Miss Universe 2004

Miss Universe 2004
Date1 June 2004
Presenters
EntertainmentGloria Estefan
VenueCentro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador
BroadcasterInternational:
Official:
  • Gamavisión
  • Asociación Ecuatoriana de Canales de Televisión
Entrants80
Placements15
Debuts
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Vietnam
Withdrawals
  • Albania
  • Argentina
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
Returns
  • Austria
  • Botswana
  • Chile
  • Denmark
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Paraguay
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Uruguay
WinnerJennifer Hawkins
 Australia
CongenialityLaia Manetti
 Italy
Best National CostumeJessica Rodríguez
 Panama
PhotogenicAlba Reyes
 Puerto Rico
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Miss Universe 2004 was the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Quito, Ecuador on 1 June 2004.[1]

At the end of the event, Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic crowned Jennifer Hawkins of Australia as Miss Universe 2004.[2] It is Australia's first victory in thirty-two years, and the second victory in the pageant's history.

Contestants from eighty contestants competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Billy Bush and Daisy Fuentes. Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan performed in this year's pageant.

  1. ^ "Organización del evento Miss Universo mueve todo tipo de negocios". El Universo (in Spanish). 22 March 2004. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Aussie Wins Miss Universe". CBS News. 1 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.