Miss World 2005 | |
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Miss World 2005 Titlecard
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Date | 10 December 2005 |
Presenters | Tim Vincent, Angela Chow |
Entertainment | Alexander O'Neal, Beijing Singing & Dancing Theatre |
Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China PR |
Broadcaster | E!, CCTV |
Entrants | 102 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | Martinique, Mongolia |
Withdrawals | Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Paraguay, Turks & Caicos, Zimbabwe |
Returns | Congo Democratic Republic, Guatemala, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, Swaziland, Uruguay, American Virgin Islands |
Winner |
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Iceland |
Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China PR. María Julia Mantilla of Peru crowned her successor Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland. 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.
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