| Winner: | Dania Prince |
| Represented: | Honduras |
| Congeniality: | Yodit Getahun Ethiopia |
| Best National Costume: | Jessica Doralis Segui Panama |
| Photogenic: | Claudia Cecilia Azaeda Bolivia |
| Date: | November 9, 2003 |
| Entrants: | 57 |
| Placements: | 10 |
| Venue: | University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Before: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
Miss Earth 2003 was the 3rd edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held on November 9, 2003, at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines.[1] [2] [3] Fifty-seven delegates from all over the globe participated in the event.[4] [5] The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks.[6] [7] [8] Winfred Omwakwe from Kenya crowned her successor Dania Prince of Honduras the end of the event.[9] 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.[10] The pageant was hosted by Television show host Ariel Ureta. The candidates were initially presented at the poolside of Hotel Intercontinental Manila in Makati on October 22, 2003.[11]
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".[12] [13]
| Placement | Contestant | |
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| Miss Earth 2003 | ||
| Miss Earth – Air 2003 |
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| Miss Earth – Water 2003 |
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| Miss Earth – Fire 2003 |
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| Top 10 |
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| Awards | Contestant | |
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| Miss Friendship | ||
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Talent |
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| Best in National Costume |
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| Best in Evening Gown |
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| Best in Swimsuit |
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| Beauty for a Cause |
| Awards | Contestant | |
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| Miss Avon Color | ||
| Miss Close-up Smile |
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| Miss Cream Silk 100% Super Beautiful Hair |
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| Miss Ponds Beautiful Skin | ||
| Miss Sunsilk Beautiful Hair |
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.[14] [15]
The following is the list of the nine-member board of judges of Miss Earth 2003:[14]
| No. | Judge | Background | |
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| 1 | Jose Cayetano da Silva | Ambassador of Portugal to the Philippines | |
| 2 | 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 | 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 |
List of countries/territories and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2003:[16]
Afghanistan - Vida Samadzai
Antigua and Barbuda - Juany Gomez
Argentina - Marisol Pipastrelli
Australia - Shivaune Christina Field
Belgium - Sofie Ydens
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
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
Singapore - Adele Koh
Slovenia - Sabina Begovic
South Africa - Catherine Constantinides
Sweden - Caroline Sonath
Switzerland - Catherine Waldenmeyer
Thailand - Anongnat Sutthanuch
Ukraine - Diana Starkova
United States - Jessica Schilling †Last competed in 2001:
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Won Miss Talent for two years in a row. Honduras: Dania Prince also competed at Miss Universe in 1998. She was unplaced in Hawaii and the pageant was won by Wendy Fitzwilliam. Then, she became the first Honduran woman to win Miss Earth in the Philippines 5 years later. Panama: On September 27, 2010, Jessica Segui died in a Panamanian Hospital due to cerebral aneurysm. United States: On November 27, 2003, Jessica Schilling died at the age of 19 in a car crash in Palm Springs, California.
Barbados
Czech Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Greece
Nepal
Paraguay
Spain
Uganda