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Delegates arrived in Quito from May 12, 2004 and participated in three weeks of events, rehearsals and preliminary competitions prior to the final televised competition. Events took place in Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, and Riobamba.^[1] is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city of Guayaquil. ... List of cities called Cuenca: Cuenca, Ecuador Joara, la Florida, Native American settlement renamed Cuenca by Spanish Cuenca, Spain, the capital of Cuenca province. ... Riobamba is a city in Ecuador, capital of the Chimborazo Province. ...

For the second consecutive year, Billy Bush and Daisy Fuentes hosted the final televised pageant, with entertainment from Gloria Estefan.^[2] William Hall Billy Bush (born October 13, 1971), co-host of the syndicated NBC Universal TV show Access Hollywood. ... Daisy Fuentes Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban model and actress. ... Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American singer and songwriter. ...

At the conclusion of the final competition, Australian model Jennifer Hawkins was crowned Miss Universe 2004, by outgoing titleholder Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic.^[3] Hawkins was the first Australian titleholder since Kerry Anne Wells won in 1972. She was also the first blonde Miss Universe since Angela Visser in 1989. Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983 in Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia[1]) is a beauty queen, model and television presenter from Newcastle, Australia who held the Miss Universe 2004 title. ... Victoria Amelia Vega Polanco (born November 7, 1984 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic), known simply as Amelia Vega, is a Dominican woman who won the Miss Universe contest held in Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003, becoming the first Dominican woman ever to win the Miss... Kerry Anne Wells of Australia was the 1972 winner of the Miss Universe contest. ... Angela Visser is the first woman from the Netherlands (also known as Holland) to win the Miss Universe Pageant in 1989. ...

Host city

Quito, Ecuador was announced as host city of the pageant on 19 August 2003. The city paid $5 million for the right to host the event, although it anticipated recouping this through visitors and promotion of the country during the televised competition.^[4] Quito is the capital city of Ecuador. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In March Ecuador's foreign trade minister was forced to reject rumours that the pageant was at risk of being moved to China, and he urged Ecuadoreans to back the pageant.^[5] As an added incentive for tourists, Ecuador American Airlines, official airline sponsor of the pageant, offered 5% off airfares to Quito for travel to the pageant, as well as 10% off for those who booked a month in advance.^[6] The attempted use of the pageant to promote Ecuador threatened to be derailed just prior to the telecast, when a corruption scandal led to growing demands for the removal of President Lucio Gutierrez in the politically unstable country.^[7] Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa (born March 23, 1957) is an Ecuadorian soldier and politician; he became President of Ecuador on January 15, 2003. ...

Prior to the arrival of delegates in early May, officials in Quito attempted to renovate areas where they would be visiting, which involved temporarily removing beggars and homeless people from certain areas of the city.^[8] Similar action was taken in Bangkok, Thailand prior to Miss Universe 1992^[9] and in Manila, Philippines prior to Miss Universe 1994.^[10] The event was protested by native Indian activists and environmentalists who accused the government of concealing the nations poverty whilst the pageant was being hosted.^[11] Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Mahanakhon), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest... Miss Universe 1992 Michelle McLean. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994. ...

The delegates, judges, media and tourists were heavily protected by a security detail involving over 5000 police officers.^[12] On 16 May, just hours before delegates were expected to participate in a parade in Cuenca, a pamphlet bomb was deactivated by police. Although it was protesting the economic policies of the Ecuadorean government, police suspected that the bomb, found just six blocks from the parade route, was timed specifically to coincide with the event.^[13] is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Judges

The judging panel for the final competition included:

• Anne Martin - Vice President of Global Cosmetics and Marketing of Proctor & Gamble Cosmetics
• Petra Nemcova - Sports Illustrated supermodel
• Monique Menniken - supermodel
• Elsa Benitez - supermodel
• Bo Derek - film actress and model
• Katie Fitz - Today Show, "You Be The Judge" contest winner
• Wendy Fitzwilliam - Miss Universe 1998
• Bill Rancic - winner of the first season of The Apprentice
• Jon Tutolo - president of Trump Model Management
• Jefferson Pérez - 1996 Ecuadorian Olympic Gold Medalist
• Emilio Estefan - music producer and entertainer

Kwame Jackson, runner-up on the second season of The Apprentice, was initially chosen as a judge, but he was disqualified because he inadvertently visited the hotel where the delegates were staying and interacted with some of the contestants.^[14] Procter & Gamble Co. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... Elsa Benitez Elsa Benitez (born on December 8, 1977) is a Mexican supermodel, born in Hermosillo, Sonora, México. ... Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins on November 20, 1956, Long Beach, California, USA) is a Golden Globe-nominated American film actress and model. ... The Today Show (officially called Today) is currently, a long-running morning news show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ... Wendy Marcelle Fitzwilliam the 61 Statuesque Stunner, born October 4, 1972, is Trinidad and Tobagos second Miss Universe. ... William Bill Rancic (born May 16, 1971) is an American entrepreneur who was the first candidate hired on national television by The Trump Organization at the conclusion of the first season of Donald Trumps reality business show, The Apprentice. ... The Apprentice is a television franchise that originated in 2004 in the United States. ... Trump Model Management is a modeling agency. ... Jefferson Pérez (born 1974) is an Ecuadorian track and field athlete. ... (Redirected from 1996 Olympics) Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ... Emilio Estefan (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban musician of Lebanese ancestry and producer. ... Kwame Jackson of New York, New York, was one of the two final candidates on Donald Trumps American television reality series The Apprentice. ...

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

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Placements

• The title of Miss Universe was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia. The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up - Shandi Finnessey (USA)
  • 2nd runner-up - Alba Reyes (Puerto Rico)
  • 3rd runner-up - Yanina González (Paraguay)
  • 4th runner-up - Danielle Jones (Trinidad and Tobago)

• The Top 10 (in reverse order of appearance in the Swimsuit competition):

• • 6th - Catherine Daza Manchola (Colombia)
  • 7th - Susana Rivadeneira (Ecuador)
  • 8th - Christine Straw (Jamaica)
  • 9th - Tanushree Dutta (India)
  • 10th - Nancy Soto (Costa Rica)

• The Top 15 (in order of appearance in evening gown competition):

• • 11th - Kathrine Sørland (Norway)
  • 12th - Gabriela Barros (Chile)
  • 13th - Bianca Sissing (Switzerland)
  • 14th - Rosalva Luna (Mexico)
  • 15th - Telma Sonhi (Angola)

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Special awards

• Miss Congenality - Laia Manetti (Italy)
• Miss Photogenic - Alba Reyes (Puerto Rico)
• Best National Costume - Jessica Rodriguez (Panama)

Historical significance

• Although no countries placed for the first time, a number made the semi-finals for the first time in a number of years. Costa Rica last placed in 1954, the host country Ecuador last placed in in 1981. Other nations who placed after many years without success were: Norway and Chile (1990), Paraguay (1991), Australia (1993), and Switzerland (1994).
• Yanina Gonzalez's placement was also only the third time in the forty-two years the country had participated that their delegate made the cut.
• Ana Karina Añez, failed to place, breaking Venezuela's twenty-one year streak of placements from 1983 to 2003. This had included consecutive top six placements since 1991.

Delegates

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Contestant notes

• Some delegates had previously competed in Miss World, including three women who were runners-up at that pageant:
  • Christine Straw (Jamaica) placed fifth runner-up at Miss World 1998 as well as making the top ten at Miss Universe.
  • Zizi Lee of Aruba, was first runner-up at Miss World 2001 and Oleksandra Nikolayenko (Ukraine) was a semi-finalist. Both were unplaced at Miss Universe
  • Kathrine Sørland (Norway) was third runner-up at Miss World 2002, as well as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe. Odessa Philipps (Guyana) also competed at Miss World 2002.
  • Bianca Sissing (Switzerland), top fifteen at Miss Universe, was also a semi-finalist at Miss World 2003. Another semi-finalist in that pageant was Marie Jose Hnein (Lebanon), who did not place at Miss Universe. Angeline Da Silva (Curacao) and Lucie Vachova (Czech Republic) also competed at Miss World 2003 but were unplaced in both competitions.
  • Heba El-Sisy (Egypt) later competed at Miss World 2004, along with Stacy Anne Kelly (Cayman Islands), Anita Uwagbale (Nigeria), Joan Ramagoshi (South Africa),
• Yanina Gonzalez (Paraguay), placed third runner-up at both Miss Universe and Miss Earth 2004. Marifely Arguello (Nicaragua) and Liesel Holler were unplaced at Miss Universe but made the semi-finals at Miss Earth 2004. Ferehyiwot Abebe (Ethiopia) and Silvia Gabriela Mejia (El Salvador) were unplaced at both pageants.
• Oleksandra Nikolayenko (Ukraine) was invited her to judge the Miss Universe 2005 finals in Thailand and later became director of the Miss Ukraine Universe pageant.
• Zita Galgociova was initially chosen to represent Slovakia,^[30] but she was replaced with her first runner-up Zuzana Dvorska because she was under the minimum age limit.

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National competitions

• Georgia, Ethiopia,^[21] and Vietnam competed for the first time.
• Nations who returned from the pageant after years of absence were Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (last competed in 1991), Austria (1999), Denmark (2000), Botswana (2001), Turks and Caicos (2001), Paraguay (2001), Kenya (2001), Lebanon (2001), Uruguay (2002), Chile (2002), and Ghana (2002).
• Countries that sent delegates to Miss Universe 2003, but did not send one to the 2004 pageant were: Albania, Argentina, Mauritius, Namibia, and New Zealand.

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References

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External links

• Miss Universe official website