Miss Universe 2007 — Riyo Mori from Japan vs Honey Lee from Korean
- June 4th, 2007
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Last week PinkMirage (who btw was the very very first fashion blogger I ever followed) blogged about Miss Universe and Makeup Talk. I agree wholeheartedly with her that it’s so nice to see more Asian females in the media. It sucked growing up and never seeing Asian females on TV, or in the movies and magazine who I could relate to. I mean other than Claudia or whatever her name was in Sweet Valley High… who else did we have to look to as examples or representations of Asian Americans? haha Sweet Valley..
I had heard about the newly crowned Japanese Miss Universe on the radio but after reading Pink Mirage’s post was compelled to do a little more reading up on the topic. I found out Miss Korea came in as 3rd runner-up!
Apparently there’s some controversy over who really deserved to win. I guess the translator did a poor job of translating Miss Korea, Honey Lee’s, response to the interview question (see below for the clip), and some think that ruined Miss Korea’s chances of winning.
W/o having watched the show, it’s hard to tell who’s the better package overall but from the photos and video clips I’ve seen I must say Honey is Honey. I can’t imagine what guy would not give their right ball for one date with her. She has that sultry but adorably innocent look to her. Guys were made to go ga-ga for that combination. Riyo looks a little Amazon.. esp in this photo below.
Miss Japan– Riyo Mori
Miss Korea — Honey Lee
I love the celebration of culture and fashion through these cultural costumes — amazing.
Pictures taken from Miss Universe.com
A Video Clip of Miss Korea
Warning Advisory: Cheezy korean pop music, skimpily clad girls, and a healthy dosage of gratuitous pageant poses.
i agree with you. miss japan looks like a little pig-frog. she’s not even pretty. i know tons of “regular” girls in korea town that are way prettier.
honey lee…. well… that’s a whole other story. she is freakin amazing! if you understand korean, just watch one of her interviews on youtube. she is soooo sweet, smart, sincere, and talented. she’s uber funny and playful too. i mean, she played carnegie hall? what has riyo mori played?
it’s a no contest. i watched the translator botch line after line.. and i wanted to kill her. i mean what the fuck are these miss korea folks thinking? get a korean american who speaks both languages flawlessly… there are tons of them walking around the street in la and nyc. they need to get the nuances and humor and intonation across when they translate! damn.
i didn’t care too much about it before, but now, several months later, i’m starting to get pissed. this is the second time this has happened. miss korea lost to miss thailand in back ’88 when the fancy fuck translator ruined it for her. i mean, come on… did they use the ’88 translator’s daughter in 07? shiiiit… pisses me off.
wtf r u talking about?
miss japan is more beautiful then miss korea. and miss korean if u do some research she made a major plastic surgery done. miss japan was natural. why do u think she won. and wtf are you talking about korean girls are fucking ugly they only look good with plastic surgery.
Wtf r u talking about whatdabuck?
Korean girls > Japanese girls…do your research, Japan is highly known for plastic sutgery as well but they still look funky.
Honey is way fuckin hotter than Riyo and more charming. Miss Japan won cuz she knows how to suck dick like all you Jap porn girls.