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Miss World 2007
Miss World 2007 finalists i.e. all the contestants vied for the 10 semifinals
spots. Another 5 spots were for the winners of the Beach
Beauty, Sports, Top Model, Talent, and Beauty With A
Purpose contests, but there was a tie in the Beauty With
A Purpose contest, so the number of semi-finalists in-
creased to 16. The format was similar to that used in 2004,
with the exclusion of the "Contestant’s Choice" award.
The 106 contestants recorded the official torch relay
anthem Light the Passion, Share the Dream for the 2008
Olympics Games as a major cooperation between the Bei-
jing Olympic Committee and Miss World Limited. The
song had its first broadcast to a global audience at the
57th Miss World final on December 1.
Miss World 2007 Titlecard In addition, to coincide with World AIDS Day, the
Date December 1, 2007 pageant presented a special tribute to the fight against
AIDS, with a televised speech from former South African
Presenters Angela Chow, Fernando Allende
President Nelson Mandela and the presence of his daugh-
Entertainment Duncan James, Haikou Artistic Group, The ter and grandson, along with traditional dancers from
South African Mvezo Choir & No. 9 Primary South Africa who joined the contestants in a special
School of Sanya song.[2]
Venue Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
Broadcaster Shanghai Media Group, Star World Final Results
Entrants 106
Placements
Placements 16
Withdraws Barbados, Cambodia, Congo Democratic
Republic, Guernsey, Liberia, Malawi,
Portugal, St. Lucia, Tahiti, Uruguay, Zambia
Returns Albania, Belize, Grenada, Lithuania, Nepal,
New Zealand, Paraguay, Sierra Leone,
Suriname, Swaziland, Uganda
Winner Zhang Zilin
China PR Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
2007,
Miss World 2007 the 57th Miss World pageant was held
Continental Queens of Beauty
at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People’s Republic
of China on December 1, 2007.[1] It was hosted by Fer- • Angola)
: Micaela Reis (Angola
nando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of the Peo- • Mexico)
: Carolina Morán (Mexico
ple’s Republic of China won the crown and succeeded • China PR)
: Zhang Zilin (China PR
Miss World 2006, Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Repub- • Trinidad Tobago)
: Valene Maharaj (Trinidad & Tobago
lic. At an official press conference called on July 7, the • Sweden)
: Annie Oliv (Sweden
Miss World organization announced that the delegates
were expected in Sanya by November 2. They visited a Fast Track Competitions
number of popular spots in mainland China and view the
Beach Beauty
preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. A total of 106
contestants competed for the crown, making it the third The Miss World Beach Beauty was selected on the
largest edition, tied with 2003. November 10.
Unlike 2005 and 2006 editions, Miss World 2007 did • Winner:
not have "continental zones" in the selection of the semi- • 1st runner-up:
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Final Results Contestant
Miss World 2007 • - Zhang Zilin
1st Runner-up • - Micaela Reis
2nd Runner-up • - Carolina Morán
Top 5 • - Valene Maharaj
• - Annie Oliv
Top 16 • - Christine Reiler
• - Ada de la Cruz
• - Valeska Saab
• - Irene Dwomoh
• - Vivian Burkhardt
• - Kayi Cheung
• - Yendi Phillips
• - Deborah Priya Henry
• - Jennifer Guevara
• - Abigail McCary
• - Claudia Suárez
• 2nd runner-up: • : Valeska Saab helps people with a terrible
• Top 5 finalists: , Mexico generic skin condition called ichthyosis.
Belgium, Brazil, Ethiopia,
• Top 21 semi-finalists: , Belgium Brazil Ethiopia • : Kayi Cheung helps old people and regularly
Grenada, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia,
Grenada Italy Japan Korea Lebanon Malaysia works at retirement homes. She also has strong
Mongolia, Philippines, Spain,
Mongolia Philippines Spain Trinidad & TobagoTobago, ties with UNICEF.
Ukraine,
Ukraine Venezuela • Top 5 Finalists:
• : Kamidia Radisti helps less fortunate children
Miss Sports with home schooling, free medical services for
The Miss World Sports was selected on November 14. babies and young children.
• Winner: • : Yendi Phillips helped people recover from a
• 1st runner-up: hurricane which hit the island by organising a
• 2nd runner-up: fashion show and music event.
• 3rd runner-up: • : Annie Oliv has for the last two years worked
Argentina, Islands,
• Top 16 finalists: , Argentina Cayman Islands Czech with a disabled person who has always been in a
Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia,
Republic Hungary Iceland Jamaica Japan Malaysia wheelchair and unable to do anything for herself.
Mexico, Netherlands,
Mexico Netherlands Paraguay
Special Awards
Top Model
Korea)
• : Cho Eun-ju (Korea
The Miss World Top Model was selected on November 24.
• Winner:
• 1st runner-up: Judges
• 2nd runner-up: A panel of ten illustrious personalities chose Miss World
Kazakhstan, Tobago,
• Top 7 finalists: , Kazakhstan Trinidad & Tobago 2007. They are:
Venezuela • (UK) - President and CEO of Miss World, Limited.
• (UK) - Member of the boy band Blue, now an actor
Miss Talent
and TV presenter.
The Miss World Talent was selected on November 26. • (UK) - Former tennis star and television presenter.
• Winner: • (Italy) - Renowned fashion designer.
• 1st runner-up: • (China PR) - Managing Director of New Silk Road
• 2nd runner-up: Modelling Agency.
Canada, Cyprus, England, Gibraltar,
• Top 18 finalists: , Canada Cyprus England Gibraltar • (China PR) - Chairman of the Huayu Group.
Grenada, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Jamaica,
Grenada Hungary India Indonesia Jamaica • (South Africa) - Daughter of Nelson Mandela,
FYRO, Malta, Moldova, Slovakia,
Macedonia FYRO Malta Moldova Slovakia Thailand industrialist and philanthropist.
• (United States) - Managing Director of Elite Models.
Beauty With A Purpose
• Winners: (tie)
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• (Ireland) - Miss World International Ambassador, • - Candace Charles • - Kanokkorn Jaicheun
entrepreneur, works with many charitable • - Kayi Cheung • - Valene Maharaj
organizations. • - Krisztina Bodri • - Selen Soyder
• (Ukraine) - Founder of the Anti-AIDS Foundation of • - Jóhanna Vala • - Monica Kasyate
Ukraine. Jónsdóttir • - Lika Roman
• - Sarah-Jane Dias • - Abigail McCary
Contestants •
•
- Kamidia Radisti
- Bláthnaid McKenna
•
•
- Claudia Suárez
- Đặng Minh Thu
• - Elda Dushi • - Dana Kaparova • - Liran Kohener • - Kelly-Louise Pesticcio
• - Micaela Reis • - Catherine Wainaina • - Giada Wiltshire • - Caroline Marufu
• - Alejandra Bernal • - Cho Eun-ju • - Yendi Phillips
• - Boyoura Martijn • - Kristīne Djadenko • - Rui Watanabe
• - Caroline Pemberton • - Nadine Njeim
• - Christine Reiler • - Jurgita Jurkutė
• - Anya Watkins • - Jana Stojanovska National pageant notes
• - Alena Aladka • - Deborah Priya Henry
• - Halima Chehaima • - Stephanie Zammit Returning countries and territories
• - Felicita Arzú • - Vanessa Beauchaints • last competed in 1981.
• - Sandra Hernández • - Melody Selvon • last competed in 1988.
• - Gordana Tomić • - Carolina Morán • last competed in 1996.
• - Malebogo • - Ina Codreanu • last competed in 2003.
Marumoagae • - Oyungerel • and Paraguay last competed in 2004.
• - Regiane Andrade Gankhuyag • Nepal, Zealand,
, Nepal New Zealand Swaziland and Uganda last
• - Paolina Racheva • - Marija Ćirović competed in 2005.
• - Sara Ghulam • - Marichen Luiperth
• - Rebecca Parchment • - Sitashma Chand Withdraws
• - Bernardita Zúñiga • - Melissa Sneekes • : Esonica Veira
• - Zhang Zilin • - Stephanie Dods • : Natalie Griffith
• - María José • - Munachi Nwankwo • : Leilani Stevens
Torrenegra • - Melissa Patton • : Yen Chin Li
• - Wendy Cordero • - Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge • : Hannah McLaughlin
• - Tajana Jeremić • - Shey Ling Him • : Peth Msinska
• - Mckeyla Richards • - María de la Paz • : Amanda Ammann (competed in Miss Universe 2008
• - Dora Anastasiou Vargas in Nha Trang, Vietnam; unplaced)
• - Kateřina Sokolová • - Cynthia Calderón
• - Line Kruuse • - Margaret Nales No Shows
• - Ada de la Cruz Wilson •
• - Valeska Saab • - Karolina Zakrzewska •
• - Michelle Melhado • - Jennifer Guevara
• : Pupuce Ngalla Ibata, national director of Miss
• - Georgia Horsley • - Elena Roxana Azoitei
Congo (COMICO) affirmed that Congo will not take
• - Kadi Sizask • - Tatiana Kotova
part in Miss World 2007. The reason being that Miss
• - Mihret Abebe • - Nieve Jennings
World Organization never replied to their
• - Linnea Aaltonen • - Mirjana Božović
application for the franchise. However, she will try
• - Rachel Legrain- • - Fatmata Turay
to get the franchise next year.
Trapani • - Roshni Kaur Soin
•
• - Tamar • - Veronika Husárová
•
Nemsitsveridze • - Tadeja Ternar
•
• - Janice Behrendt • - Megan Coleman
• : The Miss Liberia 2007/2008 is scheduled for
• - Irene Dwomoh • - Natalia Zabala
November 23 of 2007, just one week before the Miss
• - Danielle Pérez • - Maria Colombage
World 2007 finals takes place.
• - Aikaterini • - Charisse Melany Moll
•
Evangelinou • - Nkosing’phile
•
• - Vivian Burkhardt Dlamini
• : Yasmin Walcott, national director of Miss St. Lucia
• - Nancy Fleurival • - Annie Oliv
World, informed that the island won’t be
• - Hamy Tejeda • - Richa Adhia
represented in Miss World 2007.
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• : Fabiana Arnell, national director of St. Maarten Replacements
Queen’s competition has informed that reports about
• : The Miss & Mister Albania organization replaced
Shanyra Richardson’s participation in Miss World
Harxhi, Dushi,
Egla Harxhi Miss Albania 2007, with Elda Dushi
are not true, but she is interested in taking part in
because of unknown reasons.
future Miss World competitions.
Sindzeyeva,
• : Miss Belarus 2006 1st runner-up, Yulia Sindzeyeva
•
was supposed to compete in Miss World; however,
•
she attended the Miss International contest in Japan,
•
where she became 2nd runner-up. A contract with
the Japanese organization prevents her from
Trivia attending the Miss World contest. 2nd runner-up,
Aladka,
Alena Aladka took her place.
Historical significance Everitz,
• : Lisaika Everitz Miss World Curaçao, was not
accepted as Curaçao’s entry to Miss World 2007
• reached its highest position in the Miss World’s
because of not meeting age requirements. She was
history, finishing as 1st Runner-up.
Monte.
replaced with Naemi Monte Since Monte did not
• placed in the finals for the fourth consecutive year,
turn in the official application to the national
Puerto Rico and Jamaica made it for the third year in
organization before the deadline established by Miss
Angola,
a row. Angola Ghana and Venezuela reached the
World Ltd, the franchiseholder appointed a new
finals for the second consecutive year.
Richards.
delegate: Mckeyla Richards After this action, Naemi
• 10 out of 16 countries which made it into the
Monte decided to file a lawsuit against the
semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year:
franchiseholder, Reprod, to regain the right to
(1970), Ecuador (1986), Hong Kong China (1987),
represent the island at the international pageant. On
Austria (1988), Sweden (1993), Malaysia (1998),
October 17, a jury decided in favor of Reprod, ending
China, Republic,
People’s Republic of China Dominican Republic
the dispute between both.
Tobago,
Trinidad & Tobago and United States (2004).
Avlasēviča,
• : Ina Avlasēviča Miss Latvia 2006, will compete in
• Zhang Zilin’s victory marked the first time that an
2008.
Miss World 2008 The organization sent Kristīne
East Asian woman has won the Miss World title.
Djadenko,
Djadenko a former Miss Latvia, to this year’s
Contestants notes pageant.
• : Miss Sea 2007 as well as Miss Vietnam World 2007’s
France, Lebanon, Russia,
• (Top 10 finalist), France Lebanon Russia South second runner-up Đặng Minh Thu was named by
Africa,
Africa and Spain competed in Miss Universe 2007 Elite Vietnam as the country’s candidate at Miss
which was held in Mexico City, Mexico. World 2007. Earlier offered Miss World’s ticket to
• competed in Miss Earth 2005. Finland and Tanzania Miss World Vietnamese 2007 Ngô Phương Lan who Lan,
competed in Miss Earth 2006. Costa Rica later turned it down in order to focus on her studies in
competed in Miss Earth 2008. Guatemala later Switzerland.
competed in Miss Earth 2009.
• (Rebecca Parchment) is the only delegate who
participated at both Miss World 2007 and Miss References
Universe 2008. [1] "Official Announcement". Miss World. 2007-05-30.
• (Ada de la Cruz) ended as 1st runner up in Miss [2] 106 ’light the passion’ for the Olympic Games
Universe 2009 in The Bahamas and, coincidentally,
Jamaica (Yendi Phillipps) ended as 1st runner up in
Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas. External links
Latvia, Norway,
• , Latvia Norway and Scotland (represented as the • Miss World Official Website
Kingdom)
United Kingdom later competed in Miss
International 2008.
• (Kayi Cheung) crowned as 1st runner up in Miss
Chinese International Pageant 2008.
• (Margaret Nales Wilson) is a local artist in threir
country and a model
• (Deborah Priya Henry) will compete at the 2011 Miss
Universe pageant in Sao Paolo, Brazil on September
12, 2011
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