| |
|
44 of the 58 contestants posed in Japan before heading to China for the
finals
back Dominican Rep., Colombia, China, Chile, Brazil,
Bahamas, Puerto Rico & Panama
2nd back USA, Korea, Lebanon, Japan, Israel, India,
Iceland, Serbia/Montenegro, Hong Kong, Hawaii, France, El Salvador &
Peru
2nd front Aruba, Mongolia, Ukraine, Turkey, Thailand,
Spain, Slovak Rep., Singapore, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Poland & Egypt
front New Caledonia, Czech Rep., Malaysia, Venezuela,
United Kingdom, Northern Marianas, Angola, Canada, Philippines & Australia
Not in the picture Bolivia, Costa Rica,
Cyprus, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Mexico, Norway, Russia,
Senegal,
Tunisia & Zambia |
|
 |
Brazil
Reuters/Shizuo
Kambayashi |
Colombia
AP/Greg Baker |
|
2004 October 16
Beijing, China
58 entries
Results
1 Colombia Yeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez
2 USA Amy Lynne Holbrook
3 Greece Olga Kypriotou
Semi-finalists
China (Beijing) Sun Yue
France Lucie Degletagne
Germany Natascha Borger (SF Universe 02; 1st RU Europe 02)
India Mihika Varma
Japan Tamiko Kawahara
Korea Kim In-ha
Latvia Jelena Keirane (SF Earth 02; Europe 03)
Mongolia Sodtuya Chadraabal (World 04)
Philippines Margaret Ann (Maan) Awitan Bayot
Russia Nataliya Kolodeznikova
Spain Cristina Torres Domínguez
United Kingdom Laura Shields
Remainder
Angola Telma deJesus Esperanca Sonhi (SF Universe 04)
Aruba Ysaura Giel
Australia Lacey Davis
Bahamas Shantell Nicole Hall (World 03)
Bolivia Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun
Brazil Grazielli Massafera
Canada Adelynn Cupino
Chile Francisca Valenzuela Rendic
Costa Rica Tatiana Vargas Cruz
Cyprus Demetra Mouski
Czech Rep. Michaela Wostlova
Dominican Rep. Carol M. Arciniegas
Ecuador Irene Andrea Zunino Garcia
Egypt Dina Abel
El Salvador Andrea Hernández
Ethiopia Helina Mezegbu
Finland Henna Ylilauri
Hawaii Kellie Peterson
Hong Kong Fu Sze-Sze
Hungary Blanka Bakos (Universe 04)
Iceland Halldora Rut Bjarnadottir
Israel Li’or Keren
Lebanon Nataly Nasrallah
Malaysia Lim Lee Ching
Mexico Bernadette Gonzalez
New Caledonia Yvana Parotu
Northern Marianas Kenyelyn Litumular Arriola
Norway Stephanie Eide Furuguiel
Panama Anabella Isabel Hale Ruíz
Peru Aldana Joyce García Jahnsen
Poland Marta Matyjasik (2nd RU Europe 02; World 02)
Puerto Rico Meredith Herrera
Romania Ramona-Angela Raut
Senegal Aminata Dieye
Serbia/Montenegro Jasna Bozovic
Singapore Sherry Ng Yun Feng
Slovak Rep. Aneta Kailingova
Thailand Sunisa Pasuk
Tunisia Rym Laalai
Turkey Gulsah Sahin
Ukraine Yuliya Kumpan
Venezuela Eleidy Maria Aparicio Serrano
Zambia Cynthia Kanema (World 03, Universe 04)
Awards
Friendship Hong Kong
Photogenic Mongolia
Best National Costume China
Miss Good Will Russia
Did not compete
Belize Farah Carisa Evans
Nigeria Maya Lawani Ene
Paraguay Myriam Raquel Rodriguez
Sri Lanka Shehara Silva
Tahiti Tania Tinirauarii |
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Mongolia, Malaysia, Latvia, Korea, Japan, Israel, India, Iceland &
Hungary
AP/Everett Kennedy |
El Salvador, Colombia, New Caledonia, Venezuela, France, Panama & Spain |
China
Reuters/Yuriko
Nakao |
Venezuela
Reuters/Shizuo
Kambayashi |
Miss Photogenic
Mongolia
Reuters/Yurko
Nakao |
Miss Friendship
Hong Kong
Frederic J.
Brown |
USA (2nd), Colombia (winner) & Greece (3rd) |
Credits: group
photograph courtesy Miss International
Other photos were sent by contributors
|
