Tao Siyuan 陶思媛Tao Siyuan, The Winner of the Miss Universe China 2005 pageant, attends a news conference in which she is officially titled the Miss Universe China on April 28, 2005 in Beijing, China. Tao represent China to take part in the
Miss Universe 2005 Pageant which was held at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005.
The 172-cm-tall Tao, 21, who is from southwestern China's Sichuan Province, beat 49 competitors last Saturday in Kunming, capital of southwestern China's Yunnan Province.
"Traditionally, Chinese women are described as dignity and elegance incarnate and I want to show the world another side of Chinese women -- modern and stylish," She said
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 2005 |  Canada - Natalie Glebova
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| 1st runner-up |  Puerto Rico - Cynthia Olavarria
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| 2nd runner-up |  Dominican Republic - Renata Soñé
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| 3rd runner-up |  Mexico - Laura Elizondo
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| 4th runner-up |  Venezuela - Mónica Spear
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| Top 10 |  Israel - Elena Ralph Latvia - Ieva Kokoreviča Peru - Débora Sulca Switzerland - Fiona Hefti USA - Chelsea Cooley
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| Top 15 |  Greece - Evangelia Aravani Indonesia - Artika Sari Devi Norway - Helene Traasavik South Africa - Claudia Henkel Trinidad & Tobago - Magdalene Walcott
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Miss Universe contestants Angela Gan of Malaysia, Kim So-Young of South Korea and Tao Siyuan of China pose for photographs in their BSC swimsuit at the Dusit Thani hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on May 22, 2005.
