| Miss Universe 2005 | | Date | May 31, 2005 | | Presenters | Billy Bush, Nancy O'Dell | | Venue | Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand | | Broadcaster | NBC, Channel 7 | | Entrants | 81 | | Debuts | Latvia | | Withdraws | Austria, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Chinese Taipei, Estonia, Ghana, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden | | Returns | Albania, Indonesia, Mauritius, Namibia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, US Virgin Islands, Zambia | | Winner | Natalie Glebova | | Represented |  Canada | | Congeniality | Tricia Homer
 US Virgin Islands | | Best National Costume | Chananporn Rosjan
 Thailand | | Photogenic | Gionna Cabrera
 Philippines | Miss 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. She was the second Canadian to win the title, following Karen Dianne Baldwin who was Miss Universe 1982. The top fifteen was dominated by contestants from the Americas and Caribbean, whilst the top five consisted entirely of women from these regions. [edit] Host City Thailand publicized its bid to host the pageant 10 July, 2004, during a visit by Jennifer Hawkins, Miss Universe 2004, to the country.[1] At the time, Chile, China and Greece were also being considered to host the event.[1]. One month later, it was announced that Bangkok, Thailand had been informally selected to host the competition, at a cost of US$6.5 million.[2] The cost was to be funded by the Thai government in an attempt to boost tourism.[3] In October the proposal faced difficulties when the Thai government were slow to provide the promised funds, which discouraged prospective sponsors.[4], leading Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to become personally involved to make sure that plans were not derailed.[5] The organization awarded official hosting rights to the Matching Entertainment company in December 2004, after an unsuccessful attempt by a different company, Showcase Thailand 2005.[6] In February 2005, after the Thai government confirmed plans to back the pageant, the Deputy Prime Minister refuted claims that the event would be held in Khao Lak, a resort town devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, but confirmed that Southern Thailand would host events prior to the final competition.[7] 2005 was the second time the pageant was held in Bangkok.[8] The city also hosted the Miss Universe 1992 competition, won by Michelle McLean of Namibia. [edit] Results  Countries and territories which sent delegates and results. [edit] Placements | Final results | Contestant | | Miss Universe 2005 | | | 1st runner-up | | | 2nd runner-up | | | 3rd runner-up | | | 4th runner-up | | | Top 10 | | | Top 15 | | [edit] Order of announcements Top 15 - 1. Mexico
- 2. Latvia
- 3. Dominican Republic
- 4. Canada
- 5. South Africa
| - 6. Venezuela
- 7. Norway
- 8. Switzerland
- 9. USA
- 10. Indonesia
| - 11. Trinidad & Tobago
- 12. Israel
- 13. Peru
- 14. Greece
- 15. Puerto Rico
| Top 10 - 1. Puerto Rico
- 2. Canada
- 3. Peru
- 4. Switzerland
- 5. Latvia
| - 6. Dominican Republic
- 7. USA
- 8. Mexico
- 9. Venezuela
- 10. Israel
| Top 5 - 1. Mexico
- 2. Puerto Rico
- 3. Dominican Republic
- 4. Canada
- 5. Venezuela
[edit] Special awards [edit] Contestants [edit] Records - Of the Top 15; Puerto Rico, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, Norway, and Trinidad & Tobago were also called to the Top 15 last year.
- As well as having debuted in this year's edition, Latvia was also called out to the semi-finals (and finals) for the first time. Latvia ultimately placed 7th overall.
- Indonesia was also called out to the semi-finals for the first time, the only Asian country who made it to the Top 15 and placed 15th overall.
- Mexico received its highest finish since Lupita Jones won the title in 1991.
- Israel was last called out in 2001. South Africa was last called out in 2003. Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Canada, Peru, and Greece were all last called out in 2003.
- Venezuela was called back to the semi-finals after its failure to place in 2004 (the last time Venezuela failed to place was in 1982).
[edit] Delegates - Sharlita Millington (British Virgin Islands), Jana Kuvaitseva (Estonia) and Shivern Peters (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) were expected to compete in the pageant but did not appear. Peters went on to compete at Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California the following year.
- Luisana Cicilia (Aruba), Asli Bayram (Germany), Roseline Amusu (Nigeria) and Magdalene Walcott (Trinidad & Tobago) were not the original representatives for their country but replaced dethroned titleholders.
- The following countries returned after some years of absence: United Kingdom (last participated in 2000 as Great Britain), US Virgin Islands (last participated in 2002), Sri Lanka (last participated in 1996), Indonesia (last participated in 1996), Zambia (last participated in 1999), Namibia (last participated in 2003), and Albania (last participated in 2003).
- For the first time in the history of the pageant, Sweden did not send a representative to Miss Universe, although they returned for the 2006 pageant.
- Brooke Johnston (United Kingdom) competed in Miss Earth 2003 representing Canada.
- Cheryl Ankrah was originally crowned Miss Trinidad & Tobago but was dethroned after she was accused of not fulfilling her duties and becoming overweight.[9] Although Ankrah initially got an injunction to prevent another pageant being held, a Judge overturned that and a second Miss Trinidad and Tobago pageant was held.[9] The winner of the second pageant, who represented Trinidad & Tobago at Miss Universe, was Magdalene Walcott. Walcott was earlier a semi-finalist at the 53rd Miss World held in China.
- Rychacviana Coffie, (Curacao) was previously Miss Intercontinental 2002.
- Renata Ruiz, (Chile), was the first runner-up in Elite Model Look International 2001, where she competed with Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008.
- Gitte Hanspal, Miss Denmark was the reigning Miss Scandinavia 2005.
- Helene Tråsavik, (Norway), is half-Thai. Her mother is from Udonthani.
- Both Cindy Fabre (France), and Helene Tråsavik (Norway) later competed in Miss World 2005 but unplaced.
[edit] International broadcasting Like the American-based NBC and Telemundo, same networks broadcast live the Miss Universe 2005 in their respective countries: Note: In Latin America, TNT took the Miss Universe television rights for basic cable. However, this contract didn't affect the rights acquired for the traditional free-to-air networks, such as Brazil's Band, Colombia's Caracol, Mexico's Televisa or Venezuela's Venevisión, by example. [edit] References - ^ a b "Thailand proposes to host next Miss Universe contest". Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies. 2004-07-10.
- ^ "Thailand to host Miss Universe pageant in 2005". Agence France Presse. 2004-08-10.
- ^ "Miss Universe pageant in Thailand to push tourism". Hindustan Times. 2004-08-11.
- ^ Intarakomalyasut, Nondhanada (2004-10-23). "Thailand slow to fund Miss Universe 2005 event". Bangkok Post.
- ^ "Miss Universe bid gets push from Thailand prime minister". Bangkok Post. 2004-11-06.
- ^ "Matching Entertainment to host Miss Universe". fnWEB. 2004-12-14.
- ^ "Govt denies plans to stage Miss Universe in tsunami resort". OANA. 2005-02-18.
- ^ "TAT gears up for Miss Universe 2005". The Nation. 2004-08-18.
- ^ a b Brown, Loren (2005-03-21). "Trinidad's local Miss Universe franchise can hold new pageant to select replacement, judge rules". Associated Press.
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