Miss World 2003
Miss World 2003 | |
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File:Mw2003.jpg Miss World 2003 | |
Date | 6 December 2003 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | |
Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 106 |
Placements | 20 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Rosanna Davison![]() |
Miss World 2003, the 53rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 6 December 2003 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.[1] The pageant was presented by Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram, and Angela Chow. The contestants also paid a visit to Hong Kong, Xi'an, Shanghai, and Beijing. Azra Akın of Turkey crowned her successor Rosanna Davison of Ireland,[2][3] the daughter of popular musician Chris de Burgh, claiming Ireland's first major beauty pageant title. 106 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking at that time, the biggest edition in the pageant history. This was the first time China hosted the pageant.[2] Ticket pricing for the event ranged from $110 to $2,730.[2]
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Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 2003 | |
1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up |
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Top 5 |
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Top 20 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group | Contestant |
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Africa | |
Americas | |
Asia & Oceania |
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Caribbean |
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Europe |
Contestants
106 contestants participated in Miss World 2003.[4]
Albania – Denisa Kola
Andorra – Beverly Bella
Angola – Celma Katia Carlos
Antigua and Barbuda – Anne-Marie Browne
Argentina – Grisel Hitoff
Aruba – Nathalie Biermanns
Australia – Olivia Stratton
Bahamas – Shantell Hall
Barbados – Raquel Wilkinson
Belarus – Volha Nevdakh
Belgium – Julie Taton
Belize – Dalila Vanzie
Bolivia – Helen Aponte
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Irna Smaka
Botswana – Boingotlo Motlalekgosi
Brazil – Lara Brito
Bulgaria – Rajna Naldzhieva
Canada – Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Cayman Islands – Nichelle Welcome
Chile – Alejandra Soler
China – Guan Qi
Colombia – Claudia Molina
Costa Rica – Shirley Álvarez
Croatia – Aleksandra Grdić
Curaçao – Angeline da Silva Goes
Cyprus – Stella Stylianou
Czech Republic – Lucie Váchová
Denmark – Maj Buchholtz Pedersen
Dominican Republic – María Eugenia Vargas
Ecuador – Mayra Rentería
England – Jacqueline Turner
Estonia – Kriistina Gabor
Ethiopia – Hayat Ahmed
Finland – Katri Johanna Hynninen
France – Virginie Dubois
Georgia – Irina Onashvili
Germany – Babette Konau
Gibraltar – Kim Marie Falzun
Greece – Vasiliki Tsekoura
Guadeloupe – Lauranza Doliman
Guatemala – Dulce María Duarte
Guyana – Alexis Glasgow
Holland – Sanne de Regt
Hong Kong – Rabee'a Yeung
Hungary – Eszter Toth
Iceland – Regína Jónsdóttir
India – Ami Vashi
Ireland – Rosanna Davison[2]
Israel – Miri Levy
Italy – Silvia Cannas
Jamaica – Jade Fulford
Japan – Kaoru Nishide
Kazakhstan – Saule Zhunosova
Kenya – Janet Kibugu
Korea – Park Ji-yea
Latvia – Irina Askolska
Lebanon – Marie-José Hnein
Lesotho – Makuena Lepolesa
Lithuania – Vaida Grikšaitė
Macedonia – Marija Vašik
Malaysia – Wong Sze Zen
Malta – Rachel Xuereb
Mauritius – Marie Aimee Bergicourt
Mexico – Erika Honstein
Moldova – Elena Danilciuc
Namibia – Petrina Thomas
Nepal – Priti Sitoula
New Zealand – Melanie Paul
Nicaragua – Hailey Britton Brooks
Nigeria – Celia Bissong
Northern Ireland – Diana Sayers
Northern Marianas – Kimberly Castro Reyes
Norway – Elisabeth Wathne
Panama – Ivy Ruth Ortega
Paraguay – Karina Buttner
Peru – Claudia Hernández
Philippines – Maria Rafaela (Mafae) Yunon
Poland – Karolina Gorazda
Portugal – Vanessa Job
Puerto Rico – Joyceline Montero
Romania – Patricia Filomena Chifor
Russia – Svetlana Goreva
Scotland – Nicci Jolly
Serbia and Montenegro – Bojana Vujadinović
Singapore – Corine Kanmani
Slovakia – Adriana Pospíšilová
Slovenia – Tina Zajc
South Africa – Cindy Nell
Spain – María Teresa Martín
Sri Lanka – Sachini Stanley
Swaziland – Thembelihle Zwane
Sweden – Ida Söfringsgärd
Switzerland – Bianca Sissing
Tanzania – Sylvia Bahame
Thailand – Janejira Keardprasop
Trinidad and Tobago – Magdalene Walcott
Turkey – Tuğba Karaca
Uganda – Aysha Nassanga
Ukraine – Ilona Yakovleva
United States – Kimberly Harlan
Uruguay – Natalia Rodríguez
Venezuela – Valentina Patruno
Vietnam – Nguyễn Đình Thụy Quân
Wales – Imogen Thomas
Zambia – Cynthia Kanema
Zimbabwe – Phoebe Monjane
Judges
Miss World 2003 had nine judges.[5]
- Candace Bushnell[6][7]
- Jackie Chan[7][8][9]
- Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001 from Nigeria[10]
- Bruce Forsyth[11]
- Gustavo Gianetti[5]
- Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organisation[7][11]
- Krish Naidoo[11]
- Clive Robertson[12]
- Dick Zimmermann[6]
Notes
Debuts
Andorra
Ethiopia
Georgia
Guadeloupe
Northern Marianas
Returns
Withdrawals
Armenia – Lusine Tovmasyan - She withdrew due to financial problems. She later competed at Miss Europe 2005 and finished 1st runner up.
Fiji – Aishwarya Sukhdeo - She withdrew at the very last minute for unknown reasons. however, she competed in Miss World a year later.
No Shows
Algeria – Mounia Achlaf
Austria – Miss Austria 2003, Tanja Duhovich did not compete due to not meeting the age requirements, she was just 17. Then the Miss Austria corporation decided to appoint the Miss Austria 2003 second runner up, Bianca Zudrell at the very last minute with no time to prepare her visa.[13]
American Virgin Islands – Alexandrya Evans. She competed at Miss Universe 2011 8 years later.
British Virgin Islands – No contest
Haiti - No Contest
Malawi – Mable Pulu
Tahiti - Heitiare Tribondeau
Turks and Caicos- No contest
Ghana – Did not compete because of a shift in the Miss Ghana calendar. Organizers held the national final, Miss Ghana 2003, on the same day Miss World 2003 was held. This is the reason Ghanaian delegates to Miss World have their titles dating back by a year.
Replacements
Latvia – Agnese Eiduka
Sweden – Isabelle Jonsson - She was the first runner up of Fröken Sverige 2003, but the organization just lost the MW licence that year to the newly Miss World Sweden contest.
Venezuela – Amara Barroeta Seijas.
Country Changes
- Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
Other notes
- Northern Marianas was originally crowned for the Miss Universe pageant but was sent to Miss World instead.
References
- ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ireland wins Miss World". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 December 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Herald-Journal". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b "New Straits Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Top judges for Miss World". News24. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b Brown, Frederic J. "Candace Bushnell". Getty Images. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Miss Ireland crowned Miss World". China Daily. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Getty Images. "Miss World Contest In China". Getty Images. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Irish Miss World begins reign". ABC. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "China set for Miss World contest". BBC News. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Miss World contest rigged?". News24. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Brown, Frederic J. "Candace Bushnell". Getty Images. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2003/20031109.htm