# Miss Earth 2003

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 | Honduras – Dania Prince |
| Miss Earth – Air 2003 | Brazil – Priscila Poleselo Zandoná |
| Miss Earth – Water 2003 | Costa Rica – Marianela Zeledón |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2003 | Poland – Marta Matyjasik |
| Top 10 | Cyprus – Krystiana Aristotelou  Guatemala – Marie Claire Palacios  Norway – Fay Larsen  Philippines – Laura Marie Dunlap  Serbia and Montenegro – Katarina Vucetic  Tahiti – Vairupe Pater Huioutu |

### Special awards
#### Major awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Friendship | Ethiopia – Yodit Getahun |
| Miss Photogenic | Bolivia – Claudia Cecilia Azaeda |
| Miss Talent | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mirela Bulbulija |
| Best in National Costume | Panama – Jessica Doralis Segui † |
| Best in Evening Gown | Brazil – Priscila Poleselo Zandoná |
| Best in Swimsuit | France – Jennifer Pichard |
| Beauty for a Cause | Afghanistan – Vida Samadzai |

#### Minor/Sponsor awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Avon Color | Honduras – Dania Prince |
| Miss Close-up Smile | Brazil – Priscila Poleselo Zandoná |
| Miss Cream Silk 100% Super Beautiful Hair | Costa Rica – Marianela Zeledón Bolaños |
| Miss Ponds Beautiful Skin | Honduras – Dania Prince |
| Miss Sunsilk Beautiful Hair | Philippines – Laura Marie Dunlap |

### Order of announcements
## 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
* South Korea - Yoo-mi Oh
* 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
* 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