Miss Universe 2005
| Miss Universe 2005 | |
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| Date | May 31, 2005 |
| Presenters | Billy Bush, Nancy O'Dell |
| Venue | Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Entrants | 81 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Latvia |
| Withdrawals | Austria, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, 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.
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.
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 2005 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 | |
| Top 15 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic | |
| Thai Royal Silk Award |
Order of announcements
Top 15
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Top 10
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Top 5
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Judges
Telecast judges
- Heidi Albertsen – Danish model, winner of Elite Model Look World Final.
- Kevin S. Bright – Executive producer of Friends.
- Mario Cimarro – Cuban actor.
- Bryan Dattilo – Days of Our Lives actor.
- Carson Kressley – Queer Eye for the Straight Guy fashion expert.
- Cassie Lewis – U.S. Model.
- Louis Licari – Celebrity hairstylist.
- Anne Martin – from Cover Girl and Max Factor marketing.
- Porntip Nakhirunkanok – Miss Universe 1988 from Thailand
- Oleksandra Nikolayenko – Miss Ukraine Universe 2004.
- Khun Pi Rom Pakdi – Thai citizen.
- Jean-Georges Vongerichten – French chef.
Contestants
National pageant notes
Debut
Returning countries and territories
Did not compete
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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.
Crossovers
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- Miss Intercontinental 2005
Egypt: Meriam George (Semi-finalist)
- Egypt: Meriam George (Top 8)
- Egypt: Meriam George (1st Runner-up)
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.
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. 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.