Miss Earth 2005
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Miss Earth 2005, the 5th edition of Miss Earth
beauty pageant, took place on October 23, 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
.
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
, represented Venezuela
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".
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
beauty pageant, took place on October 23, 2005 in Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. A total of 80 candidates from around the globe took part in the event.
Alexandra Braun Waldeck
Alexandra Braun Waldeck
Alexandra Braun Waldeck is a Venezuelan TV show host, actress and Miss Earth 2005, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Growing up in Caracas, Braun graduated cum laude with a Technical Degree in Marketing and Advertising...
of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
was crowned by Miss Earth 2004
Miss Earth 2004
Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004...
Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles Almeida , from Brazil, won the 2004 Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. In winning Miss Earth, Brazil became the first country to win the "Big Four" in beauty pageants. She is 5'10" tall with a 35"-24"-35" figure also claimed the Most Photogenic Award. She also won the...
as the new Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
.
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth 2005 |
|
| Miss Air (1st Runner-up) |
 Dominican Republic - Amell SantanaAmell Santana Amell Santa de Jesus Amell Santa de Jesus Amell Santa de Jesus (born July 30, 1987, in Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic is a Dominican beauty pageant contestant. She competed in Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2005, representing the province of Hato Mayor, and ended as 1st runner-up. Santana... |
| Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) |
 Poland - Katarzyna BorowiczKatarzyna Borowicz Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz is a beauty queen who has competed in the Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss Europe pageants.... |
| Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) |
 Serbia and Montenegro - Jovana MarjanovicJovana Marjanovic Jovana Marjanović represented her country in the Miss Earth 2005 pageant, held in Quezon City, Philippines on October 23, 2005 where she was crowned Miss Earth-Fire .... |
| Finalists |
 Chile - Nataly ChiletNataly Chilet Nataly Chilet Bustamante , is a beauty pageant contestant from Santiago, Chile. She began her participation in beauty pageants in 2005, when she competed in Miss Earth Chile 2005. She won the national competition and then she competed in Miss Earth 2005, realized in Manila, Philippines. She made...  Paraguay - Tania María Vargas Puerto Rico - Vanessa De Roide United States - Amanda KimmelAmanda Kimmel Amanda Lee Kimmel is an actress, model and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss Earth pageants. Kimmel gained international notoriety as a runner-up contestant on both Survivor: China and Survivor: Micronesia. She also competed on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains... |
| Semi-finalists |
 Czech Republic - Zuzana Štěpanovská Ecuador - Cristina Eugenia Reyes El Salvador - Irma Marina Dimas Pineda Russia - Tatyana Yamova Tanzania - Rehema Sudi |
- Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Honduras, India, Israel, Martinique, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Tahiti, Thailand, and Trinidad & Tobago made to the semi-finals last yearMiss Earth 2004Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004...
but not this year.
- Paraguay, Philippines, and Poland made to the semi-finals last yearMiss Earth 2004Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004...
and also this year.
Special awards
| Special Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic | Chile- Nataly Chilet Nataly Chilet Nataly Chilet Bustamante , is a beauty pageant contestant from Santiago, Chile. She began her participation in beauty pageants in 2005, when she competed in Miss Earth Chile 2005. She won the national competition and then she competed in Miss Earth 2005, realized in Manila, Philippines. She made... |
| Best National Costume | ' - Yoo Hye-Mi |
| Miss Friendship |  Canada - Katherine McClure |
| Miss Talent |  Ukraine - Yevgeniya Rudenko |
| Best in Swimsuit | - Alexandra Braun Waldeck Alexandra Braun Waldeck Alexandra Braun Waldeck is a Venezuelan TV show host, actress and Miss Earth 2005, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Growing up in Caracas, Braun graduated cum laude with a Technical Degree in Marketing and Advertising... |
| Best in Long Gown | Puerto Rico - Vanessa De Roide |
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
Alexandra Braun Waldeck
Alexandra Braun Waldeck is a Venezuelan TV show host, actress and Miss Earth 2005, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Growing up in Caracas, Braun graduated cum laude with a Technical Degree in Marketing and Advertising...
, represented Venezuela
Judges
| No. | Judge | Background |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Valdez | International Performing Artist |
| 2 | Baroness Eva de Koenigswarter | Fashion Designer |
| 3 | Raquel Argondonia | Environmentalist and Radio host |
| 4 | James Hogan | President and CEO Gulf Air Gulf Air Gulf Air is the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services to 45 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport... |
| 5 | Catharina Svensson Catharina Svensson Catharina Brink is an international beauty queen from Copenhagen, Denmark who won the Miss Earth 2001. Catharina is a model and lawyer by profession... |
Miss Earth 2001 Miss Earth 2001 Miss Earth 2001 is the first edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, organized by Carousel Productions. The pageant coronation night was held on October 28, 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. There were 42 delegates who competed in the pageant that focuses... |
| 6 | Noel Lorenzana | Managing Director for Home and Personal Care at Unilever Unilever Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.... |
| 7 | Vivienne Tan | Educator and Social Entrepreneur |
| 8 | Tessa Prieto-Valdes | Fashion Maverick |
| 9 | Eugene Tameses | Marketing Director of Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hotels Corporation , is an international operator of hotels.Hyatt Center is the headquarters for Hyatt corporation... Hotel and Casino Manila |
| 10 | Rosemarie Arenas Rosemarie Arenas Rosemarie "Baby" Arenas is a Manila society figure who featured prominently in the political scene of the Philippines in the 1990s. She was a relatively unknown socialite until 1993, when the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that she had a past intimate relationship with the then-Philippine... |
Socialite and Environmentalist |
Delegates
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2005:
Afghanistan - Sitara Bahrami
Argentina - Eliana Ocolotobiche
Australia - Anne-Maree Bowdler
The Bahamas - Nadia Cash
Belgium - Isabel van Rompaey
Bolivia - Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sanja Susnja
Brazil - Isabella Chaves
Cambodia - Mealea Pich
Cameroon - Wonja Ngeah Ginette Martine- Canada - Katherine McClure
- Chile - Nataly ChiletNataly ChiletNataly Chilet Bustamante , is a beauty pageant contestant from Santiago, Chile. She began her participation in beauty pageants in 2005, when she competed in Miss Earth Chile 2005. She won the national competition and then she competed in Miss Earth 2005, realized in Manila, Philippines. She made...
Mainland China - Li Yi-Jia
Colombia - Lia Patricia Correal Lopera- Czech Republic - Zuzana Štěpanovská
Denmark - Heidi Zadeh- Dominican Republic - Amell SantanaAmell SantanaAmell Santa de Jesus Amell Santa de Jesus Amell Santa de Jesus (born July 30, 1987, in Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic is a Dominican beauty pageant contestant. She competed in Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2005, representing the province of Hato Mayor, and ended as 1st runner-up. Santana...
- Ecuador - Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo
Egypt - Elham Wagdi- El Salvador - Irma Marina Dimas Pineda
Estonia - Anastassija Balak
Finland - Rita Aaltolahti
Early Modern France - Alexandra Uha
Germany - Rebecca Kunikowski
Ghana - Faustina Adjao Akoto
Haiti - Channa Cius
Honduras - Ruth María Arita
Hong Kong - Gu Reu
India - Niharika Singh
Indonesia - Jenny Graciella Jevinzky Sutjiono
Israel - Avivit Meirson
Jamaica - Daisi PollardDaisi PollardDaisi Pollard became a popular person of interest in 2005 when she was crowned Miss Jamaica International. Daisi Pollard was the first Jamaican candidate in history to compete in the Miss Earth 2005, Miss Asia Pacific 2005 and Miss Beauty Queen World and the only known candidate to represent three...
Japan - Emi Suzuki
Kenya - Stella Malis- ' - Yoo Hye-Mi
Latvia - Nora Reinholde
Lebanon - Chantal Karam
Macau - Qian Qiong
Republic of Macedonia - Jana Stojanovska
Malaysia - Jamie Pang Hui Ting
Martinique - Elle Narayanan
Mauritius - Loshanee Moodaley
Mexico - Lorena Jaime Hochstrasser
Mongolia - Sarnai Amar
Nepal - Shavona Shrestha
Netherlands - Dagmar Saija
New Zealand - Tiffany Pickford
Nicaragua - Sandra Maritza Ríos Hernández
Nigeria - Ethel Okosuns
Niue - Ngiar Pearson
Norway - Vibeke Hansen
Pakistan - Naomi Zaman
Panama - Rosemary Isabel Suárez Machazek- Paraguay - Tania María Domaniczky Vargas
Peru - Sara María Paredes Valdivia
Philippines - Genebelle Francisco Raagas- Poland - Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz
Portugal - Angela Maria Fonseca SpinolaÂngela Maria Fonseca SpínolaAngela Maria Fonseca Spinola was Miss Portugal in 2005 and her country's representative to Miss Earth. Spinola, who grew up in Cape Verde, is currently a student in Setúbal, Portugal.-External links:*http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=51829...- Puerto Rico - Vanessa De Roide
Kingdom of Romania - Adina Dimitru- Russia - Tatyana Yamova
Saint Lucia - Hanna Gabrielle Fitz
Samoa - Jospehine Meisake- Serbia and Montenegro - Jovana MarjanovicJovana MarjanovicJovana Marjanović represented her country in the Miss Earth 2005 pageant, held in Quezon City, Philippines on October 23, 2005 where she was crowned Miss Earth-Fire ....
Singapore - Sim Pei Yee
Slovakia - Diana Ondrejickova
South Africa - Jacqueline Postma
Sweden - Therese Denitton
French Polynesia - Vaimiti Herlaud
Chinese Taipei - Lin Yi-Fan- Tanzania - Rehema Sudi
Thailand - Kanokwan Sesthaphongvanich
Tokelau - Landy Tyrell
Turks and Caicos Islands - Trina Adams- Ukraine - Yevgeniya Rudenko
- United States - Amanda KimmelAmanda KimmelAmanda Lee Kimmel is an actress, model and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss Earth pageants. Kimmel gained international notoriety as a runner-up contestant on both Survivor: China and Survivor: Micronesia. She also competed on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains...
United Kingdom - Emma Corten
Venezuela - Alexandra Braun WaldeckAlexandra Braun WaldeckAlexandra Braun Waldeck is a Venezuelan TV show host, actress and Miss Earth 2005, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Growing up in Caracas, Braun graduated cum laude with a Technical Degree in Marketing and Advertising...
Vietnam - Dao Thanh Hoai Thi
Zambia - Cynthia Kanema
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".
Contestant notes
Numerous contestants appeared in other pageants. These include:- Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz (Poland) was 3rd Runner-up in Miss World 2004Miss World 2004Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María...
and in Miss Europe 2006Miss EuropeMiss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
. Aside from Borowicz, Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo (Ecuador) and Tania Maria Domanickzy Vargas (Paraguay) were also contestants in Miss World 2004Miss World 2004Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María...
. During the same year, the latter was proclaimed as "Miss Sudamericana." - Bolivia's Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun was in Miss International 2004Miss International 2004Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant was held at Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China on October 16 2004. 58 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown...
, while Egypt's Elham Wagdi was in the Miss International 2006Miss International 2006Miss International 2006, the 46th Miss International pageant were held both in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. The contestants arrived in Tokyo, Japan on October 12 and the finals was held on November 11, 2006 at Beijing Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China. 53 contestants from all over the world...
and would compete in Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
. Angela Maria Fonseca SpinolaÂngela Maria Fonseca SpínolaAngela Maria Fonseca Spinola was Miss Portugal in 2005 and her country's representative to Miss Earth. Spinola, who grew up in Cape Verde, is currently a student in Setúbal, Portugal.-External links:*http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=51829...
(Portugal) was in Miss World 2005Miss World 2005Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2005. Nine former Miss World titleholders and chairwoman of Miss World Organization Julia Morley judged the pageant. Miss World 2004 María Julia Mantilla of Peru...
. El Salvador's Irma Marina Dimas Pineda was previously in Miss Universe 2005Miss Universe 2005Miss Universe 2005, the 54th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005.At the conclusion of the final telecast, Miss Universe Canada, Natalie Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Hawkins of Australia...
.
- Miss Earth USA, Amanda KimmelAmanda KimmelAmanda Lee Kimmel is an actress, model and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss Earth pageants. Kimmel gained international notoriety as a runner-up contestant on both Survivor: China and Survivor: Micronesia. She also competed on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains...
is also Miss Montana USA 2005Miss Montana USAThe Miss Montana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss USA pageant.Montana is one of the least successful states in Miss USA history, but there has been success in other pageants. Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel was chosen to...
, however, she was unplaced in Miss USA 2005Miss USA 2005Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 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 SurvivorSurvivor (U.S. TV series)Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS...
in its 15thSurvivor: ChinaSurvivor: China is the fifteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The premiere aired September 20, 2007. Host Jeff Probst claimed the show was the first full American TV series to be filmed entirely within China...
and 16thSurvivor: MicronesiaSurvivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites is the sixteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, being the show's third to include contestants from past seasons, after the all-returning contestant pool from Survivor: All-Stars, and Survivor: Guatemala in which...
season.
- Cynthia Kanema of (Zambia) became the first woman to represent her country in all of the Big Four PageantsBeauty contestA beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
- Miss WorldMiss WorldThe Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
in 2003Miss World 2003Miss World 2003, the 53rd Miss World pageant was held at Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on 6 December 2003. The pageant was presented by Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram and Angela Chow. The contestants also visited Beijing, the national capital of People's Republic of China,...
, Miss InternationalMiss InternationalMiss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
in 2004Miss International 2004Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant was held at Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China on October 16 2004. 58 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown...
, and Miss UniverseMiss UniverseMiss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
in 2005Miss Universe 2005Miss Universe 2005, the 54th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005.At the conclusion of the final telecast, Miss Universe Canada, Natalie Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Hawkins of Australia...
, before coming to this pageant. She did not place in any of them.