Miss Nicaragua 2005

Miss Nicaragua 2005
DateMarch 5, 2005
PresentersIvan Taylor & Marifely Argüello
VenueTeatro Nacional Rubén Darío, Managua, Nicaragua
BroadcasterTelevicentro
Entrants12
WinnerDaniela Clerk
Managua

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
Miss World Nicaragua 2005
Miss Earth Nicaragua 2005
Top 5

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. ^ a b c "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.