Priscilla Meirelles crowns Miss Earth 2005 Alexandra Braun in Quezon City, Philippines

Priscilla Meirelles of Brazil was 21 years old when she was crowned Miss Earth 2004 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She competed against 60 other candidates.

On September 5, 2004, Meirelles turned 22. A month later, she went back to the Philippines and crowned her successor Alexandra Braun of Venezuela.

Miss Earth 2005

• beauty pageant: Miss Earth
• edition: 5th
• venue:  University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 
• date: October 23, 2005
• hosts: Ariel Ureta, Amanda Griffin
• candidates: 79
• broadcasters: ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, Star World

JUDGES

1. Leo Valdez
2. Baroness Eva de Koenigswarter
3. Raquel Argondonia
4. James Hogan
5. Catharina Svensson
6. Noel Lorenzana
7. Vivienne Tan
8. Tessa Prieto-Valdes
9. Eugene Tameses
10. Rosemarie Arenas

FINALISTS

PLACEMENT	CANDIDATE (COUNTRY/TERRITORY)
Top 16	Sanja Susnja (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Zuzana Štěpanovská (Czech Republic) Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo (Ecuador) Irma Marina Dimas Pineda (El Salvador) Hye-mi Yoo (Korea) Genebelle Francisco Raagas (Philippines) Tatyana Yamova (Russia) Rehema Sudi (Tanzania)
Top 8	Nataly Chilet (Chile) Tania María Domaniczky Vargas (Paraguay) Vanessa De Roide Toledo (Puerto Rico) Amanda Lee Kimmel (USA)
Top 4	Amell Yoselin Santana de Jesus (Dominican Republic) Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz (Poland) Jovana Marjanovic (Serbia and Montenegro) Alexandra Braun Waldeck (Venezuela)

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Miss Friendship: Katherine McClure (Canada)
• Miss Photogenic: Nataly Chilet (Chile)
• Best in Talent: Yevgeniya Rudenko (Ukraine)
• Best in Swimsuit: Alexandra Braun Waldeck (Venezuela)
• Best in Long Gown: Vanessa De Roide Toledo (Puerto Rico)
• Best in National Costume: Hye-mi Yoo (Korea)

SPONSORS’ AWARDS

• Miss Cyber Press Earth: Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz (Poland)
• Miss Ponds: Hye-mi Yoo (Korea), Alexandra Braun Waldeck (Venezuela), Amell Yoselin Santana de Jesus (Dominican Republic), Vanessa De Roide Toledo (Puerto Rico), Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz (Poland)

WINNERS

PLACEMENT	2005	2004
3rd runner-up Miss Fire	Jovana Marjanovic Serbia and Montenegro	Yanina González Paraguay
2nd runner-up Miss Water	Katarzyna Borowicz Poland	Kahaya Lusazh Tahiti
1st runner-up Miss Air	Amell Santana Dominican Republic	Murielle Celimene Martinique
Miss Earth	Alexandra Braun Venezuela	Priscilla Meirelles Brazil