Miss World 2003 |
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Miss World 2003
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Date |
6 December 2003 |
Presenters |
Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram, Angela Chow |
Entertainment |
Luis Fonsi, Bryan Ferry |
Venue |
Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China PR |
Broadcaster |
E!, CCTV |
Entrants |
106 |
Placements |
20 |
Debuts |
Andorra, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guadeloupe, Northern Marianas |
Withdrawals |
Algeria, American Virgin Islands Ghana, Tahiti |
Returns |
Belarus, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Iceland, Korea, Lesotho, Mauritius, Moldova, Nepal, Paraguay, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Zambia |
Winner |
Rosanna Davison
Ireland |
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 PR. 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, 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 is the first time China PR hosted the pageant.
Results
Placements
Final results |
Contestant |
Miss World 2003 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
China PR – Guan Qi
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Top 5 |
India – Ami Vashi
Philippines – Maria Rafaela Yunon
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Top 20 |
Ethiopia – Hayat Ahmed
Venezuela – Valentina Patruno
Australia – Olivia Stratton
Lebanon – Marie-José Hnein
Jamaica – Jade Fulford
Switzerland – Bianca Sissing
Georgia – Irina Onashvili
Norway – Elisabeth Wathne
Peru – Claudia Hernández
Trinidad & Tobago – Magdalene Walcott
New Zealand – Melanie Paul
Puerto Rico – Joyceline Montero
Dominican Republic – María Vargas
Greece – Vasiliki Tsekoura
Bolivia – Helen Aponte
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group |
Contestant |
Africa |
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Americas |
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Asia & Oceania |
China PR – Guan Qi
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Caribbean |
Jamaica – Jade Fulford
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Europe |
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Special awards
- Best World Dress Designer
Result |
Contestant |
Winner |
Peru – Claudia Hernández
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- Miss World Scholarship
Result |
Contestant |
Winner |
Albania – Denisa Kola
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Order of announcements
- Top 15*
- 1. New Zealand
- 2. Philippines
- 3. India
- 4. Peru
- 5. Jamaica
- 6. Venezuela
- 7. China PR
- 8. Norway
- 9. Ethiopia
- 10. Puerto Rico
- 11. Dominican Republic
- 12. Lebanon
- 13. Switzerland
- 14. Greece
- 15. Trinidad & Tobago
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- Top 5
- 1. Philippines
- 2. India
- 3. China PR
- 4. Canada
- 5. Ireland
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* Officially it is Top 20, 5 of them got automatic semi-finals slot as they won a fast track event. They are: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Bolivia, and Georgia.
Fast Track Events
Beach Beauty
Results |
Contestant |
Winner |
Ireland – Rosanna Davison
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1st runner-up |
Switzerland – Bianca Sissing
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2nd runner-up |
Bolivia – Helen Aponte
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Top 10 |
Belgium – Julie Taton
Ethiopia – Hayat Ahmed
Jamaica – Jade Fulford
New Zealand – Melanie Paul
Philippines – Maria Rafaela Yunon
Poland – Karolina Garozda
Uruguay – Natalia Rodríguez
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Miss Sports
Results |
Contestant |
Winner |
Canada – Nazanin Afshin Jam
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1st runner-up |
Czech Republic – Lucie Vachova
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2nd runner-up |
Romania – Patricia Filomena Chifor
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Miss Personality
Results |
Contestant |
Winner |
Bolivia – Helen Aponte
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1st runner-up |
Barbados – Racquel Wilkinson
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2nd runner-up |
Antigua & Barbuda – Anne-Marie Browne
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Miss Talent
Results |
Contestant |
Winner |
Georgia – Irina Onashvili
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1st runner-up |
Puerto Rico – Joyceline Montero
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2nd runner-up |
Estonia – Kriistina Gabor
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Top 21 |
Antigua – Anne-Marie Browne
Argentina – Grisel Hitoff
Aruba – Nathalie Biermans
Botswana – Boingotlo Motlalekgosi
Canada – Nazanin Afshin-Jam
China PR – Quan Qi
Colombia – Claudia Molina
Czech Republic – Lucie Vachova
Dominican Republic – María Eugenia Vargas
Ethiopia – Hayat Ahmed
India – Ami Vashi
Ireland – Rosanna Davison
Korea – Park Ji-yea
Latvia – Irina Askolska
Lithuania – Vaida Griksaite
- REDIRECT Template:Country data North Macedonia – Marija Vašik
Northern Marianas – Kimberly Castro
Venezuela – Valentina Patruno
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People's Choice
Result |
Contestant |
Winner |
Australia – Olivia Stratton
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Contestants
Judges
Notes
Debuts
Andorra
Ethiopia
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Georgia
Guadeloupe
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Northern Marianas
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Returns
Withdrawals
Algeria – The Miss Algeria pageant conflict with 12 years and it was rescheduled on 2015.
American Virgin Islands – Due to lack of sponsorships
Armenia – Luysya Tovmasian withdrew have a financial problem with the organisation.
Austria – Tanja Duhovich did not meet the age of requirements. She is just 17.
Fiji – Aishwarya Sukhdeo withdrew at the very last minute for unknown reasons; however, she competed in Miss World a year later.
Ghana – Did not compete because of a shift in the Miss Ghana calendar. Organizers held the national final, Miss Ghana 2003, on the same date Miss World 2003 was held. This is the reason Ghanaian delegates to Miss World have their titles dating back by a year.
Tahiti
Country Changes
- Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia & Montenegro.
Crossovers
Other notes
- Northern Marianas was originally crowned for the Miss Universe pageant but was sent to Miss World instead.
References
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