Miss Latin America 2005

Miss América Latina 2005 was the nineteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twenty-first overall. The final event was held on November 26, 2004 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. At the conclusion of the pageant, Mariela Candia of Paraguay was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Gamalis Fermín of Puerto Rico.

Results

Final Results

Contestant

Miss América Latina 2005
  • - Mariela Candia

1st runner-up
  • - Graciela Stanley

2nd runner-up
  • - Rosa Beltrán

Semi-finalists (in order of placement)
  • - Luana Kloster
  • - Giovanna Vargas
  • - Fanny Samaniego
  • - Viviana Carbo

Contestants

  • - Karin Rocha
  • - Luana Kloster
  • - Fanny Samaniego
  • - Yuliet Silva
  • - Daianna Calderón
  • - Yadira Geara
  • - Viviana Carbo
  • - Melissa Bedoya
  • - Elisa Álvarez
  • - Angie Pérez Capobianco
  • - Rosa Beltrán
  • - Valeria Valentini
  • - Yaritzel Acosta
  • - Mariela Candia
  • - Giovanna Vargas
  • - Glymaris Lugo
  • - Yusmeri Davis
  • - Ana Navarro
  • - Graciela Stanley
  • - Mariela Arenas

Trivia

  • Germany and Italy participated for the first time.
  • Colombia and Paraguay last participated in 2003.
  • Despite participating in 2004, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras and Portugal failed to participate this year.
  • Canada placed for the first time.
  • Brazil and Peru also placed in 2004.
  • Countries that had not placed for a while were: Paraguay (1993), Ecuador (1998), USA (2001) and Mexico (2003).