegrin independence in 2006, Serbia and Montenegro competed separately in Miss Universe for the first time.

Returning states and territories

• Honduras,^[32] which last competed in 2002.
• Barbados, Belize, Curacao, and Italy which last competed in 2005.

Format changes

• For the first time in the history of Femina Miss India Contest, the official winner will represent the India in Miss World 2007 contest, while the 1st runner-up will compete at Miss Universe.^[33]
• As of 2006, the winner of Miss Israel competes in Miss World while the first runner-up goes to Miss Universe.

Miss India are the winners of the Miss India beauty pageant held annually. ... Miss World 2007 was held in the Crown of Beauty Theater, Sanya, Peoples Republic of China on December 1, 2007[1]. At an official press conference called on July 7, the Miss World organization announced that the delegates were expected in Sanya by November 2. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... This article is about the pageant. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ...

Contestant notes

Megan Coleman, Miss South Africa 2006

• A number of contestants have taken part in other international competitions:
  • Miss Guatemala (Alida Boer) competed in Miss Teen International 2000 where she placed first runner-up. Miss Peru (Jimena Elias) competed in the same pageant in 2006, and also placed first runner-up.
  • Miss Belize (Maria Jeffery) is the sister of Miss Universe 1999 delegate, Viola Jeffery. Critics had suggested that Miss Belize would make the top 15 at Miss Universe 2007, but she missed the final cut. Maria went on to win the Miss Costa Maya International 2007 Pageant (held in Belize) three months later.
  • Miss Bolivia (Jessica Jordan Burton) took part in Miss Earth 2006 in Manila. She was not a semi-finalist but placed in the top fifteen in the swimsuit prelimary competition.
  • Miss Argentina (Daniela Stuncan Flimioni) competed in Miss World 2000 where she did not place in the finals, and at Miss Earth 2001, where she placed third runner-up.
  • Miss Zambia (Rosemary Mulenga Chileshe) competed in Miss World 2004 where she did not place in the finals.
  • Miss Norway (Kirby Ann Tan Basken) competed in Miss Intercontinental 2006, representing the Philippines, where she was a semifinalist. and she won the title of Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006
  • Miss Poland (Dorota Gawron) won the Miss Baltic Sea & Scandinavia title in September 2006. The second runner-up was Miss Denmark, Zaklina Sojic. First runner-up Sif Aradóttir represented Iceland at Miss Universe 2006.
  • Miss Costa Rica (Veronica Maria Gonzalez Quesada) won the Reina Mundial del Banano title in 2006.
  • Miss Brazil (Natália Guimarães) won the Top Model of the World 2007 title and competed in Miss Intercontinental 2006, where she was a semifinalist.
  • Miss Angola (Micaela Reis), Miss Spain (Natalia Zabala Arroyo), Miss Russia (Tatyana Kotova), Miss South Africa (Megan Coleman), Miss Egypt, (Ehsan Hatem Al-Kirdany), Miss France (Rachel Legrain-Trapani) and Miss Lebanon (Nadine Njeim), will compete at Miss World 2007
  • Miss Nicaragua (Xiomara Blandino) and Miss Puerto Rico (Uma Blasini) are competed in July at Miss Tourism Queen International 2007.
  • Miss Angola (Micaela Reis) participated in the Miss World 2007 and won 1st runner-up.
• Other contestant notes
  • Miss China Ning-Ning Zhang is Miss Liaoning (China) Universe 2007,the winner of Miss Universe China 2007 Zi-Ya Wei will compete in Miss Universe 2008 pageant.
  • Miss Jamaica (Zahra Redwood) is the first Rastafarian to represent Jamaica at Miss Universe.^[34]
  • Mauritius was represented by first runner-up Sandra Faro because Melody Selvon, the actual winner of the competition, was only 16 years old.^[35] Rules state that all Miss Universe contestants must be over the age of 18.
  • Miss Lebanon Nadine Njeim has the same name as Miss Lebanon 2004 (who competed at Miss Universe 2005). The two are unrelated.

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National Costume controversy

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.^[36] The outfit included a bullet-studded belt and crucifix necklace.^[37] 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.^[36] Pageant owners said that the costume would be redesigned to include image of the Virgin of Guadalupe.^[36] The struggle between church and state in Mexico broke out in armed conflict during the Cristero War (also known as the Cristiada) of 1926 to 1929. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ligature, usually a cord wrapped around the neck, causing death. ... Our Lady of Guadalupe (reproduction) San Juan Bautista, Coyoacán, DF Our Lady of Guadalupe is an aspect of the Virgin Mary, who, according to legend, appeared to Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to Catholicism, in the current borough of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City in 1531. ...

References

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External links

• Miss Universe Official Website
• Pageant Beauties' Coverage for Miss Universe 2007
• NBC.com Special of Miss Universe 2007