Miss World 2007 | |
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Miss World 2007 Titlecard
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Date | 1 December 2007 |
Presenters | Angela Chow, Fernando Allende |
Entertainment | Duncan James, Haikou Artistic Group, The South African Mvezo Choir & No. 9 Primary School of Sanya |
Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China PR |
Broadcaster | E!, Shanghai Media Group |
Entrants | 106 |
Placements | 15 |
Withdrawals | Barbados, Cambodia, Congo DR, 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 |
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 PR. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of China PR won the crown and succeeded Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Republic.
The 106 contestants recorded the official torch relay anthem Light the Passion, Share the Dream for the 2008 Olympics 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.