Miss World 2007 Talent Competition

Miss World 2007 - Welcome Party

Thanks to Tianya and OPMB for these photos.

Abby McCary of USA Wins Sports Fast Track Event

Abby McCary, the 25-year old delegate of the United States, has won the Miss World Sport award and earned her a spot in the Top 15. She will join Miss Dominican Republic, the Beach Beauty winner in the semis while 13 spots are still up for grabs.



Scotland placed 2nd while Sweden and Wales are tied in 3rd place. The next fast-track event is the Talent competition where the winner will also get an automatic slot in the semi-finals.



Photos courtesy of Tianya.

Dominican Republic Wins Miss World Beach Beauty

Ada Aimee de la Cruz of the Dominican Republic bested 19 other semi-finalists in the Beach Beauty fast-track event in Miss World Saturday night in Sanya, China. Dela Cruz, one of the favorites to win the crown, won the first slot in the semi-finals for winning Beach Beauty this year.



BEACH BEAUTY 2007: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Ada de la Cruz
1st Runner-up: CHINA PR, Zi Lin Zhang
2nd Runner-up: JAMAICA, Yendi Phillips

FINALISTS:

LITHUANIA, Jurguita Jurgute
MEXICO, Carolina Moran Gordillo


TOP 20 SEMI-FINALISTS:

AUSTRIA, Christine Reiler
BELGIUM, Halima Chehaima
BRAZIL, Regiane Andrade
ETHIOPIA, Mihret Abebe
GRENADA, Vivian Burkhardt
ITALY, Giada Wiltshire
JAPAN, Rui Watanabe
KOREA, Eun-ju Cho
MALAYSIA, Deborah Henry
MONGOLIA, Oyungerel Gankhuyag
PHILIPPINES, Margaret Wilson
SPAIN, Natalia Zabala
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Valene Maharaj
UKRAINE, Lika Roman
VENEZUELA, Claudia Suarez


Previous winners of the Beach Beauty competition were:
Venezuela (2006), Russia (2005), USA (2004), Ireland (2003)

The Philippines made it in the semi-finals of the Beach Beauty competition in Miss World for 5 years in a row since 2003.

More than 100 beauties from around the globe are currently in China to compete in the most participated pageant - Miss World.

Source: Starmometer