Miss Universe 2007 is Miss Japan!

Ms. Riyo Mori, 20 years old from Tokyo, Japan, is Miss Universe 2007. Besting 77 other candidates, she proves to have beauty and brains, and the right to be called Miss Universe.

Other top 5 contestants include: Natalia Guimaraes of Brazil, Honey Lee of Korea, Rachel Smith of USA. Ly Jonaitis of Venezuela, while Miss Photogenic is Anna Licaros of Philippines and Miss Congeniality is Ningning Zhang of China.

Miss Philippines, Anna Licaros

Miss China, Ningning Zhang

*Photos from AP, NBC and Miss Universe Official Site.

Miss Philippines was proclaimed Miss Photogenic out of 77 wonderful ladies in the ongoing Miss Universe 2007 pageant.

Ms. Anna Theresa Licaros of the University of the Philippines, College of Law has proven to have captivated more than millions of audience around the world, in an internet voting that happened in NBC’s Site.

And as Anna says, “Be the best by choice! achieving and being the best is always the result of a conscious decision, a commitment to excellence.”

The Philippines, throughout the history of Miss Universe Pageant has 2 Miss Universe titles. Miss Universe 1969, Gloria Diaz and Miss Universe 1973, Margarita Moran.

Margarita Moran

*Photos from Wikipedia, NBC Site and Miss Universe Official Site