Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.

María Julia Mantilla of Peru crowned her successor Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.

All contestants competed in three "fast track" events, Beach Beauty, Miss Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose contests.

The winner of each competition immediately became one of the fifteen pageant semi-finalists.

She became the third Icelandic woman to win Miss World.