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Miss World 2007

Date: December 1, 2007
Presenters: Angela Chow, Fernando Allende
Venue: Crown of Beauty Theater, Sanya, People's Republic of China
Withdraws: Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Chinese Taipei, Guernsey, Malawi, Switzerland, US Virgin Islands
Returns: Albania, Belize, Grenada, Lithuania, Nepal, New Zealand, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Swaziland, Uganda
Miss World 2007 was held in the Crown of Beauty Theater, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 1, 2007[1]. At an official press conference called on July 7, the Miss World organization announced that the delegates were expected in Sanya by November 2. They visited a number of popular spots in mainland China and view the preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. A total of 106 nations attended the pageant, making it the second largest edition, tied with Miss World 2003.

Unlike 2005 and 2006 editions, Miss World 2007 did not have continental zones in the selection of the semi-finalists i.e. all the contestants vied for the 10 semifinals spots. Another 5 spots were for the winners of the Beach Beauty, Beauty With A Purpose, Sports, Talent, and Top Model contests. The format was similar to that used in Miss World 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 Beijing Olympic Committee and Miss World Ltd. The song will have its first broadcast to a global audience at the 57th Miss World final on December 1.

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. [2]

Contents
1 Final Results
1.1 Fast track awards
1.1.1 Beach Beauty
1.1.2 Miss Sports
1.1.3 Beauty With A Purpose
1.1.4 Top Model
1.1.5 Miss Talent
1.2 Special Awards
1.2.1 World Dress Design
1.2.2 Continental Queens of Beauty
2 Official Contestants
3 Withdrawals
4 No Shows
5 Contestants Details
6 Replacements
7 Judges' Panel
8 External links



[edit] Final Results
Final Results Contestant
Miss World 2007 China - Zi Lin Zhang

1st Runner-up Angola - Micaela Reis

2nd Runner-up Mexico - Carolina Moran Gordillo

Finalist Trinidad and Tobago - Valene Maharaj
Sweden - Annie Oliv

Semi-Finalist Austria - Christine Reiler
Dominican Republic - Ada de la Cruz
Ecuador - Valeska Saab
Ghana - Irene Dwomoh
Grenada - Vivian Burkhardt
Hong Kong - Kayi Cheung
Jamaica - Yendi Phillips
Malaysia - Deborah Priya Henry
Puerto Rico - Jennifer Guevara
United States - Abigail McCary
Venezuela - Claudia Suarez






[edit] Fast track awards

[edit] Beach Beauty
The Miss World Beach Beauty was selected on the November 10th at Sanya, China.

Winner : Dominican Republic
1st Runner Up : Jamaica
2nd Runner Up : China, People's Republic of
Top 5 Finalists : Lithuania and Mexico
Top 21 Semifinalists: (Tie in 20th place) Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Ethiopia, Grenada, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, Venezuela.

[edit] Miss Sports
The Miss World Sports was selected on the November 14th at Sanya, China.

Winner : United States
1st Runner Up : Scotland
2nd Runner Up : Sweden
3rd Runner Up : Wales
Other Finalists: Albania, Argentina, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay.


[edit] Beauty With A Purpose
Winners: (tie)

Ecuador : Valeska Saab helps people with a terrible generic skin condition called ichthyosis.
Hong Kong China : Kayi Cheung helps old people and regularly works at retirement homes. She also has strong ties with UNICEF.
Finalists:

Indonesia : Kamidia Radisti helps less fortunate children with home schooling, free medical services for babies and young children.
Jamaica : Yendi Phillips helped people recover from a hurricane which hit the island by organising a fashion show and music event.
Sweden : Annie Oliv has for the last two years worked with a disabled person who has always been in a wheelchair and unable to do anything for herself.

[edit] Top Model
The Miss World Top Model was selected on November 24 at the Dynasties Fashion Show in Sanya, China.

Winner : China, People's Republic of
1st Runner Up : Puerto Rico
2nd Runner Up : Mexico
Other Finalists: Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela


[edit] Miss Talent
The Miss World Talent was selected on the November 26th.

Winner : Ghana
1st Runner Up : Scotland
2nd Runner Up : Sweden
Other Finalists: Australia, Canada, England, Gibraltar, Grenada, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, F.Y.R. of Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Singapore, Slovakia, Thailand.


[edit] Special Awards

[edit] World Dress Design
Winner: Korea

[edit] Continental Queens of Beauty
Africa: Angola
Americas: Mexico
Miss China Zi Lin Zhang was crowned Miss World 2007 at a glittering event at the Chinese tourist resort of Sanya Saturday, beating 106 participants. India's Sarah-Jane Dias failed to make it to the semi-finals.

Miss Angola Micaela Reis, 18, was the first runner up while 19-year-old Carolina Mor n from Mexico was the second runner up at the gala Saturday night held in the Crown of Beauty Theater at Sanya in Hainan province.

Zhang was crowned by last year's Miss World, Tatana Kucharova, from the Czech Republic, after Julia Morley, chairperson of the Miss World Organisation and of the international panel of judges, announced her name as the winner.

Valene Maharaj of Trinidad and Tobago and Annie Oliv of Sweden were the other two in the last five at the pageant, the second largest edition after Miss World 2003.

The delegates reached Sanya on November 2 and visited a number of popular spots in China.

In the fast track awards, Zhang was the Miss World Top Model, Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aim e de la Cruz the Miss World Beach Beauty, Miss United States Abigail McCary the Miss World Sports and Miss Ghana Irene Dwomoh the Miss World Talent.

The Beauty With A Purpose title was won jointly by Miss Ecuador Valeska Saab and Miss Hong Kong Kayi Cheung.

Unlike 2005 and 2006 editions, this year's event did not have continental zones in the selection of the semi-finalists.

The event, hosted by Chinese TV presenter Angela Chow and Latin American celebrity Fernando Allende, also witnessed some high voltage and touching dance performances.

One of the highlights was Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, introducing his grandfather's televised message on World Aids Day. It was followed by children from South Africa and a local school and all the contestants joining in singing the World Aids Day song.
The winner of the 2007 Miss World became the odds favorite Miss China. The "home girl" Zhang Zilin became the 57th Miss World in Sanya, China, in front of the partisan audience. At the beginning the British bookmaker Bet 365 was offering odds on Miss China at 13/2, but quickly made the Chinese contestant the favorite and the latest odds on Miss China were posted at 7/4. Miss Angola came second and Miss Mexico finished third in the Miss World 2007 beauty pageant on Saturday. The other two finalists were Miss Trinidad & Tobago and Miss Sweden. According to some reports, over 2 billion people tune in to watch the Miss World 2007.

About Miss China, the winner of Miss World 2007: Zilin was born in Shi Jia Zhuang City in Hei Bei Province, then moved to the capital, Beijing, Beijing will be host city to the 2008 Olympic Games. She attended the University of Science & Technology and attained a Degree in Business Administration, and is now working as a company secretary. Hobbies and sporting interests include: travel; reading; watching movies, writing, sports; 100 meters jump & hurdle, triple jump, swimming, both classical and folk dancing, and listing to folk music. Her favorite food is; fruit, chocolate, and ice cream. Zilin's personal motto is "Where there's a will there's a way".