Miss Nicaragua 2005

The Miss Nicaragua 2005 pageant, was held on March 5, 2005 in Managua, after several weeks of events. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Daniela Clerk from Managua won the title. She represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2005 held in Thailand later that year. The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.

Special awards

 * 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 of Miss Nicaragua Webpage)

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Contestants
Twelve contestants competed for the two titles.

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
 * Carlos Garzon B. - Nicaraguan Goldsmith
 * Carlos Alberto Rombaldo - Department of Computing Engineering and Digital System - UNICA
 * Edwin Dominguez - Professional Photographer
 * Ivan Solorzano - Regional Manager of Budget Car Rental
 * Claudia Alaniz - Miss Nicaragua 1998
 * Abraham R Espinoza - Representative of Televicentro

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Special guests
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 * Ballet Folklórico Nicaragüense - "Moralimpia"
 * Carlos Barrios - "Un Dia Mas"

Trivia
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 * 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.