{{short description|52nd edition of the Miss Universe competition }} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image =Amelia Vega6.jpg | caption = [[Amelia Vega]] | winner = [[Amelia Vega]] |represented=Dominican Republic | congeniality = Kai Davis (Antigua and Barbuda) | photogenic = [[Carla Tricoli]] (Puerto Rico) | best national costume = Amelia Vega (Dominican Republic) | acts = {{Hlist|[[Bond (band)|Bond]]|[[Chayanne]]}} | presenters = {{Hlist|[[Billy Bush]]|[[Daisy Fuentes]]}} | broadcaster = {{ubl|International :[[NBC]]|Official:[[TVN (Panama)|TVN]]}} | entrants = 71 | date = 3 June 2003 | venue = [[Figali Convention Center]], Panama City, Panama | placements = 15 | debuts = | withdrawals = {{Hlist|British Virgin Islands|Chile|Ghana|Honduras|Kenya|Northern Mariana Islands|Portugal|United States Virgin Islands|Uruguay}} | returns = {{Hlist|Argentina|Barbados|Belize|New Zealand|Chinese Taipei}} | before = [[Miss Universe 2002|2002]] | next = [[Miss Universe 2004|2004]] }}
'''Miss Universe 2003''' was the 52nd [[Miss Universe]] pageant, held at the [[Figali Convention Center]] in Panama City, Panama, on 3 June 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2003 |title=Panama gets ready to crown new Miss Universe |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/panama-gets-ready-to-crown-new-miss-universe/story-iKwb9wFTEAsYhAUyQMcvXO.html |access-date=19 February 2023 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219134944/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/panama-gets-ready-to-crown-new-miss-universe/story-iKwb9wFTEAsYhAUyQMcvXO.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The winner, [[Amelia Vega]] of the Dominican Republic was crowned by [[Justine Pasek]] of Panama as Miss Universe 2003. It was the country's first victory in the pageant's history.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 June 2003 |title=Dominican Republic clinches Miss Universe |language=en-AU |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-06-04/dominican-republic-clinches-miss-universe/1864872 |access-date=3 August 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803152946/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-06-04/dominican-republic-clinches-miss-universe/1864872 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Contestants from seventy-one countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by [[Billy Bush]] and [[Daisy Fuentes]]. Musical quartet [[Bond (band)|Bond]] and Puerto Rican singer-composer [[Chayanne]] performed in this year's pageant. This was also the first edition of Miss Universe to be aired on [[NBC]].
== Background ==
=== Location and date === At the end of the Miss Universe 2002 pageant, hosts Phil Simms and Daisy Fuentes announced that the next years pageant would be held in Panama City, Panama. It is the second time that Panama hosted the pageant; the first being [[Miss Universe 1986]].
Due to the ongoing [[2002–2004 SARS outbreak|SARS outbreak]] at the time, [[Juan Carlos Navarro (politician)|Juan Carlos Navarro]], the mayor of Panama City, required the candidates to show medical certification that they were virus free.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2003 |title=Miss Universe to require SARS checks |pages=13 |work=[[Manila Standard]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5KkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6672%2C816913 |access-date=22 July 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]] |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722120909/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5KkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6672,816913 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Selection of participants === Contestants from seventy-one countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Five delegates were appointees to their position to replace the original dethroned winner.
==== Replacements ==== The winner of [[Miss Czech Republic]] 2002, [[Kateřina Průšová]] was replaced by Kateřina Smržová due to her poor English skills.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kizek |first=Marian |date=8 April 2002 |title=Najkrajšou dievčinou ČR sa stala Kateřina Průšová z Chrastavy |trans-title=Kateřina Průšová from Chrastava became the most beautiful girl of the Czech Republic |url=https://korzar.sme.sk/c/4661674/najkrajsou-dievcinou-cr-sa-stala-katerina-prusova-z-chrastavy.html |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[SME (newspaper)|SME]] |language=sk |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104557/https://korzar.sme.sk/c/4661674/najkrajsou-dievcinou-cr-sa-stala-katerina-prusova-z-chrastavy.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=5 February 2003 |title=Průšová nejede na Miss Universe |trans-title=Průšová is not going to Miss Universe |url=http://revue.idnes.cz/prusova-nejede-na-miss-universe-dnv-/lidicky.aspx?c=A030205_165336_lidicky_jup |access-date=23 July 2017 |website=iDNES.cz |language=cs |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212305/http://revue.idnes.cz/prusova-nejede-na-miss-universe-dnv-/lidicky.aspx?c=A030205_165336_lidicky_jup |url-status=live }}</ref> Miss Egypt 2003, Horreya Farghally gave up her title following rumors of her secret marriage by the press. Farghally was replaced by Nour El-Semary.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=10 October 2002 |title=Miss Egypt forced to give up her crown as rumors of 'secret' marriage surface |url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/miss-egypt-forced-give-her-crown-rumors-secret-marriage-surface |access-date=23 July 2017 |website=[[Al Bawaba]] |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803221926/https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/miss-egypt-forced-give-her-crown-rumors-secret-marriage-surface |url-status=live }}</ref> The winner of Eesti Miss Estonia 2003, Maili Nomm was replaced by Katrin Susi as she was underage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaupmees |first=Greta |date=29 March 2003 |title=Miss Estoniaks valiti Maili Nõmm |trans-title=Maili Nõmm was chosen as Miss Estonia |url=https://www.ohtuleht.ee/elu/137783/miss-estoniaks-valiti-maili-nomm |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=[[Õhtuleht]] |language=et |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004942/https://www.ohtuleht.ee/elu/137783/miss-estoniaks-valiti-maili-nomm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kenk |first=Kaire |date=2 June 2003 |title=Eesti neiu "Miss Universumil": "Siin on imetore!" |trans-title=Estonian girl at "Miss Universe": "It's wonderful here!" |url=https://www.ohtuleht.ee/elu/141083/eesti-neiu-miss-universumil-siin-on-imetore |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=[[Õhtuleht]] |language=et |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004941/https://www.ohtuleht.ee/elu/141083/eesti-neiu-miss-universumil-siin-on-imetore |url-status=live }}</ref> The winner of Miss Poland 2002, [[:pl:Marta Matyjasik|Marta Matyjasik]] decided not to participate at the pageant for academic reasons. Matyjasik was replaced by Iwona Makuch.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2 June 2003 |title=Polka kandyduje do tytułu Miss Universe |trans-title=A Polish woman is running for the title of Miss Universe |url=https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/polka-kandyduje-do-tytulu-miss-universe-6031717561705089a |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=[[Wirtualna Polska]] |language=pl |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004938/https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/polka-kandyduje-do-tytulu-miss-universe-6031717561705089a |url-status=live }}</ref>
Miss Russia 2002, [[Svetlana Koroleva (model)|Svetlana Koroleva]] won [[Miss Europe]] 2002 in Lebanon, making her ineligible to participate in the competition. The Miss Russia organization then held a pageant called ''Miss Russia Universe 2003'' which was won by Julia Kova. Kova was also unable to compete due to her being underage. The Miss Russia organization then chose Maria Smirnova, a 22-year-old model from Nizhny Novgorod, as their candidate, but she was rejected for her nude pictures in Playboy Russia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lenta.Ru: В РОССИИ: "Мисс Россия" не поедет на конкурс "Мисс Вселенная-2003" из-за журнала Playboy |url=https://lenta.ru/russia/2003/05/14/miss/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030604105724/http://lenta.ru/russia/2003/05/14/miss/ |archive-date=2003-06-04 |website=lenta.ru}} </ref> Finally the Miss Universe organization announced that it would accept Oksana Bondarenko, runner-up of Miss Russia 2002.
==== Returns, and withdrawals ==== The 2003 edition saw the returns of Argentina, Barbados, Belize, New Zealand, and Chinese Taipei. Barbados last competed in [[Miss Universe 1999]], Belize in [[Miss Universe 2000]], while the others last competed in [[Miss Universe 2001]]. The British Virgin Islands, Chile, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, the Northern Mariana Islands, Portugal, the United States Virgin Islands, and Uruguay withdrew. Bethsaida Smith of the British Virgin Islands and Kimberly Castro of the Northern Mariana Islands withdrew due to lack of sponsorship. Chile, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, Portugal, the United States Virgin Islands, and Uruguay withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2002 |title=Acusan a Señorita Honduras 2001 de ser nicaragüense |url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/septiembre/24/ultima7.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017094225/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/septiembre/24/ultima7.html |archive-date=17 October 2017 |language=es}}</ref>
Miss Iceland 2002, [[Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir]] withdrew, when [[dehydration]] caused by the weather prevented her from competing in the preliminary competition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2003 |title=Candidata de Islandia eliminada de Miss Universo |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2003/06/01/0001/257/A768BE3856844A859A130FFF601F6B66.html |access-date=5 May 2021 |publisher=[[El Universo]] |language=es |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505083102/https://www.eluniverso.com/2003/06/01/0001/257/A768BE3856844A859A130FFF601F6B66.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Donna Tuara of the [[Cook Islands]] and Joyce Ramarofahatra of [[Madagascar]] did not compete due to lack of sponsorship. Tiziana Mifsud of Malta did not compete after the Miss Malta pageant lost its Miss Universe franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2002 |title=Student crowned Miss Malta |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/student-crowned-miss-malta.162967 |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[Times of Malta]] |language=en-gb |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010512/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/student-crowned-miss-malta.162967 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mounia Achlaf of Algeria<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ankili |first=Houssam |date=1 July 2013 |title=Miss Algérie couronnée après dix ans d'absence ! |url=https://www.afrik.com/miss-algerie-couronnee-apres-dix-ans-d-absence |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=Afrik |language=fr-FR |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104557/https://www.afrik.com/miss-algerie-couronnee-apres-dix-ans-d-absence |url-status=live }}</ref> and Melanie Putria Dewita Sari of [[Indonesia]] withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
===== Participation of Venezuela at Miss Universe ===== On 9 May 2003, the Miss Venezuela Organization announced that [[Mariángel Ruiz]], Miss Venezuela 2002, would not be competing for the first time since [[Miss Universe 1959]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 May 2003 |title=No Venezuela in Miss Universe Contest |work=[[Huron Daily Tribune]] |location=Bad Axe, Michigan |url=https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/No-Venezuela-in-Miss-Universe-Contest-7353067.php |access-date=3 August 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803152947/https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/No-Venezuela-in-Miss-Universe-Contest-7353067.php |url-status=live }}</ref> This was due to the strict foreign exchange controls imposed by then-Venezuelan President [[Hugo Chávez]] to prevent capital flight. According to Osmel Sousa, president of the Miss Venezuela Organization, USD $80,000 was needed for the franchise fee to send Ruiz to the pageant. Venezuelan businessman [[Gustavo Cisneros]], was able to fund Ruiz to Panama.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2003 |title=Miss Venezuela hace realidad su sueño de competir en Miss Universo |trans-title=Miss Venezuela makes her dream of competing in Miss Universe come true |url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-miss-venezuela-hace-realidad-sueno-competir-miss-universo-200305210300-182260_noticia.html |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[Diario ABC]] |language=es |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607034004/https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-miss-venezuela-hace-realidad-sueno-competir-miss-universo-200305210300-182260_noticia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This is after [[Mireya Moscoso]], then-President of Panama, urged Cisneros to ensure that a Venezuelan candidate will compete at Miss Universe.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2003 |title=Venezuela will not miss Miss Universe |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3043347.stm |access-date=3 August 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803152946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3043347.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Results== [[Image:Miss Universe 2003 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Miss Universe 2003 participating countries and territories]]
=== Placements === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Placement !! Contestant |- | Miss Universe 2003 | * {{flagu|Dominican Republic}} – [[Amelia Vega]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=24 June 2003 |title=Amelia Vega is Miss Universe |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/undefined |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[New Vision]] |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428104839/https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/undefined |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 1st Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Venezuela}} – [[Mariángel Ruiz]]<ref name=":5" /> |- | 2nd Runner-Up | * {{flagu|South Africa}} – Cindy Nell<ref name=":5" /> |- | 3rd Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Serbia and Montenegro}} – [[Sanja Papić]]<ref name=":5" /> |- | 4th Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Japan}} – [[Miyako Miyazaki]]<ref name=":5" /> |- | Top 10<ref name=":5" /> | * {{flagu|Brazil}} – Gislaine Ferreira * {{flagu|Canada}} – Leanne Cecile * {{flagu|Czech Republic}} – Kateřina Smržová * {{flagu|Namibia}} – Ndapewa Alfons * {{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}} – Faye Alibocus |- | Top 15<ref name=":5" /> | * {{flagu|Angola}} – Ana Sebastião * {{flagu|Greece}} – [[Marietta Chrousala]] * {{flagu|Panama}} – [[Stefanie de Roux]] * {{flagu|Peru}} – [[Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos]] * {{flagu|United States}} – [[Susie Castillo]] |}
=== Special awards === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" !Award !Contestant |- |Miss Photogenic | * {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico – [[Carla Tricoli]]<ref name=":5" /> |- |Miss Congeniality | * {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Antigua and Barbuda – Kai Davis<ref name=":5" /> |- |Best National Costume | * {{flagicon|DOM}} Dominican Republic – [[Amelia Vega]] |}
== Pageant ==
=== Format === The number of semi-finalists at this contest was increased from ten to fifteen. The preliminary competition began with fifteen contestants, and consisted of swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. After the evening gown competition these were reduced to ten. Then the swimsuit competition reduced them to five. The five finalists then competed in the question and answer round and the final look.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=5 June 2003 |title=Miss U shows poise of a winner |pages=2 |work=[[Manila Standard]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W48VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ogsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5594%2C372427 |access-date=23 October 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]] |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104556/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W48VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ogsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5594,372427 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Selection committee ===
==== Final telecast ====
* [[María Celeste Arrarás|Maria Celeste Arraras]] – Puerto Rican author and broadcaster journalist at [[Telemundo]]<ref name=":7" /> * [[Deborah Carthy-Deu]] – [[Miss Universe 1985]] from Puerto Rico<ref name=":7" /> * [[Roberto Cavalli]] – Italian fashion designer<ref name=":7" /> * Richard Johnson – American field artist and visual journalist at [[The Washington Post]]<ref name=":7" /> * [[Amelia Marshall]] – American actress<ref name=":7" /> * [[Audrey Quock]] – American model and actress<ref name=":7" /> * [[Peter Reckell]] – American actor<ref name=":7" /> * [[Mathew St. Patrick]] – American actor<ref name=":7" /> * [[Fernanda Tavares]] – Brazilian supermodel<ref name=":7" />
== Contestants == Seventy-one contestants competed for the title.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=June 2, 2003 |title=Miss Universe (2003) |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/slideshow/Miss-Universe-2003-5350.php |access-date=May 30, 2022 |website=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530112658/https://www.seattlepi.com/news/slideshow/Miss-Universe-2003-5350.php |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Country/Territory !! Contestant !! Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant|name=A}} !! Hometown |- | {{flagdeco|ALB}} [[Miss Universe Albania|Albania]] || {{sortname|Denisa|Kola|nolink=1}}<ref name=":6" /> || 20 || [[Peshkopi]] |- |{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Miss Angola|Angola]] |Ana Sebastião<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2002 |title=Miss Angola 2003 Together With Homeless Children |work=[[Angola Press Agency]] |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200212230225.html |access-date=23 August 2023 |via=[[AllAfrica]] |archive-date=13 March 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030313224440/http://allafrica.com/stories/200212230225.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Luanda]] |- |{{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[Miss Antigua & Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]] |Kai Davis<ref>{{Cite news|date=31 May 2003|title=Our culture distorted|language=en|pages=5|work=Sun Weekend|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OBJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=coUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=605%2C16165|access-date=21 July 2003|via=[[Google News Archive]]|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117030245/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OBJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=coUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=605,16165|url-status=live}}</ref> |23 |[[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]] |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miss Argentina|Argentina]] |Laura Romero<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2003 |title=Laura Romero: una chica normal |trans-title=Laura Romero: a normal girl |url=https://www.prensa.com/impresa/opinion/Laura-Romero-chica-normal_0_997400394.html |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=La Prensa Panamá |language=es |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301121805/https://www.prensa.com/impresa/opinion/Laura-Romero-chica-normal_0_997400394.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |22 |[[La Plata]] |- |{{flagicon|ARU}} [[Miss Aruba|Aruba]] |Malayka Rasmijn<ref name=":6" /> |26 |[[Paradera]] |- |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Miss Universe Australia|Australia]] |Ashlea Talbot<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 May 2003|title=Wonder women|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/wonder-women-20030529-gdguai.html|access-date=21 July 2023|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717005311/https://www.smh.com.au/national/wonder-women-20030529-gdguai.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |19 |[[Sydney]] |- |{{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Miss Universe Bahamas|Bahamas]] |Nadia Johnson<ref name=":6" /> |21 |[[Eleuthera]] |- |{{flagicon|BAR}} [[Miss Universe Barbados|Barbados]] |Nadia Forte<ref name=":6" /> |20 |[[Bridgetown]] |- |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Miss Belgium|Belgium]] |[[Julie Taton]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 November 2022|title=«Je réalise pas, je suis heureuse»: il y a 20 ans, Julie Taton était élue Miss Belgique 2003, l'animatrice repartage aujourd'hui son sacre|trans-title="I don't realize, I'm happy": 20 years ago, Julie Taton was elected Miss Belgium 2003, the host shares her coronation today|url=https://www.sudinfo.be/id582002/article/2022-11-29/je-realise-pas-je-suis-heureuse-il-y-20-ans-julie-taton-etait-elue-miss-belgique|access-date=21 July 2023|website=Sudinfo|language=fr|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717005310/https://www.sudinfo.be/id582002/article/2022-11-29/je-realise-pas-je-suis-heureuse-il-y-20-ans-julie-taton-etait-elue-miss-belgique|url-status=live}}</ref> |19 |[[Jambes]] |- |{{flagicon|BLZ}} [[Miss Universe Belize|Belize]] |Becky Bernard<ref name=":6" /> |21 |[[Belize City]] |- |{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Miss Bolivia|Bolivia]] |Irene Aguilera<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2002 |title=Economista de 23 años elegida Miss Bolivia |trans-title=23-year-old economist elected Miss Bolivia |url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/secciones/economista-de-23-a-os-elegida-miss-bolivia/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=[[La Hora]] |language=es |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004941/https://www.lahora.com.ec/secciones/economista-de-23-a-os-elegida-miss-bolivia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |24 |[[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]] |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Miss Brasil|Brazil]] |Gislaine Ferreira<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2003 |title=Miss Tocantins é a nova Miss Brasil |trans-title=Miss Tocantins is the new Miss Brazil |url=https://www.terra.com.br/exclusivo/noticias/2003/04/27/002.htm |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=Terra |language=pt |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708150112/https://www.terra.com.br/exclusivo/noticias/2003/04/27/002.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Belo Horizonte]] |- |{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Miss Universe Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] |Elena Tihomirova<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2003 |title=Santa Lucia Crowned Miss Bulgaria Universe 2003 |url=https://www.novinite.com/articles/21116/Santa+Lucia+Crowned++Miss+Bulgaria+Universe+2003 |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=[[Novinite]] |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721004942/https://www.novinite.com/articles/21116/Santa+Lucia+Crowned++Miss+Bulgaria+Universe+2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> |22 |[[Panagyurishte]] |- |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Miss Universe Canada|Canada]] |Leanne Marie Cecile<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lofaro |first=Tony |date=14 May 2003 |title=Miss Universe pageant to test Canadian for SARS |pages=6 |work=The Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/42057010/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722123158/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/42057010/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |26 |[[Tecumseh, Ontario|Tecumseh]] |- |{{flagicon|CYM}} [[Miss Cayman Islands|Cayman Islands]] |Nichelle Welcome<ref name=":6" /> |23 |[[Bodden Town (village)|Bodden Town]] |- |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Miss Universe China|China]] |Wu Wei<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 2003 |title=China's fairest |pages=14 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nERaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2400%2C2230246 |access-date=22 July 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]] |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722120908/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nERaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2400,2230246 |url-status=live }}</ref> |23 |[[Fuzhou]] |- |{{flagicon|COL}} [[Miss Colombia|Colombia]] |Diana Mantilla<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 August 2002 |title=Revuelo por nueva reina |trans-title=Revolution for new queen |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1381339 |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=El Tiempo |language=es |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722120908/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1381339 |url-status=live }}</ref> |21 |[[Bucaramanga]] |- |{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Miss Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] |Andrea Ovares<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2003 |title=Estudiante de derecho fue elegida "Miss Costa Rica" |url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/secciones/estudiante-de-derecho-fue-elegida-quot-miss-costa-rica-quot/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=[[La Hora]] |language=es |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722120908/https://www.lahora.com.ec/secciones/estudiante-de-derecho-fue-elegida-quot-miss-costa-rica-quot/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |22 |[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] |- |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Miss Universe Croatia|Croatia]] |Ivana Delic<ref name=":6" /> |23 |[[Rijeka]] |- |{{flagicon|CUR}} [[Miss Curaçao|Curaçao]] |[[Vanessa van Arendonk]]<ref name=":6" /> |22 |[[Willemstad]] |- |{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Miss Cyprus|Cyprus]] |Ivi Lazarou<ref name=":6" /> |20 |[[Limassol]] |- |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Miss|Czech Republic]] |Kateřina Smržová<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2003 |title=Smržová odlétá na Miss Universe |trans-title=Smržová flies off to Miss Universe |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/revue/spolecnost/smrzova-odleta-na-miss-universe.A030512_173101_lidicky_jup |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=iDNES.cz |language=cs |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823001307/https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/revue/spolecnost/smrzova-odleta-na-miss-universe.A030512_173101_lidicky_jup |url-status=live }}</ref> |22 |[[Prague]] |- |{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Miss Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]] |[[Amelia Vega]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 January 2023 |title=Este 2023 se cumplen 20 años de la coronación de Amelia Vega como Miss Universo |trans-title=This 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the coronation of Amelia Vega as Miss Universe |url=https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/cultura/2023/01/11/a-20-anos-de-la-coronacion-de-amelia-vega/2193783 |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Diario Libre |language=es |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823001307/https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/cultura/2023/01/11/a-20-anos-de-la-coronacion-de-amelia-vega/2193783 |url-status=live }}</ref> |18 |[[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]] |- |{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Miss Ecuador|Ecuador]] |Andrea Jácome<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2003 |title=Andrea Jácome, nueva Miss Ecuador |trans-title=Andrea Jácome, new Miss Ecuador |url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/noticias/andrea-j-come-nueva-miss-ecuador/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=[[La Hora]] |language=es |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722120910/https://www.lahora.com.ec/noticias/andrea-j-come-nueva-miss-ecuador/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |23 |[[Guayaquil]] |- |{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Miss Egypt|Egypt]] |[[Nour El-Semary]]<ref name=":0" /> |22 |[[Cairo]] |- |{{flagicon|SLV}} [[Reinado de El Salvador|El Salvador]] |Diana Valdivieso<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2003 |title=Diana Reneé Valdivieso fue coronada anoche Miss El Salvador 2003 |trans-title=Diana Reneé Valdivieso was crowned Miss El Salvador 2003 last night |url=https://www.nacion.com/archivo/diana-renee-valdivieso-fue-coronada-anoche-miss-el-salvador-2003/VEBIDGT3AFGVFJUZNN3JYIUACU/story/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=La Nación |language=es |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803145727/https://www.nacion.com/archivo/diana-renee-valdivieso-fue-coronada-anoche-miss-el-salvador-2003/VEBIDGT3AFGVFJUZNN3JYIUACU/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |20 |[[Ahuachapán]] |- |{{flagicon|EST}} [[Miss Estonia|Estonia]] |Katrin Susi<ref name=":2" /> |23 |[[Tallinn]] |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Miss Finland|Finland]] |Anna Strömberg<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Juuti |first1=Mikko |last2=Kantola |first2=Iida |date=3 November 2018 |title=Vuoden 2003 Miss Suomi Anna Strömberg katosi yhtäkkiä julkisuudesta: takana avioero ja yrityksen karu romahtaminen – odottaa nyt neljättä lastaan |trans-title=The 2003 Miss Finland Anna Strömberg suddenly disappeared from the public eye: behind her was a divorce and the brutal collapse of the company - now expecting her fourth child |url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000005886195.html |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]] |language=fi |archive-date=24 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724075105/https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000005886195.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |20 |[[Kristinestad]] |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Miss France|France]] |Emmanuelle Chossat<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=23 September 2008 |title=Những cú ngã của Hoa hậu trên sân khấu |trans-title=Miss's falls on stage |url=https://vnexpress.net/nhung-cu-nga-cua-hoa-hau-tren-san-khau-1899001.html |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=[[VnExpress]] |language=vi |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823001308/https://vnexpress.net/nhung-cu-nga-cua-hoa-hau-tren-san-khau-1899001.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |23 |Paris |- |{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Miss Universe Germany|Germany]] |Alexsandra Vodjanikova<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zand |first=Bernhard |date=22 February 2003 |title=Alexandra auf Friedensmission |language=de |trans-title=Alexandra on a peace mission |work=[[Der Spiegel]] |url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/miss-deutschland-in-bagdad-alexandra-auf-friedensmission-a-237365.html |access-date=24 July 2023 |issn=2195-1349 |archive-date=24 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724075105/https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/miss-deutschland-in-bagdad-alexandra-auf-friedensmission-a-237365.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Munich]] |- |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Star Hellas|Greece]] |[[Marietta Chrousala]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2022 |title=H Μαριέττα Χρουσαλά στο πρώτο της εξώφυλλο -Σε ηλικία 20 ετών, στην αρχή της καριέρας της |trans-title=Marietta Hrousala on her first cover - At the age of 20, at the beginning of her career |url=https://www.iefimerida.gr/gynaika/h-marietta-hroysala-sto-proto-tis-exofyllo |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Iefimerida.gr |language=el |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823001307/https://www.iefimerida.gr/gynaika/h-marietta-hroysala-sto-proto-tis-exofyllo |url-status=live }}</ref> |20 |[[Athens]] |- |{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Miss Guatemala|Guatemala]] |Florecita Cobián<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mejia |first=Selene |date=13 June 2023 |title=Así lució Florecita Cobián como "Miss Universe Guatemala" en el certamen |trans-title=This is how Florecita Cobián looked like "Miss Universe Guatemala" in the contest |url=https://www.soy502.com/articulo/asi-lucio-florecita-cobian-como-miss-universe-guatemala-153 |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Soy 502 |language=es |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803145724/https://www.soy502.com/articulo/asi-lucio-florecita-cobian-como-miss-universe-guatemala-153 |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Antigua Guatemala|Antigua]] |- |{{flagicon|GUY}} [[Miss Universe Guyana|Guyana]] |Leanna Damond<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alleyne |first=Samantha |date=24 February 2003 |title=Damond sparkles as Miss Guyana/Universe 2003 |pages=15 |work=[[Stabroek News]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AY01AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9iYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1685%2C2926337 |access-date=12 October 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]] |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104555/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AY01AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9iYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1685,2926337 |url-status=live }}</ref> |25 |[[New Amsterdam, Guyana|New Amsterdam]] |- |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Miss Universe Hungary|Hungary]] |Viktoria Tomozi<ref name=":6" /> |20 |[[Budapest]] |- |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Miss Diva|India]] |[[Nikita Anand]]<ref name="toi3">{{cite news |date=2 February 2003 |title=When dreams come true |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-02/news-interviews/27271710_1_nikita-anand-beauty-delhi-girl-nikita |url-status=dead |accessdate=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609144108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-02/news-interviews/27271710_1_nikita-anand-beauty-delhi-girl-nikita |archive-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> |19 |New Delhi |- |{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Miss Universe Ireland|Ireland]] |Lesley Flood<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Kathryn |date=17 May 2003 |title=Lesley looks good for Universe crown |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-10049979.html |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Irish Examiner]] |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104556/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-10049979.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |21 |[[Limerick]] |- |{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Miss Israel|Israel]] |[[Sivan Klein]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=13 November 2022 |title=Miss Israel beauty pageant canceled after more than 70 years |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/miss-israel-beauty-pageant-canceled-after-more-than-70-years/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |language=en-US |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824223935/https://www.timesofisrael.com/miss-israel-beauty-pageant-canceled-after-more-than-70-years/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Jerusalem]] |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Miss Universo Italia|Italy]] |Silvia Ceccon<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=22 July 2010 |title=Miss portafortuna per il nuovo corso della Riviera Berica |trans-title=Miss lucky charm for the new course of the Berica Riviera |url=https://www.ilgiornaledivicenza.it/argomenti/sport/miss-portafortuna-per-il-nuovo-corso-della-riviera-berica-1.1075504 |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Il Giornale di Vicenza]] |language=it |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104556/https://www.ilgiornaledivicenza.it/argomenti/sport/miss-portafortuna-per-il-nuovo-corso-della-riviera-berica-1.1075504 |url-status=live }}</ref> |20 |[[Vicenza]] |- |{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Miss Jamaica Universe|Jamaica]] |Michelle Lecky<ref>{{Cite web |last=Findlay-Laidley |first=Sophia |date=7 April 2003 |title=Michelle Lecky is Miss Jamaica Universe 2003 |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/michelle-lecky-is-miss-jamaica-universe-2003/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Jamaica Observer]] |language=en-US |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104556/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/michelle-lecky-is-miss-jamaica-universe-2003/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |25 |[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miss Universe Japan|Japan]] |[[Miyako Miyazaki]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tantuco |first=Vernise |date=26 January 2017 |title=IN PHOTOS: 5 unconventional Miss Universe evening gowns |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/159458-unconventional-evening-gown-choices-miss-universe-2016/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Rappler]] |language=en-US |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104555/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/159458-unconventional-evening-gown-choices-miss-universe-2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |25 |[[Kumamoto]] |- |{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Miss Universe Malaysia|Malaysia]] |Elaine Daly<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chalil |first=Melanie |date=2 June 2020 |title='What do you mean you're white?': Miss Universe Malaysia national director Elaine Daly ticks off former beauty queen |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2020/06/02/what-do-you-mean-youre-white-miss-universe-malaysia-national-director-elain/1871707 |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=[[Malay Mail]] |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104558/https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2020/06/02/what-do-you-mean-youre-white-miss-universe-malaysia-national-director-elain/1871707 |url-status=live }}</ref> |26 |[[Kuala Lumpur]] |- |{{flagicon|MUS}} [[Miss Mauritius|Mauritius]] |Marie-Aimée Bergicourt<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2003 |title=Touches de nouveauté pour Miss Mauritius 2003 |language=fr |trans-title=Touches of novelty for Miss Mauritius 2003 |work=[[L'Express (Mauritius)|L'Express]] |url=https://lexpress.mu/article/touches-de-nouveaut%C3%A9-pour-miss-mauritius-2003 |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114104557/https://lexpress.mu/article/touches-de-nouveaut%C3%A9-pour-miss-mauritius-2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> |24 |Terre Rouge |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexicana Universal|Mexico]] |[[Marisol González Casas]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2002 |title=Nuestra Belleza México, orgullosamente lagunera |trans-title=Nuestra Belleza México, proudly Lagunera |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/galerias/2002/Nuestra%20Belleza%20México,%20orgullosamente%20lagunera..html |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[El Siglo de Torreón]] |language=es}}</ref> |20 |[[Torreón]] |- |{{flagicon|NAM}} [[Miss Namibia|Namibia]] |Ndapewa Alfons<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=4 June 2002 |title=Miss Namibias ehemalige Lehrerin gewinnt |trans-title=Miss Namibia's former teacher wins |url=https://www.az.com.na/nachrichten/miss-namibias-ehemalige-lehrerin-gewinnt |access-date=21 August 2023 |website=[[Allgemeine Zeitung]] |language=de |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821172029/https://www.az.com.na/nachrichten/miss-namibias-ehemalige-lehrerin-gewinnt |url-status=live }}</ref> |24 |[[Windhoek]] |- |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Miss Nederland|Netherlands]] |Tessa Brix |22 |[[Oud-Beijerland]] |- |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Miss Universe New Zealand|New Zealand]] |Sharee Adams<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2003 |title=Crowning glory for United candidate |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crowning-glory-for-united-candidate/MT2U2UJ2NDJGQKLEDZVQI4PNBU/ |access-date=21 August 2023 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717005311/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crowning-glory-for-united-candidate/MT2U2UJ2NDJGQKLEDZVQI4PNBU/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |23 |[[Auckland]] |- |{{flagicon|NIC}} [[Miss Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] |Claudia Salmerón<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 March 2003 |title=Claudia Salmerón, Miss Nicaragua 2003 |url=https://www.laprensani.com/2003/03/17/suplemento/nosotras/1751843-claudia-salmern-miss-nicaragua-2003-6 |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[La Prensa (Managua)|La Prensa]] |language=es |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803145726/https://www.laprensani.com/2003/03/17/suplemento/nosotras/1751843-claudia-salmern-miss-nicaragua-2003-6 |url-status=live }}</ref> |25 |[[Tipitapa]] |- |{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria|Nigeria]] |[[Omotu Bissong|Ohumotu Bissong]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=16 May 2016 |title=MBGN 2003 & Actress Omotu Bissong releases New Photos |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/05/mbgn-2003-actress-omotu-bissong-releases-new-photos/ |access-date=21 August 2023 |website=[[BellaNaija]] |language=en-US |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821133455/https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/05/mbgn-2003-actress-omotu-bissong-releases-new-photos/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Yala, Nigeria|Yala]] |- |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Miss Norway|Norway]] |Hanne-Karine Sørby<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kristiansen |first=Marianne |date=26 July 2013 |title=Frøken Norge-vinner ble bitt av 25 flått |trans-title=The Miss Norway winner was bitten by 25 ticks |url=https://www.seher.no/kjendis/froken-norge-vinner-ble-bitt-av-25-flatt/64380866 |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[Se og Hør]] |language=no |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010532/https://www.seher.no/kjendis/froken-norge-vinner-ble-bitt-av-25-flatt/64380866 |url-status=live }}</ref> |24 |[[Oslo]] |- |{{flagicon|PAN}} [[Señorita Panamá|Panama]] |[[Stefanie de Roux]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cerrud |first=Rocio Rojas |date=6 April 2003 |title=Stefanie, sencillamente lista para Miss Universo |trans-title=Stefanie, simply ready for Miss Universe |url=https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/variedades/stefanie-sencillamente-lista-para-miss-universo-114811 |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Panamá América |language=es |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803145726/https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/variedades/stefanie-sencillamente-lista-para-miss-universo-114811 |url-status=live }}</ref> |20 |[[Panama City]] |- |{{flagicon|PER}} [[Miss Peru|Peru]] |[[Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marabotto |first=Ángela |date=25 January 2023 |title=¿Qué fue de Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos, la modelo que clasificó al top 15 del Miss Universo 2003? |trans-title=What happened to Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos, the model who ranked in the top 15 of Miss Universe 2003? |url=https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/farandula/2023/01/25/miss-universo-fue-de-claudia-ortiz-de-zevallos-la-modelo-clasifico-al-top-15-del-miss-universo-2003-esposo-instagram-edad-fotos-shfm-59289 |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[La República]] |language=es |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130211752/https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/farandula/2023/01/25/miss-universo-fue-de-claudia-ortiz-de-zevallos-la-modelo-clasifico-al-top-15-del-miss-universo-2003-esposo-instagram-edad-fotos-shfm-59289 |url-status=live }}</ref> |21 |[[Arequipa]] |- |{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Miss Universe Philippines|Philippines]] |Carla Gay Balingit<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Sto. Domingo |first=Joseph |date=March 17, 2003 |title=Brains before beauty: In this year's Bb. Pilipinas, the smart ones win the titles |pages=17–18 |work=Manila Standard |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hGwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150%2C1686093 |accessdate=September 16, 2021 |id= |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916040331/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hGwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,1686093 |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Angeles City]] |- |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Miss Polonia|Poland]] |Iwona Makuch<ref name=":3" /> |21 |[[Kielce]] |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Miss Universe Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]] |[[Carla Tricoli]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2011 |title=Dedicada Carla Tricoli a su primogénito |trans-title=Dedicated Carla Tricoli to her firstborn |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/dedicada-carla-tricoli-a-su-primogenito/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]] |language=es |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010515/https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/dedicada-carla-tricoli-a-su-primogenito/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |21 |[[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]] |- |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Miss Russia|Russia]] |Olesya Bondarenko<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2003 |title=Desfile de moda con las bellezas mundiales |trans-title=Fashion show with world beauties |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/galerias/2003/Desfile%20de%20moda%20con%20las%20bellezas%20mundiales.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[El Siglo de Torreón]] |language=es}}</ref> |24 |[[Khabarovsk]] |- |{{flagicon|SCG}} [[Miss Yugoslavia|Serbia and Montenegro]]{{Efn|Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia & Montenegro.}} |[[Sanja Papić]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2023 |title=Bila je Mis Srbije i Crne Gore, Kavalijeva muza, 3 pratilka Mis Sveta: Doživela veliki tragediju, a evo kako sad izgleda |trans-title=She was Miss Serbia and Montenegro, Cavalli's muse, Miss Universe 3rd runner-up: She experienced a great tragedy, and here's how she looks now |url=https://www.kurir.rs/stars/4173424/evo-kako-danas-izgleda-sanja-papic |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[Kurir]] |language=sr |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010517/https://www.kurir.rs/stars/4173424/evo-kako-danas-izgleda-sanja-papic |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Novi Sad]] |- |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Miss Universe Singapore|Singapore]] |Bernice Wong<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 May 2006 |title=Gorgeous Groomer, Bernice Wong |url=https://sgmagazine.com/city-living/article/gorgeous-groomer/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=SG Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010514/https://sgmagazine.com/city-living/article/gorgeous-groomer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |25 |Singapore |- |{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky|Slovakia<!--Do not change to "Slovak Republic." Per WP:COMMONNAME, it does not matter what the sash says, the common name of the country is Slovakia.-->]] |Petra Mokrošová<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2003 |title=Miss Universe SR 2003 je 20-ročná študentka práva Petra Mokrošová |trans-title=Miss Universe SR 2003 is 20-year-old law student Petra Mokrošová |url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/829338/miss-universe-sr-2003-je-20-rocna-studentka-prava-petra-mokrosova.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[SME (newspaper)|SME]] |language=sk |agency=[[News Agency of the Slovak Republic|TASR]] |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010516/https://domov.sme.sk/c/829338/miss-universe-sr-2003-je-20-rocna-studentka-prava-petra-mokrosova.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |20 |[[Michalovce]] |- |{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Miss Universe Slovenia|Slovenia]] |Polona Baš<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borsodi Zajac |first=Frances |date=21 August 2003 |title=Polona Bas: That's no beauty queen; that's a good friend |url=https://www.heraldstandard.com/online_features/polona-bas-thats-no-beauty-queen-thats-a-good-friend/article_211b9fcf-9a46-586c-8e20-832ca721792d.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[The Herald-Standard]] |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010517/https://www.heraldstandard.com/online_features/polona-bas-thats-no-beauty-queen-thats-a-good-friend/article_211b9fcf-9a46-586c-8e20-832ca721792d.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |21 |[[Maribor]] |- |{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Miss South Africa|South Africa]] |Cindy Nell<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morkel |first=Graye |date=13 November 2020 |title=Cindy Nell shares childhood beauty pageant throwback |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/news/cindy-nell-shares-childhood-beauty-pageant-throwback-20201113 |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[News24 (website)|News24]] |language=en-US |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010517/https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/news/cindy-nell-shares-childhood-beauty-pageant-throwback-20201113 |url-status=live }}</ref> |21 |[[Johannesburg]] |- |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Miss Queen Korea|South Korea<!--Do not change to "Korea." Per WP:COMMONNAME, it does not matter what the sash says, the common name of the country is South Korea.-->]] |[[Keum Na-na]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2022 |title=20년 전 미스코리아 금나나, 화려한 현재 근황 공개 |trans-title=Miss Korea Nana Geum 20 years ago, splendid current situation revealed |url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2022/06/03/5BS3EDHFO3R6CHFYKYUQEEFK4Q/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |language=ko |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010534/https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2022/06/03/5BS3EDHFO3R6CHFYKYUQEEFK4Q/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Daegu]] |- |{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Miss Spain|Spain]] |[[Eva González]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suero |first=Enrique |date=26 February 2023 |title=Eva González y sus 20 años desde que fue coronada Miss España: cómo pasó de reina de la belleza a estrella de la televisión |trans-title=Eva González and her 20 years since she was crowned Miss Spain: how she went from beauty queen to television star |url=https://www.hola.com/actualidad/galeria/20230226343057/eva-gonzalez-veinte-aniversario-miss-espana/1/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[¡Hola!]] |language=es |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818012018/https://www.hola.com/actualidad/galeria/20230226343057/eva-gonzalez-veinte-aniversario-miss-espana/1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |22 |[[Seville]] |- |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Miss Sweden|Sweden]] |[[Helena Stenbäck]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wirén |first=Anna-Sofia |date=7 April 2003 |title=Helena från Piteå blev Fröken Sverige |trans-title=Helena from Piteå became Miss Sweden |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/helena-fran-pitea-blev-froken-sverige/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[Expressen]] |language=sv |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010512/https://www.expressen.se/noje/helena-fran-pitea-blev-froken-sverige/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |23 |[[Piteå]] |- |{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Miss Switzerland|Switzerland]] |Nadine Vinzens<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petit-Pierre |first=Marie-Christine |date=16 September 2002 |title=Mais pourquoi l'élection de Miss Suisse passionne-t-elle à nouveau le grand public? |language=fr |trans-title=But why does the Miss Switzerland election once again excite the general public? |work=[[Le Temps]] |url=https://www.letemps.ch/societe/lelection-miss-suisse-passionnetelle-nouveau-grand-public |access-date=18 August 2023 |issn=1423-3967 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010516/https://www.letemps.ch/societe/lelection-miss-suisse-passionnetelle-nouveau-grand-public |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Chur]] |- |{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Miss Chinese Taipei|Chinese Taipei]]{{Efn|Due to China's obstruction, Taiwan was forced to change her sash label to Chinese Taipei. However, pageant organizers allowed Szu-Yu Chen to use the Taiwan sash while off of the stage, but the Chinese Taipei sash during the public activities.}} |Szu-Yu Chen<ref name="times">{{cite news |date=May 23, 2003 |title=Beauty queen renamed |newspaper=[[Taipei Times]] |agency=[[MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia]] |location=[[Taipei, Taiwan]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/05/23/2003052269 |access-date=2010-09-19 |archive-date=2010-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324001355/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/05/23/2003052269 |url-status=live }}</ref> |25 |[[Taipei]] |- |{{flagicon|THA}} [[Miss Universe Thailand|Thailand]] |[[Yaowalak Traisurat]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2003 |title=Charmers |language=en |pages=A17 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FFo1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1161%2C46630608 |access-date=18 August 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]] |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010516/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FFo1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1161,46630608 |url-status=live }}</ref> |19 |[[Nakhon Si Thammarat]] |- |{{flagicon|TTO}} [[Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]] |Faye Alibocus<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belix |first=Ceola |date=5 October 2018 |title=8 times Miss Trinidad & Tobago shone at the Miss Universe pageant |url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/8-times-miss-trinidad-tobago-shone-miss-universe-pageant |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=Loop News |language=en}}</ref> |23 |[[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]] |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Miss Turkey|Turkey]] |[[Özge Ulusoy]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 January 2018 |title=Yıl 2003 göbek deliğim normal |trans-title=Year 2003 my belly button is normal |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-yil-2003-gobek-deligim-normal-40697026 |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=[[Hürriyet]] |language=tr |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818010531/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-yil-2003-gobek-deligim-normal-40697026 |url-status=live }}</ref> |20 |[[Istanbul]] |- |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Miss Ukraine Universe|Ukraine]] |Lilja Kopytova<ref name=":6" /> |18 |[[Dnipro]] |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Miss USA|United States]] |[[Susie Castillo]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2003 |title=Miss Massachusetts crowned Miss USA 2003 |url=https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/fyi/miss-massachusetts-crowned-miss-usa-2003/101-384285288 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=[[WLTX]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |23 |[[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]] |- |{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Miss Venezuela|Venezuela]] |[[Mariángel Ruiz]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2002 |title=Mariángel Ruiz obtuvo la corona de Miss Venezuela |trans-title=Mariángel Ruiz obtained the crown of Miss Venezuela |url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/secciones/mari-ngel-ruiz-obtuvo-la-corona-de-miss-venezuela-2/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[La Hora]] |language=es |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803152947/https://www.lahora.com.ec/secciones/mari-ngel-ruiz-obtuvo-la-corona-de-miss-venezuela-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |23 |[[Maracay]] |}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.missuniverse.com Miss Universe official website]
{{Miss Universe}} {{Miss Universe 2003 delegates}}
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