Miss World 2007

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Miss World 2007
Miss World 07 ZiLin Zhang.jpg
Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin
Date1 December 2007
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
BroadcasterOfficial broadcaster:
International:
Entrants106
Placements16
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Zhang Zilin [2]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2006
2008  

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. [3] It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of China won the crown [2] [3] [4] and succeeded Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Republic.

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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. [5]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss World 2007
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 16

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental GroupContestant
Africa
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
Europe

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2007 Miss World 2007 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2007

106 contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Elda Dushi18 Tirana
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Micaela Reis 18 Luanda
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Alejandra Bernal19 San Salvador de Jujuy
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Boyoura Martijn21 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Caroline Pemberton 21 Sydney
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Christine Reiler25 Mödling
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Anya Watkins21 Nassau
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Alena Aladka22 Minsk
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Halima Chehaima 19 Brussels
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Felicita Arzú22 Orange Walk Town
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Sandra Hernández22 Cochabamba
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gordana Tomić17 Tuzla
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Malebogo Marumoagae24 Tonota
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Regiane Andrade23 São Bento do Sul
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Paolina Racheva19 Ruse
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sara Ghulam 18 Toronto
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Rebecca Parchment 25 West Bay
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Bernardita Zúñiga24 Viña del Mar
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zhang Zilin 23 Shijiazhuang
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia María José Torrenegra23 Barranquilla
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Wendy Cordero19 Cartago
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Tajana Jeremić17 Vukovar
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Mckeyla Richards19 Willemstad
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Dora Anastasiou19 Xylofagou
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Kateřina Sokolová 18 Přerov
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Line Kruuse25 Korsør
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Ada de la Cruz 21 Santo Domingo
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Valeska Saab 23 Guayaquil
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Michelle Melhado18 San Salvador
Flag of England.svg  England Georgia Horsley20 Malton
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Kadi Sizask21 Rapla
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Mihret Abebe19Teferi Kela
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Linnea Aaltonen19 Kauniainen
Flag of France.svg  France Rachel Legrain-Trapani20 Picardy
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tamar Nemsitsveridze20 Tbilisi
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Janice Behrendt24 Cottbus
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Irene Dwomoh 21 Accra
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Danielle Pérez23 Gibraltar
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Aikaterini Evangelinou 19 Athens
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Vivian Burkhardt 21 St. George's
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe Nancy Fleurival 23 Abymes
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Hamy Tejeda22 Guatemala City
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Candace Charles 17Stanleytown
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Kayi Cheung 23 Hong Kong
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Krisztina Bodri 21 Budapest
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir21 Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg  India Sarah-Jane Dias 24 Mumbai
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Kamidia Radisti 23 Surabaya
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Bláthnaid McKenna21 Kildare
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Liran Kohener 18 Rishon LeZion
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giada Wiltshire 17 Lugo
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Yendi Phillipps [6] 22 Kingston
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Lui Watanabe 23 Tokyo
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Dana Kaparova19 Astana
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Catherine Wainaina22 Nyandarua
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Kristīne Djadenko 23 Riga
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Nadine Njeim 20 Beirut
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Jurgita Jurkutė 22 Plungė
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Jana Stojanovska22 Skopje
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Deborah Priya Henry 22 Kuala Lumpur
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Stephanie Zammit 22 Żejtun
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique Vanessa Beauchaints 22 Ducos
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Melody Selvon18 Bambous
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Carolina Morán 19 Manzanillo
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Ina Codreanu22 Chișinău
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Gankhuyagiin Oyuungerel 22 Ulaanbaatar
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Marija Ćirović 18Niusic
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Marichen Luiperth21 Swakopmund
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Sitashma Chand 24 Kathmandu Valley
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Melissa Sneekes 24 The Hague
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Stephanie Dods [7] 17 Auckland
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Munachi Nwankwo 19 Rivers State
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Melissa Patton20 Belfast
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge19 Molde
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Shey Ling Him 21 Penonomé
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay María de la Paz Vargas20 Asunción
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Cynthia Calderón 19 Tacna
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Maggie Wilson 18 Bacolod
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Karolina Zakrzewska 21 Zielona Góra
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Jennifer Guevara 20 San Juan
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Elena Roxana Azoitei19 Constanța
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Tatiana Kotova 22 Moscow
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Nieve Jennings 20 Glasgow
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Mirjana Božović 20Lajucvac
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Fatmata Turay 20 Freetown
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Roshni Kaur Soin 21 Singapore
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Veronika Husárová 20 Komárno
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Tadeja Ternar20 Beltinci
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Megan Coleman 22 KwaZulu-Natal
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Cho Eun-ju 24 Busan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Natalia Zabala24 San Sebastián
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Maria Colombage 23 Colombo
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Charisse Melany Moll 22 Paramaribo
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland Nkosing'phile Dlamini22 Manzini
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Annie Oliv 20 Gothenburg
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Richa Adhia 19 Mwanza
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Kanokkorn Jaicheun 21 Bangkok
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Valene Maharaj 21Saint Margaret
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Selen Soyder 20 İzmir
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Monica Kasyate21 Kampala
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Lika Roman 22 Uzhhorod
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Abigail McCary 25 Denver
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Claudia Suárez 20 Caracas
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Đặng Minh Thu19 Hanoi
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Kelly-Louise Pesticcio 23 St Mellons
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Caroline Marufu24 Bulawayo

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