Miss World 2005

Miss World 2005
Miss World 2005 Titlecard
Date	10 December 2005
Presenters	Tim Vincent, Angela Chow
Entertainment	Alexander O'Neal, Beijing Singing & Dancing Theatre
Venue	Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China PR
Broadcaster	E!, CCTV
Entrants	102
Placements	15
Debuts	Martinique, Mongolia
Withdrawals	Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Paraguay, Turks & Caicos, Zimbabwe
Returns	Congo Democratic Republic, Guatemala, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, Swaziland, Uruguay, American Virgin Islands
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 PR. 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.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2005^[1]^[2]

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 2005	Iceland – Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir ^[1]
1st runner-up	Mexico – Dafne Molina
2nd runner-up	Puerto Rico – Ingrid Marie Rivera
Top 6	Italy – Sofia Bruscoli Korea – Oh Eun-young Tanzania – Nancy Sumari
Top 15	American Virgin Islands – Kmisha Counts Canada – Ramona Amiri India – Sindhura Gadde Jamaica – Terri-Karelle Griffith Northern Ireland – Lucy Evangelista Philippines – Carlene Aguilar Russia – Yulia Ivanova South Africa – Dhiveja Sundrum Spain – Mireia Verdú

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africa	Tanzania – Nancy Sumari
Americas	Mexico – Dafne Molina
Asia Pacific	Korea – Oh Eun-young
Caribbean	Puerto Rico – Ingrid Marie Rivera
Northern Europe	Iceland – Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
Southern Europe	Italy – Sofia Bruscoli

Contestants

Asia Pacific

Australia – Dennae Brunow
China PR – Ting Ting Zhao
Chinese Taipei – Su-Jung Hsu
Hong Kong – Tracy Ip
India – Sindhura Gadde
Indonesia – Lindi Cistia
Japan – Erina Shinohara
Korea – Oh Eun-young
Malaysia – Emmeline Ng
Mongolia – Khongorzul Ganbat
Nepal – Sugarika Kshatriya-Chhetri
New Zealand – Kay Anderson
Philippines – Carlene Aguilar ^[2]
Singapore – Shenise Wong Yan Yi
Sri Lanka – Nadeeka Perera
Thailand – Sirinda Jensen
Vietnam – Vũ Hương Giang

Northern Europe

Belgium – Tatiana Silva
Czech Republic – Lucie Králová
Denmark – Trine Lundgaard
England – Hammasa Kohistani
Estonia – Laura Korgemae
Germany – Daniela Risch
Iceland – Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
Ireland – Aoife Cogan
Latvia – Valerija Sevcuka
Netherlands – Monique Plat
Northern Ireland – Lucy Evangelista
Norway – Helene Tråsavik
Poland – Malwina Ratajczak
Russia – Yulia Ivanova
Scotland – Aisling Friel
Sweden – Liza Berggren
Switzerland – Lauriane Gilliéron
Ukraine – Yulia Pinchuk
Wales – Claire Evans

Southern Europe

Albania – Suada Sherifi
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Sanja Tunjić
Bulgaria – Rositsa Ivanova
Croatia – Maja Cvjetković
Cyprus – Orthodoxia Moutsouri
France – Cindy Fabre
Georgia – Salome Gelashvili
Gibraltar – Melanie Chipolina
Greece – Katerina Stikoudi
Hungary – Semmi-Kis Tünde
Israel – Keren Shacham
Italy – Sofia Bruscoli
Lebanon – Lamitta Frangieh
Macedonia FYRO – Milena Stanivuković
Malta – Ferdine Fava
Moldova – Irina Dolovova
Portugal – Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola
Romania – Raluca Voina
Serbia & Montenegro – Dina Džanković
Slovakia – Ivica Sláviková
Slovenia – Sanja Grohar
Spain – Mireia Verdú
Turkey – Hande Subaşı

Caribbean

American Virgin Islands – Kmisha Counts
Aruba – Sarah Juddan
Bahamas – Ordain Moss
Barbados – Marielle Onyeche
Dominican Republic – Elisa Abreu
Guadeloupe – Merita Melyna
Jamaica – Terri-Karelle Griffith
Martinique – Moana Robinel
Puerto Rico – Ingrid Marie Rivera
St. Lucia – Joy Matty
Trinidad & Tobago – Jenna Marie Andre

Americas

Argentina – Emilia Iannetta
Bolivia – Viviana Méndez
Brazil – Patricia Reginato
Canada – Ramona Amiri
Colombia – Erika Querubín
Costa Rica – Leonora Jiménez
Ecuador – Marelisa Márquez
El Salvador – Alejandra Cárcamo
Guatemala – María Inés Gálvez Close
Guyana – Jasmine Herzog
Mexico – Dafne Molina
Nicaragua – Valeria García
Panama – Anna Vaprio
Peru – Fiorella Castellano
United States – Lissette Diaz
Uruguay – Daniela Tambasco
Venezuela – Susan Carrizo

Africa

Botswana – Tshegofatso Robi
Congo Democratic Republic – Nelly Dembo
Ethiopia – Seble Mekonnen
Ghana – Inna Mariam Patty
Kenya – Cecilia Mwangi
Liberia – Snorti Forh
Malawi – Rachel Landson
Mauritius – Meenakshi Shivani
Namibia – Leefa Shiikwa
Nigeria – Omowunmi Akinnifesi
South Africa – Dhiveja Sundrum
Swaziland – Zinhle Magongo
Tanzania – Nancy Sumari
Uganda – Juliet Ankakwatsa
Zambia – Precious Kabungo Mumbi

Withdraws

Angola – Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana
Finland – Saana Johanna Anttila - She withdrew of the contest after few days competing due unknown reasons.^[3]

No Shows

Algeria – Nesrine Melbani
Andorra – Lourdes Fernández
Kazakhstan – Miss Kazakhstan 2005, Dina Nuraliyeva did not compete due 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 Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006 ^[4] later.
Turks and Caicos – Kelly Eastwood
Zimbabwe – Lorraine Maphala - Due Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.

Following countries were never confirmed their participation

Antigua and Barbuda – No contest
Austria – Isabella Stangl
Belarus – No contest due that Miss Belarus contest is a bi-annual pageant.
Belize – No contest
Cayman Islands – No contest
Chile – No contest
Curacao – Rychacviana Coffie
Egypt – Meriam George
Honduras – Lissa Sáenz - Due Sponsorship problems.
Lithuania – No contest

Replacements

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 at Miss South Africa 2006 contest which was held 2 days after Miss World 2005 contest.^[5]
Thailand – Miss World Thailand 2005, Angela (Aschara) McKay resigned her title just 10 days after winning because she wanted to pursue her studies and modelling work in New York.^[6] Her first runner up, Sirinda (Cindy) Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.^[7]

Judges

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

References

External links

Pageantopolis – Miss World 2005

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