Miss Universe 2004
Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 1, 2004 at the Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Quito, Ecuador. Jennifer Hawkins of Australia was crowned by Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic as her successor at the end of the event.[1] This is the second (and most recent) time that Australia has won Miss Universe. 80 contestants competed in this year.
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![]() Miss Universe 2004, Jennifer Hawkins | |
Date | 1 June 2004 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | Gloria Estefan |
Venue | Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador |
Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster:
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Entrants | 80 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Jennifer Hawkins ![]() |
Congeniality | Laia Manetti ![]() |
Best National Costume | Jessica Rodríguez ![]() |
Photogenic | Alba Reyes ![]() |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up | |
4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Top 15 |
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Order of announcements
Top 15
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Top 10
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Top 5
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Contestants


Angola - Telma Sonhi
Antigua and Barbuda - Ann-Marie Brown
Aruba - Zizi Lee
Australia - Jennifer Hawkins
Austria - Daniela Strigl
Bahamas - Raquel Simone Horton
Barbados - Cindy Batson
Belgium - Lindsy Dehollander
Belize - Leilah Pandy
Bolivia - Gabriela Oviedo
Botswana - Icho Keolotswe
Brazil - Fabiane Niclotti †
Bulgaria - Ivelina Petrova
Canada - Venessa Fisher
Cayman Islands - Stacey-Ann Kelly
Chile - Gabriela Barros
China - Zhang Meng
Colombia - Catherine Daza
Costa Rica - Nancy Soto
Croatia - Marijana Rupčić
Curaçao - Angeline da Silva
Cyprus - Nayia Iacovidou
Czech Republic - Lucie Váchová
Denmark - Tina Christensen
Dominican Republic - Larimar Fiallo
Ecuador - Susana Rivadeneira
Egypt - Heba El-Sisy
El Salvador - Gabriela Mejía
Estonia - Sirle Kalma
Ethiopia - Ferehyiwot Abebe
Finland - Mira Salo
France - Lætitia Bléger
Georgia - Nino Murtazashvilli
Germany - Shermine Shahrivar
Ghana - Menaye Donkor
Greece - Valia Kakouti
Guatemala - Marva Weatherborn
Guyana - Odessa Phillips
Hungary - Blanka Bakos
India - Tanushree Dutta
Ireland - Cathriona Duignam
Israel - Gal Gadot
Italy - Laia Manetti
Jamaica - Christine Straw
Japan - Eri Machimoto
Kenya - Anita Maina
Korea - Choi Yun-yong
Lebanon - Marie-José Hnein
Malaysia - Andrea Fonseka
Mexico - Rosalva Luna
Netherlands - Lindsay Grace Pronk
Nicaragua - Marifely Argüello
Nigeria - Anita Uwagbale
Norway - Katherine Sorland
Panama - Jessica Rodríguez
Paraguay - Yanina González
Peru - Liesel Holler
Philippines - Maricar Balagtas
Poland - Paulina Panek
Puerto Rico - Alba Reyes
Russia - Ksenia Kustova
Serbia and Montenegro - Dragana Dujović
Singapore - Sandy Chua
Slovak Republic - Zuzana Dvorska
Slovenia - Sabina Remar
South Africa - Joan Ramagoshi
Spain - María Jesús Ruiz
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Laferne Fraser
Sweden - Katarina Wigander
Switzerland - Bianca Sissing
Chinese Taipei - Janie Yu-Chen Hsieh
Thailand - Morakot Aimee Kittisara
Trinidad and Tobago - Danielle Jones
Turkey - Fatos Segmen
Turks and Caicos - Shamara Ariza
Ukraine - Oleksandra Nikolayenko
Uruguay - Nicole Dupont
United States - Shandi Finnessey
Venezuela - Ana Karina Áñez
Vietnam - Hoàng Khánh Ngọc
Judges
Final telecast
The judging panel for the final competition included:
- Bo Derek[2] - Film actress
- Bill Rancic[2] - Winner of the first season of The Apprentice
- Katie Pritz - Today Show's "You Be The Judge" contest winner
- Wendy Fitzwilliam[2] - Miss Universe 1998 from Trinidad & Tobago
- Elsa Benítez[2] - International supermodel
- Justine Pasek – Miss Universe 2002 from Panama
- Jon Tutolo[2] - President of Trump Model Management
- Anne Martin[2] - Vice President of Global Cosmetics and Marketing of Procter & Gamble Cosmetics
- Monique Menniken[2] - Supermodel
- Petra Nemcova[2] - Sports Illustrated supermodel
- Jefferson Pérez - 1996 Ecuadorian Olympic gold medalist
- Emilio Estefan - Music producer and entertainer[2]
Note: Kwame Jackson, runner-up on the first season of The Apprentice, was initially chosen as a judge, but he was disqualified because he inadvertently visited the hotel where the delegates were staying and interacted with some of the contestants.[3]
Notes
Withdrawals
Albania – No contest.
Andorra – Maria José Girol Jimenez - Due to lack of Sponsorship.
Argentina – No contest due to lack of Sponsorship.
Indonesia – Dian Krishna - She was welcomed by the pageant organizers and was given the chance to attend the show in the audience as Puteri Indonesia observer.
Iceland – Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Mauritius – Miss Mauritius 2003, Sabine Bourdet did not participate due to Health Problems.[4]
Namibia – Petrina Thomas - Due to lack of Sponsorship.
New Zealand – No contest.
Replacements
Slovak Republic – Zita Galgociova was initially chosen to represent Slovak Republic,[5] but she was replaced with her first runner-up Zuzana Dvorska because she was under the minimum age.
Returns
Awards
Italy - Miss Congeniality (Laia Manetti)
Puerto Rico - Miss Photogenic (Alba Reyes)
Panama - Best National Costume (Jessica Rodríguez)
Host city
Quito, Ecuador was announced as host city of the pageant on 19 August 2003. The city paid $5 million for the right to host the event, although it anticipated recouping this through visitors and promotion of the country during the televised competition.[6]
In March, Ecuador's foreign trade minister was forced to reject rumours that the pageant was at risk of being moved to China, and he urged Ecuadoreans to back the pageant.[7] As an added incentive for tourists, American Airlines, official airline sponsor of the pageant, offered 5% off airfares to Quito for travel to the pageant, as well as 10% off for those who booked a month in advance.[8] The attempted use of the pageant to promote Ecuador threatened to be derailed just prior to the telecast, when a corruption scandal led to growing demands for the removal of President Lucio Gutierrez in the politically unstable country.[9]
Prior to the arrival of delegates in early May, officials in Quito attempted to renovate areas where they would be visiting, which involved temporarily removing beggars and homeless people from certain areas of the city.[10] Similar action was taken in Bangkok, Thailand prior to Miss Universe 1992[11] and in Manila, Philippines prior to Miss Universe 1994.[12] The event was protested by native Indian activists and environmentalists who accused the government of concealing the nations poverty whilst the pageant was being hosted.[13]
The delegates, judges, media and tourists were heavily protected by a security detail involving over 5000 police officers.[14] On 16 May, just hours before delegates were expected to participate in a parade in Cuenca, a pamphlet bomb was deactivated by police. Although it was protesting the economic policies of the Ecuadorean government, police suspected that the bomb, found just six blocks from the parade route, was timed specifically to coincide with the event.[15]
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 2004". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- "Australian model becomes Miss Universe 2004". Agence France Press. 2004-06-01.
- "Miss Universe 2004 Pageant (2004) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "U.S. Miss Universe judge disqualified for visiting contestants". EFE News Service. 2004-05-31.
- "Noticias de Julio 19, 2004". www.bellezavenezolana.net.
- "Miss Universe Slovakia Won by 17-Year-Old from Trnava". Tlacova Agentura Slovenskej Republiky. 2004-03-21.
- "Ecuador picked to host 2004 Miss Universe pageant". Reuters News. 2003-08-19.
- "Minister scolds Ecuadoreans for not being excited about Miss Universe". Associated Press. 2004-03-23.
- "Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Miss Universe pageant in Ecuador thanks to discounts offered by American Airlines Take Advantage of a Bonus Discount When Booking the Trip 30 Days in Advance" (Press release). American Airlines. 2004-04-07.
- Hayes, Monty (2004-05-31). "Ecuador looks to Miss Universe pageant to improve image tainted by political crisis". Associated Press.
- "Quito primps for Miss Universe pageant by clearing out beggars". EFE News Service. 2004-05-12.
- Shenon, Philip (1991-08-25). "Thailand Evicting the Poor: Coming Events Spur Leaders to Level Slum". Los Angeles Daily News.
- "Police roundup of Manila street children under probe". Straits Times. 1994-05-02.
- "Activists say poor Ecuador no place for Miss Universe contest". EFE News Service. 2004-05-31.
- "Ecuador to assign 5,250 police to safeguard Miss Universe pageant". Associated Press. 2004-05-31.
- "Police deactivate pamphlet bomb in Ecuador town hosting Miss Universe parade". Associated Press. 2004-05-16.