| Miss Universe 2005 |
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| Date |
May 31, 2005 |
| Presenters |
Billy Bush, Nancy O'Dell |
| Venue |
Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Broadcaster |
NBC, Channel 7 |
| Entrants |
81 |
| Debuts |
Latvia |
| Withdraws |
Austria, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Chinese Taipei, Estonia, Ghana, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden |
| Returns |
Albania, Indonesia, Mauritius, Namibia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, US Virgin Islands, Zambia |
| Winner |
Natalie Glebova
 Canada |
| Congeniality |
Tricia Homer
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Best National Costume |
Chananporn Rosjan
 Thailand |
| Photogenic |
Gionna Cabrera
 Philippines |
Miss Universe 2005, the 54th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005.
At the conclusion of the final telecast, Miss Universe Canada, Natalie Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Hawkins of Australia. She was the second Canadian to win the title, following Karen Dianne Baldwin who was Miss Universe 1982.
The top fifteen was dominated by contestants from the Americas and Caribbean, whilst the top five consisted entirely of women from these regions.
[edit] Host City
Thailand publicized its bid to host the pageant 10 July, 2004, during a visit by Jennifer Hawkins, Miss Universe 2004, to the country.[1] At the time, Chile, China and Greece were also being considered to host the event.[1]. One month later, it was announced that Bangkok, Thailand had been informally selected to host the competition, at a cost of US$6.5 million.[2] The cost was to be funded by the Thai government in an attempt to boost tourism.[3] In October the proposal faced difficulties when the Thai government were slow to provide the promised funds, which discouraged prospective sponsors.[4], leading Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to become personally involved to make sure that plans were not derailed.[5] The organization awarded official hosting rights to the Matching Entertainment company in December 2004, after an unsuccessful attempt by a different company, Showcase Thailand 2005.[6]
In February 2005, after the Thai government confirmed plans to back the pageant, the Deputy Prime Minister refuted claims that the event would be held in Khao Lak, a resort town devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, but confirmed that Southern Thailand would host events prior to the final competition.[7]
2005 was the second time the pageant was held in Bangkok.[8] The city also hosted the Miss Universe 1992 competition, won by Michelle McLean of Namibia.
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
[edit] Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 2005 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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[edit] Special awards
| Award |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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[edit] Judges
[edit] Telecast judges
[edit] Contestants
[edit] National pageant notes
[edit] Returning countries and territories
- Last competed in 2003:
- Last competed in 2002:
- Last competed in 2000:
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- Last competed in 1999:
- Last competed in 1996:
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[edit] Did not compete
[edit] Replacements
^ Cheryl Ankrah was originally crowned Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe but was dethroned after she was accused of not fulfilling her duties and becoming overweight.[10] Although Ankrah initially got an injunction to prevent another pageant being held, a Judge overturned that and a second Miss Trinidad and Tobago pageant was held.[10] The winner of the second pageant, who represented Trinidad & Tobago at Miss Universe, was Magdalene Walcott.
[edit] Crossovers
[edit] Historical significance
- Puerto Rico, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, Norway, and Trinidad & Tobago also placed in the Top 15 at last year's pageant.
- As well as having debuted in this year's edition, Latvia also placed in the semi-finals (and finals) for the first time. Latvia ultimately placed 7th overall.
- Indonesia was also called out to the semi-finals for the first time, the only Asian country who made it to the Top 15.
- Mexico received its highest finish since Lupita Jones won the title in 1991.
- Israel last placed in 2001. South Africa last placed in 2003. Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Canada, Peru, and Greece last placed in 2003.
- Venezuela placed in the semi-finals after its failure to place in 2004 (the last time Venezuela failed to place was in 1982).
- For the first time in the history of the pageant, Sweden did not send a representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
[edit] International broadcasting
These are some of the networks outside the United States (telecasted on NBC and Telemundo) that showed the 2005 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded earlier) in their respective countries and territories:
Note: In Latin America, TNT took the Miss Universe television rights for basic cable. However, this contract didn't affect the rights acquired for the traditional free-to-air networks, such as Brazil's Band, Colombia's Caracol TV, Mexico's Televisa or Venezuela's Venevisión.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Thailand proposes to host next Miss Universe contest". Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies. 2004-07-10.
- ^ "Thailand to host Miss Universe pageant in 2005". Agence France Presse. 2004-08-10.
- ^ "Miss Universe pageant in Thailand to push tourism". Hindustan Times. 2004-08-11.
- ^ Intarakomalyasut, Nondhanada (2004-10-23). "Thailand slow to fund Miss Universe 2005 event". Bangkok Post.
- ^ "Miss Universe bid gets push from Thailand prime minister". Bangkok Post. 2004-11-06.
- ^ "Matching Entertainment to host Miss Universe". fnWEB. 2004-12-14.
- ^ "Govt denies plans to stage Miss Universe in tsunami resort". OANA. 2005-02-18.
- ^ "TAT gears up for Miss Universe 2005". The Nation. 2004-08-18.
- ^ a b c "Wright competes for crown". Jamaica Gleaner. May 26, 2005. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050526/ent/ent2.html. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ a b Brown, Loren (2005-03-21). "Trinidad's local Miss Universe franchise can hold new pageant to select replacement, judge rules". Associated Press.
[edit] External links
Canada
U.S. Virgin Islands
Thailand
Philippines
