Riyo Mori (森 理世 Mori Riyo) (born December 24, 1986 in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese dance instructor who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007.
Riyo Mori began dancing at the age of 4. She has studied at Quinte Ballet School of Canada and also is a graduate from Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Mori also completed her Grade 11 year at Mount Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, Canada. She still possesses her first pair of ballet shoes.
| Birth name: | Riyo Mori |
| Birthdate: | December 24, 1986 |
| Birth location: | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Height: | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) |
| Eye color: | brown |
| Hair color: | black |
| Title(s): | Miss Universe Japan 2007 Miss Universe 2007 |
| Major Competition(s): | Miss Universe Japan 2007 (winner) Miss Universe 2007 (winner) |
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, which advanced her to the top ten and the evening gown competition, in which she placed fourth. Mori's kimono-inspired black/floral evening gown of choice came from the Spring/Summer 2007 collection of Gucci.
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