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Miss Earth 2005
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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.
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.
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2005:
Numerous contestants appeared in other pageants. These include: