BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder, but of course we all had our own picks for Miss Universe 2007.

The beauty pageant is over and we’d like to extend our congratulations again to Miss Japan Riyo Mori. Here’s a pic courtesy of Agence France-Presse.

But if you could be one of the judges, who would you have crowned Miss Universe 2007? Who impressed you most among the contestants? And why do you believe your pick should have won? This is all just for fun, OK?

In my case, apart from our own Anna Theresa Licaros, my pick was actually Miss Korea Honey Lee, heh Ah, well.

Update: The Miss Universe 2007 pageant has ended. Scroll down to see our blog account of the telecast.

(Keep refreshing this page to get the latest updates as we blog the Miss Universe 2007 pageant. The ABS-CBN live telecast of the Miss Universe 2007 pageant is scheduled to begin today, May 29, at 9: 30 a.m., Manila Time.)

THE 77 beauties vying to be crowned Miss Universe 2007 are already backstage, preparing for the opening number, Dyan Castillejo, reporting live from Mexico City, said in ABS-CBN’s Magandang Umaga Pilipinas program.

Magandang Umaga Pilipinas showed video clips of some of the contestants backstage and the preparations for the show.

This year’s pageant will be hosted by Vanessa Minnillo and Mario Lopez.

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WE have high hopes for Bb. Pilipinas-Universe Anna Theresa Licaros, and we’ll be rooting for her all the way as she aims to make the country proud in the Miss Universe 2007 competition in Mexico City on May 28 (May 29, Manila Time).

Don’t you just love her? You hear it all the time, but in her case she really is beauty and brains.

Check out her Miss Universe vlog (video blog).

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GUESS Thai tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan has found his perfect match — and he doesn’t mind ending up with a score of love, heh

The Thai player and former Miss Universe Natalie Glebova of Canada have announced their engagement and are set to marry later this year.

Here’s an excerpt from the Associated Press story:

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