Name: Riyo MoriBirth name: Riyo Mori
Date of birth: December 24, 1986
Birthplace: Shizuoka, Japan
Riyo Mori was born on December 24, 1986. She is a Japanese dance instructor who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007. Mori was crowned Miss Universe on May 28, 2007, by the outgoing titleholder Zuleyka Rivera. As Japan's representative in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, Mori travelled to Mexico City, Mexico in early May to participate in four weeks of events, rehearsals and preliminary competitions with the other seventy-seven delegates. In the final competition, broadcast internationally on May 28, 2007, Mori was announced as one of fifteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title. She achieved the highest score in the swimsuit competition.
