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McCain Hires Beauty Queen to Wrangle Interns

John McCain has hired Miss South Carolina 2007, Ashley Zais, to be his intern coordinator -- and no she's not that South Carolina idiot beauty queen. Paging "the Iraq!" Zais will be in charge of organizing interns for the McCain campaign headquarters.  TMZ

Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 - Official Miss USA Biography

This evening, during one of the year's most exciting live television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart, as MISS USA® 2008.   Donny and Marie Osmond hosted the 57th Annual MISS USA Pageant from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in one of the world’s most electrifying cities, Las Vegas. MissUSA.com

Chace Crawford Cheers On a Miss USA Beauty – His Sister

Surrounded by beauty queens at the Miss USA Pageant on Friday, Gossip Girls' Chace Crawford only had eyes for one woman: Miss Missouri. Of course, Miss Missouri is Candice Crawford, Chace's sister, a 21-year-old blonde beauty who dazzled judges deep into the competition. But despite a public endorsement from her famous brother, Candice Crawford fell short in her bid to become Miss USA in Las Vegas – that honor went to Miss Texas Crystle Stewart.  People Magazine,
by Mark Gray

Heather Mills booed and heckled as she appears as judge at Miss USA Pageant

A shocked Heather Mills was booed and jeered as she was introduced as a judge at the Miss USA 2008 Pageant. The former model – who has previously claimed that public opinion of her in the US was "99 per cent positive" – was visibly upset when part of the audience at the Planet Hollywood hotel in Las Vegas began to heckle as she took to the stage with hosts Donny and Marie Osmond. Daily Mail

Heather Mills Booed, but Parties On in Vegas

Never mind the boos: Heather Mills is just out to have a good time. After the Miss USA audience booed the judge's introduction Friday night in Las Vegas, the former Mrs. Paul McCartney let loose at a pageant afterparty at hot spot Prive. 
People Magazine,
by Mark Gray

Texan Crystle Stewart crowned Miss USA

Crystle Stewart, of Missouri City, Texas, runs a party-planning and motivational speaking company, as well as modeling professionally. She says she wants to dedicate her life to international philanthropy. AP/MSNBC.com   Related Photos  Yahoo version of this article

Texas Beauty Crowned Miss USA

A 26-year-old entrepreneur from Texas was named Miss USA on Friday, besting 50 other beauty queens for the coveted crown. Crystle Stewart, of Missouri City, Texas, runs a party-planning and motivational speaking company, as well as modeling professionally. She says she wants to dedicate her life to international philanthropy. By Kathleen Hennessey, AP

Miss USA Hits Vegas, Baby

The 57th Annual Miss USA Pageant is putting its stilettos down at the brand new Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip and NBC will air the competition live on April 11, 2008, organizers announced Friday.  E! Online, by Josh Grossberg

Behind Crown’s Glitter Lies Grueling Schedule

Kirsten Haglund was in her Philadelphia hotel room doing a telephone interview while packing her luggage as she prepared to travel to Los Angeles for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! “You have to learn to multi-task,” says Haglund, a member of Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The sound of zippers is heard in the background. Since being named Miss America 2008 on January 26, Haglund’s life has been a whirlwind... Evangelical Covenant Church

Medical Crises Nearly Ended Bid for Miss America Title

Medical Crises Nearly Ended Bid for Miss America Title. RAND FORKS, ND - On the day of the talent competition during the Miss America pageant last month, Miss North Dakota Ashley Young lost her voice. Not a good thing when you are planning to sing “The Laughing Song” from the opera Die Fledermaus....Evangelical Covenant Church

Miss America pageant a crowning moment for Wapato family

LAS VEGAS — To them, she's Loubug. She's the older sister with a sense of style — and humor — who takes her younger siblings shopping. She's the dark-haired daughter who was so petite and slightly built as a child her parents wondered if she would ever grow. She's the young woman who works hard, sets high standards for herself and loves to sing. By ADRIANA JANOVICH, Yakima Herald-Republic

Katie Rees, Former Miss Nevada, Arrested in Las Vegas

Katie Rees, the former beauty queen of the Nevada state, was arrested in Las Vegas after she was pulled over for speeding. According to the media reports, Katie Rees was taken into custody after she kicked a police officer.  She is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on six misdemeanor charges such as driving with suspended license plates, speeding and resisting a police officer. By Sarah Vasques , efluxmedia.com

Dethroned Beauty Queen Thrown in Jail

Former Miss Nevada Stripped of Title for Racy Pics, Accused in Las Vegas of Resisting Arrest.  Las Vegas police stopped her around 3 a.m., a dethroned Nevada beauty queen, who landed in jail after the routine traffic stop escalated into an arrest. By David Schoetz, ABC News

NBC TO BROADCAST MISS USA®2008 COMPETITION LIVE ON APRIL 11TH FROM PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS

NEW YORK, N.Y., January 30, 2008 - Paula M. Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, announced today that the 57th Annual MISS USA Competition will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts located at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on April 11, 2008 and broadcast live from 9-11 p.m. ET on NBC and distributed internationally.

Miss USA Pageant Heading to Vegas

Another beauty battle is moving to Las Vegas, at least for the time being. This year's Miss USA pageant will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, pageant executives said Thursday.  Mail.com

Local hosts thrilled with Miss America win

Kirsten Haglund celebrates after being crowned Miss America 2008 during the Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Saturday. Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund left for the Miss America Pageant with a clear intention, and a firm belief in God's plan for her life. MLive.com, by llupo, Photo by  Jae C. Hong, Associated Press

Covenant Woman from Michigan Named Miss America

January 28, 2007 - Kirsten Haglund, a member of Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, Michigan, was crowned the new Miss America on Saturday. Evangelical Covenant Church

Miss Michigan Encourages Faith, Healthy Lifestyle

The new Miss America says she wants to use her own experience with anorexia and recovery to encourage other young women with eating disorders. By Stan Friedman, Evangelical Covenant Church

New Miss America once battled anorexia

Just three years ago, newly crowned Miss America Kirsten Haglund was eating tiny portions of food and became so thin her concerned parents "dragged me to the doctor." By Ryan Nakashima Associated Press

New Miss America Crowned

LAS VEGAS (Jan. 26) -- Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant's new, hipper look.  Associated Press
 
Miss America: New crown eludes G.I. Jill

LAS VEGAS - Miss Utah Jill Stevens says Miss America appearance a victory nonetheless.  There she is, Miss . . . Stevens. Jill Stevens, the Utah tomboy turned combat medic turned beauty queen, was unable to take another improbable turn into the Miss America crown Saturday night. That honor went to Kirsten Haglund, 19, of Michigan, a more conventional contestant for the stately 87-year-old institution. By Matthew D. LaPlante, The Salt Lake Tribune.

NJill Stevens:  Miss America hopefulext battle for Stevens: Miss America

LAS VEGAS — Once you’ve faced enemy fire, it’s a lot harder to get stressed about the evening gown competition. Kaysville native Jill Stevens, a combat medic with the Utah National Guard as well as the reigning Miss Utah, isn’t about to start worrying. BY Jenniffer Wardell

Miss America Reality Check: Four Of Four Plus Pageant

In the fourth and final episode of Miss America Reality Check, it was the ladies' last chance to get noticed before the Miss America Pageant. Michael told them that they would be working on the talent portion. Really, it wasn't all that. The teams would be competing to see who could perform under pressure and sing lyrics to famous American anthems -- no vocal ability required. By Hamster Dame, film.com

Miss France keeps crown after photo controversy

PARIS (Reuters) - Miss France 2008 has kept her crown, contest organizers said on Friday, after a row over suggestive photographs that saw members of parliament, a bishop and the minister for overseas territories spring to her defense. Yahoo News

Miss France goes "too far" in photoshoot

Beauty can be a curse as well as a blessing, as Miss France is finding out after a French magazine published suggestive photographs of her.  Russia Today

Sexually suggestive photos haunt Miss France

Hugh Schofield, Paris:  The new Miss France has been ordered to resign just days into her reign after a magazine published provocative photographs taken early in her modelling career.   Telegraph UK

Beauty Queen Clothes Were Sprayed

New Miss Belgium gets Flemish tongues wagging

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Belgium's political tensions entered the glamour stakes after it was revealed that the new Miss Belgium does not speak Dutch. Alizee Poulicek, who comes from the country's French-speaking region, was booed by some of the 4,000 audience when she admitted that she could not understand a question put to her in Dutch at the contest on Saturday night in the main Flemish city of Antwerp.

Seeing the beauty in 'Pageants'

Former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, host of CW's 'Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants'By Cristina Kinon, Daily New Staff Writer. Former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, host of CW's 'Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants' thinks beauty competitions aren't antiquated - they've just gotten a bad image over the years. "Crowned" premieres Wednesday night at 9 (subsequent episodes will air Wednesdays at 8), and features 11 mother/daughter teams competing in pageant-like challenges for a $100,000 jackpot and, of course, a matching pair of tiaras.

Nothing bright about 'Crowned'; runway just a bevy of dim bulbs


TLC GIVES MISS AMERICA A MAKEOVER IN ORIGINAL REALITY SERIES: MISS AMERICA:  REALITY CHECK 

Michael Urie from ABC’s “Ugly Betty” to Host Four-part HD Series Premiering January 4, Leading Up to the Miss America LIVE! Finale on January 26

Los Angeles, CA -- TLC ushers this classic television event into the modern era with the new reality series MISS AMERICA: REALITY CHECK. Michael Urie (ABC’s “Ugly Betty”) is tapped to host the four part reality series premiering January 4 at 10 PM (ET/PT) and airing consecutive Friday nights leading up to the MISS AMERICA LIVE! finale on Saturday, January 26, 8-10 PM (ET live/PT tape-delayed).  MISS AMERICA: REALITY CHECK was shot in high definition and can be viewed on the TLC HD simulcast, as well as TLC on basic cable.
         
For the first time in history, MISS AMERICA: REALITY CHECK brings all 52 contestants together to live under one roof to undo everything they have learned about pageant basics and determine if their smarts, attitudes and looks hold up in contemporary society.  Led by host Urie, the girls participate in an intense set of events and challenges designed to prepare them for the finale event, a renewed competition that will redefine what it takes to be Miss America, a relatable and individual ‘it girl’ who can connect with today’s modern woman. 
Courtesy:  Miss America Organization

Watch the Miss America Pageant telecast:  Saturday, January 26, 2008   • Details 


In Touch Magazine Features Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA:  In Touch Magazine features the stars of Pageant Place - Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA - in a five-page photo spread on "Three beauty queens share one beautiful bachelorette pad" and "How to get the Pageant Place girls' look".

Miss USA Makes the New York Post: Miss USA, was featured in a New York Post article on November 20, 2007.

Miss Teen USA Featured in Pageantry Magazine's Winter 2007 issue..."Keepin' Cool at Teen USA"


VIETNAM TO HOST THE 2008 MISS UNIVERSE® PAGEANT LIVE ON NBC

NEW YORK, NY - The 57th Annual MISS UNIVERSE® Competition will air live from Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. The glamorous live event, featuring some of the world's most beautiful women, will air from the Crown Convention Center, on NBC and Telemundo this summer.

Japan native, Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007 will crown her successor at the conclusion of the telecast. During her reign, she has traveled the world as an advocate for HIV/AIDS education, research, and legislation. The newly crowned Miss Universe will go on to do the same.

Each contestant from more than 80 countries around the world will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview as they vie for the coveted title of Miss Universe 2008. In recent years, worldwide distribution of the popular competition has topped more than 170 countries.   For more information, visit: www.missuniverse.com.
  Courtesy:  Miss Universe Organization


Nora Ali, America's Junior Miss 2007, Makes Appearances in Washington DC

Nora's Ali, America's Junior Miss for 2007, made several appearances in Washington DC recently. First, she met with Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota  during an open house she holds for constituents.  Nora lunched with Congressman Jo Bonner in the members’ dining room at the Capitol and briefly toured the area with him. Nora was able to also meet Nancy Pelosi. The most exciting part of the visit was Nora’s trip to the White House Thursday evening. Nora sat at a table with Condoleezza Rice, and spoke with her about Junior Miss. They were just 10 feet from where President Bush sat and only 5 feet from where he spoke.



Beauty Who-Dunnit? Ingrid Rivera Miss Puerto Rico  2008 (YouTube.com)


Miss Puerto Rico Scandal - Ingrid Rivera Miss Puerto Rico  2008 (YouTube.com)

TODAY exclusive: Miss Puerto Rico  - (Video) TODAY -  Ingrid Marie Rivera talks to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira for the first time about the supposed pepper spray incident and what’s next for her.

Miss Puerto Rico insists outfit, makeup tainted  - (Video) MSNBC - Newly crowned Miss Puerto Rico Ingrid Marie Rivera insisted in an exclusive interview Wednesday that she wasn’t just imagining the redness, ...

Did Beauty Queen Cook Up Pepper-Spray Saga? -  TMZ.com - Remember poor Miss Puerto Rico (yeah, from yesterday), who told the world how her gown and makeup were maliciously spiked with pepper spray, causing her to ...

Miss Puerto Rico's Gown Pepper-Sprayed: Competition Gets Rough in Beauty Pageant. Miss Puerto Rico Ingrid Marie Rivera smiled through her first modeling appearance since she won the coveted crown and she kept her poise as she shrugged off the attempt to sabotage her shot at the title.

Miss Puerto Rico: Was It Sabotage?  - MSNBC - Well, you've heard Ingrid Marie Rivera's story that she broke out into hives at the Miss Puerto Rico pageant because her makeup, evening gown and bathing ...

Peppery reception for beauty queen  -  www.telegraph.co.uk - Beauty pageants are known for the often catty nature of their participants' fierce competitiveness. But who would have seriously thought one would be tainted by a string of bilious accusations, an assault with pepper spray, the theft of prized possessions - and a bomb threat to boot?

Miss Teen USA - FOX News - Aug 25, 2007. Hilary Carol Cruz, Miss Colorado Teen USA 2007, reacts as Katie Blair, Miss Teen USA 2006, crowns her Miss Teen USA 2007 in Pasadena, Calif. Aug. ...

Trump Brings 'Pageant Place' To MTV -  NEW YORK, NY (June 20, 2007) -- Donald Trump may have fired his last "Apprentice," but the billionaire mogul isn't done with reality TV just yet.

Miss World 2007 will be held in the Crown of Beauty Theater, Sanya, China on December 1, 2007. At an official press conference called on July 7th, the Miss World organization announced that the delegates are expected in Sanya by November 2nd. All contestants are unconfirmed until they arrived at the venue.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Winners crowned at Miss International. July 29, 2007 - ABC7 Chicago.  Whitney & Alexandra were just crowned last night at the Northshore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. Whitney Kudela is from Georgia. Alexandra De Santis is from Ohio.

Spotlight gives new Miss International a pulpit against DUI.  CHICAGO, Ill., Moultrie Observer — When one is in the spotlight, considerable potential is often at his or her fingertips to promote socially redeeming projects. For Whitney Kudela, campaigning against drunk drivers is high on her list of worthwhile projects.

Miss Colorado now Miss Teen USA. PASADENA, Calif. - An 18-year-old Colorado woman who aspires to become an entertainment journalist was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 during a live Friday night ceremony. Miss Teen Colorado Hilary Carol Cruz received her crown from outgoing Miss Teen USA ...

Miss Teen USA Pageant On NBC. The Miss America franchise still wanders through cable networks. Dropped by CMT, it will be on TLC next year, along with a new reality series and a possible tie-in to "LA Ink" (kidding on that one). But the Miss Teen USA (NBC, 8 p.m.), for its 25th ...

Nino Likuchova, Miss Georgia 2007, had a secret. Miss Georgia turns out to be Mrs. Russia Today.  The glamour of winning a beauty contest can quickly wear-off as the latest pageant-winner from Georgia has found out. Miss Georgia wasn't quite the single-lady she claimed to be - a background check uncovered that she had in fact been married. So the runner up took her crown but she was married too.

Miss America Changes Channels—Again, by Sarah Hall. August 13, 2007. After getting dropped by CMT earlier this year, Miss America was sorely in need of a little TLC.

There she is: Miss America Pageant finds home on TLC
Los Angeles Times, CA, August 13, 2007.  By Lee Margulies, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer The Miss America Pageant has a new home -- and, in keeping with the times, a reality show too.

Miss America seeks better grades on Learning Channel, Press of Atlantic City, NJ - August 13, 2007. The Miss America Organization announced Monday that it signed an agreement with TLC to broadcast the Miss America Pageant through 2010.

Winners crowned at Miss International. July 29, 2007 - Whitney & Alexandra were just crowned last night at the Northshore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. Whitney Kudela is from Georgia. Alexandra De Santis is from Ohio. ABC7

Trump and Miss Universe Stay in Bed with NBC, by Sarah Hall. March  29, 2007. A scandal-plagued year in the beauty pageant industry didn't deter Donald Trump from coming back for more.

Click to EnlargeNew America’s Junior Miss Almost Missed Entry Deadline. The Chattanoogan, TN. However, she is being honored with a special achievement award by the Bengali Association of America. Miss Ali is the first America’s Junior Miss to be of ...

Amorous males beware: In November last year, during a food festival in Chiang Mai, a drunken Thai man approached Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova. The youth shook her hand and tried to kiss it.   Enter the bodyguard. Instantly, Noppawan Pookkesorn, who was standing behind Glebova, delivered a karate chop to disengage the amorous man’s grip on her client. Star Publications (Malaysia)...

Arrogant and dumb: Local celeb hacks slam Miss Universe Riyo Mori
Mainichi Daily News, Japan, Jul 12, 2007. Riyo Mori, the 2007 Miss Universe, is copping a beating from the domestic media, according to Shukan Shincho. "There were loads of reporters who saw ...

Movies Reviews: Miss Universe 1929. Director/writer Péter Forgács has sculpted a feature film out of archival footage.  His film tells the narrative story of Austrian Lisl Goldarbeiter who became Miss Universe 1929 after winning the series of beauty contest leading up to the big banana. 

Riyo Mori of Japan, Miss Universe 2007, SKNVibes.com, St. Kitts and Nevis, Jul 25, 2007. Miss Universe, Riyo Mori of Japan will be headlining the 2 nd annual St. Kitts Fashion Weekend which will be held at the Marriott Events Center on...

Media Alert: Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson Addresses Internet ...
Market Wire, July 30, 2007.To address concerns about Internet safety,  Miss America, Lauren Nelson,  and Internet security leader Symantec are hosting...

Miss America returns home. NewsOK.com, OK - Jul 18, 2007. By Heather Warlick Dressed in a black cowboy shirt, jeans and cowboy boots, Miss America's appearance said it all ... an Oklahoma star. Miss America 2007 ...

Education key to outwitting online predators, governors told... KTEN, TX. (AP) - Miss America Lauren Nelson of Oklahoma and other experts tell the nation's governors today that vigilant parents and well-educated children remain ...

Pageant rules Miss NJ can keep crown despite racy photos Newsday, New York. Polumbo's lawyer, Anthony Caruso, said that a person or persons claiming to be The Committee to Save Miss America threatened to make the photos public ...

Miss NJ Reveals Alleged Blackmail Photos, AP - Thu, 12 Jul 2007. By WAYNE PARRY.  Miss New Jersey, trying to keep her crown in the midst of an alleged blackmail attempt, released photos Thursday showing her "not in a ladylike manner." She said, "I feel sick to my stomach."

Miss Utah America, Jul 11, 2007. It's combat boots off and high heels on. Sgt. Jill Stevens is a combat medic with the 211th Aviation Group.  She deployed to Afghanistan in 2004. Sgt. Stevens was recently crowned Miss Utah!  Watch ABC 4's Annie Cutler's story about Sgt. Jill Stevens, Miss Utah: Video  Watch Video

One-of-a-kind Peavey Miss Mississippi guitar up for auction
Meridian Star, MS, July 11, 2007. Of the 49 Miss Mississippi winners who were crowned in Vicksburg, 39 are expected to attend the 2007 pageant — including the three Miss America winners. ...

MSN:  Miss New Jersey.  "I just want this to end".  Miss New Jersey reveals the photos posted on her Facebook account that are being used to blackmail her.

Captions not photos trouble Miss New Jersey over blackmail threatCaptions not photos trouble Miss New Jersey over blackmail threat. By GEOFF MULVIHILL.  Friday, July 6, 2007. MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) - It’s not so much the photos that trouble Miss New Jersey. It’s the words that someone put with them.

Miss New Jersey Receives 2nd Package: Forbes, NY. The first runner-up to Polumbo in the Miss New Jersey pageant in June denied any involvement in the blackmail scheme and said she hoped the scandal wouldn't ...

Miss NJ: Someone Trying to Blackmail Me! AP - July 6, 2007 by Geoff Mulvihill.  Miss New Jersey says she won't give in to an anonymous threat that personal photographs of her will be made public if she refuses to relinquish her crown.

Miss New Jersey In Trouble Over Some Pictures July 06, 2007. Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo has also joined an ever growing group of crowned beauties getting in trouble over some not-so-decent pictures of them taken years prior.

US beauty queen ignores deadline from blackmailer.  Friday, July 6, 2007. NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A U.S. beauty queen has refused to give in to the demands of a blackmailer, ignoring a Friday deadline to hand back her crown or face personal photographs being made public.

Japanese Mori wins troubled Miss Universe contest: ABC News. Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, reacts as she is crowned Miss Universe 2007 by 2006 winner Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza of Puerto Rico, 28 May 2007, in Mexico City.

Months after baptism, Jennifer Berry wins Miss America pageant. Moments after her baptism at the Skiatook, Okla., church three months ago, Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Berry looked at her friend Debbie Kendall and smiled. www.christianchronicle.org

Beauty is more than skin deep. Manawatu Standard, New Zealand. July 7, 2007. It's a tough call for a middle-aged bloke to write about the joy of beauty pageants, but here goes, Manawatu Standard editor Paul Taggart says in an editorial today. 

Nora Ali wins America’s Junior Miss title St. Paul Asian American Press, MN - Jul 5, 2007.  Nora Ali, 18, of South St. Paul was named awarded the title of America’s Junior Miss 2007 at the 50th Annual America’s Junior Miss National Finals...

Wafa to contest Miss Arab World. By MARK SUMMERS. Bahrain is to field its first ever contestant in the Miss Arab World contest later this month. Bahrain University graduate Wafa Janahi, 23, will participate in the event, to be held in Egypt on July 26. Miss Arab World is designed to showcase strong role models for the region and unlike beauty pageants, the participants are judged on their personality, achievements and commitment to humanitarian causes. Gulf Daily News

Oklahoma lends judges to pageant. Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - July 5, 2007. By JOY DONOVAN The secret to helping a state winner become Miss America is "finding the right people to enhance the girl. It's not us making the girl but ...

Crowning Fiasco at Mrs. World Pageant - Youtube movie

Paying for pageant: Receiving a cheery wave from the Queen can leave you seriously out of pocket, so taxpayers deserve a say on how councils spend their money.  commentisfree.com

Riyo Mori of Japan Crowned Miss Universe, Miss USA, Jeered by Crowd, Takes Fifth Place. By Julie Watson, Associated Press, Mexico City (May 29) - A 20-year-old dancer from Japan was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday night, marking only the second time her country has won the world beauty title.

Miss USA falls in the 2007 Miss Universe evening gown competition.


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