Zhang Zilin (张梓琳), a 23-year-old secretary (and model) from People’s Republic of China was crowned as Miss World 2007 on Dec 1 in Sanya, China.
The final of this 57th Miss World contest was held in the Crown of Beauty Theater, Sanya, Hainan Province on Saturday night (Dec 1). Zhang Zilin was the eventual winner among 106 contestants and became the first ever Chinese to win the Miss World title.
Zhang’s victory also meant that Asians have won both major global beauty pageant contest - Miss World and Miss Universe in 2007. Riyo Mori, a 21-year-old Japanese was crowned as Miss Universe 2007 in May.