Miss Earth 2003

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Miss Earth 2003
Date: 9 November 2003
Venue: Flag of the Philippines Philippines Quezon City, Philippines
Broadcaster: ABS-CBN,The Filipino Channel, Star World, VTV3
Entrants: 57
Winner: Dania Prince Mendez
Represented: Flag of Honduras Honduras

The third edition of the Miss Earth pageant took place on November 9, 2003 in Quezon City, Philippines. 57 contestants from all over the globe participated in the anticipated event.

Dania Prince Méndez of Honduras, a former Miss Universe contestant, won the prestigious pageant that year.[1]

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[edit] Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
  • Miss Earth 2003: Dania Prince (Honduras)
  • Runners-up
    • Miss Earth-Air (1st RU): Priscila Poleselo Zandoná (Brazil)
    • Miss Earth-Water (2nd RU): Marianela Zeledón Bolaños (Costa Rica)
    • Miss Earth-Fire (3rd RU): Marta Matyjasik (Poland)
  • Semi-finalists
    • Krystiana Aristotelou (Cyprus)
    • Marie Claire Palacios Bouefgras (Guatemala)
    • Fay Larsen (Norway)
    • Katarina Vucetic (Serbia & Montenegro)
    • Laura Marie Dunlap (Philippines)
    • Vairupe Pater Huioutu (Tahiti)
  • Special Awards
    • Miss Photogenic: Claudia Cecilia Azaeda (Bolivia)
    • Best National Costume: Jessica Doralis Segui (Panama)
    • Miss Friendship: Yodit Getahun (Ethiopia)
    • Miss Talent: Mirela Bulbulija (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
    • Best in Swimsuit: Jennifer Pichard (France)
    • Best in Long Gown: Priscila Poleselo Zandoná (Brazil)
  • Special Recognition

[edit] 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, what else would you rather find at the end of the rainbow?"

Winning Answer of Miss Earth 2003: “I’d rather find God and to give love to people,” Dania Prince, represented Honduras.[1]

[edit] 2003 Delegates

Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda

  • Juany Gomez

Flag of Argentina Argentina

  • Marisol Pipastrelli

Flag of Australia Australia

  • Shivaune Christina Field

Flag of Belgium Belgium

  • Sofie Ydens

Flag of Bolivia Bolivia

  • Claudia Cecilia Azaeda Melgar

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Mirela Bulbulija

Flag of Brazil Brazil

  • Priscila Poleselo Zandoná

Flag of Canada Canada

  • Brooke Elizabeth Johnston

Flag of Chile Chile

  • Carolina Salazar

Flag of the People's Republic of China China

  • Dong Mei Xi

Flag of Colombia Colombia

  • Emily de Castro Giacometto

Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica

  • Marianela Zeledón Bolaños

Flag of Cyprus Cyprus

  • Krystiana Aristotelou

Flag of Denmark Denmark

  • Marie Petersen

Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

  • Suanny Frontaán

Flag of Ecuador Ecuador

  • Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto

Flag of Estonia Estonia

  • Kadi Tombak

Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia

  • Yodit Getahun

Flag of Finland Finland

  • Jenni Suominen

Flag of France France

  • Jennifer Pichard

Flag of Germany Germany

  • Jolena Kwasow

Flag of Ghana Ghana

  • Ama Amissah Quartey

Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar

  • Justine Olivero

Flag of Guatemala Guatemala

  • Marie Claire Palacios Boeufgras

Flag of Honduras Honduras

Flag of Hungary Hungary

  • Aniko Szucs

Flag of India India

  • Shwetha Vijay Nair

Flag of Israel Israel

  • Moran Glistron

Flag of Japan Japan

  • Asami Saito

Flag of Kenya Kenya

  • Hazel Nzioki

Flag of South Korea Korea

  • Yoo-mi Oh

Flag of the United Nations Kosovo

  • Teuta Hoxha

Flag of Lebanon Lebanon

  • Mary Georges Hanna

Flag of Malaysia Malaysia

  • Ying Ying Lee

Flag of Mexico Mexico

  • Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño

Flag of New Zealand New Zealand

  • Katey Ellen Price

Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua

  • Marynés Argüello César

Flag of Nigeria Nigeria

  • Eva Ogberor

Flag of Norway Norway

  • Fay Larsen

Flag of Panama Panama

  • Jessica Doralis Segui Barrios

Flag of Peru Peru

  • Danitza Autero Stanic

Flag of the Philippines Philippines

  • Laura Marie Mercado Dunlap

Flag of Poland Poland

  • Marta Matyjasik

Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

  • Norelis Ortiz Acosta

Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

  • Katarina Vucetic

Flag of Singapore Singapore

  • Adele Koh

Flag of Slovenia Slovenia

  • Sabina Begovic

Flag of South Africa South Africa

  • Catherine Constantinides

Flag of Sweden Sweden

  • Caroline Sonath

Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

  • Catherine Waldenmeyer

Flag of French Polynesia Tahiti

  • Vairupe Pater Huioutu

Flag of Thailand Thailand

  • Anongnat Sutthanuch

Flag of Ukraine Ukraine

Flag of the United States United States

  • Jessica Schillings

Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

  • Driva Ysabella Cedeño Salazar

Flag of Vietnam Vietnam

  • Nguyen Ngan Ha

[edit] Trivia

  • Dania Prince was a candidate at the Miss Universe 1998 pageant, also representing Honduras. She did not place
  • Miss Ecuador, Isabel Ontaneda, was a candidate in both Miss Universe and Miss International in 2002.
  • Yodit Getahun of Ethiopia was a delegate in Miss International 2003
  • Krystiana Aristotelou (Cyprus) and Marta Matyjasik (Poland) were candidates in Miss World 2001 & 2002, respectively both were unplace. Marta Matyjasik was 4th runner up in Miss Europe 2003.
  • Jolena Kwasow (Germany) and Nguyen Ngan Ha (Vietnam) both later competed at Miss Tourism Queen International 2004. Ngan Ha failed to place, but Kwasow was the first runner-up at said pageant.
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina wins Miss Talent for the second year a row.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pageantopolis
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