Miss Nicaragua 2005

Miss Nicaragua 2005
Date	March 5, 2005
Presenters	Ivan Taylor & Marifely Argüello
Venue	Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío, Managua, Nicaragua
Broadcaster	Televicentro
Entrants	12
Winner	Daniela Clerk Managua
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The Miss Nicaragua 2005 pageant was a Nicaraguan beauty pageant held on March 5, 2005 in Managua, after several weeks of events. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Daniela Clerk ^[1] -herself sister of Miss Nicaragua 1999, Linda Clerk- ^[2] from Managua won the title.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Nicaragua 2005	Managua – Daniela Clerk [2]
Miss World Nicaragua 2005	Managua – Johanna Madrigal
Miss Earth Nicaragua 2005	Leon - Sandra Rios
Top 5	Achuapa – Sandra Rios Granada – Rebecca Reynoso Murillo Estelí – Ariadna Urrutia

Special awards

Other awards include: ^[3]

• Miss Photogenic - Masaya - Meyling Vilchez
• Best Hair - Carazo - Fanny Ramirez
• Best Smile - Granada - Rebecca Reynoso
• Most Beautiful Face - Tipitapa - Shantall Quintero
• Miss Congeniality - Esteli - Ariadna Urrutia
• Miss Internet - Leon - Sandra Rios (by votes on Miss Nicaragua webpage)

Contestants

Twelve contestants competed for the two titles.

Department/City	Contestant
Achuapa	Fátima Madrigal [4]
Carazo	Fanny Ramirez
Chinandega	Arlen Montoya
Estelí	Ariadna Urrutia
Granada	Rebecca Reynoso Murillo
León	Sandra Rios
Madriz	Mayling Sobalvarro Sampson
Managua	Daniela Clerk
Masaya	Meyling Vilchez
Nueva Segovia	Maritza Campos
Rivas	Honey Hernandez
Tipitapa	Shantall Quintero

Daniela Clerk Castillo is Miss Nicaragua 1995 Linda Clerk Castillo's younger sister. ^[2]

Shantall Quintero (who now goes by Shantall Lacayo) is an international fashion designer who became a runner up in Project Runway Latin America Season 1 and later won Project Runway (season 19) after relocating to the United States. ^[5]

Judges

• Pierre Pierson - Nicaragua Vice-Minister of Culture
• Luis Morales Alonso - Nicaraguan Painter
• Margarita Pasos - TV host of Margarita te voy a contar talk show and Director of Successfactor Internacional Business Coaching & Training
• Claudia Alaniz - Miss Nicaragua 1998

References

1. Alborán, Diana (2016-09-29). "Fallece mamá de Daniela Clerk, Miss Nicaragua 2005". La Nueva Radio YA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
2. "Reina del Carnaval 2002: Daniela Regina Clerk". La Prensa (in Spanish). 2002-07-26. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
3. "Se prepara para Miss Universo 2005". La Prensa (in Spanish). 2005-03-06. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
4. "Rostros de la semana". La Prensa (in Spanish). 2005-07-09. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
5. Agostini, Sofía (2022-02-04). "La diseñadora nicaragüense Shantall Lacayo gana la edición 19 de Project Runway". Vogue (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-25.