# Miss World 2007

Miss World 2007 was the 57th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China, on December 1, 2007.
Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Republic crowned Zhang Zilin of China as her successor at the end of the event.
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.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 2007 | China – Zhang Zilin |
| 1st Runner-Up | Angola – Micaela Reis |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Mexico – Carolina Morán Gordillo |
| Top 5 | Sweden – Annie Oliv  Trinidad and Tobago – Valene Maharaj |
| Top 16 | 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 Suárez |

### Continental Queens of Beauty

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa | Angola – Micaela Reis |
| Americas | Mexico – Carolina Moran Gordillo |
| Asia & Oceania | China – Zhang Zilin |
| Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago – Valene Maharaj |
| Europe | Sweden – Annie Oliv |

## Contestants

106 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Albania | Elda Dushi | 18 | Tirana |
| Angola | Micaela Reis | 18 | Luanda |
| Argentina | Alejandra Bernal | 19 | San Salvador de Jujuy |
| Aruba | Boyoura Martijn | 21 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Caroline Pemberton | 21 | Sydney |
| Austria | Christine Reiler | 25 | Mödling |
| Bahamas | Anya Watkins | 21 | Nassau |
| Belarus | Alena Aladka | 22 | Minsk |
| Belgium | Halima Chehaima | 19 | Brussels |
| Belize | Felicita Arzú | 22 | Orange Walk Town |
| Bolivia | Sandra Hernández | 22 | Cochabamba |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Gordana Tomić | 17 | Tuzla |
| Botswana | Malebogo Marumoagae | 24 | Tonota |
| Brazil | Regiane Andrade | 23 | São Bento do Sul |
| Bulgaria | Paolina Racheva | 19 | Ruse |
| Canada | Sara Ghulam | 18 | Toronto |
| Cayman Islands | Rebecca Parchment | 25 | West Bay |
| Chile | Bernardita Zúñiga | 24 | Viña del Mar |
| China | Zhang Zilin | 23 | Shijiazhuang |
| Colombia | María José Torrenegra | 23 | Barranquilla |
| Costa Rica | Wendy Cordero | 19 | Cartago |
| Croatia | Tajana Jeremić | 17 | Vukovar |
| Curaçao | Mckeyla Richards | 19 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Dora Anastasiou | 19 | Xylofagou |
| Czech Republic | Kateřina Sokolová | 18 | Přerov |
| Denmark | Line Kruuse | 25 | Korsør |
| Dominican Republic | Ada de la Cruz | 21 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Valeska Saab | 23 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Michelle Melhado | 18 | San Salvador |
| England | Georgia Horsley | 20 | Malton |
| Estonia | Kadi Sizask | 21 | Rapla |
| Ethiopia | Mihret Abebe | 19 | Teferi Kela |
| Finland | Linnea Aaltonen | 19 | Kauniainen |
| France | Rachel Legrain-Trapani | 20 | Picardy |
| Georgia | Tamar Nemsitsveridze | 20 | Tbilisi |
| Germany | Janice Behrendt | 24 | Cottbus |
| Ghana | Irene Dwomoh | 21 | Accra |
| Gibraltar | Danielle Pérez | 23 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Aikaterini Evangelinou | 19 | Athens |
| Grenada | Vivian Burkhardt | 21 | St. George's |
| Guadeloupe | Nancy Fleurival | 23 | Abymes |
| Guatemala | Hamy Tejeda | 22 | Guatemala City |
| Guyana | Candace Charles | 17 | Stanleytown |
| Hong Kong | Kayi Cheung | 23 | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Krisztina Bodri | 21 | Budapest |
| Iceland | Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir | 21 | Reykjavík |
| India | Sarah-Jane Dias | 24 | Mumbai |
| Indonesia | Kamidia Radisti | 23 | Surabaya |
| Ireland | Bláthnaid McKenna | 21 | Kildare |
| Israel | Liran Kohener | 18 | Rishon LeZion |
| Italy | Giada Wiltshire | 17 | Lugo |
| Jamaica | Yendi Phillipps | 22 | Kingston |
| Japan | Lui Watanabe | 23 | Tokyo |
| Kazakhstan | Dana Kaparova | 19 | Astana |
| Kenya | Catherine Wainaina | 22 | Nyandarua |
| Latvia | Kristīne Djadenko | 23 | Riga |
| Lebanon | Nadine Njeim | 20 | Beirut |
| Lithuania | Jurgita Jurkutė | 22 | Plungė |
| Macedonia | Jana Stojanovska | 22 | Skopje |
| Malaysia | Deborah Priya Henry | 22 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Malta | Stephanie Zammit | 22 | Żejtun |
| Martinique | Vanessa Beauchaints | 22 | Ducos |
| Mauritius | Melody Selvon | 18 | Bambous |
| Mexico | Carolina Morán Gordillo | 19 | Manzanillo |
| Moldova | Ina Codreanu | 22 | Chișinău |
| Mongolia | Gankhuyagiin Oyuungerel | 22 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro | Marija Ćirović | 18 | Niusic |
| Namibia | Marichen Luiperth | 21 | Swakopmund |
| Nepal | Sitashma Chand | 24 | Kathmandu Valley |
| Netherlands | Melissa Sneekes | 24 | The Hague |
| New Zealand | Stephanie Dods | 17 | Auckland |
| Nigeria | Munachi Nwankwo | 19 | Rivers State |
| Northern Ireland | Melissa Patton | 20 | Belfast |
| Norway | Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge | 19 | Molde |
| Panama | Shey Ling Him | 21 | Penonomé |
| Paraguay | María de la Paz Vargas | 20 | Asunción |
| Peru | Cynthia Calderón | 19 | Tacna |
| Philippines | Maggie Wilson | 18 | Bacolod |
| Poland | Karolina Zakrzewska | 21 | Zielona Góra |
| Puerto Rico | Jennifer Guevara | 20 | San Juan |
| Romania | Elena Roxana Azoitei | 19 | Constanța |
| Russia | Tatiana Kotova | 22 | Moscow |
| Scotland | Nieve Jennings | 20 | Glasgow |
| Serbia | Mirjana Božović | 20 | Lajucvac |
| Sierra Leone | Fatmata Turay | 20 | Freetown |
| Singapore | Roshni Kaur Soin | 21 | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Veronika Husárová | 20 | Komárno |
| Slovenia | Tadeja Ternar | 20 | Beltinci |
| South Africa | Megan Coleman | 22 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| South Korea | Cho Eun-ju | 24 | Busan |
| Spain | Natalia Zabala | 24 | San Sebastián |
| Sri Lanka | Maria Colombage | 23 | Colombo |
| Suriname | Charisse Melany Moll | 22 | Paramaribo |
| Swaziland | Nkosing'phile Dlamini | 22 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Annie Oliv | 20 | Gothenburg |
| Tanzania | Richa Adhia | 19 | Mwanza |
| Thailand | Kanokkorn Jaicheun | 21 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Valene Maharaj | 21 | Saint Margaret |
| Turkey | Selen Soyder | 20 | İzmir |
| Uganda | Monica Kasyate | 21 | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Lika Roman | 22 | Uzhhorod |
| United States | Abigail McCary | 25 | Denver |
| Venezuela | Claudia Suárez | 20 | Caracas |
| Vietnam | Đặng Minh Thu | 19 | Hanoi |
| Wales | Kelly-Louise Pesticcio | 23 | St Mellons |
| Zimbabwe | Caroline Marufu | 24 | Bulawayo |

## Judges

* Julia Morley (UK) – Chairman of the Miss World Organization
* Duncan James (UK) – Member of the boy band Blue, now an actor and TV presenter
* Annabel Croft (UK) – Former tennis star and television presenter
* Ben de Lisi (Italy) – Renowned fashion designer
* Li Xiao Bai (China) – managing director of New Silk Road Modelling Agency
* Bruce Zhao (China) – Chairperson of the Huayu Group
* Makaziwe Mandela (South Africa) – Daughter of Nelson Mandela, industrialist and philanthropist
* Neal Hamil (United States) – managing director of Elite Models
* Krish Naidoo (Ireland) – Miss World International Ambassador, entrepreneur, works with many charitable organisations
* Elena Franchuk (Ukraine) – Founder of the Anti-AIDS Foundation of Ukraine