Miss World 2005

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. 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. She became the third Icelandic woman to win Miss World since Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir in Miss World 1985 and Linda Pétursdóttir in Miss World 1988.

Selection of participants

Replacements

Miss South Africa 2005, Claudia Henkel was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest. She was replaced by Dhiveja Sundrum.

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. the first runner-up of Miss Thailand World 2005, Sirinda "Cindy" Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.

Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Martinique and Mongolia, and the return of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, Swaziland, the United States Virgin Islands and Uruguay; Indonesia, which last competed in 1983, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (as Zaire) in 1985, Liberia in 1999, Malawi in 2001, the United States Virgin Islands 2002 and Guatemala, Swaziland and Uruguay in 2003.

Saana Johanna Anttila of Finland, withdrew at the last minute after a few days competing for unknown reasons. Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana of Angola withdrew for being homesick. Ol’ga Gerasimovich of Belarus, Rychacviana Coffie of Curaçao, Meriam George of Egypt, Lisa Sáenz of Honduras, Dina Nuraliyeva of Kazakhstan, Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral of Paraguay, and Kelly Eastwood of Turks and Caicos withdrew for unknown reasons. Lorraine Maphala of Zimbabwe withdrew for financial constraints.

Antigua and Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, Chile, Fiji, and Lithuania withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Results

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty

Judges

• Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
• Denise Perrier – Miss World 1953 from France
• Ann Sidney – Miss World 1964 from United Kingdom
• Lúcia Petterle – Miss World 1971 from Brazil
• Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
• Mariasela Álvarez – Miss World 1982 from Dominican Republic
• Julia Kourotchkina – Miss World 1992 from Russia
• Diana Hayden – Miss World 1997 from India
• Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001 from Nigeria
• Azra Akın – Miss World 2002 from Turkey

Contestants

102 contestants participated in Miss World 2005

Notes

Withdraws

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 later.
• Turks and Caicos Islands – Kelly Eastwood
• Zimbabwe – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.

Replacements

• Cyprus – Nicole Temené
• Germany – Antonia Schmitz