 Miss World Talent is a talent or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant, in which a number of contestants show their abilities in singing, dancing, poetry, etc. Introduced in Miss World 2003, the winner of the event automatically makes the semifinals.
Talent Competition Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Country |
Placement at Miss World |
| 2003 |
Irina Onashvili |
Georgia |
Semifinalist |
| 2004 |
Shermain Sunja Jeremy |
Antigua |
Semifinalist |
| 2005 |
Kmisha Victoria Counts |
American Virgin Islands |
Semifinalist |
| 2006 |
Catherine Jean Milligan |
Northern Ireland |
Semifinalist |
| 2007 |
Irene Dwomoh |
Ghana |
Semifinalist |
Miss World 2003
Miss World 2003, the 53rd Miss World pageant, was held at Crown of Beauty Theater in Sanya, Hainan, China on December 6, 2003. There were 106 delegates who vied for the crown. Irish Rosanna Davison, daughter of popular musician Chris de Burgh, won the title, claiming Ireland's first major beauty pageant title.
- This was the first major beauty pageant to be held in People's Republic of China.
- Miss World 2004, Miss World 2005 and Miss World 2007 also took place at here.
| Final Results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 2003 |
Ireland - Rosanna Davison |
| 1st Runner-up |
Canada - Nazanin Afshin Jam |
National competitions- Andorra, Guadeloupe and Northern Marianas competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Lesotho returned to Miss World after 22 years, Mauritius after 5 years, and Zambia after 4 years.
- Belarus, Denmark, Guatemala, Moldova, Nepal, Paraguay, and Sri Lanka returned to Miss World after 3 years.
- This is the first time that Yugoslavia had changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
- Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Iceland, Korea, and Switzerland also returned to the pageant after a boycott following riots in Nigeria which affected the Miss World 2002 pageant.
Contestant notes- Philippines was the niece of Miss Universe 1984 3rd runner-up, Maria Desiree Verdadero.
- India and Venezuela grew up in the United States, while Hong Kong in Vancouver, Canada.
- Canada, Nazanin Afshin-Jam, was half-Iranian.
- Uruguay, Natalia Rodriguez Lassiy, appeared in one of the pitstops of The Amazing Race 5, while Sri Lanka, Sachini Ayendra Stanley, appeared briefly on The Amazing Race 6.
- Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Japan, Kazakhstan, Panama, Paraguay, Spain, Turkey and Uruguay introduced themselves in native languages in the Miss World U-Decide Show.
- USA previously competed at Miss Teen USA 2002 representing Miss Georgia Teen USA. She placed as 4th runner up.
- Northern Marianas was originally crowned for the Miss Universe Pageant but was sent to Miss World instead.
Catherine Jean Milligan
Catherine Jean Milligan was born in Newtownards, County Down on the 11th September 1986. She attended Regent House Grammar School where she was Head Girl 2004/2005. In 1992, Catherine and her brother, Adam, were the Bisto Kids.
Catherine was Miss Northern Ireland 2006 and represented her country in the Miss World finals in Poland. She won Miss World Talent 2006, placing her in the semi-finals of the competition along with the other top 15 contestants. She is the first Northern Ireland representative to have won a fast track event at Miss World.
Catherine is currently studying veterinary medicine at University College Dublin.
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