Miss International 2005
Encyclopedia
Miss International 2005, the 45th Miss International
pageant was held in Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo
, Japan
on September 26 2005. 52 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Jeymmy Vargas of Colombia
crowned her successor Precious Quigaman of the Philippines
as the new Miss International. She became the fourth Filipino
to win the pageant.
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
pageant was held in Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on September 26 2005. 52 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Jeymmy Vargas of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
crowned her successor Precious Quigaman of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
as the new Miss International. She became the fourth Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
to win the pageant.
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
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| Miss International 2005 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
Andrea Gómez Andrea Gómez is a pageant titleholder, was born in Mérida, Venezuela on April 13, 1985. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for 2004, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss International 2005 pageant held in Tokyo, Japan, on September 26, 2005, when she... |
Special Awards
- Miss Friendship: Queenie ChuQueenie ChuQueenie Chu or Queenie Chu Wai Man , born in Hong Kong, on April 22, 1981 with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong television presenter and actress affiliated with TVB. She was also Miss Hong Kong 2004 1st runner-up.-Biography:Queenie studied in University of Washington,...
(Hong Kong) - Miss Photogenic: Yang Li (China)
- Best National Costume: Margareth Wilson (Tanzania)
Contestants
- - Gita van Bochove
- - Natalie Gillard
- - Brianna Clarke
- - Gretel María Stehli Parada
- - Ariane Colombo
- - Micaela Smith
- - Yang Li (杨丽)
- - Diana Patricia Arbeláez González
- - Charis Dimitriou
- - Petra Machackova
- - Yadira Geara Cury
- - Bianca María Salame Avilés
- - Ana Saidia Palma Rebollo
- - Dina Fekadu Mosissa
- - Susanna Laine
- - Cynthia Tevere
- - Annika Pinter
- - Panagiota Perimeni
- - Ingrid Lopez
- - Queenie ChuQueenie ChuQueenie Chu or Queenie Chu Wai Man , born in Hong Kong, on April 22, 1981 with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong television presenter and actress affiliated with TVB. She was also Miss Hong Kong 2004 1st runner-up.-Biography:Queenie studied in University of Washington,...
- - Vaishali DesaiVaishali DesaiVaishali Desai is an Indian model and actor. She won the Indian title of Miss International 2005. She debuted in the film Kal Kissne Dekha.-Early life:...
- - Moran Gerbi
- - Naomi Ishizaka
- - Antontseva Segeevna
- ' - Lee Kyoung-eun
- - Zheng Ma
- - Winnie Chan Wai Ling
- - Gantogoo Bayarkhuu
- - Nisha Adhikary
New Caledonia - Lesley Delrieu- - Ellie Bloomfield
- - Daniela Regina Clerk
- - Karoline Nakken
- - Lucia Graciela Matamoros Samudio
- - Liz Concepción Santacruz Amarilla
- - Vanessa López Vera Tudela
- - Precious Lara QuigamanPrecious Lara QuigamanPrecious Lara San Agustin Quigaman is a model, host, freelance web page writer, and former beauty queen who won the 2005 Miss International beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipina to have won the crown, after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, and Melanie Marquez...
- - Monika Szeroka
- - Dinorah Collazo
- ' - Sanja Miljanic
- - Catherine Tan
- - Lucia Debnarova
- - Maria del Pilar Domínquez
- - Cecilia Harbo Kristensen
- - Li Yen Chin (李妍瑾)
- - Margareth Wilson Kiguha Chacha
- - Sukanya Pimmol
- - Şebnem Azade
- - Mariya Zhukova
- - Amy Guy
United States - Anna Ward- - Andrea GómezAndrea GómezAndrea Gómez is a pageant titleholder, was born in Mérida, Venezuela on April 13, 1985. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for 2004, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss International 2005 pageant held in Tokyo, Japan, on September 26, 2005, when she...
Debuts countries and territories
- Kazakhstan, Macau and Tanzania competed at Miss International for the first time.
Returning countries and territories
- Paraguay last competed in 1998.
- Honduras, Nepal and Taiwan last competed in 2000Miss International 2000Miss International 2000, the 40th Miss International pageant, was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. It took place on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards:- Contestants :...
. - Nicaragua and Sweden last competed in 2002Miss International 2002Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was won by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. It took place on 30 September 2002 at the Century Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:-Special awards:*Friendship: '*Photogenic: '...
. - New Zealand last competed in 2003Miss International 2003Miss International 2003, The 43rd Miss International Pageant was took place in Tokyo, Japan on October 8, 2003. 45 beauties from all over the world competed to win the coveted title held by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon...
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Withdraws countries and territories
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Contestant Notes
- Bahamas, Hong Kong and United Kingdom competed at Miss World 2004Miss World 2004Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María...
in SanyaSanyaSanya is the southernmost city in China and is a part of Hainan Province. In 2006, it had a population of 536,000, making it, after the provincial capital , the second most populous city on the island. The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination,...
, People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. United Kingdom participated as WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and finished as a semifinalist after winning the fast track event, Miss World SportsMiss World SportsMiss World Sports or Sportswoman is a title and award given to the winner of a sports event at Miss World. It is a fast track or preliminary event, giving the winner automatically makes it into the semifinals. So far there are 5 Miss World Sports winners starting at 2003...
. - Ethiopia was a semifinalist at the Miss Universe 2006Miss Universe 2006Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA. Unlike past events, it was broadcast live on NBC on a Sunday, July 23, 2006, almost two months later than usual....
pageant held in Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, USA. - Nicaragua participated at Miss Universe 2005Miss Universe 2005Miss Universe 2005, the 54th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005.At the conclusion of the final telecast, Miss Universe Canada, Natalie Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Hawkins of Australia...
held in BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, but failed to placed. - Norway and Sweden competed together at the Miss EuropeMiss EuropeMiss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
2006 pageant where both were semifinalists. Sweden went on to compete in Miss Earth 2006Miss Earth 2006Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place on November 26, 2006 in the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile....
in ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, but failed to place. - At that time, the Philippines won the Miss International title for the fourth time, making it the most successful Asian country and second most successful after Venezuela who won its fifth title the following year.