Miss World 2004
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- Troy McClain
- Angela Chow
- Lisa Snowdon
| Miss World 2004 | |
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 Miss World 2004, María Julia Mantilla | |
| Date | 4 December 2004 |
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| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
| Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster: |
| Entrants | 107 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | María Julia Mantilla[1] Peru |
Miss World 2004, the 54th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 2004 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María Julia Mantilla of Peru. 107 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageant's 54-year history. That record was held until Miss World 2008 where 109 nations sent representatives.
This edition saw the debut of Fiji and the return of Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Honduras, Saint Lucia, Taiwan and Turks and Caicos Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands, which last competed in 1988, El Salvador in 1993, Saint Lucia in 1994, Egypt in 1997, Taiwan and Honduras in 2000 and Ghana in 2002.
Andorra, Belize, Guatemala, Lesotho, Northern Mariana Islands, Swaziland and Uruguay, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 2004 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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Contestants
107 contestants participated in Miss World 2004.[3]
