Miss Earth 2005

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

Miss Earth 2005
Miss Earth 2005, Alexandra Braun
Date23 October 2005
Presenters
VenueUP Theater, Quezon City, Philippines
Broadcaster
Entrants80
Placements16
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerAlexandra Braun
 Venezuela
CongenialityKatherine McClure
 Canada
Best National CostumeHye-mi Yoo
 Korea
PhotogenicNataly Chilet
 Chile

At the conclusion of the pageant, Alexandra Braun of Venezuela was crowned Miss Earth 2005 by outgoing titleholder, Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla Meirelles of Brazil. Like Brazil, Venezuela made history by becoming the second country to win all the Big Four international beauty pageants.[1][2]

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Earth 2005
Miss Air (1st Runner-up)
Miss Water (2nd Runner-up)
Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up)
Top 8
Top 16

Special awards
Awards Contestant
Miss Friendship  Canada – Katherine McClure
Miss Photogenic  Chile – Nataly Chilet
Miss Talent  Ukraine – Yevgeniya Rudenko
Miss Cyber Press Earth  Poland – Katarzyna Borowicz
Best in National Costume  Korea – Hye-mi Yoo
Best in Long Gown  Puerto Rico – Vanessa De Roide
Best in Swimsuit  Venezuela – Alexandra Braun
Miss Pond's Korea – Hye-mi Yoo
 Venezuela – Alexandra Braun
 Dominican Republic – Amell Santana
 Puerto Rico – Vanessa De Roide
 Poland – Katarzyna Borowicz

Order of announcements

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?"

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, representing Venezuela[3]

Judges
No.JudgeBackground
1Leo ValdezInternational performing artist
2Baroness Eva de KoenigswarterFashion designer
3Raquel ArgondoniaEnvironmentalist, TV producer and TV host
4James HoganPresident and CEO of Gulf Air
5Catharina SvenssonMiss Earth 2001 from Denmark
6Noel LorenzanaManaging director for Home and Personal Care at Unilever
7Vivienne TanEducator and social entrepreneur
8Tessa Prieto-ValdesFashion maverick
9Eugene TamesesMarketing Director of Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila
10Rosemarie ArenasSocialite and environmentalist

Contestants

Countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2005:[4]

Notes

Debuts

Replacements
  •  United Kingdom is technically new, as it was designated in the previous years as "Great Britain".

Returns

Withdrawals

Other notes

References
  1. West, Donald (18 December 2007). "Miss Earth History". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  2. "Brazilian Medical Student Wins Miss Earth 2004". The Seoul Times. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  3. "Missosology: Miss Earth 2005". Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  4. Soul, John (23 October 2005). "Miss Earth 2005". Woman of the Earth News. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  5. Pageant Almanac "Pageant Almanac: Miss Earth" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 22 January 2008.
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