Miss Universe 2007

Miss Universe 2007
Miss Universe 2007
	Riyo Mori
Date	28 May 2007
Presenters	Mario Lopez; Vanessa Minnillo;
Entertainment	RBD
Venue	National Auditorium, Mexico City, Mexico
Broadcaster	International:; NBC; Telemundo; Official broadcaster:; Televisa;
Entrants	77
Placements	15
Debuts	Montenegro; Serbia; Tanzania;
Withdrawals	Cayman Islands; Chile; Ethiopia; Ghana; Iceland; Ireland; Latvia; Namibia; Northern Mariana Islands; Serbia and Montenegro; Sri Lanka; Saint Martin; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sweden; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkey; United Kingdom;
Returns	Barbados; Belize; Curaçao; Honduras; Italy;
Winner	Riyo Mori ; Japan
Congeniality	Zhang Ningning ; China
Photogenic	Anna Theresa Licaros ; Philippines

Miss Universe 2007 was the 56th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico on 28 May 2007.

At the end of the event, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico crowned Riyo Mori of Japan as Miss Universe 2007. It was Japan's first victory in fourty-eight years, and the second victory of the country in the pageant's history.

Contestants from seventy-seven countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Mario Lopez and Vanessa Minnillo, Miss Teen USA 1998. Mexican Latin pop group RBD performed in this year's pageant.

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