Miss Universe 2004

Miss Universe 2004
Miss Universe 2004
	Jennifer Hawkins
Date	June 1, 2004
Presenters	Billy Bush; Daisy Fuentes;
Entertainment	Gloria Estefan
Venue	Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador
Broadcaster	International:; NBC; Telemundo; Official:; Gamavisión; Asociación Ecuatoriana de Canales de Televisión;
Entrants	80
Placements	15
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;
Winner	Jennifer Hawkins ; Australia
Congeniality	Laia Manetti ; Italy
Best National Costume	Jessica Rodríguez ; Panama
Photogenic	Alba Reyes ; Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 2004 was the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Quito, Ecuador on 1 June 2004.

At the end of the event, Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic crowned Jennifer Hawkins of Australia as Miss Universe 2004. 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.

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