Miss World 2007
Miss World 2007, the 57th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 1 December 2007 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.[2] It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of China won the crown[1][2][3] and succeeded Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Republic.
Miss World 2007 | |
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Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin | |
Date | 1 December 2007 |
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Entertainment |
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Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
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Entrants | 106 |
Placements | 15 |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Zhang Zilin[1] |
The 106 contestants recorded the official torch relay anthem Light the Passion, Share the Dream for the 2008 Olympic Games as a major co-operation between the Beijing Olympic Committee and Miss World Limited. The song had its first broadcast to a global audience at the 57th Miss World final on 1 December.
In addition, to coincide with World AIDS Day, the pageant presented a special tribute to the fight against AIDS, with a televised speech from former South African President Nelson Mandela and the presence of his daughter and grandson, along with traditional dancers from South Africa who joined the contestants in a special song.[4]
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up | |
Top 5 | |
Top 16 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group | Contestant |
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Africa | |
Americas |
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Asia & Oceania | |
Caribbean | |
Europe |
Contestants
Albania – Elda Dushi Angola – Micaela Reis Argentina – Alejandra Bernal Aruba – Boyoura Martijn Australia – Caroline Pemberton Austria – Christine Reiler Bahamas – Anya Watkins Belarus – Alena Aladka Belgium – Halima Chehaima Belize – Felicita Arzú Bolivia – Sandra Hernández Bosnia and Herzegovina – Gordana Tomić Botswana – Malebogo Marumoagae Brazil – Regiane Andrade Bulgaria – Paolina Racheva Canada – Sara Ghulam Cayman Islands – Rebecca Parchment Chile – Bernardita Zúñiga China – Zhang Zilin Colombia – María José Torrenegra Costa Rica – Wendy Cordero Croatia – Tajana Jeremić Curaçao – Mckeyla Richards Cyprus – Dora Anastasiou Czech Republic – Kateřina Sokolová Denmark – Line Kruuse Dominican Republic – Ada de la Cruz Ecuador – Valeska Saab El Salvador – Michelle Melhado England – Georgia Horsley Estonia – Kadi Sizask Ethiopia – Mihret Abebe Finland – Linnea Aaltonen France – Rachel Legrain-Trapani Georgia – Tamar Nemsitsveridze Germany – Janice Behrendt Ghana – Irene Dwomoh Gibraltar – Danielle Pérez Greece – Aikaterini Evangelinou Grenada – Vivian Burkhardt Guadeloupe – Nancy Fleurival Guatemala – Hamy Tejeda Guyana – Candace Charles Hong Kong – Kayi Cheung Hungary – Krisztina Bodri Iceland – Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir India – Sarah-Jane Dias Indonesia – Kamidia Radisti Ireland – Bláthnaid McKenna Israel – Liran Kohener Italy – Giada Wiltshire Jamaica – Yendi Phillips Japan – Rui Watanabe Kazakhstan – Dana Kaparova Kenya – Catherine Wainaina Korea – Cho Eun-ju Latvia – Kristīne Djadenko Lebanon – Nadine Njeim Lithuania – Jurgita Jurkutė Macedonia – Jana Stojanovska Malaysia – Deborah Priya Henry Malta – Stephanie Zammit Martinique – Vanessa Beauchaints Mauritius – Melody Selvon Mexico – Carolina Morán Moldova – Ina Codreanu Mongolia – Oyungerel Gankhuyag Montenegro – Marija Ćirović Namibia – Marichen Luiperth Nepal – Sitashma Chand Netherlands – Melissa Sneekes New Zealand – Stephanie Dods Nigeria – Munachi Nwankwo Northern Ireland – Melissa Patton Norway – Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge Panama – Shey Ling Him Paraguay – María de la Paz Vargas Peru – Cynthia Calderón Philippines – Margaret Wilson Poland – Karolina Zakrzewska Puerto Rico – Jennifer Guevara Romania – Elena Roxana Azoitei Russia – Tatiana Kotova Scotland – Nieve Jennings Serbia – Mirjana Božović Sierra Leone – Fatmata Turay Singapore – Roshni Kaur Soin Slovakia – Veronika Husárová Slovenia – Tadeja Ternar South Africa – Megan Coleman Spain – Natalia Zabala Sri Lanka – Maria Colombage Suriname – Charisse Melany Moll Swaziland – Nkosing'phile Dlamini Sweden – Annie Oliv Tanzania – Richa Adhia Thailand – Kanokkorn Jaicheun Trinidad and Tobago – Valene Maharaj Turkey – Selen Soyder Uganda – Monica Kasyate Ukraine – Lika Roman United States – Abigail McCary Venezuela – Claudia Suárez Vietnam – Đặng Minh Thu Wales – Kelly-Louise Pesticcio Zimbabwe – Caroline Marufu
Judges
- Julia Morley (UK) – Chairman of the Miss World Organization
- Duncan James (UK) – Member of the boy band Blue, now an actor and TV presenter
- Annabel Croft (UK) – Former tennis star and television presenter
- Ben de Lisi (Italy) – Renowned fashion designer
- Li Xiao Bai (China) – managing director of New Silk Road Modelling Agency
- Bruce Zhao (China) – Chairperson of the Huayu Group
- Makaziwe Mandela (South Africa) – Daughter of Nelson Mandela,[2] industrialist and philanthropist
- Neal Hamil (United States) – managing director of Elite Models
- Krish Naidoo (Ireland) – Miss World International Ambassador, entrepreneur, works with many charitable organisations
- Elena Franchuk (Ukraine) – Founder of the Anti-AIDS Foundation of Ukraine
Notes
Returns
Replacements
Albania – The Miss & Mister Albania organisation replaced Egla Harxhi, Miss Albania 2007, with Elda Dushi, for unknown reasons. Belarus – 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 organisation prevents her from attending the Miss World contest. 2nd runner-up, Alena Aladka, took her place. Curaçao – Lisaika Everitz, Miss World Curaçao, was not accepted as Curaçao's entry to Miss World 2007 for not meeting the age requirements. She was replaced with Naemi Monte. Since Monte did not turn in the official application to the national organisation before the deadline established by Miss World Ltd, the franchiseholder appointed a new delegate: Mckeyla Richards. After this action, Naemi Monte decided to file a lawsuit against the franchiseholder, Reprod, to regain the right to represent the island at the international pageant. On 17 October, a jury decided in favour of Reprod, ending the dispute between both. Latvia – Ina Avlasēviča, Miss Latvia 2006, competed in Miss World 2008. The organisation sent Kristīne Djadenko, a former Miss Latvia, to that year's pageant. Vietnam – Miss Sea 2007 as well as Miss Vietnam World 2007's second runner-up Đặng Minh Thu was named by Elite Vietnam as the country's candidate at Miss World 2007. they Earlier offered Miss World's ticket to Miss World Vietnamese 2007 Ngô Phương Lan, who turned it down to focus on her studies in Switzerland.
Withdrawals
American Virgin Islands – Esonica Veira[5] She participated 4 years later at Miss World 2011, where she became Top 15[6] and in Miss Supranational 2013 where she was 4th runner up, Miss Earth 2014 and Miss Universe 2017.[7] Barbados – Natalie Griffith British Virgin Islands – Leilani Stevens[8] - Financial problems. Chinese Taipei – Yen Chin Li Guernsey – Hannah McLaughlin Malawi – Peth Msinska Switzerland – Amanda Ammann. She competed in Miss Universe 2008 and was unplaced. Apparently the Miss Switzerland organization gave up their Miss World licence that year.
No shows
Antigua & Barbuda Cambodia Congo Republic – Pupuce Ngalla Ibata, national director of Miss Congo (COMICO) was informed that Congo will not take part in Miss World 2007. The reason being because the Miss World Organization never replied to their application for the franchise. However, she will try to get the franchise next year. Congo DR Egypt Honduras Liberia – The Miss Liberia 2007/2008 is scheduled for 23 November 2007, just one week before the Miss World 2007 finals takes place. Nicaragua Portugal Saint Lucia – Yasmin Walcott, national director of Miss Saint Lucia World, was informed that the island won't be represented in Miss World 2007. Sint Maarten – Fabiana Arnell, national director of Sint Maarten Queen's competition has informed that reports about Shanyra Richardson's participation in Miss World are not true, but she is interested in taking part in future Miss World competitions. Tahiti Uruguay Zambia
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