Miss Earth 2005

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Miss Earth 2005
Date: 23 October 2005
Venue: UP Theater, Quezon City, Philippines
Broadcaster: ABS-CBN
Entrants: 80
Debuts: Bahamas, Cambodia, Haiti, Hongkong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macau, Mauritius, Mongolia, Niue Island, Pakistan, Romania, Samoa, Slovak Republic, Saint Lucia, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos, Zambia and United Kingdom.
Withdraws: Albania, Bulgaria, Chad, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay.
Winner: Alexandra Braun Waldeck
Represented: Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

The 5th annual Miss Earth pageant took place on October 23rd, 2005 in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 80 candidates from around the globe took part in the event.

Alexandra Braun Waldeck of Venezuela was crowned by Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles as the new Miss Earth.[1]

Contents

[edit] Results

  • Miss Earth 2005: Alexandra Braun Waldeck (Venezuela)
  • Runners-up
    • Miss Earth-Air (1st RU): Amell Santana de Jesús (Dominican Republic)
    • Miss Earth-Water (2nd RU): Katarzyna Borowicz (Poland)
    • Miss Earth-Fire (3rd RU): Jovana Marjanovic (Serbia & Montenegro)
  • Finalists
  • Semi-finalists
    • Sanja Susnja (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
    • Zuzana Stepanovska (Czech Republic)
    • Cristina Eugenia Reyes (Ecuador)
    • Irma Marina Dimas Pineda (El Salvador)
    • Hye-Mi Yoo (Korea)
    • Genebelle Francisco Raagas (Philippines)
    • Tatyana Yamova (Russia)
    • Rehema Sudi (Tanzania)

[edit] Special Awards

  • Miss Photogenic: Nataly Chilet (Chile)
  • Best National Costume: Hye-Mi Yoo (Korea)
  • Miss Friendship: Katherine McClure (Canada)
  • Miss Talent: Yevgeniya Rudenko (Ukraine)
  • Best in Swimsuit: Alexandra Braun Waldeck (Venezuela)
  • Best in Long Gown: Vanessa De Roide (Puerto Rico)

[edit] Winning Answer

Final Question in Miss Earth 2005: If you are to save only one of the two elements of Mother Nature, water or air, which would you choose and why?

Miss Earth 2005 Winning Answer: “The four elements are important but air is the most significant because it gives us life and it’s what we breathe.” Alexandra Braun Waldeck, Miss Venezuela[2]

[edit] Hosts

[edit] The Board of Judges

  • Leo Valdez: International Performing Artist
  • Baroness Eva de Koenigswarter: Fashion Designer
  • Raquel Argondonia: Environmentalist and Radio host
  • James Hogan: President and CEO Gulf Air
  • Catharina Svensson of Denmark: Miss Earth 2001
  • Noel Lorenzana: Managing Director for home and personal care- Unilever
  • Vivienne Tan: Educator and Social Entrepreneur
  • Tessa Prieto- Valdes: Fashion Maverick
  • Eugene Tameses: Marketing Director- Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila
  • Rosemarie Arenas: Socialite and Environmentalist[3]

[edit] Delegates

Countries that sent delegates the year before, but failed to do so this year: Albania, Bulgaria, Chad, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago and Uruguay. First time participants include Bahamas, Cambodia, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macau, Mauritius, Mongolia, Niue Island, Pakistan, Romania, Samoa, Slovak Republic, Saint Lucia, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos & Zambia. United Kingdom is technically new, as it was designated in the previous years as "Great Britain".

[edit] Crossovers

Numerous contestants appeared in other pageants. Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz of Poland she was 3rd up in Miss World 2004 she also was 3rd runner up in Miss Europe 2006, Tania María Domaniczky Vargas of Paraguay, and Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo of Ecuador were all contestants on Miss World 2004. Bolivia's Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun was in Miss International 2004, while Egypt's Elham Wagdi was in the 2006 edition. Angela Maria Fonseca Spinola of Portugal was in Miss World 2005. El Salvador's Irma Marina Dimas Pineda was previously in Miss Universe 2005.

Miss Earth USA, Amanda Kimmel is also Miss Montana USA 2005, unplaced in Miss USA 2005. By making the top 8, she is the highest placing delegate of the US nation so far in Miss Earth.

Cynthia Kanema of Zambia became the first woman to represent her country in all of the Big Four Pageants: Miss World in 2003, Miss International in 2004, and Miss Universe in 2005, before coming to this pageant. She did not place in any of them.

Paraguay Tania Maria Domanickzy Vargas won Miss Sudamericana 2004.[4][5]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pageantopolis: Miss Earth. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  2. ^ Missosology: Miss Earth 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  3. ^ Giovanni Paolo J. Yazon. Record-setting victory for Miss Venezuela. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  4. ^ Pageant Almanac Pageant Almanac: Miss Earth. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  5. ^ Missosology: Miss Earth 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
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