1. Riyo Mori was born on December 24,1986 and is a Japanese actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.
15 Facts About Riyo Mori
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An only child, Riyo Mori began dancing at the age of 4.
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Riyo Mori studied at Quinte Ballet School and graduated from Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
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Riyo Mori was crowned Miss Universe on May 28,2007, by the outgoing titleholder Zuleyka Rivera.
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Riyo Mori 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.
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Riyo Mori said that since childhood she has been dancing and hence she was constantly surrounded by students and teachers.
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Riyo Mori expressed a desire to teach these principles to the next generation.
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Riyo Mori became the eleventh Asian woman to win the pageant.
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Riyo Mori was the third Japanese woman to place in the top five at Miss Universe in the past decade.
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Riyo Mori aims to use her success and popularity as a springboard into humanitarian causes.
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Riyo Mori crowned her successor, Venezuela native Dayana Mendoza with a $120,000-USD tiara, Miss Universe 2008 on July 14,2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
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Riyo Mori has expressed enthusiasm about her audition for the role of Yaeko on the American television series Heroes.
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Riyo Mori starred in Donald Trump's MTV reality show Pageant Place along with Rachel Smith, Tara Conner, Katie Blair and Hilary Cruz.
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Riyo Mori appeared in Jessica Simpson's VH1 reality show The Price of Beauty in 2010 to showcase the standards of beauty in her home country, Japan.
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In 2016, Riyo Mori was guest judge in the preliminary competition of 65th Miss Universe in the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on Fox.