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. The first and second runners-up for this year's edition was Mexico's Dafne Molina Lona and Puerto Rico's Ingrid Marie Rivera.

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 Placement Contestant Miss World 2005 – Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir 1st Runner-Up – Dafne Molina Lona 2nd Runner-Up – Ingrid Marie Rivera Top 6 – Sofia Bruscoli – Oh Eun-young – Nancy Sumari Top 15 – Ramona Amiri – Sindhura Gadde – Terri-Karelle Griffith – Lucy Evangelista – Carlene Aguilar – Yulia Ivanova – Dhiveja Sundrum † – Mireia Verdú – Kmisha Counts

Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa – Nancy Sumari Americas – Dafne Molina Lona Asia Pacific – Oh Eun-young Caribbean – Ingrid Marie Rivera Northern Europe – Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Southern Europe – Sofia Bruscoli

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 Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownContinental GroupSuada Sherifi17VlorëSouthern EuropeEmilia Iannetta19PilarAmericasSarah Juddan18OranjestadCaribbeanDennae Brunow20AlburyAsia-PacificOrdain Moss18NassauCaribbeanMarielle Onyeche21BridgetownCaribbeanTatiana Silva20BrusselsNorthern EuropeViviana Méndez19Santa CruzAmericasSanja Tunjić19TuzlaSouthern EuropeTshegofatso Robi20GaboroneAfricaPatrícia Reginato19MedianeiraAmericasRositsa Ivanova18SofiaSouthern EuropeRamona Amiri25MontrealAmericasTing Ting Zhao19BeijingAsia-PacificErika Querubín22MedellinAmericasLeonora Jiménez22Santa AnaAmericasMaja Cvjetković19ŠibenikSouthern EuropeOrthodoxia Moutsouri20FamagustaSouthern EuropeLucie Králová23TepliceNorthern EuropeNelly Dembo22KinshasaAfricaTrine Lundgaard18BillundNorthern EuropeElisa Abreu21JarabacoaCaribbeanMarelisa Márquez24GuayaquilAmericasAlejandra Cárcamo19San SalvadorAmericasHammasa Kohistani17LondonNorthern EuropeLaura Korgemae19TartuNorthern EuropeSeble Mekonnen19SayechewAfricaCindy Fabre20Cosne-sur-LoireSouthern EuropeSalome Khelashvili20TbilisiSouthern EuropeDaniela Risch23KielNorthern EuropeInna Mariam Patty22AccraAfricaMelanie Chipolina23GibraltarSouthern EuropeKaterina Stikoudi20ThessalonikiSouthern EuropeMerita Melyna23Les Abymes TownCaribbeanMaría Inés Gálvez24Guatemala CityAmericasJasmine Herzog18AnnandaleAmericasTracy Ip24Hong KongAsia-PacificSemmi-Kis Tünde20BudapestSouthern EuropeUnnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir21SeltjarnarnesNorthern EuropeSindhura Gadde21VijayawadaAsia-PacificLindi Cistia Prabha21YogyakartaAsia-PacificAoife Cogan24DublinNorthern EuropeKeren Shaham19Kiryat MotzkinSouthern EuropeSofia Bruscoli17Emilia-RomagnaSouthern EuropeTerri-Karelle Griffith23KingstonCaribbeanErina Shinohara22FujiAsia-PacificCecilia Mwangi21NairobiAfricaValerija Sevcuka20RigaNorthern EuropeLamitta Frangieh25BeirutSouthern EuropeSnoti Muna Forh23MonroviaAfricaMilena Stanivuković20SkopjeSouthern EuropeRachel Landson20LilongweAfricaEmmeline Ng23Kuala LumpurAsia-PacificFerdine Fava19St. Julian'sSouthern EuropeMoana Robinel24Fort-de-FranceCaribbeanMeenakshi Shivani24Port LouisAfricaDafne Molina Lona23Mexico CityAmericasIrina Dolovova21ChișinăuSouthern EuropeKhongorzul Ganbat17UlaanbaatarAsia-PacificLeefa Shiikwa23TsumebAfricaSugarika Kshatriya-Chhetri19LalitpurAsia-PacificMonique Plat23VolendamNorthern EuropeKay Anderson20AucklandAsia-PacificJohanna Madrigal21ManaguaAmericasOmowunmi Akinnifesi18LagosAfricaLucy Evangelista19PortglenoneNorthern EuropeHelene Tråsavik19EgersundNorthern EuropeAnna Vaprio21Panama CityAmericasFiorella Castellano18LimaAmericasCarlene Aguilar23MandaluyongAsia-PacificMalwina Ratajczak19KrapkowiceNorthern EuropeÂngela Maria Fonseca Spínola20SetúbalSouthern EuropeIngrid Marie Rivera22LuquilloCaribbeanRaluca Voina20CâmpulungSouthern EuropeYulia Ivanova22NovosibirskNorthern EuropeJoy Matty19CastriesCaribbeanAisling Friel23GlasgowNorthern EuropeDina Džanković19Novi PazarSouthern EuropeShenise Wong Yan Yi23SingaporeAsia-PacificIvica Sláviková21BratislavaSouthern EuropeSanja Grohar21KranjSouthern EuropeDhiveja Sundrum † 23PietermaritzburgAfricaOh Eun-young20SeoulAsia-PacificMireia Verdú22BarcelonaSouthern EuropeNadeeka Perera22ColomboAsia-PacificZinhle Magongo20MhlumeAfricaLiza Berggren19MölndalNorthern EuropeLauriane Gilliéron21PrillyNorthern EuropeSu-Jung Hsu25KaohsiungAsia-PacificNancy Sumari19ArushaAfricaSirinda Jensen22Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaAsia-PacificJenna Marie Andre22San FernandoCaribbean Turkey Hande Subaşı 21 Ankara Southern EuropeJuliet Ankakwatsa22KabaleAfricaYulia Pinchuk18NovovolynskNorthern EuropeLisette Diaz22San DiegoAmericasKmisha Counts18Saint ThomasCaribbeanDaniela Tambasco20MontevideoAmericasSusan Carrizo21LagunillasAmericasVũ Hương Giang20HanoiAsia-PacificClaire Evans22AberystwythNorthern EuropePrecious Kabungo Mumbi23LusakaAfrica

Notes

Withdraws No Shows – Nesrine Melbani – Lourdes Fernández – 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. – Cheong Wai Nei – Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral – Rhea Bessette – Edwige Grace Madzé Badakou – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006 later. – Kelly Eastwood – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.

Replacements – Nicole Temené – Antonia Schmitz

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