Miss World 2003 was the 53rd edition of the
Miss World pageant, held at the
Crown of Beauty Theatre in
Sanya
Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.
According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, li ...
,
China on 6 December 2003.
At the end of the event,
Azra Akın of
Turkey
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crowned
Rosanna Davison
Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984) is an Irish actress, singer, writer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2003. She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh, and the song "For Rosanna" was written by her father for hi ...
of
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
as Miss World 2003.
It is Ireland's first victory in the history of the pageant.
Contestants 106 contestants competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 95 contestants in
2000
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. The pageant was hosted by
Phil Keoghan
Philip John Keoghan ( ; born 31 May 1967) is a New Zealand television personality, best known for hosting the The Amazing Race (American TV series), American version of ''The Amazing Race'' on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is the creator and h ...
,
Amanda Byram, and
Angela Chow
Angela Chow (周瑛琦 Zhou Yingqi; 5 August 1972) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actress and TV host best known for hosting Miss World 2003 until Miss World 2011 and back again in Miss World 2015to Miss World 2018 .
Her family moved to Canada when she ...
. Luis Fonsi and Bryan Ferry performed in this year's pageant.
Results
Placements
Continental Queens of Beauty
Contestants
106 contestants competed for the title.
Judges
Miss World 2003 had nine judges.
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Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for ''The New York Observer'' (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling ''Sex and the City'' anthology. The book was ...
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Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
*
Agbani Darego
Chief Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite 'Agbani' Darego, MFR (born 22 December 1982) is a Nigerian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World in 2001. She was the first black African to win Miss World.
Early life
Abonnema-native Darego was bo ...
–
Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001, the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. 93 contestants from all over the world competed for the title. Priyanka C ...
from
Nigeria
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*
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series '' Sunday Nig ...
†
*
Gustavo Gianetti
Gustavo Cabral Narciso Gianetti (born May 21, 1979) is a Brazilian male model and beauty pageant contestant who was elected Mister World in 2003. He entered the pageant as Mister Brazil 2001.
Biography
He studied law at the University of Juiz ...
*
Julia Morley
Julia Evelyn Morley (née Pritchard; born 25 October 1939) is a British businesswoman, charity worker, and former model. She is the chairman and CEO of the Miss World Organization, which organizes the Miss World and Mister World. She is the w ...
– Chairwoman of the Miss World Organisation
* Krish Naidoo
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Clive Robertson
* Dick Zimmermann
Notes
Debuts
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Returns
*Last competed in
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
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*Last competed in
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 s ...
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*Last competed in
1999
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
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*Last competed in
2000
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*Last competed in
2001:
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Withdrawals
* –
Lusine Tovmasyan
Lusine Tovmasyan ( hy, Լուսինե Թովմասյան; born July 25, 1986) is an Armenian beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss Armenia 2003.
Biography
Tovmasyan was born to Armenian parents in Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, ...
- She withdrew due to financial problems. She later competed at
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a beauty pageant for European women from all over Europe. It was established in February 1927 by Fanamet, the European distributor of Paramount, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by Friedrich ...
2005 and finished 1st Runner-up.
* – Aishwarya Sukhdeo - She withdrew at the last minute for unknown reasons. however, she competed in Miss World a year later.
No Shows
* – Mounia Achlaf
* – Miss Austria 2003, Tanja Duhovich did not compete due to not meeting the age requirements, she was just 17. Then the Miss Austria corporation decided to appoint the Miss Austria 2003 second runner up, Bianca Zudrell at the last minute with no time to prepare her visa.
* – Alexandrya Evans. She competed at
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011 was the 60th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.
At the end of the event, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned Leila Lopes of Angola as Miss Universe 2011. It is the f ...
8 years later.
* – No contest
* - No Contest
* – Mable Pulu
* - Heitiare Tribondeau
* - No contest
* – Did not compete because of a shift in the Miss Ghana calendar. Organizers held the national final, Miss Ghana 2003, on the same day Miss World 2003 was held. This is the reason Ghanaian delegates to Miss World have their titles dating back by a year.
Replacements
* – Agnese Eiduka
* – Isabelle Jonsson - She was the first runner up of Fröken Sverige 2003, but the organization just lost the MW licence that year to the newly
Miss World Sweden
Miss World Sweden is a national Beauty pageant that has selected Sweden's representative to the Miss World, and Miss Earth pageant.
History
Firstly, Miss Sweden which ran from 1949 to 2003, by the female magazine '' VeckoRevyn'' and productio ...
contest.
* – Amara Barroeta Seijas.
Country Changes
* Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
Other notes
* Northern Marianas was originally crowned for the
Miss Universe
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pageant but was sent to Miss World instead.
References
External links
Pageantopolis – Miss World 2003*
* http://www.grahamecurtis.com/irishconnectionsmag/archives/v5i1/missworld.htm
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