Miss World 2005
Appearance
Miss World 2005 | |
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Date | 10 December 2005 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment |
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Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster: |
Entrants | 102 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir[1] Iceland |
Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. María Julia Mantilla of Peru crowned her successor Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.[1] 102 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. All contestants competed in three "fast track" events, Beach Beauty, Miss Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose contests. The winner of each competition immediately became one of the fifteen pageant semi-finalists. She became the third Icelandic woman to win Miss World.
Results
[edit]Placements
[edit]Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 2005 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
Top 6 |
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Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
[edit]Continental Group | Contestant |
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Africa | |
Americas | |
Asia Pacific | |
Caribbean | |
Northern Europe | |
Southern Europe |
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Judges
[edit]- Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
- Denise Perrier – Miss World 1953 from France[1]
- Ann Sidney – Miss World 1964 from United Kingdom
- Lúcia Petterle – Miss World 1971 from Brazil
- Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
- Mariasela Álvarez – Miss World 1982 from Dominican Republic
- Julia Kourotchkina – Miss World 1992 from Russia
- Diana Hayden – Miss World 1997 from India
- Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001 from Nigeria
- Azra Akın – Miss World 2002 from Turkey
Contestants
[edit]102 contestants participated in Miss World 2005
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
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Albania | Suada Sherifi | 17 | Vlorë | Southern Europe |
Argentina | Emilia Iannetta | 19 | Pilar | Americas |
Aruba | Sarah Juddan | 18 | Oranjestad | Caribbean |
Australia | Dennae Brunow | 20 | Albury | Asia-Pacific |
Bahamas | Ordain Moss | 18 | Nassau | Caribbean |
Barbados | Marielle Onyeche | 21 | Bridgetown | Caribbean |
Belgium | Tatiana Silva | 20 | Brussels | Northern Europe |
Bolivia | Viviana Méndez | 19 | Santa Cruz | Americas |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sanja Tunjić | 19 | Tuzla | Southern Europe |
Botswana | Tshegofatso Robi | 20 | Gaborone | Africa |
Brazil | Patrícia Reginato | 19 | Medianeira | Americas |
Bulgaria | Rositsa Ivanova | 18 | Sofia | Southern Europe |
Canada | Ramona Amiri | 25 | Montreal | Americas |
China | Ting Ting Zhao | 19 | Beijing | Asia-Pacific |
Chinese Taipei | Su-Jung Hsu | 25 | Kaohsiung | Asia-Pacific |
Colombia | Erika Querubín | 22 | Medellin | Americas |
Costa Rica | Leonora Jiménez | 22 | Santa Ana | Americas |
Croatia | Maja Cvjetković | 19 | Šibenik | Southern Europe |
Cyprus | Orthodoxia Moutsouri | 20 | Famagusta | Southern Europe |
Czech Republic | Lucie Králová | 23 | Teplice | Northern Europe |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Nelly Dembo | 22 | Kinshasa | Africa |
Denmark | Trine Lundgaard | 18 | Billund | Northern Europe |
Dominican Republic | Elisa Abreu | 21 | Jarabacoa | Caribbean |
Ecuador | Marelisa Márquez | 24 | Guayaquil | Americas |
El Salvador | Alejandra Cárcamo | 19 | San Salvador | Americas |
England | Hammasa Kohistani | 18 | London | Northern Europe |
Estonia | Laura Korgemae | 19 | Tartu | Northern Europe |
Ethiopia | Seble Mekonnen | 19 | Sayechew | Africa |
France | Cindy Fabre | 20 | Cosne-sur-Loire | Southern Europe |
Georgia | Salome Khelashvili | 20 | Tbilisi | Southern Europe |
Germany | Daniela Risch | 23 | Kiel | Northern Europe |
Ghana | Inna Mariam Patty | 22 | Accra | Africa |
Gibraltar | Melanie Chipolina | 23 | Gibraltar | Southern Europe |
Greece | Katerina Stikoudi | 20 | Thessaloniki | Southern Europe |
Guadeloupe | Merita Melyna | 23 | Les Abymes Town | Caribbean |
Guatemala | María Inés Gálvez | 24 | Guatemala City | Americas |
Guyana | Jasmine Herzog | 18 | Annandale | Americas |
Hong Kong | Tracy Ip | 24 | Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific |
Hungary | Semmi-Kis Tünde | 20 | Budapest | Southern Europe |
Iceland | Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir | 21 | Seltjarnarnes | Northern Europe |
India | Sindhura Gadde | 21 | Vijayawada | Asia-Pacific |
Indonesia | Lindi Cistia Prabha | 21 | Yogyakarta | Asia-Pacific |
Ireland | Aoife Cogan | 24 | Dublin | Northern Europe |
Israel | Keren Shaham | 19 | Kiryat Motzkin | Southern Europe |
Italy | Sofia Bruscoli | 17 | Emilia-Romagna | Southern Europe |
Jamaica | Terri-Karelle Griffith | 23 | Kingston | Caribbean |
Japan | Erina Shinohara | 22 | Fuji | Asia-Pacific |
Kenya | Cecilia Mwangi | 21 | Nairobi | Africa |
Latvia | Valerija Sevcuka | 20 | Riga | Northern Europe |
Lebanon | Lamitta Frangieh | 25 | Beirut | Southern Europe |
Liberia | Snoti Muna Forh | 23 | Monrovia | Africa |
Macedonia | Milena Stanivuković | 20 | Skopje | Southern Europe |
Malawi | Rachel Landson | 20 | Lilongwe | Africa |
Malaysia | Emmeline Ng | 23 | Kuala Lumpur | Asia-Pacific |
Malta | Ferdine Fava | 19 | St. Julian's | Southern Europe |
Martinique | Moana Robinel | 24 | Fort-de-France | Caribbean |
Mauritius | Meenakshi Shivani | 24 | Port Louis | Africa |
Mexico | Dafne Molina[3] | 23 | Mexico City | Americas |
Moldova | Irina Dolovova | 21 | Chișinău | Southern Europe |
Mongolia | Khongorzul Ganbat | 17 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia-Pacific |
Namibia | Leefa Shiikwa | 23 | Tsumeb | Africa |
Nepal | Sugarika Kshatriya-Chhetri | 19 | Lalitpur | Asia-Pacific |
Netherlands | Monique Plat | 23 | Volendam | Northern Europe |
New Zealand | Kay Anderson | 20 | Auckland | Asia-Pacific |
Nicaragua | Johanna Madrigal | 21 | Managua | Americas |
Nigeria | Omowunmi Akinnifesi | 19 | Lagos | Africa |
Northern Ireland | Lucy Evangelista | 19 | Portglenone | Northern Europe |
Norway | Helene Tråsavik | 19 | Egersund | Northern Europe |
Panama | Anna Vaprio | 21 | Panama City | Americas |
Peru | Fiorella Castellano | 18 | Lima | Americas |
Philippines | Carlene Aguilar[2] | 23 | Mandaluyong | Asia-Pacific |
Poland | Malwina Ratajczak | 19 | Krapkowice | Northern Europe |
Portugal | Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola | 20 | Setúbal | Southern Europe |
Puerto Rico | Ingrid Marie Rivera | 22 | Luquillo | Caribbean |
Romania | Raluca Voina | 20 | Câmpulung | Southern Europe |
Russia | Yulia Ivanova | 22 | Novosibirsk | Northern Europe |
Saint Lucia | Joy Matty | 19 | Castries | Caribbean |
Scotland | Aisling Friel | 23 | Glasgow | Northern Europe |
Serbia and Montenegro | Dina Džanković | 18 | Novi Pazar | Southern Europe |
Singapore | Shenise Wong Yan Yi | 23 | Singapore | Asia-Pacific |
Slovakia | Ivica Sláviková | 21 | Bratislava | Southern Europe |
Slovenia | Sanja Grohar | 21 | Kranj | Southern Europe |
South Africa | Dhiveja Sundrum † | 23 | Pietermaritzburg | Africa |
South Korea | Oh Eun-young | 20 | Seoul | Asia-Pacific |
Spain | Mireia Verdú | 22 | Barcelona | Southern Europe |
Sri Lanka | Nadeeka Perera | 22 | Colombo | Asia-Pacific |
Swaziland | Zinhle Magongo | 20 | Mhlume | Africa |
Sweden | Liza Berggren | 19 | Mölndal | Northern Europe |
Switzerland | Lauriane Gilliéron | 21 | Prilly | Northern Europe |
Tanzania | Nancy Sumari | 19 | Arusha | Africa |
Thailand | Sirinda Jensen | 22 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Asia-Pacific |
Trinidad and Tobago | Jenna Marie Andre | 22 | San Fernando | Caribbean |
Turkey | Hande Subaşı | 21 | Ankara | Southern Europe |
Uganda | Juliet Ankakwatsa | 22 | Kabale | Africa |
Ukraine | Yulia Pinchuk | 18 | Novovolynsk | Northern Europe |
United States | Lisette Diaz | 22 | San Diego | Americas |
United States Virgin Islands | Kmisha Counts | 18 | Saint Thomas | Caribbean |
Uruguay | Daniela Tambasco | 20 | Montevideo | Americas |
Venezuela | Susan Carrizo | 21 | Lagunillas | Americas |
Vietnam | Vũ Hương Giang | 20 | Hanoi | Asia-Pacific |
Wales | Claire Evans | 22 | Aberystwyth | Northern Europe |
Zambia | Precious Kabungo Mumbi | 23 | Lusaka | Africa |
Notes
[edit]Returns
[edit]- Last competed in 1983:
- Last competed in 1985:
- Last competed in 1999:
- Last competed in 2001:
- Last competed in 2003:
Withdraws
[edit]- Angola – Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana
- Finland – Saana Johanna Anttila – She withdrew at the last minute after a few days competing for unknown reasons.[4]
No Shows
- Algeria – Nesrine Melbani
- Andorra – Lourdes Fernández
- Kazakhstan – Miss Kazakhstan 2005, Dina Nuraliyeva did not compete for unknown reasons. However she participated in Miss Universe 2006 and Miss World 2009 where she became Top 16.
- Macau – Cheong Wai Nei
- Paraguay – Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral
- Tahiti – Rhea Bessette
- Togo – Edwige Grace Madzé Badakou – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006[5] later.
- Turks & Caicos – Kelly Eastwood
- Zimbabwe – Lorraine Maphala – Due lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.
Following countries were never confirmed their participation
- Antigua & Barbuda – No contest
- Austria – Isabella Stangl
- Belarus – No contest due to the fact that the Miss Belarus contest is a bi-annual pageant.
- Belize – No contest
- Cayman Islands – No contest
- Chile – No contest
- Curaçao – Rychacviana Coffie
- Egypt – Meriam George
- Honduras – Lissa Sáenz – Due to Sponsorship problems.
- Lithuania – No contest
Replacements
[edit]- Cyprus – Nicole Temené
- Germany – Antonia Schmitz
- South Africa – Miss South Africa 2005 & Top 15 at Miss Universe 2005, Claudia Henkel was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest.[6]
- Thailand – Miss Thailand World 2005, Angela (Aschara) McKay resigned her title just 10 days after winning because she wanted to pursue her studies and modeling work in New York City.[7] 1st Runner-up, Sirinda (Cindy) Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Manila Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Manila Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Señorita Tamaulipas es Nuestra Belleza México". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 12 September 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Contestant of 55th Miss World, Saana Johanna Anttila of Finland". 13 November 2005.
- ^ "Togo wins Miss World Cup contest". 2 June 2006.
- ^ "Claudia won't get chance at Miss World title".
- ^ http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2005/09/21/headlines/data/headlines_18662862.html [dead link ]
- ^ http://naijanet.com/news/source/2005/sep/22/1002.html [dead link ]