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The 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theater in Sanya, Hainan, China on 6th December 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. 107 delegates competed for the crown marking the biggest turnout in the pageants 54 year history. It is also regarded as having the largest global vote made since the pageant entire results were decided by votes cast by viewers via the internet and SMS. Five contestants were Fast Tracked to the semi-finals with the remaining ten determined by the global vote.
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
[edit] Continental Queens
[edit] Fast Track Winners
- Miss World Beach Beauty: Nancy Randall (United States)
- Miss World Sports: Amy Guy (Wales)
- Miss World Talent: Shermain Jeremy (Antigua)
- Miss World Top Model: Yesica Guadalupe Ramirez Meza (Mexico)
- Miss World Contestant's Choice: Sarah Janette Davis (Australia)
[edit] People's Choice
- Claudia Cruz (Dominican Republic)
- María Julia Mantilla (Peru)
- Maria Karla Bautista (Philippines)
- Katarzyna Borowicz (Poland)
- Kenisha Thom (Trinidad and Tobago)
[edit] Judges' Choice
- Jin Yang (China)
- Jana Dolezelova (Czech Republic)
- Anita Uwagbale (Nigeria)
- Tatyana Sidorchuk (Russia)
- Nguyen Thi Huyen (Vietnam)
[edit] Special Awards
- Best Designed Evening Dress: Ellen Petri (Belgium)
- Miss World Scholarship: Tonoya Toyloy (Jamaica)
[edit] Contestants
[edit] National competitions
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Fiji Islands competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Turks & Caicos Islands last competed in 1988.
- El Salvador last competed in 1993.
- St. Lucia last competed in 1994.
- Egypt last competed in 1997.
- Chinese Taipei, and Honduras last competed in 2000.
- Ghana last competed in 2002.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Austria (Silvia Hackl) withdrew at the very last minute for personal reasons.
- Guatemala, Northern Marianas, Swaziland, and Uruguay did not compete in Miss World 2004 for unknown reasons.
[edit] Country Changes
- Holland changed its name to Netherlands.
[edit] Contestant notes
- 15 contestants competed in Miss Universe 2002, 2004-2007.
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- Miss Universe 2002: Australia
- Miss Universe 2004: Cayman Islands, Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa.
- Miss Universe 2005: Albania, Antigua, Aruba, Lebanon, Mauritius, Namibia, and Switzerland (who made into the Top 10 finalists).
- Miss Universe 2006: St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago (MW 2004 Semi-Finalist) had made into the Top 10 Finalists.
- Miss Universe 2007: Zambia
- Bahamas (Brianna Clarke), Hong Kong China (Queenie Chu), and Wales (Amy Guy) who represented United Kingdom competed in Miss International 2005.
- Ecuador, Paraguay, and Poland had made into the semi-finals in Miss Earth 2005. Poland, on the other hand, placed as Miss Earth-Air.
- Puerto Rico (Cassandra Castro Holland) is currently a semi-finalist in Miss Tourism Queen International 2008.
[edit] External links
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