 Miss Universe China 2005Tao Si Yuan, 21, won the Miss Universe China 2005 pageant. She will compete for the Miss Universe crown with over 80 beauties from different parts of the globe in Bangkok, Thailand this coming May. Tao was also awarded Miss Energy and Miss Popularity. Completing her court are1st runner-up Zhang Nai Ou and 2nd runner-up Tang Ta Nan.
 Miss Universe Slovenskej 2005Michaela Drencková of Bratislava copped the Miss Universe Slovenskej crown. She will represent Slovak Republic in Miss Universe 2005. She is 19 years-old and stands 1.73m tall. Michaela also grabbed the Miss Miss Photogenic and Miss Puma awards. The 1st runner-up was 18 yea-old Diana Ondrejíková. She will compete in Miss Earth 2005 pageant that shall take place in the Philippines this October. Petra Lenártová was chosen to represent Slovak Republic in the Miss Intercontinental 2005 pageant slated in Shanghai, China.
 Miss Albania's glamour shots
View Agnesa Vuthaj, Miss Albania Universe 2005 in designer gowns that highlighted her delicate features. Feel her European flair and grace. Gowns are designed by Jovani. More...
Miss Egypt 2005 18-year old Meriam George, a student of Business Administration, was crowned Miss Egypt 2005. 22 beauties competed in an event that took place at the Nile Theatre in Media Production City. Preliminary scores & phone/SMS votes by the public determined the Top 13 semifinalists. The runners-up were Elham Wagdi (1st runner-up & recipient of Miss Fitness Award) and Aliaa Shawky (2nd runner-up), Fatima Khalil (3rd runner-up & also copped the Most Beautiful Hair award and Raghda Labib (4th runner-up). Meriam also received the Miss Photogenic award. She will prepare for the Miss Universe 2005 pageant slated this May. Two of the finalists will represent Egypt in Miss Earth and Miss International pageants.
Miss Greece Universe 2005The new Miss Greece Universe is 19 year-old Evagellia Aravani. She stands 1.75 m tall and will represent Greece in the Miss Universe beauty pageant to be held in Thailand this coming May. Katerina Stickoudi, a student of Medicine won the Miss Greece World 2005 title. She will compete for the Miss World 2005 title with over a hundred beauties from different parts of the globe in December.
 Miss Uruguay Universe 200522 year-old Viviana Arena was crowned Miss Uruguay Universe 2005. She is a student taking up Business Administration. She will fly to Bangkok, Thailand this May to represent her country in the Miss Univese 2005 pageant. The 1st runner-up was Eliana Camacho, while the 2nd and 3rd runner-ups were Leticia Fernandez and Ana Navarro.
 Miss Jamaica Universe 2005The new Miss Jamaica Universe is 23 year-old Racquel Wright. She stands 5'6" and attended Ithaca College in New York. Aside from winning the title, she also brought home the Miss Congeniality award. Fourteen Jamaican beauties competed for the title of Miss Jamaica Universe. The runners-up were Shemille Blake, Chavoy Gordon, Carolyn Yapp and Natalia de Lisser.
Asli Bayram's Comeback!Miss Deutschland Organization announced that Asli Bayram, the original winner of Miss Deutschland 2005 pageant held last January, will be the official delegate of Germany in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant to be held in Bangkok, Thailand this May. 5'9" tall Asli was raised by her Turkish parents in Germany.
Miss Universe Nederland 200521-year old Sharita Sopacua of Den Bosch won the Miss Universe Nederland 2005 title. She will represent Netherlands in the upcoming Miss Universe 2005 Pageant in Bangkok, Thailand this May. Sharita stands 5'11" and bears Indonesian lineage. She works as a model in Utrecht.
Miss Turkey 2005
This year's Turkish queens were crowned in an event that took place in Istanbul. The major winner of the pageant is 21-year old Hande Subasi who was crowned Miss Turkey 2005 and will vie for the Miss World crown in China. The Miss Turkey-Universe title went to a basketball player born in Bulgaria named Dilek Aksoy (left-photo). She will compete in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant. The other winners are Sebnem Azade, Turkey's bet for Miss International and Merve Ozkaran, for the Miss Europe pageant.
 Miss Universe Russia 2005Out of 2,000 entrants who competed in the Miss Universe Russia 2005 Pageant, 18 year-old Natalya Nikoleva emerged as the top choice of Russians who voted through mobile phones, television and the internet. Russia is the only country in the world to hold an online beauty contest for the Miss Universe pageant. Last year, over 40,000 visitors logged daily at the Miss Universe Russia website. Over 1 million votes were counted choosing the Miss Universe Russia 2004 winner. Natalya Nikoleva stands 5'8."
No Miss Sweden at Miss Universe 2005!When the top Scandinavian swimwear company owned by Panos Emporio purchased the rights to the Miss Sweden pageant from TV3 last year, their organization intended to bring the contest back to its original distinguished status. Harassment from feminist organizations, however, forced the company to put the competition on hold. This has led to the fact that Sweden will not send a contestant to the Miss Universe pageant for the first time in more than 50 years!
Based from an article published by PRWEB, Panos Emporio announced in August of last year that the new plans for the competition would be presented during the fall, but after having been harassed by feminist organizations the decision to wait was made. "Feminists forced me to cancel. I was surprised that, in a country as far developed and as liberated as Sweden, women's rights movements receive so much attention in the media regarding an issue like this," says Panos Papadopoulos, CEO of the company. At first he saw the response as negative, but then he realized that Sweden now has the chance to create something new and astonishing in the field of beauty contests, and become a role model for others to follow.
"I am the kind of person to listen to the opinions of others in our society, and I show humility towards them," Panos continues. "Therefore the contest will rest for a year for us to have enough time to look into the possibilities of creating something new that will take Miss Sweden to a whole new level. "The future of the contest depends on whether I can create a program that is accepted by most people in our society. It is important to create a contest that emphasizes the dignity as well as the beauty of the woman", he ends.
This means that in 2005 Sweden will not send a contestant to the Miss Universe pageant for the first time. Sweden is one of the very few countries that have never failed to participate in the contest. Special thanks to Inger Hansson for the news.
Miss Curacao 20055'11" tall Rychacviana Coffie was crowned Miss Curacao 2005 in Willemstad. Earlier, she won for her country the Miss Intercontinental 2002 title and placed as 1st runner-up in the Miss Bikini World 2001 pageant. She will represent Curacao in Miss Universe and Miss World pageants set for Thailand and China respectively this year.
 Miss Peru 2005
5'11 tall Debora Sulca, 18, won the Miss Peru Universo 2005 title. She will go on to represent her country in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant slated this May. 6'0" tall Fiorella Castellanos, also 18 will try her luck in the Miss World 2005 pageant to be held in China this coming December. Her predecessor Maria Julia Mantilla is the reigning Miss World.
 Miss Brazil 2005
The new Miss Brazil Universe is Carina Beduschi of Santa Catarina. She stands 1.82m and works as a fashion model. She is also taking up Architecture in Florianopolis. Patrícia Reginato of Parana, the top favorite of Brazilians walked away with the Miss Brazil World crown. She stands 1.77m tall. She was a former Elite model who traveled in many countries. Miss Brazil International is Ariane Colombo of Espírito Santo. The 1st runner-up was Francielly Araújo. She will fly to Bolivia to represent Brazil at the South American Queen contest.
 Miss
USA 2005
BALTIMORE - Miss North Carolina, a 21-year-old brunette who says she sees a
lot of herself in Oprah Winfrey, was crowned Miss USA at the 54th annual
pageant Monday night. Chelsea Cooley was crowned by last year's Miss USA,
Shandi Finnessey of Missouri. The new titleholder will compete May 30 in the
Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand.
Miss California, Brittany Hogan, 20, was first runner-up. Rounding out the
top five were Miss Kentucky, Kristen Lynn Johnson, 23; Miss Illinois, Jill
Gulseth, 21; and Miss Florida, Melissa Witek, 24. The 51 contestants were
trimmed to 15, then 10 semifinalists and finally five finalists for Monday's
evening gown and swimsuit competitions.
The five finalists were asked questions written by their fellow contestants.
The query for Cooley, of Charlotte, N.C., was: "What famous person does your
personality most parallel?" She replied, "I guess it would be Oprah. She has
a passion for life. She loves what she does, and she works so hard to try to
achieve everything in her life.... I try to emulate myself after that."
Judges evaluated contestants in swimsuit, evening gown and interview competitions. Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps, model and actor Molly Sims ("Las Vegas"), boxer Sugar Ray Leonard ("The Contender") and beauty expert Frederic Fekkai headlined the celebrity judging panel.
(c/o Miss Universe L.P. & Associated Press)
The 10 finalists from a field of 51 Miss USA contestants (left-right): Jill Gulseth, Miss Illinois; Jennifer Adcock, Miss Mississippi; Melissa Witek, Miss Florida; Chelsea Cooley, Miss North Carolina; Meaghan Jarensky, Miss New York; Marina Harrison, Miss Maryland; Laci Scott, Miss Oklahoma; Brenda Kaye Brabham, Miss Pennsylvania; Brittany Hogan, Miss California; and Kristen Johnson, Miss Kentucky.
On Miss Sweden Universe 2005
Panos Emporio, Miss Universe franchise-holder of Sweden, will try to hold a
pageant this year. He bought the rights to Miss Sweden in 2004 with the
intentions of making it an important event. He also aims of bringing about the
same dignity to the Miss Sweden pageant as the other national beauty pageants in
other countries. Panos Emporio owns the leading Fashion House in Sweden that
specializes in beachwear.
This is also to falsify earlier reports that Emporio could not afford the
needed fees to support the Miss Sweden pageant. He rebutted his former announcement by declaring through a newsletter that the
company shall consider holding a pageant after receiving several calls, letters
and emails from people concerning the withdrawal of a Swedish delegate to this
year's edition of the Miss Universe pageant.
To understand further the scenario, here's a latest newsletter
from Sweden:
After Panos Emporio announced last week that the Miss Sweden pageant had
been "put on ice," a great number of people have contacted the company to tell
how sorry they are about this decision. Many have stated that Sweden needs the
pageant, and there have been those who have been critical about the decision.
During the last week, we have realized that there is a big support coming from
people for this pageant.
The decision to put this very successful historical pageant on ice have been
discussed in the media for weeks, and has shown that it is an issue that affects
many locals. A great number of people have also contacted us to give their
support, asking to let the tradition live on.
"We are now investigating if we can find a good way for the pageant to persist,
and we will put much effort into this in the nearest future. With all positive
forces, it only shows that there are strong hopes for the Miss Sweden pageant to
live on", says the MD of the company, Panos Papadopoulos.
- Special thanks to Inger
 Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2005
18-year old Renata Sońe of Santo Domingo beat 40 other beautiful young women all over Dominican Republic to earn her ticket to Bangkok for the Miss Universe 2005 pageant. Standing tall at 6'0," she also capped special awards such as Miss Avon for her beautiful face and Miss Pantene for her silky hair. Amell Santana came in second to her.
 Miss Latvia Universe 2005
Latvia will be seeing action at the Miss Universe pageant for the first time in history of the contest. 20 year-old Ieva Kokarevica was named Miss Latvia Universe 2005. It was reported that she would undergo training under Osmel Sousa (President of Miss Venezuela who also sat as one of the judges in the pageant) before heading for the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand.
Smile of Africa 2005
Out of the 18 Kenyan aspirants who vied for the Smile of Africa title, 19 year-old Rachel Marete emerged as the winner in an event that took place in Safari Park Hotel of Nairobi. She will represent Kenya in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant that will take place in Thailand this coming May. Susan Njoki was also chosen to represent Kenya at "Face of Africa 2005" pageant. "Smile of Africa" was produced by Pivot Point. They acquired Kenya's Miss Universe franchise last year.
 Miss Zambia Universe 2005
Pageant-veteran Cynthia Kanema was crowned Miss Zambia 2005. She earned the right to compete at this year's Miss Universe pageant. Standing 1.80 tall, she had represented her country in several international beauty contests such as the Miss World pageant in 2003 & Miss International 2004. Last year, Cynthia was crowned Miss Africa International and was 1st runner-up in Miss Malaika 2004 pageant.
Miss Israel Universe 2005
21-year old Yelena Ralph was crowned Miss Israel 2005 in Tel Aviv. Standing 5'9" tall, she will represent Israel in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant to be held in Bangkok this May. Check out her coronation clips here: More....
 Miss Guyana Universe 2005
Candacie Franklyn, 23, is the new Miss Guyana Universe. The Linden beauty was handed the coveted crown by last year's queen Odessa Phillips after she edged out 13 other delegates including pageant-veteran & crowd-favorite Asha Pieters in evening gown and question & answer segments of the pageant at Georgetown's National Cultural Center.
Japanese Invasion
Miss Japan Yukari Kuzuya showed up earliest in Thailand for a series of photo shoots. She is on her way to Europe, afterwards she will return to Thailand for further affairs. Following all these are her rigid preparations for the Miss Universe pageant back in Japan. Will Yukari do "a Miyako" at Miss Universe 2005?
Miss Universe Slovenije 2005
20 year-old stunner Dalila Dragojevic was crowned Miss Universe Slovenije 2005. She stands 1.71 m. Dalila is bound for Bangkok, Thailand this May to represent Slovenia at the Miss Universe 2005 pageant.
Miss Austria Universe 2005
The winner of Miss Austria Universe 2005 Pageant is 19-year old Isabella Stangl. She hails from Salzburg. Miss Austria Corporation president Emil Bauer promised to send her to the Miss Universe pageant. Last year, the Austrian license for Miss Universe was bought by the organizers of Miss Universe Hrvatske.
Miss Australia Universe 2005
WESTERN Australia's Michelle Guy will represent Australia in the
 Miss Universe pageant in Thailand after winning the national final in Darwin. Miss Guy, 19, will follow in the footsteps of stunning Great Outdoors presenter Jennifer Hawkins, who was crowned Miss Universe 2004 in Quito, Ecuador, in June last year. She beat 23 other young Australian women to take out the Australian final at SkyCity Casino. Miss Guy, a university student from Perth, broke down and cried when she won the prestigious title. "I'm shocked. I had no idea. I was not expecting this at all," she said. "I'm just a uni student - this is huge. "It's great to get the opportunity to represent Australia and be myself."
Special Thanks to: News.com.Au
Miss Singapore Universe 2005
Miss Cheryl Tay has been crowned Miss Singapore Universe 2005. The 24-year-old veterinarian beat 17 other contestants to walk away with the title. She will represent Singapore at the Miss Universe Pageant in Bangkok. The $25,000 prize money is the biggest in the history of the pageant. Channel News Asia
A New Crown for Miss Universe 2005
 Mikimoto designed a new crown for the candidate that will earn the nod of the judges of the Miss Universe pageant on May 31. The crown will
most likely bear great resemblance to the Miss USA crown that is adorned with 482 round brilliant cut diamonds over 11 carats & 117 Japanese akoya & white South Sea cultured pearls. Designer Tomohiro Yajima picked the pearls in the crown at Mikimoto Pearl Island in Japan. Original tiaras will also be awarded to the winner as part of her overall prize package. The tiara has 86 Akoya and white South Sea cultured pearls, and is valued at $17,500.
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