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Miss Earth 2003
3rd Miss Earth pageant
3rd Miss Earth pageant
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| winner | Dania Prince |
| represented | Honduras |
| congeniality | Yodit Getahun, Ethiopia |
| best national costume | Jessica Doralis Segui, Panama |
| photogenic | Claudia Cecilia Azaeda, Bolivia |
| date | November 9, 2003 |
| entrants | 57 |
| placements | 10 |
| venue | University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| broadcaster | |
| debuts | |
| returns | |
| withdraws | |
| presenters | |
| before | 2002 |
| next | 2004 |
Miss Earth 2003 was the third edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 9, 2003.
Winfred Omwakwe of Kenya crowned Dania Prince of Honduras as her successor the end of the event. Brazil's Pricila Zandona was selected Miss Air 2003, Costa Rica's Marianela Zeledon Bolanos was chosen Miss Water 2003, and Poland's Marta Matyjasik was Miss Fire 2003.
Beauty for a Cause Award was awarded to Vida Samadzai the first Afghan woman to compete in an international beauty pageant in almost three decades, for helping found a US-based women's charity that seeks to raise awareness of women's rights and education in Afghanistan by "symbolizing the newfound confidence, courage and spirit of today’s women and representing the victory of women’s rights and various social, personal and religious struggles".
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth 2003 | |
| Miss Earth – Air 2003 | |
| Miss Earth – Water 2003 | |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2003 | |
| Top 10 |
Special awards
Major awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Friendship | |
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Miss Talent | |
| Best in National Costume | |
| Best in Evening Gown | |
| Best in Swimsuit | |
| Beauty for a Cause |
Minor/Sponsor awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Avon Color | |
| Miss Close-up Smile | |
| Miss Cream Silk 100% Super Beautiful Hair | |
| Miss Ponds Beautiful Skin | |
| Miss Sunsilk Beautiful Hair |
Order of announcements
Top 10
- Guatemala
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Poland
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Philippines
- Honduras
- Tahiti
- Norway
- Brazil
Top 4
- Honduras
- Poland
- Costa Rica
- Brazil
Winning answer
Final Question in Miss Earth 2003: "At the end of each rainbow, so the saying goes, is a pot of gold. As a woman of the earth, instead of a pot of gold, what else would you rather find at the end of the rainbow?"
Winning Answer of Miss Earth 2003: "Honestly, there are things that are much more important than gold. For me personally, the most important is the sentiments of the people. To give love and smile to a human being, to be able to give them a hand when needed, to give help to someone who needs your presence, and also God is always with us which is very important. The first thing I think when I open my eyes is heaven. When we have Him in our hearts and mind, everything is better. And I can see people how they really are inside, not if they have gold or not. For me the rainbow means life, God and happiness." - Dania Prince, represented Honduras.
Judges
The following is the list of the nine-member board of judges of Miss Earth 2003:
| No. | Judge | Background |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Cayetano da Silva | Ambassador of Portugal to the Philippines |
| 2 | Evangeline Pascual | Miss World Philippines 1973 |
| 3 | Inno Sotto | Premier Fashion Designer |
| 4 | Chito Macapagal | General Manager of Unilever Philippines |
| 5 | Patricia Tancheong | Senior Vice President of Air Philippines |
| 6 | Chin Chin Gutierrez | TIME Magazine 2003 Asian hero |
| 7 | Stefan Voogel | General Manager of Hotel Intercontinental Manila |
| 8 | Paul Lancos | Beauty Expert, Vice President of Avon |
| 9 | Elisea Gozun | Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
Contestants
List of countries/territories and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2003:
- Afghanistan - Vida Samadzai
- Antigua and Barbuda - Juany Gomez
- Argentina - Marisol Pipastrelli
- Australia - Shivaune Christina Field
- Belgium - Sofie Ydens
- Bolivia - Claudia Cecilia Azaeda Melgar
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mirela Bulbulija
- Brazil - Priscila Poleselo Zandoná
- Canada - Brooke Elizabeth Johnston
- Chile - Carolina Salazar
- China - Dong Meixi
- Colombia - Emily de Castro Giacometto
- Costa Rica - Marianela Zeledón Bolaños
- Cyprus - Krystiana Aristotelou
- Denmark - Marie Petersen
- Dominican Republic - Suanny Frontaán
- Ecuador - Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto
- Estonia - Kadi Tombak
- Ethiopia - Yodit Getahun
- Finland - Jenni Suominen
- France - Jennifer Pichard
- Germany - Jolena Kwasow
- Ghana - Ama Amissah Quartey
- Gibraltar - Justine Olivero
- Guatemala - Marie Claire Palacios Boeufgras
- Honduras - Dania Prince
- Hungary - Aniko Szucs
- India - Shwetha Vijay Nair
- Israel - Moran Glistron
- Japan - Asami Saito
- Kenya - Hazel Nzioki
- Kosova - Teuta Hoxha
- Lebanon - Mary Georges Hanna
- Malaysia - Ying Ying Lee
- Mexico - Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño
- New Zealand - Katey Ellen Price
- Nicaragua - Marynes Argüello César
- Nigeria - Eva Ogberor
- Norway - Fay Larsen
- Panama - Jessica Doralis Segui Barrios †
- Peru - Danitza Autero Stanic
- Philippines - Laura Marie Dunlap
- Poland - Marta Matyjasik
- Puerto Rico - Norelis Ortiz Acosta
- Serbia and Montenegro - Katarina Vucetic
- Singapore - Adele Koh
- Slovenia - Sabina Begovic
- South Africa - Catherine Constantinides
- South Korea - Yoo-mi Oh
- Sweden - Caroline Sonath
- Switzerland - Catherine Waldenmeyer
- Tahiti - Vairupe Pater Huioutu
- Thailand - Anongnat Sutthanuch
- Ukraine - Diana Starkova
- United States - Jessica Schilling †
- Venezuela - Driva Ysabella Cedeño Salazar
- Vietnam - Nguyễn Ngân Hà
Notes
Debuts
- Afghanistan
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Cyprus
- Ecuador
- France
- Israel
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Tahiti
- Ukraine
- Vietnam
Replacements
- Serbia & Montenegro is technically new, as it was designated in the previous years as "Yugoslavia".
Withdrawals
- Barbados
- Czech Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Nepal
- Paraguay
- Spain
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Returns
Last competed in 2001:
- Brazil
- Japan
- New Zealand
- South Africa
Other notes
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Won Miss Talent for two years in a row.
- Honduras: Dania Prince also competed at Miss Universe in 1998. She was unplaced in Hawaii and the pageant was won by Wendy Fitzwilliam. Then, she became the first and only Honduran woman to win Miss Earth in the Philippines 5 years later.
- Panama: On September 27, 2010, Jessica Segui died in a Panamanian Hospital due to cerebral aneurysm.
- USA: On November 27, 2003, Jessica Schilling died at the age of 19 in a car crash in Palm Springs, California.
References
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