Miss World 2004

54th edition of the Miss World pageant
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::summary 54th edition of the Miss World pageant ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox beauty pageant"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| winner | María Julia Mantilla |
| represented | Peru |
| photo | File:MajuMantillaHuanchaco.jpg |
| caption | Miss World 2004, María Julia Mantilla |
| date | 4 December 2004 |
| presenters | |
| venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
| broadcaster | International: |
| Official broadcaster: |
| | entrants | 107 | | acts | | | placements | 15 | | debuts | | | returns | | | withdraws | | | before | 2003 | | next | 2005 | ::
| winner = María Julia Mantilla | represented = Peru | photo = File:MajuMantillaHuanchaco.jpg | caption = Miss World 2004, María Julia Mantilla | date = 4 December 2004 | presenters = | venue = Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China | broadcaster = International: Official broadcaster:
| entrants = 107
| acts =
| placements = 15
| debuts =
| returns =
| withdraws =
| before = 2003
| next = 2005
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.
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals
This edition saw the debut of Fiji and the return of Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Honduras, Saint Lucia, Taiwan and Turks and Caicos Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands, which last competed in 1988, El Salvador in 1993, Saint Lucia in 1994, Egypt in 1997, Taiwan and Honduras in 2000 and Ghana in 2002.
Andorra, Belize, Guatemala, Lesotho, Northern Mariana Islands, Swaziland and Uruguay, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements
::data[format=table]
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 2004 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 5 | |
| Top 15 | |
| :: |
Continental Queens of Beauty
::data[format=table]
| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| ** Americas** | |
| Asia & Oceania | |
| Caribbean | |
| Europe | |
| :: |
Contestants ==
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107 contestants participated in Miss World 2004. ::data[format=table]
| Code | Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612 | Albania | Agnesa Vuthaj | 18 | Pristina |
| 701 | Angola | Silvia Anair Joao de Deus | 20 | Luanda |
| 409 | Antigua and Barbuda | Shermain Jeremy | 23 | St. John's |
| 801 | Argentina | Verónica Estarriaga | 24 | Buenos Aires |
| 610 | Aruba | Luisana Cicilia | 20 | Dacota |
| 602 | Australia | Sarah Davies | 22 | Brisbane |
| 410 | Bahamas | Brianna Clarke | 23 | Nassau |
| 705 | Barbados | Kennifer Marius | 20 | Christ Church |
| 206 | Belarus | Olga Antropova | 22 | Polotsk |
| 111 | Belgium | date=24 November 2004 | title=Ellen Petri derde in Miss World Top Model | url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/g93af4d6 |
| 802 | Bolivia | María Nuvia Montenegro | 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 |
| 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 | Uničov |
| 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 |
| 401 | Latvia | Agnese Eiduka | 20 | Valmiera |
| 108 | Lebanon | Nadine Njeim | 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 | 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 | Mária Sándorová | 20 | Košice |
| 402 | Slovenia | Živa Vadnov | 22 | Ljubljana |
| 712 | South Africa | Joan Ramagoshi | 24 | Mamelodi |
| 314 | South Korea | Han Kyoung-jin | 19 | Seongnam |
| 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 | Zurich |
| 809 | Chinese Taipei Taiwan | Dorothy Chu Yi Hui | 18 | Taipei |
| 211 | Tanzania | Faraja Kotta | 19 | Dar es Salaam |
| 310 | Thailand | Nikallaya Abdul Dulaya | 23 | Yala |
| 405 | Trinidad and Tobago | Kenisha Thom | 21 | Scarborough |
| 110 | TUR Turkey | Nur Gümüşdoğrayan | 19 | Ankara |
| 406 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 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
Withdrawals
- Northern Mariana Islands- Tracy Lynn D. De Rosario - Due to financial problems and lack of Sponsorship.
- Uruguay - María Jimena Rivas Fernández - Due to visa problems.
No Shows
- Algeria - Karmen Hamdaoui
- Armenia - Lusine Tovmasyan
- Austria – Silvia Hackl - She withdrew at the last minute for personal reasons.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo – 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
- Andorra
- Belize
- Lesotho
- Swaziland
- Tunisia
- United States Virgin Islands
Replacements
- 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
- Mauritius - Connie Ross
Country changes
- Holland changed its name to Netherlands.
References
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