Miss Earth 2005

Miss Earth 2005

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
 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
Miss Earth 2005
Miss Earth – Air 2005
Miss Earth – Water 2005
Miss Earth – Fire 2005
Finalists
Semi-finalists
  •  Bosnia & Herzegovina – Sanja Susnja
  •  Czech Republic – Zuzana Štěpanovská
  •  Ecuador – Cristina Eugenia Reyes
  •  El Salvador – Irma Marina Dimas Pineda
  •  Korea – Yoo Hye-mi
  •  PhilippinesGenebelle Francisco Raagas
  •  Russia – Tatyana Yamova
  •  Tanzania – Rehema Sudi

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  VenezuelaAlexandra 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
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]

  •  Afghanistan – Sitara Bahrami
  •  Argentina – Eliana Ocolotobiche
  •  Australia – Anne-Maree Bowdler
  •  Bahamas – Nadia Cash
  •  Belgium – Isabel van Rompaey
  •  Bolivia – Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun
  •  Bosnia & Herzegovina – Sanja Susnja
  •  Brazil – Isabella Chaves
  •  Cambodia – Mealea Pich
  •  Cameroon – Wonja Ngeah Ginette Martine
  •  Canada – Katherine McClure
  •  ChileNataly Chilet
  •  China – Noelle Li Yi-Jia
  •  Colombia – Lia Patricia Correal Lopera
  •  Czech Republic – Zuzana Štěpanovská
  •  Denmark – Heidi Zadeh
  •  Dominican RepublicAmell Santana
  •  Ecuador – Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo
  •  Egypt – Elham Wagdi
  •  El Salvador – Irma Marina Dimas Pineda
  •  Estonia – Anastassija Balak
  •  Finland – Rita Aaltolahti
  •  France – Alexandra Uhan
  •  Germany – Rebecca Kunikowski
  •  Ghana – Faustina Adjao Akoto
  •  Haiti – Channa Cius
  •  Honduras – Ruth María Arita
  •  Hong Kong – Aisha Gu Reu
  •  India – Niharika Singh
  •  Indonesia – Jenny Graciella Jevinzky Sutjiono
  •  Israel – Avivit Meirson
  •  JamaicaDaisi Pollard
  •  Japan – Emi Suzuki
  •  Kenya – Stella Malis
  •  Korea – Yoo Hye-mi
  •  Latvia – Nora Reinholde
  •  Lebanon – Chantal Karam
  •  Macau – Rebecca Qian Qiong
  •  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 Island – Ngiar Pearson
  •  Norway – Vibeke Hansen
  •  Pakistan – Naomi Zaman
  •  Panama – Rosemary Isabel Suárez Machazek
  •  Paraguay – Tania María Domaniczky Vargas
  •  Peru – Sara María Paredes Valdivia
  •  PhilippinesGenebelle Francisco Raagas
  •  PolandKatarzyna Weronika Borowicz
  •  PortugalÂngela Maria Fonseca Spínola
  •  Puerto Rico – Vanessa De Roide
  •  Romania – Adina Dimitru
  •  Russia – Tatyana Yamova
  •  St. Lucia – Hanna Gabrielle Fitz
  •  Samoa – Josephine Meisake
  •  Serbia & MontenegroJovana Marjanovic
  •  Singapore – Sim Pei Yee
  •  Slovakia – Diana Ondrejickova
  •  South Africa – Jacqueline Postma
  •  Sweden – Therese Denitton
  •  Tahiti – Vaimiti Herlaud
  •  Taipei/Chinese Taipei – Carolyn Lin Yi-Fan
  •  Tanzania – Rehema Sudi
  •  Thailand – Kanokwan Sesthaphongvanich
  •  Tokelau – Landy Tyrell
  •  Turks & Caicos – Trina Adams
  •  Ukraine – Yevgeniya Rudenko
  •  USAAmanda Kimmel
  •  United Kingdom – Emma Corten
  •  VenezuelaAlexandra Braun
  •  Vietnam – Michelle Đào Thị Thanh Hoài
  •  Zambia – Cynthia Kanema

Notes

Debuts

  •  Bahamas
  •  Cambodia
  •  Haiti
  •  Hong Kong
  •  Indonesia
  •  Jamaica

  •  Macau
  •  Mauritius
  •  Mongolia
  •  Niue Island
  •  Pakistan
  •  Romania

  •  Samoa
  •  Slovakia
  •  St. Lucia
  •  Tokelau
  •  Turks & Caicos
  •  Zambia

Returns

Last competed in 2001:

  •  Latvia
  •  Russia
  •  South Africa

Last competed in 2003:

  •  Afghanistan
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Germany
  •  Japan
  •  Panama
  •  Ukraine
  •  Venezuela

Withdrawals

  •  Albania
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Chad

  •  Costa Rica
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Guatemala

  •   Switzerland
  •  Trinidad & Tobago
  •  Uruguay

Crossovers

Numerous contestants appeared in other pageants. These include:

Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss International
  • 2004:  Bolivia – Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun
  • 2004:  Zambia – Cynthia Kanema
  • 2006:  Egypt – Elham Wagdi
Miss Intercontinental
  • 2004:  Honduras – Ruth María Arita (Semi-finalist, Best National Costume)
  • 2006:  Ecuador – Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo
  • 2007:  Egypt – Elham Wagdi (Semi-finalist)
Miss Globe International
  • 2004:  Paraguay – Maria Domanickzy Vargas (Best National Costume)
  • 2006:  Macedonia – Jana Stojanovska

Miss Tourism International
  • 2001:  Czech Republic – Zuzana Štěpanovská (1st runner-up)
Miss Tourism Queen International
  • 2004:  Japan – Emi Suzuki
  • 2005:  Pakistan – Naomi Zaman (Miss Talent)
  • 2006:  Samoa – Josephine Meisake
  • 2007:  Belgium – Isabel van Rompaey
  • 2007:  France – Alexandra Uhan (as  Monaco)
World Miss University
  • 2008:  Mongolia – Sarnai Amar (Winner)
Miss Bikini International
  • 2006:  Kenya – Stella Marris Atieno Abungu
Miss Teen International
  • 2003:  Honduras – Ruth María Arita (Semi-finalist)
Miss Continente Americano
Reina Hispanoamericana (Reina Sudamericana)
  • 2004:  Paraguay – Maria Domanickzy Vargas (Winner, Miss Photogenic, Best National Costume, Best Smile)
  • 2009:  ChileNataly Chilet (Best Face)
Miss Europe
  • 2002:  Romania – Adina Dimitru (4th runner-up)
  • 2005:  Denmark – Heidi Zadeh
  • 2006:  PolandKatarzyna Borowicz (3rd runner-up)

Other notes

References

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