Miss Earth Venezuela 2005

For the contest held to elect the Venezuelan representative to Miss Universe 2006, Miss World 2005 and Miss International 2006, see Miss Venezuela 2005.

Miss Earth Venezuela 2005
Date	June 1, 2005
Presenters	Daniela Kosán
Venue	Hard Rock Cafe Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Broadcaster	La Tele
Entrants	15
Placements	5
Winner	Alexandra Braun Caracas
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Miss Earth Venezuela 2005 (Spanish: MissSambil Models Venezuela 2005) was the first Miss Earth Venezuela pageant. It was held at the Hard Rock Cafe Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela on June 1, 2005. ^[1]

At the end of the event, María Julia Álvarez crowned Alexandra Braun of Caracas as Miss Earth Venezuela 2005. ^[2] She represented Venezuela at the Miss Earth 2005 where she won the first crown for the country. ^{[3] [4]} She also won the special prize Best in Swimsuit. ^[5]

Background

Initially, since 2001, Venezuelan representatives to Miss Earth were appointed by independent franchisors. Miss Earth Venezuela title was first given by Sambil Model Organization in 2005. ^[6]

Pageant

Selection committee

The judges for Miss Earth Venezuela include:

• Ruddy Rodríguez – Actress, Miss World Venezuela 1985 and 3rd runner-up in Miss World 1985 ^[7]
• Raquel Lares – TV host, Miss Sucre 1986, and 5th runner-up in Miss Venezuela 1986 ^[7]
• Guillermo González – TV host ^[7]
• Ángel Álvarez – Artistic representative ^[7]
• Andrés Galarraga – MLB baseball player ^[7]
• Édgar Ramírez – Actor ^[7]
• Eva Ekvall – Journalist, Miss Venezuela 2000 and 3rd runner-up in Miss Universe 2001 ^[7]
• Giovanni Scutaro – Fashion designer ^[7]
• Luigi Ratino – Artistic representative ^[7]
• Deive Garcés – Model, Mister Carabobo 2000 and Top 10 in Mister Venezuela 2000 ^[7]

Results

Placements

Color key

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as runner-up
•   Ended as top 5/8 qualification
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   Ended as special awards winner

Placement	Contestant	International Placement
Sambil Models Venezuela 2005 (Miss Earth Venezuela 2005)	No. 15 – Alexandra Braun [8] [9]	Miss Earth 2005
1st runner-up	No. 9 – Shannon de Lima [10]
2nd runner-up	No. 10 – María Escalante [11]
3rd runner-up	No. 13 – Myriam Abreu [12]
4th runner-up	No. 6 – Susana Girardi [11]

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Chica La Tele	No. 15 – Alexandra Braun [13]
Miss Internet	No. 15 – Alexandra Braun [13]
Miss Press	No. 15 – Alexandra Braun [13]
Miss Popularity	No. 2 – Stephanie Salazar [13]
Best Body	No. 10 – María Escalante [13]
Best Legs	No. 11 – Dayana Domínguez [13]
Most Beautiful Eyes	No. 6 – Susana Girardi [13]
Most Beautiful Face	No. 8 – Natalia Barrantes [13]
Most Beautiful Hair	No. 12 – Leonela Castro [13]

Contestants

15 contestants competed for the title. ^{[14] [11]}

No.	Contestant	Age [a]	Height	Hometown
1	Johanna Vargas
2	Stephanie Salazar
3	Lorena Loera
4	Ana Mazzocca
5	Gabriela Carrascal
6	Susana Girardi
7	Daniela Angarita
8	Natalia Barrantes
9	Shannon de Lima	16	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
10	María Escalante
11	Dayana Domínguez
12	Leonela Castro
13	Myriam Abreu	17	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Caracas
14	Yogheisa Adrián
15	Alexandra Braun	22	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Caracas

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. Martínez, Laura (2017-08-21). "Miss Earth Venezuela, un evento que superó las expectativas". Analitica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
2. Hernández, Sonia (2024-03-12). "Alexandra Braun aclarará dudas sobre belleza en nuevo proyecto". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
3. Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. Record-setting victory for Miss Venezuela.
4. "Alexandra Braun Waldeck, Miss Earth 2005". martinique.franceantilles.fr (in French). 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
5. Giovanni Paolo J. Yazon. "Record-setting victory for Miss Venezuela". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
6. "Quién es Shannon de Lima, la supuesta nueva conquista de Alejandro Speitzer". infobae (in European Spanish). 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
7. "LAS ESTRELLAS QUE HA DEJADO EL SAMBIL MODELOcean Drive Venezuela | Ocean Drive Venezuela". web.archive.org. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
8. "La sensual Alexandra Braun al desnudo | COMPLOT Magazine" (in Spanish). 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
9. "Countries With The Most Miss Earth Winners". WorldAtlas. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
10. Baquero, Mayra (2022-11-14). "Fotos de Shannon de Lima: la "embrujada" más guapa de Instagram". La Mega (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
11. "Sambil Model | Talentos Sambil". web.archive.org. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
12. Sánchez, Luigi (2017-01-17). "Myriam Abreu se convirtió en madre de gemelos". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
13. Sambil Venezuela (2010-05-17). Recuento Sambil Model 2004-2009 . Retrieved 2025-03-22– via YouTube.
14. Nacional, El (2017-09-28). "Alexandra Braun se consolida como actriz a nivel internacional". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.

External links

• Miss Earth / Sambil Model Venezuela Official Website
• Miss Earth Official Page