Miss World 2005
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| Miss World 2005 | |
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| Date: | December 1 2005 |
| Presenters: | Tim Vincent, Angela Chow |
| Venue: | Crown of Beauty, Sanya, People's Republic of China |
| Winner: | Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir |
| Represented: | Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland |
Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant, took place on December 10, 2005 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 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] Results
[edit] Placements
Image:Miss World 2005 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
- The Miss World title was awarded to Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (Iceland).
- First runner-up: Dafne Molina Lona (Mexico)
- Second runner-up: Ingrid Rivera (Puerto Rico)
- The remaining top six finalists were: Sofia Bruscoli (Italy), Eun Young Oh (Korea) and Nancy Sumari (Tanzania)
- The semi-finalists were: Kmisha Victoria Counts (American Virgin Islands), Carlene Ang Aguilar (Philippines), Sindhura Gadde (India), Lucy Avril Evangelista (Northern Ireland), Mireia Verdu Tremosa (Spain), Terri-Karelle Griffith (Jamaica), Ramona Amiri (Canada), Dhiveja Sundrum (South Africa), Yulia Ivanova (Russia)
[edit] Continental Queens of Beauty
- Africa: Nancy Sumari (Tanzania)
- Americas: Dafne Molina Lona (Mexico)
- Asia-Pacific: Eun Young Oh (Korea)
- Caribbean: Ingrid Rivera (Puerto Rico)
- Northern Europe: Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (Iceland)
- Southern Europe: Sofia Bruscoli (Italy)
[edit] Fast Track awards
[edit] Talent
- Winner:Kmisha Victoria Counts (American Virgin Islands)
- Finalists: Ramona Amiri (Canada), Lucie Kralova (Czech Republic), Sofia Bruscoli (Italy), Erina Shinohara (Japan)
[edit] Beach Beauty
- Winner: Yulia Ivanova (Russia)
- 1st Runner Up: Irina Dolovova (Moldova)
- 2nd Runner Up: Dafne Molina Lona (Mexico)
- Finalists: Ramona Amiri (Canada), Unnur Birna (Iceland)
[edit] Beauty with a Purpose
- Winner: Eun Young Oh (Korea)
[edit] Special awards
- Dress Designer Award - Hande Subasi (Turkey)
[edit] Contestants
[edit] Trivia
- The Philippines placed in the semifinals for the fourth consecutive time. In this edition, a big sweep happened when Korea called to be one of the finalist (Miss World Asia Pacific) instead of Philippines.
- Miss Costa Rica, who was the winner of Miss Asia Pacific International 2005 pageant, relinquished her title in order to compete in Miss World.
- The 2005 pageant was judged by an all Miss World panel together with Miss World Organization's Chairwoman Julia Morley.
- Miss Netherlands Monique Plat didn't win the title of Miss Netherlands, she was 1st runner-up Miss Universe Netherlands 2005. There was no Miss World Netherlands pageant 2005.
- 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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