Miss World 2005
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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 since Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir in Miss World 1985 and Linda Pétursdóttir in Miss World 1988.
Selection of participants
Replacements
Miss South Africa 2005, Claudia Henkel was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest. She was replaced by Dhiveja Sundrum.[2]
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. the first runner-up of Miss Thailand World 2005, Sirinda “Cindy” Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.[3]
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Martinique and Mongolia, and the return of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, Swaziland, the United States Virgin Islands and Uruguay; Indonesia, which last competed in 1983, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (as Zaire) in 1985, Liberia in 1999, Malawi in 2001, the United States Virgin Islands 2002 and Guatemala, Swaziland and Uruguay in 2003.
Saana Johanna Anttila of Finland, withdrew at the last minute after a few days competing for unknown reasons.[4] Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana of Angola withdrew for being homesick.[5] Ol’ga Gerasimovich of Belarus, Rychacviana Coffie of Curaçao, Meriam George of Egypt, Lisa Sáenz of Honduras, Dina Nuraliyeva of Kazakhstan, Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral of Paraguay,[6] and Kelly Eastwood of Turks and Caicos withdrew for unknown reasons. Lorraine Maphala of Zimbabwe withdrew for financial constraints.
Antigua and Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, Chile, Fiji, and Lithuania withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| 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
| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| Americas | |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Caribbean | |
| Northern Europe | |
| Southern Europe |
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Judges
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- 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
102 contestants participated in Miss World 2005
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Withdraws
No Shows
- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria – Nesrine Melbani
- File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra – Lourdes Fernández
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 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.
- File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau – Cheong Wai Nei
- File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay – Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral
- File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti – Rhea Bessette
- File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo – Edwige Grace Madzé Badakou – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006[10] later.
- File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands – Kelly Eastwood
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.
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Replacements
- File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus – Nicole Temené
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany – Antonia Schmitz
References
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