Miss International 2007

Miss International 2007
Date	October 15, 2007[1]
Presenters	Thane Camus, Kyoko Kamei
Venue	The Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan[2]
Broadcaster	TV Tokyo
Entrants	61[1]
Placements	15[1]
Winner	Priscila Perales[1]  Mexico
Congeniality	Grace Wong  Hong Kong[1]
Best National Costume	Jonella Oduber  Aruba[1]
Photogenic	Hisako Shirata  Japan[1]

Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant was held at The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2007. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageants 47 year history. That record was held until 2008 where 63 nations send representatives. Miss International 2006, Daniela Di Giacomo of Venezuela crowned her successor Priscila Perales of Mexico as the new Miss International.

Results

Placements

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Final results	Contestant
Miss International 2007	Mexico - Priscila Perales
1st runner-up	Greece - Despoina Vlepaki
2nd runner-up	Belarus - Yulia Sindzeyeva
Semi-finalists	Chile - Marie Ann Salas  Czech Republic - Veronika Pompeova  Hong Kong - Grace Wong  Indonesia - Rahma Landy  Japan - Hisako Shirata  Korea - Ka One Park  Puerto Rico - Haydil Rivera  Russia - Alexandra Mazur  Spain - Nerea Arce  Sri Lanka - Aruni Rajapakse  Turkey - Asli Temel  Venezuela - Vanessa Peretti

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Aruba - Jonella Oduber
Miss Friendship	Hong Kong - Grace Wong
Miss Photogenic	Japan - Hisako Shirata

Contestants

Argentina - Paula Quiroga  Armenia - Rita Tsatryan  Aruba - Jonella Oduber  Australia - Danielle Byrnes  Belarus - Yulia Sindzeyeva  Bolivia - Angélica Olavarría  Brazil - Carolina Prates  Canada - Justine Stewart  Chile - Marie Ann Salas  China - Lina Ding  Colombia - Ana Milena Lamus  Costa Rica - Leonela Paniagua  Czech Republic - Veronika Pompeová  Dominican Republic - Ana Carolina Viñas  Ecuador - Jessica Ortiz  Egypt - Madonna Khaled  El Salvador - Ledin Damas  Ethiopia - Kidan Tesfahun  Finland - Joanna Väre  France - Sophie Vouzelaud  Germany - Svetlana Tsys  Greece - Despoina Vlepaki  Guadeloupe - Ann Love Viranin  Guatemala - Alida Boer  Honduras - Margarita Valle  Hong Kong - Grace Wong  India - Esha Gupta  Indonesia - Rahma Landy  Japan - Hisako Shirata  Korea - Park Ga-won  Latvia - Laura Fogele

Lebanon - Grace Bejjani  Liberia - Harriette Thomas  Malaysia - Yim Lim Nee  Mexico - Priscila Perales  Mongolia - Gerelchuluun Baatarchuluun  New Zealand - Kyla Hei Hei  Nigeria - Sokari Akanibo  Panama - Stephanie Araúz  Paraguay - Daiana Ferreira  Peru - Luisa Fernanda Monteverde  Philippines - Nadia Lee Cien Dela Cruz Shami  Poland - Dorota Gawron  Puerto Rico - Haydil Rivera  Republic of the Congo - Jolette Wamba Miylou  Russia - Alexandra Mazur  Serbia - Teodora Marčić  Singapore - Christabelle Tsai  Slovakia - Kristína Valušková  Spain - Nerea Arce  Sri Lanka - Aruni Rajapakse  Suriname - Chantyn Ramdas  Chinese Taipei - Tzu-Wei Hung  Tanzania - Jamilla Munisi  Thailand - Chompoonek Badinworawat  Turkey - Asli Temel  Ukraine - Mariya Varyvoda  United Kingdom - Samantha Freedman  USA - April Strong  Venezuela - Vanessa Peretti  Vietnam - Pham Thi Thuy Duong

Crossovers

• Danielle Byrne (Australia) also won Miss Model of The World Australia 2007 shortly after returning to Sydney from Miss International. She made the final top 10 at this competition held in China.
• Priscila Perales (Mexico) competed at Miss Universe 2006 and placed in the Top 10.
• Dorota Gawron (Poland) Dorota is also Miss Baltic Sea/Scandinavia 2006 and together with Alida Boer (Guatemala) and Teodora Marcic (Serbia) competed at Miss Universe 2007. None reached the semifinals and also failed to qualify in this pageant.
• Ana Carolina Viñas (Dominican Republic) competed at the International Coffee Queen 2007 (Reinado Internacional del Café) in Manizales, Colombia.
• Marie Ann Salas (Chile) participated in Miss Universo Chile 2006 but she fell down off a horse and had to leave the competition.
• Haydil Rivera (Puerto Rico) won Miss Teen World 2005.
• Aruni Rajapakse (Sri Lanka) was supposed to compete in Miss Universe 2007 also representing Sri Lanka. However her name was taken away from the Miss Universe website and Sri Lanka did not compete. The reason is still unknown. the following year, she competed at the Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam but she failed to the top 15.
• India's Esha Gupta is India's top Fashion model, was a favorite for the crown. Though she did not even make to the semifinals. She has a striking resemblance with Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie. Her Wardrobe was considered a big disaster causing her failure in the contest.
• For the 10th time only in the history of the Miss Hong Kong pageant, the second runner-up does not compete at Miss International. Usually the second runner-up of the national pageant competes at Miss International but the organizers of the pageant, TVB, chose Grace Wong Kwan-hing, first runner-up of Miss Hong Kong 2007 to compete. The first runner-up of the pageant usually competes at Miss World and this is only the 4th time that the first runner up competes at Miss International.
• After the pageant, delegates were busy taking photos. One of the delegates were Miss Hong Kong, Grace Wong who forgot her Miss Friendship award at the pageant after giving the award to a Tokyo chaperone. She did not realize that until she arrived in Hong Kong and the Miss International Organization has to mail the award back to Hong Kong.
• Miss Japan International 2007, Hisako Shirata crowned her successor, Kyoko Ayamen at same time who competed at Miss International 2007.
• Yulia Sindzeyeva (Belarus) was 4th runner-up at Miss Europe 2006 and was supposed to compete at Miss World 2007. However due to contracts with Miss International Organization prevent Sindyezeva to compete in Miss World so she will not be in the pageant.
• Despoina Vlepaki (Greece) won Miss Balkan Beauty Ambassador 2007.

Historical significance

• Mexico wins its first Miss International crown. It is also the first major title the nation has won since 1991, when Lupita Jones won Miss Universe 1991.
• Greece placed in the top 3 for the 2nd time in 4 years, last happening in 2004.
• Chile makes the top 15 for the 3rd time, last happening in 2001. Before it, Chile first placed in 1980.
• Belarus debuted in the pageant and won 2nd runner up. Later she competed in Miss World 2009 but she was unplaced.
• Indonesia makes the top 15 for the 2nd time, after 30 years of absence. The highest placement of Indonesia was in 1977 when Indri Hapsari Soeharto placed as second runner up.
• Hong Kong makes the top 15 for the 3rd time after 22 years. Their last placement was in 1985 when Ellen Wong made the top 15. Grace Wong also won Miss Friendship, a title won by Hong Kong for 6 times already, 4th consecutive win too. Her win makes Hong Kong the nation to gather the most Miss Friendship titles at Miss International and the most congenial titles at any international beauty pageant.
• Korea, Spain, and Puerto Rico makes the cut for 2 years in a row, and Venezuela for 3 years.
• Japan continues their streak at Miss International and places for the 15th consecutive time.
• Sri Lanka makes the semifinals for the 3rd time after 43 years, last placing in 1964.
• Photographers covering the event favored Misses Russia, India, Spain, Brazil, Turkey and Japan. Japan has the reigning Miss Universe 2007 (Riyo Mori), she and the Miss Universe Japan Organization both have boosted beauty pageants in Japan.
• Serbia participated for the first time as an independent country separate from Montenegro.
• Armenia and Belarus competed for the first time.
• Indonesia took part in the pageant after 30 years of absence.
• For the first time in the history of the pageant, there were two deaf and mute contestants, France and Venezuela.
• Although listed in the official site, contestants from Bahamas, Cameroon, Ghana and Sudan, never made it to the pageant. Vietnam and Congo were the last contestants to arrive, missing the initial press conference; Thailand changed their delegate at the last minute.
• The pageant was held in conjunction with Miss Japan International, which the winner represents Japan in Miss International 2008.
• Chile, Greece, United Kingdom, and USA came back after not participating in 2006.
• Vanessa Peretti (Venezuela) and Sophie Vouzelaud (France) were the first deaf and mute contestants to take part in the Miss International pageant.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Beauty of Mexico is Miss International". VnExpress. October 15, 2007. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=vi&tl=en&u=http://vnexpress.net/gl/van-hoa/2007/10/3b9fb460/. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
2. ^ "Mexico is Miss International 2007". Stilo. October 16, 2007. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://stilo.es/2007/10/mexicana-se-hace-con-la-corona-de-miss-international-2007/. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 

External links

• Official Miss International website