Riyo Mori (born December 24, 1986, in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese beauty queen, dancer, and model. She gained recognition by being crowned Miss Universe in 2007, becoming the third Japanese woman to win the title.
She won the competition in May 2007 in Mexico City, surpassing candidates from Colombia (Taliana Vargas) and Venezuela, who placed second and third respectively. She received the crown from the previous year's winner, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico.
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