The Japanese beauty currently opens a dance school and works as an artistic director.
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| Riyo Mori is a famous Japanese dancer and model. She was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in the final held in Mexico. |
Riyo Mori's 10-year journey to being crowned Miss Universe
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The beauty born in 1986 is the second Japanese beauty queen to be crowned Miss Universe. Previously, contestant Akiko Kojima won Miss Universe 1959. Riyo Mori is also the 11th Asian beauty queen to be crowned Miss Universe. |
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| In 2007, Riyo Mori joined Katie Blair (Miss Teen USA 2006) and Hilary Cruz (Miss Teen USA 2007) in Donald Trump's reality television series "Pageant Place." The series had eight episodes and aired in October 2007. |
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In 2008, Riyo Mori passed the crown to Dayana Mendoza in Nha Trang. |
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| Riyo Mori started dancing at the age of four. Her parents sent her to Canada to study dance from primary school. The 1.74 m tall beauty queen graduated from high school in Canada. |
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| After handing over the Miss Universe crown, the beauty returned to Japan. Riyo Mori and her mother - also a dancer - opened the IRM Dance Academy in 2009. The beauty queen serves as the school's artistic director. She devotes all her time to developing the dance school for young talents. |
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| In 2016, Riyo Mori was one of the judges for the semi-final night of Miss Universe held in the Philippines. |
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| Ten years after winning the world's biggest beauty pageant, Riyo Mori has a quiet life, pursuing her own artistic path and still maintaining her charm and attraction. |
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