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Miss Earth 2003
| Miss Earth 2003 | |
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| Date | November 9, 2003 |
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| Venue | University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 57 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Dania Prince Honduras |
| Congeniality | Yodit Getahun, Ethiopia |
| Best National Costume | Jessica Doralis Segui, Panama |
| Photogenic | Claudia Cecilia Azaeda, Bolivia |
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.[1]
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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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".[12][13]
- ^ BBC News, Online (2003-10-23). "Afghan beauty queen makes history". BBC World News. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Fox World News, The Associated Press (2003-11-10). "Miss Afghanistan Takes Prize at Miss Earth Contest". FOX News Network, LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Manongdo, Jenny (23 October 2003). "60 int'l beauties competing for Miss Earth title". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Michigan Daily News, Associated Press (2003-11-10). "Lauded at pageant, woman condemned by Afghan officials". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Constable, Pamela (2003-10-30). "Pageant Flap Bares Depth Of Tradition For Afghans; Rights Advocates Fear Conservative Backlash". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Palmero, Paul (2005-06-18). "Pageant History". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ Winters, Rebecca (2003-11-10). "Bod For A Burqa?". TIME Magazine. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Armitage, Lynn (2003-10-23). "Miss Afghanistan 2003". Afghanland News. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ West, Donald (2007-12-18). "Miss Earth History". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ Taranto, James (2003-10-24). "The Wall Street Journal: Good News Watch". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ New York Times, Online News (2003-10-30). "Anti-Pageant Judges". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ "Beauty prize for Miss Afghanistan". CNN World News. Agence France Presse (AFP). 2003-11-10. Archived from the original on 2003-11-19. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ The Associated Press, Agencies (2003-10-23). "Miss Afghanistan wins award at Miss Earth". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on February 20, 2004. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
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