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 -herself sister of Miss Nicaragua 1999, Linda Clerk- from Managua won the title.
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss Nicaragua 2005 – Daniela ClerkMiss World Nicaragua 2005 – Johanna Madrigal Miss Earth Nicaragua 2005 Leon - Sandra Rios Top 5 – Sandra Rios Granada – Rebecca Reynoso Murillo – Ariadna Urrutia
Special awards Other awards include: 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 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.
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.
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
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