Miss Earth 2003, the 3rd edition of the

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pageant, was held on November 9, 2003, at the University of the Philippines Theater in

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. Fifty-seven delegates from all over the globe participated in the event. The pageant was broadcast live via

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in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via

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and other partner networks.

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crowned her successor

Dania Prince Dania Patricia Prince Méndez (born February 10, 1980) is a Honduran model and beauty queen who has held the title of Miss Earth 2003. Biography Early life Dania was born in Choluteca, Choluteca, Honduras. She is the third child of Andres Princ ...

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the end of the event. Brazil's Pricila Zandona was selected ''Miss Air 2003'' (first runner-up), Costa Rica's Marianela Zeledon Bolanos was chosen ''Miss Water 2003'' (second runner-up), and Poland's Marta Matyjasik was ''Miss Fire 2003'' (third runner-up). The pageant was hosted by

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host Ariel Ureta. The candidates were initially presented at the poolside of Hotel Intercontinental Manila in

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on October 22, 2003. Beauty for a Cause Award was awarded to

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the first Afghan woman to compete in an international beauty pageant in almost three decades, for helping found a US-based women's charity that seeks to raise awareness of women's rights and education in Afghanistan by "symbolizing the newfound confidence, courage and spirit of today’s women and representing the victory of women’s rights and various social, personal and religious struggles".

Results

Placements

Air — 1st Runner-Up, Water — 2nd Runner-Up Fire — 3rd Runner-Up

Special awards

Order of announcements

Top 10

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Top 4

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Winning answer

Final Question in Miss Earth 2003: "At the end of each rainbow, so the saying goes, is a pot of gold. As a woman of the earth, instead of a pot of gold, what else would you rather find at the end of the rainbow?" Winning Answer of Miss Earth 2003: "Honestly, there are things that are much more important than gold. For me personally, the most important is the sentiments of the people. To give love and smile to a human being, to be able to give them a hand when needed, to give help to someone who needs your presence, and also God is always with us which is very important. The first thing I think when I open my eyes is heaven. When we have Him in our hearts and mind, everything is better. And I can see people how they really are inside, not if they have gold or not. For me the rainbow means life, God and happiness." -

, represented Honduras.

Judges

The following is the list of the nine-member board of judges of Miss Earth 2003:

Contestants

List of countries/territories and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2003: * -

* - Juany Gomez * - Marisol Pipastrelli * - Shivaune Christina Field * - Sofie Ydens * - Claudia Cecilia Azaeda Melgar * - Mirela Bulbulija * - Priscila Poleselo Zandoná * - Brooke Elizabeth Johnston * - Carolina Salazar * - Dong Meixi * - Emily de Castro Giacometto * - Marianela Zeledón Bolaños * - Krystiana Aristotelou * - Marie Petersen * - Suanny Frontaán * - Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto * - Kadi Tombak * - Yodit Getahun * - Jenni Suominen * - Jennifer Pichard * - Jolena Kwasow * - Ama Amissah Quartey * - Justine Olivero * - Marie Claire Palacios Boeufgras * -

* - Aniko Szucs * - Shwetha Vijay Nair * - Moran Glistron * - Asami Saito * - Hazel Nzioki * - Yoo-mi Oh * - Teuta Hoxha * - Mary Georges Hanna * - Ying Ying Lee * - Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño * - Katey Ellen Price * - Marynés Argüello César * - Eva Ogberor * - Fay Larsen * - Jessica Doralis Segui Barrios † * - Danitza Autero Stanic * -

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* - Marta Matyjasik * - Norelis Ortiz Acosta * - Katarina Vucetic * - Adele Koh * - Sabina Begovic * -

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* - Caroline Sonath * - Catherine Waldenmeyer * - Vairupe Pater Huioutu * - Anongnat Sutthanuch * - Diana Starkova * - Jessica Schilling † * - Driva Ysabella Cedeño Salazar * - Nguyễn Ngân Hà

Notes

Debuts

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Replacements

* is technically new, as it was designated in the previous years as "Yugoslavia".

Withdrawals

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Returns

Last competed in

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: ** ** ** **

Other notes

* : Won Miss Talent for two years in a row. * :

also competed at

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

. She was unplaced in

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and the pageant was won by

Wendy Fitzwilliam Wendy Marcelle Fitzwilliam (born 4 October 1972) is a Trinidadian lawyer, actress, model, singer, TV Host and beauty queen who won Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 1998 became the second Miss Universe in history from Trinidad and Tobago and was ...

. Then, she became the first Honduran woman to win

in the Philippines 5 years later. * : On September 27, 2010, Jessica Segui died in a Panamanian Hospital due to cerebral aneurysm. * : On November 27, 2003, Jessica Schilling died at the age of 19 in a car crash in Palm Springs, California.

References

External links

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Miss Earth Foundation

Miss Earth Foundation Kids' I Love My Planet
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