Grand Slam Ranking and Country of the Year 2005
2005: ANALYSING THE MAIN CHANGES IN THE GRAND SLAM RANKING DURING THE PAST YEAR
After placing 3rd in Miss International, Finland went up two notches, returning to the Top 5, in 5th place;
Winning the Miss World crown made Iceland jump 4 positions, landing on the 24th place in the Grand Slam Ranking;
Canada, the Miss Universe winner, had also made an impressive move: up 5, going fro 32nd to 27th;
Indonesia returned to Miss Universe with a Top 15-placement, which allowed it to move from house 92 to 88 (up 4 notches);
Tanzania, 100th, up 30, was the best mover of the year, after a Top 6 placement in Miss World; Latvia, a Top 10-finisher in Miss Universe, moved from 114th to 93rd place, up 21 notches.
Miss World Ranking in 2005 (Top 20): 1-England / UK 2-United States 3-Venezuela 4-South Africa 5-India 6-Israel 7-Jamaica 8-Australia 9-Sweden 10-France 11-Germany 12-Austria 13-Finland 14-Brazil 15-Argentina 16-Netherlands 17-Ireland 18-Denmark 19-Iceland 20-Greece;
Miss Universe Ranking in 2005 (Top 20): 1-United States 2-Venezuela 3-Sweden 4-Brazil 5-Colombia 6-Puerto Rico 7-Finland 8-India 9-Germany 10-Israel 11-Philippines 12-Canada 13-England / UK 14-Australia 15-South Africa 16-Spain 17-Greece 18-Japan 19-Norway 20-Mexico;
Miss International Ranking in 2005 (Top 20): 1-United States 2-Venezuela 3-Spain 4-Philippines 5-Colombia 6-England / UK 7-Australia 8-Finland 9-Japan 10-Brazil 11-Germany 12-Poland 13-Korea 14-France 15-Norway 16-India 17-Iceland 18-Israel 19-New Zealand 20-Argentina.
COUNTRY OF THE YEAR 2005: CANADA
Oh, Canada! In 2005 Canada became the Country of the Year for the first time! A Miss Universe winner, Natalie Glebova, and a Top 15 placement in Miss World, with Romina Amiri, were enough to put Canada on top! The Philippines came 2nd, after winning Miss International, with Precious Lara Quigaman, and getting to the Top 15 of Miss World, with Carlene Aguilar. It was a very close race! Iceland, with its 3rd Miss World winner, Unnur Birna, came 3rd.
This is how the top nations of 2005 scored in the Grand Slam Ranking:
1) Canada (3451 points);
2) Philippines (3201);
3) Iceland (3000).
Top 5: Puerto Rico (2351) and Dominican Republic (2251).