Miss World 2005

{{Short description|International beauty pageant}} {{Use British English|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | photo = File:Mw2005.jpg | caption = Miss World 2005 Titlecard | winner = [[Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir]]<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2518&dat=20051212&id=kLljAAAAIBAJ&pg=1798,10938393&hl=en|title=The Manila Times|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> | represented = Iceland | date = 10 December 2005 | broadcaster = '''International''': {{Hlist|[[E!]]}}'''Official broadcaster''': {{Hlist|[[China Central Television]]}} | presenters = {{Hlist|[[Tim Vincent]]|[[Angela Chow]]}} | entrants = 102 | venue = [[Crown of Beauty Theatre]], [[Sanya]], China | acts = {{Hlist|[[Alexander O'Neal]]|Beijing Singing & Dancing Theatre}} | placements = 15 | debuts = {{Hlist|Martinique|Mongolia}} | returns = {{Hlist|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Guatemala|Indonesia|Liberia|Malawi|Swaziland|United States Virgin Islands|Uruguay}} | withdraws = {{Hlist|Angola|Antigua and Barbuda|Belarus|Cayman Islands|Chile|Curaçao|Egypt|Fiji|Finland|Honduras|Kazakhstan|Lithuania|Paraguay|Turks and Caicos Islands|Zimbabwe}} | before = [[Miss World 2004|2004]] | next = [[Miss World 2006|2006]] }}

'''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]].<ref name="google.com"/> 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. She became the third Icelandic woman to win Miss World since [[Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir]] in [[Miss World 1985]] and [[Linda Pétursdóttir]] in [[Miss World 1988]].

== Selection of participants == === Replacements === [[Miss South Africa]] 2005, [[Claudia Henkel]] was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest. She was replaced by Dhiveja Sundrum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/claudia-wont-get-chance-at-miss-world-title-252550|title = Claudia won't get chance at Miss World title}}</ref>

[[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. the first runner-up of Miss Thailand World 2005, Sirinda “Cindy” Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 September 2004|title=น้องแองจี้; ขอสละตำแหน่งมิสไทยแลนด์เวิลด์|trans-title=Miss Angie; gives up the title of Miss Thailand World.|url=https://www.sanook.com/women/919/|access-date=26 April 2025|work=Sanook|language=th|archive-date=6 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506114858/https://www.sanook.com/women/919/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals === This edition marked the debut of Martinique and Mongolia, and the return of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, Swaziland, the United States Virgin Islands and Uruguay; Indonesia, which last competed in [[Miss World 1983|1983]], the Democratic Republic of the Congo (as Zaire) in [[Miss World 1985|1985]], Liberia in [[Miss World 1999|1999]], Malawi in [[Miss World 2001|2001]], the United States Virgin Islands [[Miss World 2002|2002]] and Guatemala, Swaziland and Uruguay in [[Miss World 2003|2003]].

Saana Johanna Anttila of Finland, withdrew at the last minute after a few days competing for unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=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|title = Contestant of 55th Miss World, Saana Johanna Anttila of Finland| date=13 November 2005 }}</ref> Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana of Angola withdrew for being homesick.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=29 November 2005 |title=Cuộc thi Hoa hậu thế giới đã bị hoãn lại |trans-title=Miss World pageant has been postponed |url=https://dantri.com.vn/giai-tri/cuoc-thi-hoa-hau-the-gioi-da-bi-hoan-lai-1133256258.htm |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Báo điện tử Dân Trí |language=vi}}</ref> Ol’ga Gerasimovich of Belarus, Rychacviana Coffie of Curaçao, Meriam George of Egypt, Lisa Sáenz of Honduras, Dina Nuraliyeva of Kazakhstan, Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral of Paraguay,<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2005 |title=Bella estampa de miss |trans-title=Beautiful picture of miss |url=https://www.abc.com.py/articulos/bella-estampa-de-miss-863943.html |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=ABC Color |language=es}}</ref> and Kelly Eastwood of Turks and Caicos withdrew for unknown reasons. [[Lorraine Maphala-Phiri|Lorraine Maphala]] of Zimbabwe withdrew for financial constraints.

Antigua and Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, Chile, Fiji, and Lithuania withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

== Results == === Placements === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Placement ! Contestant |- | Miss World 2005 | * {{flagu|Iceland}} – [[Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir]] |- | 1st runner-up | * {{flagu|Mexico}} – [[Dafne Molina Lona]] |- | 2nd runner-up | * {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} – [[Ingrid Marie Rivera]] |- | Top 6 | * {{flagu|Italy}} – Sofia Bruscoli * {{flagu|South Korea}} – [[Oh Eun-young (model)|Oh Eun-young]] * {{flagu|Tanzania}} – [[Nancy Sumari]] |- | Top 15 | * {{flagu|Canada}} – [[Ramona Amiri]] * {{flagu|India}} – [[Sindhura Gadde]] * {{flagu|Jamaica}} – Terri-Karelle Griffith * {{flagu|Northern Ireland}} – [[Lucy Evangelista]] * {{flagu|Philippines}} – [[Carlene Aguilar]] * {{flagu|Russia}} – [[Yulia Ivanova (model)|Yulia Ivanova]] * {{flagu|South Africa}} – Dhiveja Sundrum † * {{flagu|Spain}} – Mireia Verdú * {{flagu|United States Virgin Islands}} – Kmisha Counts |}

==== Continental Queens of Beauty ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Continental Group ! Contestant |- | Africa | * {{flagu|Tanzania}} – [[Nancy Sumari]] |- | Americas | * {{flagu|Mexico}} – [[Dafne Molina Lona]] |- | Asia Pacific | * {{flagu|South Korea}} – [[Oh Eun-young (model)|Oh Eun-young]] |- | Caribbean | * {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} – [[Ingrid Marie Rivera]] |- | Northern Europe | * {{flagu|Iceland}} – [[Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir]] |- | Southern Europe | * {{flagu|Italy}} – Sofia Bruscoli |}

== Judges == {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Julia Morley]] – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization * [[Denise Perrier]] – [[Miss World 1953]] from France<ref name="google.com"/> * [[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 (beauty queen)|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]] {{div col end}}

==Contestants== [[File:Miss World 2005 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2005<ref name="google.com"/><ref name="google.com1">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2518&dat=20051209&id=jbljAAAAIBAJ&pg=3219,10519337&hl=en|title=The Manila Times|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref>]]

102 contestants participated in Miss World 2005 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" !Country/Territory !Contestant !Age !Hometown !Continental Group |- |{{flag|Albania}} |Suada Sherifi |17 |[[Vlorë]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Argentina}} |Emilia Iannetta |19 |[[Pilar, Buenos Aires|Pilar]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Aruba}} |Sarah Juddan |18 |[[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Australia}} |Dennae Brunow |20 |[[Albury]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Bahamas}} |Ordain Moss |18 |[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Barbados}} |Marielle Onyeche |21 |[[Bridgetown]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Belgium}} |[[Tatiana Silva]] |20 |[[Brussels]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Bolivia}} |Viviana Méndez |19 |[[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} |Sanja Tunjić |19 |[[Tuzla]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Botswana}} |Tshegofatso Robi |20 |[[Gaborone]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Brazil}} |Patrícia Reginato |19 |[[Medianeira]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Bulgaria}} |Rositsa Ivanova |18 |[[Sofia]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Canada}} |Ramona Amiri |25 |[[Montreal]] |Americas |- |{{flag|China}} |Ting Ting Zhao |19 |[[Beijing]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Colombia}} |Erika Querubín |22 |[[Medellín|Medellin]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Costa Rica}} |[[Leonora Jiménez]] |22 |[[Santa Ana, Costa Rica|Santa Ana]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Croatia}} |[[Maja Cvjetković]] |19 |[[Šibenik]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Cyprus}} |Orthodoxia Moutsouri |20 |[[Famagusta]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Czech Republic}} |[[Lucie Králová]] |23 |[[Teplice]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} |Nelly Dembo |22 |[[Kinshasa]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Denmark}} |Trine Lundgaard |18 |[[Billund, Denmark|Billund]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Dominican Republic}} |Elisa Abreu |21 |[[Jarabacoa]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Ecuador}} |Marelisa Márquez |24 |[[Guayaquil]] |Americas |- |{{flag|El Salvador}} |Alejandra Cárcamo |19 |[[San Salvador]] |Americas |- |{{flag|England}} |[[Hammasa Kohistani]] |17 |[[London]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Estonia}} |Laura Korgemae |19 |[[Tartu]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Ethiopia}} |Seble Mekonnen |19 |Sayechew |Africa |- |{{flag|France}} |[[Cindy Fabre]] |20 |[[Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire|Cosne-sur-Loire]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Georgia}} |Salome Khelashvili |20 |[[Tbilisi]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Germany}} |Daniela Risch |23 |[[Kiel]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Ghana}} |[[Inna Mariam Patty]] |22 |[[Accra]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Gibraltar}} |Melanie Chipolina |23 |Gibraltar |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Greece}} |[[Katerina Stikoudi]] |20 |[[Thessaloniki]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Guadeloupe|local}} |Merita Melyna |23 |Les Abymes Town |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Guatemala}} |María Inés Gálvez |24 |[[Guatemala City]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Guyana}} |Jasmine Herzog |18 |Annandale |Americas |- |{{flag|Hong Kong}} |[[Tracy Ip]] |24 |Hong Kong |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Hungary}} |Semmi-Kis Tünde |20 |[[Budapest]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Iceland}} |[[Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir]] |21 |[[Seltjarnarnes]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|India}} |[[Sindhura Gadde]] |21 |[[Vijayawada]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Indonesia}} |Lindi Cistia Prabha |21 |[[Yogyakarta]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Ireland}} |Aoife Cogan |24 |[[Dublin]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Israel}} |Keren Shaham |19 |[[Kiryat Motzkin]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Italy}} |Sofia Bruscoli |17 |[[Emilia-Romagna]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Jamaica}} |Terri-Karelle Griffith |23 |[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Japan}} |Erina Shinohara |22 |[[Fuji, Shizuoka|Fuji]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Kenya}} |Cecilia Mwangi |21 |[[Nairobi]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Latvia}} |Valerija Sevcuka |20 |[[Riga]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Lebanon}} |[[Lamitta Frangieh]] |25 |[[Beirut]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Liberia}} |Snoti Muna Forh |23 |[[Monrovia]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Macedonia}} |Milena Stanivuković |20 |[[Skopje]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Malawi}} |Rachel Landson |20 |[[Lilongwe]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Malaysia}} |Emmeline Ng |23 |[[Kuala Lumpur]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Malta}} |Ferdine Fava |19 |[[St. Julian's, Malta|St. Julian's]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Martinique|snake}} |Moana Robinel |24 |[[Fort-de-France]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Mauritius}} |Meenakshi Shivani |24 |[[Port Louis]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Mexico}} |[[Dafne Molina Lona]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 September 2004 |title=Señorita Tamaulipas es Nuestra Belleza México |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2004/senorita-tamaulipas-es-nuestra-belleza-mexico.html |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=[[El Siglo de Torreón]] |language=es}}</ref> |23 |[[Mexico City]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Moldova}} |Irina Dolovova |21 |[[Chișinău]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Mongolia}} |Khongorzul Ganbat |17 |[[Ulaanbaatar]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Namibia}} |Leefa Shiikwa |23 |[[Tsumeb]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Nepal}} |Sugarika Kshatriya-Chhetri |19 |[[Lalitpur, Nepal|Lalitpur]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Netherlands}} |Monique Plat |23 |[[Volendam]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|New Zealand}} |Kay Anderson |20 |[[Auckland]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Nicaragua}} |Johanna Madrigal |21 |[[Managua]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Nigeria}} |[[Omowunmi Akinnifesi]] |18 |[[Lagos]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Northern Ireland}} |[[Lucy Evangelista]] |19 |[[Portglenone]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Norway}} |Helene Tråsavik |19 |[[Egersund]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Panama}} |Anna Vaprio |21 |[[Panama City]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Peru}} |Fiorella Castellano |18 |[[Lima]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Philippines}} |[[Carlene Aguilar]]<ref name="google.com1" /> |23 |[[Mandaluyong]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Poland}} |Malwina Ratajczak |19 |[[Krapkowice]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Portugal}} |[[Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola]] |20 |[[Setúbal]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Puerto Rico}} |[[Ingrid Marie Rivera]] |22 |[[Luquillo, Puerto Rico|Luquillo]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Romania}} |Raluca Voina |20 |[[Câmpulung]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Russia}} |[[Yulia Ivanova (model)|Yulia Ivanova]] |22 |[[Novosibirsk]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Saint Lucia}} |Joy Matty |19 |[[Castries]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Scotland}} |[[Aisling Friel]] |23 |[[Glasgow]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}} |[[Dina Džanković]] |19 |[[Novi Pazar]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Singapore}} |Shenise Wong Yan Yi |23 |Singapore |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Slovakia}} |Ivica Sláviková |21 |[[Bratislava]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Slovenia}} |[[Sanja Grohar]] |21 |[[Kranj]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|South Africa}} |Dhiveja Sundrum † |23 |[[Pietermaritzburg]] |Africa |- |{{flag|South Korea}}{{Efn|Competed as Korea in the pageant}} |[[Oh Eun-young (model)|Oh Eun-young]] |20 |[[Seoul]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Spain}} |Mireia Verdú |22 |[[Barcelona]] |Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Sri Lanka}} |[[Nadeeka Perera]] |22 |[[Colombo]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Swaziland}} |Zinhle Magongo |20 |[[Mhlume]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Sweden}} |[[Liza Berggren]] |19 |[[Mölndal]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Switzerland}} |[[Lauriane Gilliéron]] |21 |[[Prilly]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Taiwan}}{{Efn|Competed as Chinese Taipei in the pageant}} |Su-Jung Hsu |25 |[[Kaohsiung]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Tanzania}} |[[Nancy Sumari]] |19 |[[Arusha]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Thailand}} |Sirinda Jensen |22 |[[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province|Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} |Jenna Marie Andre |22 |[[San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago|San Fernando]] |Caribbean |- | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Miss Turkey|Turkey]] || Hande Subaşı<ref>{{Cite news|last=Üyesi|first=Onedio|date=13 February 2019|title=Hepsi Zirveye Çıktı Ama Orada Kalamadı: Türkiye'nin Son 25 Yıldaki Türkiye Güzelleri Şimdi Ne Yapıyor?|trans-title=They All Reached the Top But Couldn't Stay There: What Are Türkiye's Beauties of the Last 25 Years Doing Now?|url=https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708|access-date=25 April 2025|website=Onedio|language=Turkish|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724212547/https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708|url-status=live}}</ref> || 21 || [[Ankara]] || Southern Europe |- |{{flag|Uganda}} |Juliet Ankakwatsa |22 |[[Kabale]] |Africa |- |{{flag|Ukraine}} |Yulia Pinchuk |18 |[[Novovolynsk]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|United States}} |[[Lisette Diaz]] |22 |[[San Diego]] |Americas |- |{{flag|United States Virgin Islands}}{{Efn|Competed as American Virgin Islands in the pageant}} |Kmisha Counts |18 |[[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint Thomas]] |Caribbean |- |{{flag|Uruguay}} |Daniela Tambasco |20 |[[Montevideo]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Venezuela}} |[[Susan Carrizo]] |21 |[[Lagunillas Municipality, Zulia|Lagunillas]] |Americas |- |{{flag|Vietnam}} |Vũ Hương Giang |20 |[[Hanoi]] |Asia-Pacific |- |{{flag|Wales}} |Claire Evans |22 |[[Aberystwyth]] |Northern Europe |- |{{flag|Zambia}} |Precious Kabungo Mumbi |23 |[[Lusaka]] |Africa |}

== Notes == {{notelist}}

=== Withdraws === '''No Shows''' * '''{{flag|Algeria}}''' – Nesrine Melbani * '''{{flag|Andorra}}''' – Lourdes Fernández * '''{{flag|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. * '''{{flag|Macau}}''' – Cheong Wai Nei * '''{{flag|Paraguay}}''' – Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral * '''{{flag|Tahiti}}''' – Rhea Bessette * '''{{flag|Togo}}''' – Edwige Grace Madzé Badakou – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5040656.stm|title=Togo wins Miss World Cup contest|date=2 June 2006}}</ref> later. * '''{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}''' – Kelly Eastwood * '''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}''' – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at [[Miss World 2006]].

===Replacements=== * '''{{flag|Cyprus}}''' – Nicole Temené * '''{{flag|Germany}}''' – Antonia Schmitz

== References == {{reflist}}

[[Category:Miss World]] [[Category:2005 in China]] [[Category:2005 beauty pageants]] [[Category:Beauty pageants in China]] [[Category:December 2005 in China]]