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Miss World 2003
Rosanna Davison, Miss World 2003
Date6 December 2003
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueCrown of Beauty Theatre,Sanya,China
Broadcaster
Entrants106
Placements20
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerRosanna Davison
Ireland
←2002
2004→

Miss World 2003was the 53rd edition of theMiss Worldpageant, held at theCrown of Beauty TheatreinSanya,Chinaon 6 December 2003.[1]It was the first time that the Miss World pageant held in China.

At the end of the event,Azra AkınofTurkeycrownedRosanna DavisonofIrelandas Miss World 2003.[2]It is Ireland's first victory in the history of the pageant.[3]

Contestants 106 contestants competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 95 contestants in2000.The pageant was hosted byPhil Keoghan,Amanda Byram,andAngela Chow.Luis Fonsi and Bryan Ferry performed in this year's pageant.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 2003
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 20

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
Europe

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2003[3][4]

106 contestants competed for the title.[4]

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
Albania Denisa Kola 21 Peshkopi
Andorra María José Girol Jumenez 19 Andorra la Vella
Angola Celma Katia Carlos 20 Lubango
Antigua and Barbuda Anne-Marie Browne 24 St. John's
Argentina Grisel Hitoff 24 Buenos Aires
Aruba Nathalie Biermanns 21 Oranjestad
Australia Olivia Stratton 22 Adelaide
Bahamas Shantell Hall 19 Freeport
Barbados Raquel Wilkinson 23 Bridgetown
Belarus Volha Nevdakh 23 Minsk
Belgium Julie Taton 19 Jambes
Belize Dalila Vanzie 25 Dangriga
Bolivia Helen Aponte 19 Beni
Bosnia and Herzegovina Irna Smaka 19 Sarajevo
Botswana Boingotlo Motlalekgosi 19 Gaborone
Brazil Lara Brito 24 Goiânia
Bulgaria Rajna Naldzhieva 17 Sofia
Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam 24 Vancouver
Cayman Islands Nichelle Welcome 24 George Town
Chile Alejandra Soler 25 La Serena
China Guan Qi 21 Changchun
Colombia Claudia Molina 18 Barranquilla
Costa Rica Shirley Álvarez 23 Desamparados
Croatia Aleksandra Grdić 24 Virovitica
Curaçao Angeline da Silva Goes 19 Willemstad
Cyprus Stella Stylianou 18 Nicosia
Czech Republic Lucie Váchová 19 Příbram
Denmark Maj Buchholtz Pedersen 20 Skagen
Dominican Republic María Eugenia Vargas 19 Santiago
Ecuador Mayra Rentería 18 Esmeraldas
England Jacqueline Turner 25 Dorset
Estonia Kriistina Gabor 19 Pärnu
Ethiopia Hayat Ahmed 21 Addis Ababa
Finland Katri Johanna Hynninen 20 Naantali
France Virginie Dubois 19 Paris
Georgia Irina Onashvili 18 Tbilisi
Germany Babette Konau 25 Kiel
Gibraltar Kim Marie Falzun 20 Gibraltar
Greece Vasiliki Tsekoura 23 Athens
Guadeloupe Lauranza Doliman 23 Goyave
Guatemala Dulce María Duarte 21 Chiquimula
Guyana Alexis Glasgow 22 New Amsterdam
Holland Sanne de Regt 21 Goes
Hong Kong Rabee'a Yeung 22 Hong Kong
Hungary Eszter Toth 19 Tatabánya
Iceland Regína Jónsdóttir 20 Reykjavík
India Ami Vashi 23 Mumbai
Ireland Rosanna Davison[2] 19 Enniskerry
Israel Miri Levy 20 Haifa
Italy Silvia Cannas 21 Cagliari
Jamaica Jade Fulford 21 Kingston
Japan Kaoru Nishide 25 Kyoto
Kazakhstan Saule Zhunosova 17 Pavlodar
Kenya Janet Kibugu 18 Nairobi
Latvia Irina Askolska 23 Riga
Lebanon Marie-José Hnein 19 Baabda
Lesotho Makuena Lepolesa 20 Maseru
Lithuania Vaida Grikšaitė 20 Klaipėda
Macedonia Marija Vašik 19 Skopje
Malaysia Wong Sze Zen 23 Kuala Lumpur
Malta Rachel Xuereb 22 Gwardamanġa
Mauritius Marie Aimee Bergicourt 24 Pamplemousses
Mexico Erika Honstein 22 Hermosillo
Moldova Elena Danilciuc 18 Chișinău
Namibia Petrina Thomas 22 Keetmanshoop
Nepal Priti Sitoula 21 Kathmandu
New Zealand Melanie Paul 23 Auckland
Nicaragua Hailey Britton Brooks 22 Bluefields
Nigeria Ohumotu Bissong 20 Calabar
Northern Ireland Diana Sayers 22 Saintfield
Northern Mariana Islands Kimberly Castro Reyes 19 Saipan
Norway Elisabeth Wathne 21 Mandal
Panama Ivy Ruth Ortega 19 Panama City
Paraguay Karina Buttner 21 Asunción
Peru Claudia Hernández 22 Lima
Philippines Maria Rafaela Yunon[5] 22 Tarlac
Poland Karolina Gorazda 23 Kraków
Portugal Vanessa Job 20 Oeiras
Puerto Rico Joyceline Montero 21 Bayamón
Romania Patricia Filomena Chifor 17 Satu Mare
Russia Svetlana Goreva 21 Tula
Scotland Nicci Jolly 22 Inverbervie
Serbia and Montenegro Bojana Vujadinović 23 Belgrade
Singapore Corine Kanmani 24 Singapore
Slovakia Adriana Pospíšilová 20 Bratislava
Slovenia Tina Zajc 20 Ljubljana
South Africa Cindy Nell 22 Pretoria
South Korea Park Ji-yea 24 North Jeolla
Spain María Teresa Martín 23 Antequera
Sri Lanka Sachini Stanley 21 Kandy
Swaziland Thembelihle Zwane 18 Mbabane
Sweden Ida Söfringsgärd 19 Växjö
Switzerland Bianca Sissing 24 Lucerne
Tanzania Sylvia Bahame 20 Dar es Salaam
Thailand Janejira Keardprasop 22 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Magdalene Walcott 21 Tunapuna–Piarco
Turkey Tuğba Karaca 24 Ankara
Uganda Aysha Nassanga 20 Kampala
Ukraine Ilona Yakovleva 22 Kharkiv
United States Kimberly Ann Harlan 20 Atlanta
Uruguay Natalia Rodríguez 24 Montevideo
Venezuela Valentina Patruno 21 Caracas
Vietnam Nguyễn Đình Thụy Quân 17 Ho Chi Minh City
Wales Imogen Thomas 21 Llanelli
Zambia Cynthia Kanema 22 Kabwe
Zimbabwe Phoebe Monjane 21 Marondera

Judges

Miss World 2003 had nine judges.[6]

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Withdrawals

  • Armenia–Lusine Tovmasyan- She withdrew due to financial problems.
  • Fiji–Aishwarya Sukhdeo- She withdrew at the 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 last minute with no time to prepare her visa.[13]
  • American Virgin Islands– Alexandrya Evans. She competed atMiss Universe 20118 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 newlyMiss World Swedencontest.
  • Venezuela– Amara Barroeta Seijas.

Country Changes

  • Yugoslaviachanged its name toSerbia and Montenegro.

Other notes

  • Northern Marianaswas originally crowned for theMiss Universepageant but was sent to Miss World instead.

References

  1. ^"The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search".Retrieved27 January2016.
  2. ^ab"Ireland wins Miss World".The Sydney Morning Herald.7 December 2003.Retrieved19 January2016.
  3. ^ab"Herald-Journal".Retrieved27 January2016.
  4. ^ab"New Straits Times".Retrieved27 January2016.
  5. ^Sto. Domingo, Joseph (17 March 2003)."Brains before beauty: In this year's Bb. Pilipinas, the smart ones win the titles".Manila Standard.pp. 17–18.Retrieved16 September2021.
  6. ^ab"Top judges for Miss World".News24.Retrieved19 January2016.
  7. ^abBrown, Frederic J. (5 December 2003)."Candace Bushnell".Getty Images.Retrieved19 January2016.
  8. ^Getty Images (6 December 2003)."Miss World Contest In China".Getty Images.Retrieved19 January2016.
  9. ^"Irish Miss World begins reign".ABC.7 December 2003.Retrieved19 January2016.
  10. ^"China set for Miss World contest".BBC News.6 December 2003.Retrieved19 January2016.
  11. ^abc"Miss World contest rigged?".News24.Retrieved19 January2016.
  12. ^Brown, Frederic J. (5 December 2003)."Candace Bushnell".Getty Images.Retrieved19 January2016.
  13. ^"Tuyệt luân の yêm がカマグラゴールドを thông phiến する lý do ～ bệnh viện より thông phiến が áp đảo にコスパ◎～".
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