Miss World 2004, the 54th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 2004 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María Julia Mantilla of Peru. 107 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageant's 54-year history. That record was held until Miss World 2008 where 109 nations sent representatives.
| Miss World 2004 | |
|---|---|
 Miss World 2004 titleholder - María Julia Mantilla | |
| Date | 4 December 2004 |
| Presenters |
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| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
| Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster: |
| Entrants | 107 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | María Julia Mantilla[1] Peru |
Results
editPlacements
edit| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 2004 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
edit| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean | |
| Europe |
Contestants
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107 contestants participated in Miss World 2004.[2]
| Code | Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612 | Albania | Agnesa Vuthaj | 18 | Pristina |
| 701 | Angola | Silvia Anair Joao de Deus[3] | 20 | Luanda |
| 409 | Antigua and Barbuda | Shermain Jeremy[4] | 23 | St. John's |
| 801 | Argentina | Verónica Estarriaga[5] | 24 | Buenos Aires |
| 610 | Aruba | Luisana Cicilia[6] | 20 | Dacota |
| 602 | Australia | Sarah Davies[7] | 22 | Brisbane |
| 410 | Bahamas | Brianna Clarke | 23 | Nassau |
| 705 | Barbados | Kennifer Marius | 20 | Christ Church |
| 206 | Belarus | Olga Antropova[8] | 22 | Polotsk |
| 111 | Belgium | Ellen Petri[9] | 22 | Merksem |
| 802 | Bolivia | María Nuvia Montenegro[10] | 18 | Reyes |
| 503 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Njegica Balorda | 19 | Zvornik |
| 306 | Botswana | Juby Peacock | 20 | Maun |
| 702 | Brazil | Iara Coelho | 23 | Minas Gerais |
| 213 | Bulgaria | Gergana Guncheva | 17 | Sofia |
| 509 | Canada | Tijana Arnautović | 18 | Ottawa |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | Stacy Ann-Rose Kelly | 24 | Bodden Town |
| 207 | Chile | Verónica Roberts | 21 | Santiago |
| 808 | China | Yang Jin | 20 | Chongqing |
| 809 | Chinese Taipei | Dorothy Chu Yi Hui | 18 | Taipei |
| 208 | Colombia | Paola Mariňo | 22 | Bogotá |
| 407 | Costa Rica | Shirley Calvo | 22 | Alajuela |
| 613 | Croatia | Ivana Žnidarić | 19 | Čakovec |
| 611 | Curaçao | Sue-Ann Hudson | 20 | Willemstad |
| 507 | Cyprus | Constantina Evripidou | 19 | Limassol |
| 209 | Czech Republic | Jana Doleželová | 23 | Unicov |
| 805 | Denmark | Line Solling Larsen | 23 | Funen |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | Claudia Cruz | 18 | Bonao |
| 101 | Ecuador | Cristina Reyes | 23 | Guayaquil |
| 107 | Egypt | Heba El-Sisy | 22 | Cairo |
| 513 | El Salvador | Andrea Müschenborn | 18 | San Salvador |
| 311 | England | Danielle Lloyd | 20 | Liverpool |
| 709 | Estonia | Moonika Tooming | 23 | Tallinn |
| 413 | Ethiopia | Sayat Demissie | 18 | Addis Ababa |
| 308 | Fiji | Aishwarya Sukhdeo | 24 | Suva |
| 603 | Finland | Nina Tikanmäki | 19 | Naantali |
| 112 | France | Laetitia Marciniak | 23 | Calais |
| 205 | Georgia | Salome Chikviladze | 20 | Tbilisi |
| 506 | Germany | Inka Weickel | 20 | Alzey |
| 305 | Ghana | Serena Naa Dei Ashi Roye | 23 | Accra |
| 707 | Gibraltar | Helen Gustafson | 24 | Gibraltar |
| 508 | Greece | Maria Spiridaki | 19 | Heraklion |
| 713 | Guadeloupe | Jennifer Desbouiges | 18 | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| 114 | Guyana | Suzette Marissa Shim | 19 | Georgetown |
| 514 | Honduras | Kimberly McNab | 19 | Roatan |
| 313 | Hong Kong | Queenie Chu | 23 | Hong Kong |
| 403 | Hungary | Veronika Orban | 20 | Zalaegerszeg |
| 604 | Iceland | Hugrún Harðardóttir | 21 | Selfoss |
| 605 | India | Sayali Bhagat | 20 | Nashik |
| 510 | Ireland | Natasha Nic Gairbheirth | 21 | Gweedore |
| 710 | Israel | Rita Lukin | 23 | Ashdod |
| 303 | Italy | Valeria Altobelli | 20 | Rome |
| 706 | Jamaica | Tonoya Toyloy | 24 | Kingston |
| 307 | Japan | Minako Goto | 22 | Akita |
| 203 | Kazakhstan | Aleksandra Kazakova | 19 | Oskemen |
| 511 | Kenya | Juliet Atieno Ochieng | 19 | Kisumu |
| 314 | South Korea | Han Kyoung-jin | 19 | Seongnam |
| 401 | Latvia | Agnese Eiduka | 20 | Valmiera |
| 108 | Lebanon | Nadine Noujeim | 20 | Beirut |
| 502 | Lithuania | Agne Maliaukaitė | 19 | Panevėžys |
| 214 | Macedonia | Sara Lesi | 18 | Skopje |
| 810 | Malaysia | Gloria Ting Mei Ru | 23 | Sibu |
| 304 | Malta | Antonella Vella | 20 | Mosta |
| 811 | Mauritius | Magalie Antoo | 22 | Rose Hill |
| 607 | Mexico | Yessica Ramírez | 22 | Tijuana |
| 204 | Moldova | Marina Chivaciuc | 21 | Tiraspol |
| 414 | Namibia | Adele Basson | 24 | Windhoek |
| 714 | Nepal | Payal Shakya | 18 | Kathmandu |
| 105 | Netherlands | Miranda Slabber | 24 | Arnemuiden |
| 301 | New Zealand | Amber Peebles | 21 | Auckland |
| 608 | Nicaragua | Anielka Sánchez | 22 | Masaya |
| 512 | Nigeria | Anita Uwagbale | 19 | Lagos |
| 210 | Northern Ireland | Kirsty Stewart[11] | 18 | Enniskillen |
| 806 | Norway | Hege Torresdal | 20 | Aksdal |
| 408 | Panama | Melissa Piedrahita | 22 | Panama City |
| 703 | Paraguay | Tania Domanickzy | 23 | Asunción |
| 804 | Peru | María Julia Mantilla | 20 | Trujillo |
| 309 | Philippines | Karla Bautista | 20 | Cebu City |
| 501 | Poland | Katarzyna Borowicz | 19 | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| 704 | Portugal | Patrícia de Oliveira | 17 | Lisbon |
| 102 | Puerto Rico | Cassandra Castro | 20 | Luquillo |
| 601 | Romania | Adina Maria Cotuna | 20 | Arad |
| 201 | Russia | Tatiana Sidorchuk | 19 | Perm |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | Sascha Andrew-Rose | 18 | Castries |
| 106 | Scotland | Lois Anna Weatherup | 21 | Linlithgow |
| 404 | Serbia and Montenegro | Jelena Pejić | 17 | Belgrade |
| 807 | Singapore | Lisa Huang | 22 | Singapore |
| 504 | Slovakia | Maria Sandorova | 20 | Košice |
| 402 | Slovenia | Živa Vadnov | 22 | Ljubljana |
| 712 | South Africa | Joan Ramagoshi | 24 | Mamelodi |
| 803 | Spain | Maite Medina Cerrato | 24 | Barcelona |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | Anarkalli Aakarsha | 17 | Colombo |
| 312 | Sweden | Eva Helena Hjertonsson | 19 | Kalmar |
| 711 | Switzerland | Fiona Hefti | 24 | Zürich |
| 211 | Tanzania | Faraja Kotta | 19 | Dar es Salaam |
| 310 | Thailand | Nikallaya Abdul Dulaya | 23 | Yala |
| 405 | Trinidad and Tobago | Kenisha Thom | 21 | Scarborough |
| 110 | Turkey | Nur Gümüşdoğrayan | 19 | Ankara |
| 406 | Turks and Caicos | Beryl Christian Kateri Handfield | 19 | Grand Turk |
| 212 | Uganda | Barbara Kimbugwe | 19 | Kampala |
| 202 | Ukraine | Lesya Matveyeva | 22 | Kyiv |
| 708 | United States | Nancy Randall | 24 | New Orleans |
| 609 | Venezuela | Andrea Milroy | 20 | Caracas |
| 606 | Vietnam | Nguyễn Thị Huyền | 19 | Haiphong |
| 302 | Wales | Amy Guy | 21 | Wrexham |
| 411 | Zambia | Rosemary Mulenga Chileshe | 24 | Lusaka |
| 412 | Zimbabwe | Oslie Muringai | 20 | Bulawayo |
Notes
editDebut
editReturns
editWithdrawals
edit- Austria – Silvia Hackl - She withdrew at the last minute for personal reasons.
- Northern Marianas- Tracy Lynn D. De Rosario - Due to financial problems and lack of Sponsorship.
- Uruguay - María Jimena Rivas Fernández - Due to visa problems.
No Shows
edit- Algeria - Karmen Hamdaoui
- Armenia - Lusine Tovmasyan
- Congo Democratic Republic – Nelly Dembo Osongo - Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she competed a year later at Miss World 2005.
- Guatemala - Damaris Stephanie García Guerrero
- Malawi - Florence Zeka
- Mongolia - Sodtuya Chaadrabal
- Mozambique
Never confirmed
- American Virgin Islands
- Andorra
- Belize
- Lesotho
- Swaziland
- Tunisia
Replacements
edit- Aruba - Miss Aruba 2003, Fatima Salie was unable to compete in Miss Universe & Miss World 2004 due problems with her nationality. She was replaced by her first runner up, Luisana Nikualy Cicilia.
- Estonia - Mari-Liis Sallo
- Germany - Claudia Hein
- India - The winner of Femina Miss India World 2004, Lakshmi Pandit gave up the crown to 2nd Runner-Up - Sayali Bhagat[citation needed]
- Mauritius - Connie Ross
Country Changes
edit- Holland changed its name to Netherlands.
References
edit- ^ a b "Philippine Daily Inquirer". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Tuscaloosa News". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Silvia Anair Joao De Deus". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Shermain Jeremy 'more than willing to step up to the plate'". Antigua Breaking News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Falleció Verónica Estarriaga, la escobarense que fue Miss Argentina en 2004" [Verónica Estarriaga, the escobarense who was Miss Argentina in 2004, died]. El Día de Escobar (in Spanish). 9 November 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Luisana Cicilia". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Davies claims contestants' award". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Myers, Steven Lee (19 December 2005). "Where a cover girl is girl next door". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Ellen Petri derde in Miss World Top Model". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 24 November 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Maria Nuvia Montenegro Apuri". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Kirsty is crowned Miss NI". Belfast Telegraph. 22 June 2004. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
edit- Media related to Miss World 2004 at Wikimedia Commons
