Miss World 2005

• Last competed in 1983:
  •  Indonesia
• Last competed in 1985:
  •  Congo DR (as  Zaire)
• Last competed in 1999:
  •  Liberia
• Last competed in 2001:
  •  Malawi
• Last competed in 2003:
  •  American Virgin Islands
  •  Guatemala
  •  Swaziland
  •  Uruguay

•  Angola – Claudia Mariza Manuel Santana
•  Finland – Saana Johanna Anttila – She withdrew at the last minute after a few days competing for unknown reasons.[4]

No Shows

•  Algeria – Nesrine Melbani
•  Andorra – Lourdes Fernández
•  Kazakhstan – Miss Kazakhstan 2005, Dina Nuraliyeva did not compete for unknown reasons. However she participated in Miss Universe 2006 and Miss World 2009 where she became Top 16.
•  Macau – Cheong Wai Nei
•  Paraguay – Emilce Rossana Gómez Cabral
•  Tahiti – Rhea Bessette
•  Togo – Edwige Grace Madzé Badakou – Due to lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. She won Miss World Cup 2006[5] later.
•  Turks & Caicos – Kelly Eastwood
•  Zimbabwe – Lorraine Maphala – Due lack of Sponsorship and visa problems. However she participated a year later at Miss World 2006.

Following countries were never confirmed their participation

•  Antigua & Barbuda – No contest
•  Austria – Isabella Stangl
•  Belarus – No contest due to the fact that the Miss Belarus contest is a bi-annual pageant.
•  Belize – No contest
•  Cayman Islands – No contest
•  Chile – No contest
•  Curaçao – Rychacviana Coffie
•  Egypt – Meriam George
•  Honduras – Lissa Sáenz – Due to Sponsorship problems.
•  Lithuania – No contest

•  Cyprus – Nicole Temené
•  Germany – Antonia Schmitz
•  South Africa – Miss South Africa 2005 & Top 15 at Miss Universe 2005, Claudia Henkel was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest.[6]
•  Thailand – Miss Thailand World 2005, Angela (Aschara) McKay resigned her title just 10 days after winning because she wanted to pursue her studies and modeling work in New York City.[7] 1st Runner-up, Sirinda (Cindy) Jensen took over the Miss Thailand World 2005 title.[8]