The Miss Universe contestant for Japan that won was Riyo Mori in 2007. She placed first amongst all of the various candidates that the entire world could offer.
Every Miss Universe contestant reigns for 1 year.
The Miss Universe Japan started in the year 1998. It was led by the French National Directer, Ines Ligron. In Its time as an organization, the Miss Universe Japan was able to produce one Miss Universe winner.
Simran Kaur Mundi from Mumbai
Leila Lopes of Angola won Miss Universe 2011, which was the 60th Miss Universe pageant. She was the first woman from Angola to win.
No, but in 2004 there was a contestant from Aruba called Fatima Salie.
The winner of the Miss Universe competition in 2007 was Riyo Mori from Japan.
Kosovo - the contestant was Zana Krasniqi
The winner of the Miss Universe contest in 1959 was Akiko Kojima from Japan.
There is no Best in Swimsuit winner at Miss Universe, but the contestant with the highest swimsuit score was Rachael Finch from Australia (she was the overall 3rd runner up).
This is called a sash. It usually identifies where the contestant is from.
Miss Vietnam did not make the top 15, and was not "placed" in an order. She will be listed only as a Contestant, and not assigned a number or placement.
Getting an answer as to the tallest contestant is proving to be real tough. The tallest *winner* seems to be Miss Dominican Repulic in 2003, Amelia Vega. Everything I've read says she's 6'1" or 185 cm.