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 Janković  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

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

1. "The Manila Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. "The Manila Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.

External links

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 2005