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Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Riyo Mori of Japan. It took place on 28 May 2007 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 delegates competed for the title, previously held by Puerto Rico’s Zuleyka Rivera.

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.

Rachel Smith, Miss USA was booed during and loudly jeered during her final interview.As she answered her question, there were loud shouts of “Mexico! Mexico!”, which continued until she answered in Spanish. This followed a similar incident during Miss Universe 1993, when that year’s Miss USA, Kenya Moore, was also booed. This was possibly due to Miss USA’s, incident, where she slipped and fell during the evening gown competition and, despite that, still made it to the Top 5.

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.

During all audience attended competitions, there were loud shouts of “Mexico, Mexico!” in support of Mexico’s delegate Rosa Maria Ojeda, which was also similar to events in 1993.

Placements

• 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 (in order of placement): Flaviana Matata (Tanzania), Micaela Reis (Angola), Rosa Maria Ojeda (Mexico), Puja Gupta (India), Xiomara Blandio (Nicaragua)

• The following contestants placed in the top fifteen and competed in the swimsuit competition (in order of placement): 11th place: Tjasa Kokalj (Slovenia), Lucie Hadasová (Czech Republic), Zaklina Sojic (Denmark), Farung Yuthithum (Thailand), Lyudmila Bikmullina (Ukraine)

Special Awards

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

Scores

     The contestant was eliminated

     Miss Universe 2007

     First runner-up

     Second runner-up

     Third runner-up

     Fourth runner-up