Riyo Mori

japanese dancer, actress, model, and beauty queen

Riyo Mori ( 森理世, Mori Riyo ) ( bear December 24, 1986 ) is a japanese actress, dancer, exemplary and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City. [ 1 ]

personal life

An alone child, Riyo Mori began dancing at the old age of 4. [ 2 ] She has studied at Quinte Ballet School of Canada and besides is a graduate from Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Mori besides completed her Grade 11 year at Mount Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She however possesses her first pair of ballet shoes.

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On August 28, 2018, she married Brent Kaspar, an american lawyer. [ 3 ]

Miss universe 2007

Mori was crowned Miss Universe on May 28, 2007, by the outgoing titleholder Zuleyka Rivera. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As Japan ‘s spokesperson in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, Mori travelled to Mexico City, Mexico in early on May to participate in four weeks of events, rehearsals and preliminary competitions with the other seventy-seven delegates. [ 6 ] In the final examination rival, circulate internationally on May 28, 2007, Mori was announced as one of fifteen semi-finalists who would move forth to compete for the title. She achieved the highest score in the swimsuit rival, 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 option came from the Spring/Summer 2007 collection of Gucci .
Riyo Mori, in Mexico City In the last cycle, Mori was asked by Elle magazine fashion director and Project Runway evaluate Nina Garcia to speak about the one moral she learned as a child that still affects her life. Mori said that since childhood she has been dancing and therefore she was constantly surrounded by students and teachers. Due to the interactions with them, she has learned to become constantly glad, affected role, and positive in her biography. She besides expressed a desire to teach these principles to the future generation. At the conclusion of the contest, she was crowned Miss Universe, becoming the second woman from Japan to hold the entitle. The first gear Miss Universe achiever from Japan was Akiko Kojima in 1959. Mori is the eleventh asian womanhood to win the pageant. Mori was the third gear japanese charwoman to place in the top five at Miss Universe in the past ten. Miyako Miyazaki placed fourth runner-up at Miss Universe 2003, and Mori ‘s predecessor Kurara Chibana was first runner-up in 2006. Mori aims to use her success and popularity as a springboard into humanitarian causes. “ I think I have a samurai soul, I ‘m very patient, and I can serve others. ” [ 7 ] As of May 2008, Mori had traveled to Indonesia, Spain, the Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis, China, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Vietnam, France, Monaco, San Marino, Russia and Italy in addition to numerous trips and her homecoming in Japan. She besides visited numerous cities in the United States. 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. [ 8 ]

television receiver

In subsequent interviews about her future, the new titleholder revealed plans to open a multicultural dance school in Tokyo. She has besides expressed exuberance about her audition for the character of Yaeko on the american english television series Heroes. Mori starred in Donald Trump ‘s MTV reality display Pageant Place along with Rachel Smith ( Miss USA 2007 ), Tara Conner, ( early Miss USA 2006 ) Katie Blair ( former Miss Teen USA 2006 ) and Hilary Cruz ( Miss Teen USA 2007 ). The show started airing on October 10, 2007 and ran for eight episodes.

personal life

Miss universe 2007

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