Miss Earth 2003

Miss Earth 2003
Date November 9, 2003
Venue Philippines UP Theater, Quezon City
Broadcaster ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, Star World
Entrants 57
Placements 10
Winner Dania Prince
 Honduras
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Earth 2003

Miss Earth 2003 was held on November 9, 2003 at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Philippines.[1][2][3] Fifty-seven delegates participated in the event.[4] The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks.[5][6] Outgoing titleholder, Miss Earth 2002 Winfred Omwakwe, from Kenya, crowned her successor, Dania Prince of Honduras.[7] Brazil's Pricila Zandona was selected Miss Air 2003 (first runner-up), Costa Rica's Marianela Zeledon Bolanos was chosen Miss Water 2003 (second runner-up), and Poland's Marta Matyjasik was Miss Fire 2003 (third runner-up).[8]

Beauty for a Cause Award was awarded to Vida Samadzai, the first Afghan woman to compete in an international beauty pageant in almost three decades, for helping found a US-based women's charity that seeks to raise awareness of women's rights and education in Afghanistan by “symbolizing the newfound confidence, courage and spirit of today’s women and representing the victory of women’s rights and various social, personal and religious struggles”.[9][10]

Placements

Final results[8] Contestant
Miss Earth 2003
Miss Earth - Air 2003
  •  Brazil - Priscila Poleselo Zandoná
Miss Earth - Water 2003
  •  Costa Rica - Marianela Zeledón Bolaños
Miss Earth - Fire 2003
  •  Poland - Marta Matyjasik[11]
Top 10

References

  1. ↑ BBC News, Online (2003-10-23). "Afghan beauty queen makes history". BBC World News. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  2. ↑ Taranto, James (2003-10-24). "The Wall Street Journal: Good News Watch". The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  3. ↑ New York Times, Online News (2003-10-30). "Anti-Pageant Judges". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  4. ↑ Constable, Pamela (2003-10-30). "Pageant Flap Bares Depth Of Tradition For Afghans; Rights Advocates Fear Conservative Backlash". The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  5. ↑ Winters, Rebecca (2003-11-10). "Bod For A Burqa?". TIME Magazine. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  6. ↑ Armitage, Lynn (2003-10-23). "Miss Afghanistan 2003". Afghanland News. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  7. ↑ Michigan Daily News, Associated Press (2003-11-10). "Lauded at pageant, woman condemned by Afghan officials". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  8. 1 2 Fox World News, The Associated Press (2003-11-10). "Miss Afghanistan Takes Prize at Miss Earth Contest". FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  9. ↑ CNN News, Agence France Presse (AFP) (2003-11-10). "Beauty prize for Miss Afghanistan". CNN World News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  10. ↑ The Associated Press, Agencies (2003-10-23). "Miss Afghanistan wins award at Miss Earth". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  11. ↑

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