Miss World 2005

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.

Miss World 2005
Miss World 2005 Titlecard
Date10 December 2005
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueCrown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
BroadcasterInternational:
Official broadcaster:
Entrants102
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerUnnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir[1]
 Iceland

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2005[1][2]

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss World 2005
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 6
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia Pacific
Caribbean
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
  •  Italy – Sofia Bruscoli

Judges

Contestants

Asia Pacific

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Caribbean

Americas

Africa

Returns

Withdraws
  •  Angola – Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana
  •  Finland – Saana Johanna Anttila – She withdrew at the last minute after a few days competing for unknown reasons.[3]

No Shows

  •  Algeria – Nesrine Melbani
  •  Andorra – Lourdes Fernández
  •  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.
  •  Macau – Cheong Wai Nei
  •  Paraguay – Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral
  •  Tahiti – Rhea Bessette
  •  Togo – Edwige Grace Madzé Badakou – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006[4] later.
  •  Turks & Caicos – Kelly Eastwood
  •  Zimbabwe – Lorraine Maphala – Due lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.

Following countries were never confirmed their participation

Replacements
  •  Cyprus – Nicole Temené
  •  Germany – Antonia Schmitz
  •  South Africa – Miss South Africa 2005 & Top 15 at Miss Universe 2005, Claudia Henkel was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest.[5]
  •  Thailand – 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.[6] 1st Runner-up, Sirinda (Cindy) Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.[7]

References
  1. "The Manila Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. "The Manila Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/contestant-of-55th-miss-world-saana-johanna-anttila-of-news-photo/56151911#contestant-of-55th-miss-world-saana-johanna-anttila-of-finland-a-of-picture-id56151911
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5040656.stm
  5. http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/claudia-wont-get-chance-at-miss-world-title-252550
  6. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2005/09/21/headlines/data/headlines_18662862.html
  7. http://naijanet.com/news/source/2005/sep/22/1002.html
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