Miss Universe 2007

Miss Universe 2007
Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori
Date	28 May 2007
Presenters	Vanessa Minnillo, Mario Lopez
Entertainment	RBD
Venue	Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Broadcaster	NBC, Telemundo
Entrants	77
Placements	15
Debuts	Montenegro, Serbia, Tanzania
Withdrawals	Cayman Islands, Chile, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Namibia, Northern Marianas, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom
Returns	Barbados, Belize, Curaçao, Honduras, Italy
Winner	Riyo Mori  Japan
Congeniality	Zhang Ningning  China
Photogenic	Anna Licaros  Philippines
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Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 28 May 2007 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. Riyo Mori from Japan was crowned by Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico at the end of the event. Seventy-seven delegates competed in this year.

The following celebrities judged the final competition. Christiane Martel was added as a judge the day prior to the final 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 the first time since 2001 that the final question posed on the ladies came from the judges. The previous pageants had final questions coming from the current Miss Universe and the delegates participating in the final five themselves.