Miss Earth 2005
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Miss Earth 2005 | |
| Date | 23 October 2005 |
| Presenters | Ariel Ureta, Amanda Griffin |
| Venue | UP Theater, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, Star World |
| Entrants | 80 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Debuts | Bahamas, Cambodia, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macau, Mauritius, Mongolia, Niue Island, Pakistan, Romania, Samoa, Slovakia, St. Lucia, Tokelau, Turks & Caicos, Zambia |
| Withdrawals | Albania, Bulgaria, Chad, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay |
| Returns | Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Panama, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, Venezuela |
| Winner |
Alexandra Braun.svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela |
| Congeniality |
Katherine McClure  Canada |
| Best National Costume |
Yoo Hye-mi  Korea |
| Photogenic |
Nataly Chilet  Chile |
Miss Earth 2005, the 5th edition of 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.
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 |
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| Miss Earth – Air 2005 |
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| Miss Earth – Water 2005 |
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| Miss Earth – Fire 2005 |
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Special awards
| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Friendship | Canada – Katherine McClure |
| Miss Photogenic | Chile- Nataly Chilet |
| Miss Talent |  Ukraine – Yevgeniya Rudenko |
| Best National Costume | Korea – Yoo Hye-mi |
| Best in Long Gown |  Puerto Rico – Vanessa De Roide |
| Best in Swimsuit | Venezuela – Alexandra Braun |
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, represented Venezuela.[3]
Judges
| No. | Judge | Background |
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| 1 | Leo Valdez | International Performing Artist |
| 2 | Baroness Eva de Koenigswarter | Fashion Designer |
| 3 | Raquel Argondonia | Environmentalist, TV producer and TV host |
| 4 | James Hogan | President and CEO of Gulf Air |
| 5 | Catharina Svensson | Miss Earth 2001 from Denmark |
| 6 | Noel Lorenzana | managing director for Home and Personal Care at Unilever |
| 7 | Vivienne Tan | Educator and Social Entrepreneur |
| 8 | Tessa Prieto-Valdes | Fashion Maverick |
| 9 | Eugene Tameses | Marketing Director of Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila |
| 10 | Rosemarie Arenas | Socialite and environmentalist |
Contestants
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2005:[4]
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Notes
Debuts
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United Kingdom is technically new, as it was designated in the previous years as "Great Britain".
Returns
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Withdrawals
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Crossovers
Numerous contestants appeared in other pageants. These include:
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Other notes
- Cynthia Kanema of Zambia became the first woman to represent her country in all of the Big Four Pageants – Miss World 2003, Miss International 2004, and Miss Universe 2005 before coming to this pageant. She did not place in any of them.[3][5]
- Miss Earth USA, Amanda Kimmel is also Miss Montana USA 2005, however, she was unplaced in Miss USA 2005. By making it to the top 8 in the Miss Earth pageant, she is so far the highest placing American delegate. Amanda was runner-up in the American TV show Survivor in its 15th and 16th season.
References
- ↑ West, Donald (18 December 2007). "Miss Earth History". Pageantopolis. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ↑ "Brazilian Medical Student Wins Miss Earth 2004". The Seoul Times. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- 1 2 "Missosology: Miss Earth 2005". Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ Soul, John (23 October 2005). "Miss Earth 2005". Woman of the Earth News. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ↑ Pageant Almanac "Pageant Almanac: Miss Earth" Check
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