Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty TheatreinSanya, China. María Julia MantillaofPeru crowned her successor Unnur Birna VilhjálmsdóttirofIceland.[1] 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.
| Miss World 2005 | |
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Miss World 2005 Titlecard
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| Date | 10 December 2005 |
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| Entertainment |
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| Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
| Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster: |
| Entrants | 102 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir[1] Iceland |
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| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 2005 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| Top 6 |
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| Top 15 |
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| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa | |
| Americas | |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Caribbean | |
| Northern Europe | |
| Southern Europe |
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102 contestants participated in Miss World 2005
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
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 Albania
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Suada Sherifi | 17 | Vlorë | Southern Europe |
 Argentina
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Emilia Iannetta | 19 | Pilar | Americas |
 Aruba
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Sarah Juddan | 18 | Oranjestad | Caribbean |
 Australia
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Dennae Brunow | 20 | Albury | Asia-Pacific |
 Bahamas
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Ordain Moss | 18 | Nassau | Caribbean |
 Barbados
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Marielle Onyeche | 21 | Bridgetown | Caribbean |
 Belgium
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Tatiana Silva | 20 | Brussels | Northern Europe |
 Bolivia
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Viviana Méndez | 19 | Santa Cruz | Americas |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sanja Tunjić | 19 | Tuzla | Southern Europe |
 Botswana
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Tshegofatso Robi | 20 | Gaborone | Africa |
 Brazil
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Patrícia Reginato | 19 | Medianeira | Americas |
 Bulgaria
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Rositsa Ivanova | 18 | Sofia | Southern Europe |
 Canada
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Ramona Amiri | 25 | Montreal | Americas |
 China
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Ting Ting Zhao | 19 | Beijing | Asia-Pacific |
 Chinese Taipei
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Su-Jung Hsu | 25 | Kaohsiung | Asia-Pacific |
 Colombia
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Erika Querubín | 22 | Medellin | Americas |
 Costa Rica
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Leonora Jiménez | 22 | Santa Ana | Americas |
 Croatia
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Maja Cvjetković | 19 | Šibenik | Southern Europe |
 Cyprus
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Orthodoxia Moutsouri | 20 | Famagusta | Southern Europe |
 Czech Republic
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Lucie Králová | 23 | Teplice | Northern Europe |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nelly Dembo | 22 | Kinshasa | Africa |
 Denmark
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Trine Lundgaard | 18 | Billund | Northern Europe |
 Dominican Republic
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Elisa Abreu | 21 | Jarabacoa | Caribbean |
 Ecuador
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Marelisa Márquez | 24 | Guayaquil | Americas |
 El Salvador
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Alejandra Cárcamo | 19 | San Salvador | Americas |
 England
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Hammasa Kohistani | 18 | London | Northern Europe |
 Estonia
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Laura Korgemae | 19 | Tartu | Northern Europe |
 Ethiopia
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Seble Mekonnen | 19 | Sayechew | Africa |
 France
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Cindy Fabre | 20 | Cosne-sur-Loire | Southern Europe |
 Georgia
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Salome Khelashvili | 20 | Tbilisi | Southern Europe |
 Germany
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Daniela Risch | 23 | Kiel | Northern Europe |
 Ghana
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Inna Mariam Patty | 22 | Accra | Africa |
 Gibraltar
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Melanie Chipolina | 23 | Gibraltar | Southern Europe |
 Greece
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Katerina Stikoudi | 20 | Thessaloniki | Southern Europe |
 Guadeloupe
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Merita Melyna | 23 | Les Abymes Town | Caribbean |
 Guatemala
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María Inés Gálvez | 24 | Guatemala City | Americas |
 Guyana
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Jasmine Herzog | 18 | Annandale | Americas |
 Hong Kong
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Tracy Ip | 24 | Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific |
 Hungary
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Semmi-Kis Tünde | 20 | Budapest | Southern Europe |
 Iceland
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Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir | 21 | Seltjarnarnes | Northern Europe |
 India
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Sindhura Gadde | 21 | Vijayawada | Asia-Pacific |
 Indonesia
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Lindi Cistia Prabha | 21 | Yogyakarta | Asia-Pacific |
 Ireland
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Aoife Cogan | 24 | Dublin | Northern Europe |
 Israel
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Keren Shaham | 19 | Kiryat Motzkin | Southern Europe |
 Italy
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Sofia Bruscoli | 17 | Emilia-Romagna | Southern Europe |
 Jamaica
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Terri-Karelle Griffith | 23 | Kingston | Caribbean |
 Japan
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Erina Shinohara | 22 | Fuji | Asia-Pacific |
 Kenya
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Cecilia Mwangi | 21 | Nairobi | Africa |
 Latvia
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Valerija Sevcuka | 20 | Riga | Northern Europe |
 Lebanon
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Lamitta Frangieh | 25 | Beirut | Southern Europe |
 Liberia
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Snoti Muna Forh | 23 | Monrovia | Africa |
 Macedonia
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Milena Stanivuković | 20 | Skopje | Southern Europe |
 Malawi
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Rachel Landson | 20 | Lilongwe | Africa |
 Malaysia
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Emmeline Ng | 23 | Kuala Lumpur | Asia-Pacific |
 Malta
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Ferdine Fava | 19 | St. Julian's | Southern Europe |
 Martinique
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Moana Robinel | 24 | Fort-de-France | Caribbean |
 Mauritius
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Meenakshi Shivani | 24 | Port Louis | Africa |
 Mexico
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Dafne Molina[3] | 23 | Mexico City | Americas |
 Moldova
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Irina Dolovova | 21 | Chișinău | Southern Europe |
 Mongolia
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Khongorzul Ganbat | 17 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia-Pacific |
 Namibia
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Leefa Shiikwa | 23 | Tsumeb | Africa |
 Nepal
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Sugarika Kshatriya-Chhetri | 19 | Lalitpur | Asia-Pacific |
 Netherlands
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Monique Plat | 23 | Volendam | Northern Europe |
 New Zealand
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Kay Anderson | 20 | Auckland | Asia-Pacific |
 Nicaragua
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Johanna Madrigal | 21 | Managua | Americas |
 Nigeria
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Omowunmi Akinnifesi | 19 | Lagos | Africa |
 Northern Ireland
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Lucy Evangelista | 19 | Portglenone | Northern Europe |
 Norway
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Helene Tråsavik | 19 | Egersund | Northern Europe |
 Panama
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Anna Vaprio | 21 | Panama City | Americas |
 Peru
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Fiorella Castellano | 18 | Lima | Americas |
 Philippines
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Carlene Aguilar[2] | 23 | Mandaluyong | Asia-Pacific |
 Poland
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Malwina Ratajczak | 19 | Krapkowice | Northern Europe |
 Portugal
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Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola | 20 | Setúbal | Southern Europe |
 Puerto Rico
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Ingrid Marie Rivera | 22 | Luquillo | Caribbean |
 Romania
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Raluca Voina | 20 | Câmpulung | Southern Europe |
 Russia
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Yulia Ivanova | 22 | Novosibirsk | Northern Europe |
 Saint Lucia
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Joy Matty | 19 | Castries | Caribbean |
 Scotland
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Aisling Friel | 23 | Glasgow | Northern Europe |
 Serbia and Montenegro
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Dina Džanković | 18 | Novi Pazar | Southern Europe |
 Singapore
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Shenise Wong Yan Yi | 23 | Singapore | Asia-Pacific |
 Slovakia
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Ivica Sláviková | 21 | Bratislava | Southern Europe |
 Slovenia
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Sanja Grohar | 21 | Kranj | Southern Europe |
 South Africa
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Dhiveja Sundrum † | 23 | Pietermaritzburg | Africa |
 South Korea
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Oh Eun-young | 20 | Seoul | Asia-Pacific |
 Spain
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Mireia Verdú | 22 | Barcelona | Southern Europe |
 Sri Lanka
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Nadeeka Perera | 22 | Colombo | Asia-Pacific |
 Swaziland
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Zinhle Magongo | 20 | Mhlume | Africa |
 Sweden
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Liza Berggren | 19 | Mölndal | Northern Europe |
 Switzerland
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Lauriane Gilliéron | 21 | Prilly | Northern Europe |
 Tanzania
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Nancy Sumari | 19 | Arusha | Africa |
 Thailand
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Sirinda Jensen | 22 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Asia-Pacific |
 Trinidad and Tobago
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Jenna Marie Andre | 22 | San Fernando | Caribbean |
 Turkey
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Hande Subaşı | 21 | Ankara | Southern Europe |
 Uganda
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Juliet Ankakwatsa | 22 | Kabale | Africa |
 Ukraine
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Yulia Pinchuk | 18 | Novovolynsk | Northern Europe |
 United States
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Lisette Diaz | 22 | San Diego | Americas |
 United States Virgin Islands
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Kmisha Counts | 18 | Saint Thomas | Caribbean |
 Uruguay
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Daniela Tambasco | 20 | Montevideo | Americas |
 Venezuela
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Susan Carrizo | 21 | Lagunillas | Americas |
 Vietnam
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Vũ Hương Giang | 20 | Hanoi | Asia-Pacific |
 Wales
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Claire Evans | 22 | Aberystwyth | Northern Europe |
 Zambia
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Precious Kabungo Mumbi | 23 | Lusaka | Africa |
Angola – Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana
Finland – Saana Johanna Anttila – She withdrew at the last minute after a few days competing for unknown reasons.[4]No Shows
Algeria – Nesrine Melbani
Andorra – Lourdes Fernández
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.
Macau – Cheong Wai Nei
Paraguay – Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral
Tahiti – Rhea Bessette
Togo – Edwige Grace Madzé Badakou – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006[5] later.
Turks & Caicos – Kelly Eastwood
Zimbabwe – Lorraine Maphala – Due lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.Following countries were never confirmed their participation
Antigua & Barbuda – No contest
Austria – Isabella Stangl
Belarus – No contest due to the fact that the Miss Belarus contest is a bi-annual pageant.
Belize – No contest
Cayman Islands – No contest
Chile – No contest
Curaçao – Rychacviana Coffie
Egypt – Meriam George
Honduras – Lissa Sáenz – Due to Sponsorship problems.
Lithuania – No contest Cyprus – Nicole Temené Germany – Antonia Schmitz South Africa – Miss South Africa 2005 & Top 15 at Miss Universe 2005, Claudia Henkel was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest.[6] Thailand – 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.[7] 1st Runner-up, Sirinda (Cindy) Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.[8]
