Miss World 2005

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Miss World 2005
Miss World 2005 Titlecard
Date: December 1, 2005
Presenters: Tim Vincent, Angela Chow
Entertainment: Alexander O’Neal
Venue: Crown of Beauty Theater, Sanya, China PR
Entrants: 102
Placements: 3 Fast Track Winners,
6 People's Choice,
6 Judges' Choice
Winner: Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir
Represented: Flag of Iceland Iceland

Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant, took place on December 10, 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theater in Sanya, China. Nine former Miss World titleholders judged the pageant, which was won by Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland. The six Continental Queens of beauty were chosen by the judges while the twelve semi-finalist were determined by public or viewer votes through the Internet and as well as telephone and SMS voting.

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[edit] Areas of competition

  • All contestants competed in three "fast track" events, Miss Talent, Beachwear Beauty, and Beauty With A Purpose contests. The winner of each competition immediately became one of the fifteen pageant semi-finalists.
  • Two other delegates were picked from each continental zone to complete the top fifteen. The judges then selected the six final Continental Winners who participated in the last round of competition. In the end, the runners-up of Miss World 2005 were announced first, followed by the winner of the Miss World 2005 crown.

[edit] Final Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Final Results Contestant
Miss World 2005
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Finalists
Semifinalists

[edit] Continental Queens of Beauty

[edit] Fast Track Awards

[edit] Miss World Beach Beauty

  • Winner: Russia
    • 1st Runner Up: Moldova
    • 2nd Runner Up: Mexico
    • Finalists: Canada, Iceland
    • Semi-finalists: Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, New Zealand, Philippines, Slovenia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales

[edit] Miss World Talent

  • Winner: American Virgin Islands
  • Finalists: Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan

[edit] Beauty with a Purpose

  • Winner: Korea

[edit] Special Awards

  • World Dress Designer Award: Turkey

[edit] Contestants

[edit] Asia Pacific

[edit] Northern Europe

[edit] Southern Europe

[edit] Caribbean

[edit] Americas

[edit] Africa

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Returning countries and Debuts

  • Martinique, and Mongolia competed in Miss World for the first time.
  • Indonesia last competed in 1983 after the local government lifted the ban for contestants to compete in international pageants.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo last competed in 1985.
  • Liberia last competed in 1999.
  • Malawi last competed in 2001.
  • American Virgin Islands last competed in 2002.
  • Guatemala, Swaziland and Uruguay last competed in 2003.

[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing

  • Angola, Egypt (Meriam George), and Finland (Saana Johanna Antilla) withdrew at the very last minute for personal reasons.
  • Kazakhstan (Dina Nuraliyeva) supposedly competed in Miss World but never arrived at the very last moment. Instead, she decided to compete in Miss Universe the following year, while her 1st Runner-Up, Sabina Chukayeva, competed in Miss World at that same year.
  • Belarus, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Honduras, Lithuania, and Zimbabwe did not compete in Miss World because of scheduling conflicts and sponsorship issues.
  • Paraguay lost its Miss World Franchise, and was unable to send a delegate.

[edit] Country Changes

  • Zaire changed its name to Congo Democratic Republic.

[edit] Other Notes

  • Costa Rica, who was the winner of Miss Asia Pacific International 2005 pageant, relinquished her title in order to compete in Miss World.
  • Netherlands (Monique Plat) was not the original winner of Miss Netherlands. She was 1st runner-up Miss Universe Netherlands 2005; therefore, there was no Miss World Netherlands pageant 2005.
  • Philippines (Carlene Aguilar) is the first contestant from her country to compete in a previous international pageant. She was a semi-finalist in the first annual Miss Earth pageant in 2001. During Miss World, she placed in the semifinals for the fourth consecutive time. In this edition, a big sweep happened when Korea called to be one of the finalists for Miss World Asia Pacific.
  • 6 contestants competed in Miss Universe 2005, Miss Universe 2006, and Miss Universe 2008.
    • France (Cindy Fabre), and Norway (Helene Traasavik) competed in Miss Universe 2005. France failed to make into the semi-finals, while Norway had made the Top 15 Semi-Finals.
    • Belgium (Tatiana Silva Tavares), and Switzerland (Lauriane Gillieron) competed in Miss Universe 2006. Belgium failed to make into the semi-finals, while Switzerland placed as 2nd runner-up, and brought the record for her country's highest placement in the Miss Universe.
    • Puerto Rico and Singapore will compete in Miss Universe 2008. Puerto Rico (Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos) is the third Puerto Rican contestant from Miss World to compete in Miss Universe, following the footsteps of Ana Rosa Brito (Miss World PR 1993), and Joyce Giraud (Miss World PR 1994). Like Puerto Rico, Singapore (Shenise Wong) was the first Singaporean to compete in three major international pageants and one continental pageant. She previously competed in Miss International 2002, and Miss Asia-Pacific 1999.
  • The 2005 pageant was judged by an all Miss World panel together with Miss World Organization's Chairwoman Julia Morley.
  • Northern Ireland and Tanzania had made into the semi-finals for the first time.
  • Two contestants had made into the semi-finals since 2003: India, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Canada
  • Six contestants had made into the semi-finals after a long-year hiatus: American Virgin Islands (1989), Iceland (1988), Italy (2002), Korea (1995), South Africa and Spain (2001)
  • Miss World 1983 finalist Unnur Steinsson of Iceland was three months pregnant during the pageant (finals held on Nov. 17, 1983) which violated the pageant’s rules and warranted disqualification. However, this was not found out until after the pageant. Her baby, born on May 25, 1984 and named Unnur Birna Villhjalmsdottir, would be crowned as Miss World and Miss World-Northern Europe in 2005. Steinsson also competed in the Miss Young International 1980 held in Manila and was named Miss Mabuhay (Friendship), Miss Punctual and third runner-up. She was also Iceland’s delegate in the Miss Universe 1983 pageant. Mother and daughter both became movie actresses.
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