Miss Universe 2004
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| Miss Universe 2004 | |
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| Date: | June 1, 2004 |
| Presenters: | Billy Bush and Daisy Fuentes |
| Venue: | Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador |
| Broadcaster: | NBC |
| Entrants: | 80 |
| Debuts: | Ethiopia, Georgia, Vietnam |
| Withdraws: | Albania, Argentina, Namibia, New Zealand |
| Returns: | Austria, Botswana, Chile, Denmark, Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Paraguay, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos, Uruguay |
| Winner: | Jennifer Hawkins |
| Represented: |  Australia |
| Congeniality: | Laia Manetti Italy |
| Photogenic: | Alba Reyes Puerto Rico |
Miss Universe 2004, the fifty-third Miss Universe pageant was held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. It was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia.
Delegates arrived in Quito from May 12, 2004 and participated in three weeks of events, rehearsals and preliminary competitions prior to the final televised competition. Events took place in Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, and Riobamba.[1]
For the second consecutive year, Billy Bush and Daisy Fuentes hosted the final televised pageant, with entertainment from Gloria Estefan.[2]
At the conclusion of the final competition, Australian model Jennifer Hawkins was crowned Miss Universe 2004, by outgoing titleholder Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic.[3] Hawkins was the first Australian titleholder since Kerry Anne Wells won in 1972. She was also the first blonde Miss Universe since Angela Visser in 1989.
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[edit] Host city
Quito, Ecuador was announced as host city of the pageant on 19 August 2003. The city paid $5 million for the right to host the event, although it anticipated recouping this through visitors and promotion of the country during the televised competition.[4]
In March Ecuador's foreign trade minister was forced to reject rumours that the pageant was at risk of being moved to China, and he urged Ecuadoreans to back the pageant.[5] As an added incentive for tourists, Ecuador American Airlines, official airline sponsor of the pageant, offered 5% off airfares to Quito for travel to the pageant, as well as 10% off for those who booked a month in advance.[6] The attempted use of the pageant to promote Ecuador threatened to be derailed just prior to the telecast, when a corruption scandal led to growing demands for the removal of President Lucio Gutierrez in the politically unstable country.[7]
Prior to the arrival of delegates in early May, officials in Quito attempted to renovate areas where they would be visiting, which involved temporarily removing beggars and homeless people from certain areas of the city.[8] Similar action was taken in Bangkok, Thailand prior to Miss Universe 1992[9] and in Manila, Philippines prior to Miss Universe 1994.[10] The event was protested by native Indian activists and environmentalists who accused the government of concealing the nations poverty whilst the pageant was being hosted.[11]
The delegates, judges, media and tourists were heavily protected by a security detail involving over 5000 police officers.[12] On 16 May, just hours before delegates were expected to participate in a parade in Cuenca, a pamphlet bomb was deactivated by police. Although it was protesting the economic policies of the Ecuadorean government, police suspected that the bomb, found just six blocks from the parade route, was timed specifically to coincide with the event.[13]
[edit] Judges
The judging panel for the final competition included:
- Anne Martin - Vice President of Global Cosmetics and Marketing of Proctor & Gamble Cosmetics
- Petra Nemcova - Sports Illustrated supermodel
- Monique Menniken - supermodel
- Elsa Benitez - supermodel
- Bo Derek - film actress and model
- Katie Fitz - Today Show, "You Be The Judge" contest winner
- Wendy Fitzwilliam - Miss Universe 1998
- Bill Rancic - winner of the first season of The Apprentice
- Jon Tutolo - president of Trump Model Management
- Jefferson Pérez - 1996 Ecuadorian Olympic Gold Medalist
- Emilio Estefan - music producer and entertainer
Kwame Jackson, runner-up on the second season of The Apprentice, was initially chosen as a judge, but he was disqualified because he inadvertently visited the hotel where the delegates were staying and interacted with some of the contestants.[14]
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
- The title of Miss Universe was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia.
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up - Shandi Finnessey (USA)
- 2nd runner-up - Alba Reyes (Puerto Rico)
- 3rd runner-up - Yanina González (Paraguay)
- 4th runner-up - Danielle Jones (Trinidad and Tobago)
- The Top 10 (in order of final placement after competing in evening gown and swimsuit): Catherine Daza Manchola (Colombia), Susana Rivadeneira (Ecuador), Christine Straw (Jamaica), Tanushree Dutta (India), Nancy Soto (Costa Rica)
- The Top 15 (in order of final placement after competing in evening gown): Kathrine Sørland (Norway), Gabriela Barros (Chile), Bianca Sissing (Switzerland), Rosalva Luna (Mexico), Telma Sonhi (Angola)
[edit] Special awards
- Miss Congenality - Laia Manetti (Italy)
- Miss Photogenic - Alba Reyes (Puerto Rico)
- Best National Costume - Jessica Rodriguez (Panama)
[edit] Historical significance
- Although no countries placed for the first time, a number made the semi-finals for the first time in a number of years. Costa Rica last placed in 1954, the host country Ecuador last placed in in 1981. Other nations who placed after many years without success were: Norway and Chile (1990), Paraguay (1991), Australia (1993), Switzerland (1994) and Mexico and Jamaica (1999). Colombia last placed in 2000, Puerto Rico in 2001, India in 2002.
- Countries that made the cut the previous year were USA, Trinidad & Tobago, and Angola.
- Shandi Finnessey's first runner-up placement is the highest placement of the USA since Brooke Lee won the country's seventh Miss Universe crown.
- Yanina Gonzalez's placement was also only the third time in the forty-two years the country had participated that their delegate made the cut.
- Ana Karina Añez, failed to place, breaking Venezuela's twenty-one year streak of placements from 1983 to 2003. This had included consecutive top six placements since 1991.
- Puerto Rico wins it's 5th Miss Photogenic award, 4th consecutive win since 2001.
[edit] Delegates
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[edit] Contestant notes
- Some delegates had previously competed in Miss World, including three women who were runners-up at that pageant:
- Christine Straw (Jamaica) placed fifth runner-up at Miss World 1998 as well as making the top ten at Miss Universe.
- Zizi Lee of Aruba, was first runner-up at Miss World 2001 and Oleksandra Nikolayenko (Ukraine) was a semi-finalist. Both were unplaced at Miss Universe
- Kathrine Sørland (Norway) was third runner-up at Miss World 2002, as well as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe. Odessa Philipps (Guyana) also competed at Miss World 2002.
- Bianca Sissing (Switzerland), top fifteen at Miss Universe, was also a semi-finalist at Miss World 2003. Another semi-finalist in that pageant was Marie Jose Hnein (Lebanon), who did not place at Miss Universe. Anne-Marie Browne (Antigua & Barbuda), Angeline da Silva (Curacao) and Lucie Vachova (Czech Republic) also competed at Miss World 2003 but were unplaced in both competitions.
- Heba El-Sisy (Egypt) later competed at Miss World 2004, along with Stacy Anne Kelly (Cayman Islands), Anita Uwagbale (Nigeria), and Joan Ramagoshi (South Africa). Nigeria placed as semi-finalist in Miss World 2004.
- Yanina Gonzalez (Paraguay), placed third runner-up at both Miss Universe and Miss Earth 2004. Marifely Arguello (Nicaragua) and Liesel Holler were unplaced at Miss Universe but made the semi-finals at Miss Earth 2004. Ferehyiwot Abebe (Ethiopia) and Silvia Gabriela Mejia (El Salvador) were unplaced at both pageants.
- Oleksandra Nikolayenko (Ukraine) was invited her to judge the Miss Universe 2005 finals in Thailand and later became director of the Miss Ukraine Universe pageant.
- Zita Galgociova was initially chosen to represent Slovakia,[30] but she was replaced with her first runner-up Zuzana Dvorska because she was under the minimum age limit.
[edit] National competitions
- Georgia, Ethiopia,[21] and Vietnam competed for the first time.
- Nations who returned from the pageant after years of absence were Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (last competed in 1991), Austria (1999), Denmark (2000), Botswana (2001), Turks and Caicos (2001), Paraguay (2001), Lebanon (2001), Kenya (2002),Uruguay (2002), Chile (2002), and Ghana (2002).
- Countries that sent delegates to Miss Universe 2003, but did not send one to the 2004 pageant were: Albania, Argentina, Mauritius, Namibia, and New Zealand.
[edit] References
- ^ "Ecuador assigns 8,500 police to safeguard Miss Universe pageant", Associated Press, 2004-05-14.
- ^ Miss Universe Organization (2004-05-12). "Access Hollywood's Billy Bush and Model Daisy Fuentes to Co-Host the 53rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE(R) Pageant Live on NBC Gloria Estefan, the World's Most Celebrated Latin Artist, to Perform". Press release.
- ^ "Australian model becomes Miss Universe 2004", Agence France Press, 2004-06-01.
- ^ "Ecuador picked to host 2004 Miss Universe pageant", Reuters News, 2003-08-19.
- ^ "Minister scolds Ecuadoreans for not being excited about Miss Universe", Associated Press, 2004-03-23.
- ^ American Airlines (2004-04-07). "Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Miss Universe pageant in Ecuador thanks to discounts offered by American Airlines Take Advantage of a Bonus Discount When Booking the Trip 30 Days in Advance". Press release.
- ^ Hayes, Monty. "Ecuador looks to Miss Universe pageant to improve image tainted by political crisis", Associated Press, 2004-05-31.
- ^ "Quito primps for Miss Universe pageant by clearing out beggars", EFE News Service, 2004-05-12.
- ^ Shenon, Philip. "Thailand Evicting the Poor: Coming Events Spur Leaders to Level Slum", Los Angeles Daily News, 1991-08-25.
- ^ "Police roundup of Manila street children under probe", Straits Times, 1994-05-02.
- ^ "Activists say poor Ecuador no place for Miss Universe contest", EFE News Service, 2004-05-31.
- ^ "Ecuador to assign 5,250 police to safeguard Miss Universe pageant", Associated press, 2004-05-31.
- ^ "Police deactivate pamphlet bomb in Ecuador town hosting Miss Universe parade", Associated Press, 2004-05-16.
- ^ "U.S. Miss Universe judge disqualified for visiting contestants", EFE News Service, 2004-05-31.
- ^ "USA: Miss Angola Works in Houston", All Africa, 2004-04-13.
- ^ "Aussie takes on world", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 2004-05-24.
- ^ "And the Crown goes to... Venessa Fisher, new Miss Universe(R) Canada 2004", Canada Newswire, 2004-01-26.
- ^ "China's representative for Miss Universe selected in Spring City", Xinhua News Agency, 2004-04-29.
- ^ "Dominican Republic selects classical ballerina to represent country at Miss Universe", Associated Press, 2004-04-04.
- ^ "Law student to represent Egypt in Miss Universe contest", Agence France-Press, 2004-04-27.
- ^ a b "Miss Universe Ethiopia to Participate in Miss Universe Pageant", All Africa, 2004-04-20.
- ^ Nair, Vinod. "Miss-ion Possible for Tanushree", The Times of India, 2004-05-10.
- ^ McQuaile, Jenny. "Cathriona on top of Universe", The Mirror, 2004-05-12.
- ^ "Beauty queen follows in mother's footsteps", New Straits Times, 2004-04-16.
- ^ "Mexico pick for 2004 Miss Universe pageant "living a dream"", EFE News Service, 2003-09-07.
- ^ "Miss SA Stunned by Selection", South African Press Association, 2003-12-13.
- ^ "Ontario student represents Switzerland in Miss Universe competition", The Canadian Press, 2004-05-31.
- ^ Harris, Beth. "Miss Missouri Is Crowned Miss USA", Washington Post, 2004-04-13.
- ^ "Culture - Vietnamese Model Joins Miss Universe Beauty Contest", Vietnam News Brief Service, 2004-05-21.
- ^ "Miss Universe Slovakia Won by 17-Year-Old from Trnava", Tlacova Agentura Slovenskej Republiky, 2004-03-21.
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