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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[1].
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Results
Final Results Contestant Miss América Latina 2005 
Paraguay - Mariela Candia
1st runner-up 
USA - Graciela Stanley
2nd runner-up 
Mexico - Rosa Beltrán
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)
Contestants[2]
Bolivia - Karin Rocha
Brazil - Luana Kloster
Canada - Fanny Samaniego
Colombia - Yuliet Silva
Costa Rica - Daianna Calderón
Dominican Republic - Yadira Geara
Ecuador - Viviana Carbo
Germany - Melissa Bedoya
Guatemala - Elisa Álvarez
Italy - Angie Pérez Capobianco
- Mexico - Rosa Beltrán
Nicaragua - Valeria Valentini
Panama - Yaritzel Acosta- Paraguay - Mariela Candia
Peru - Giovanna Vargas
Puerto Rico - Glymaris Lugo
United Kingdom - Yusmeri Davis
Uruguay - Ana Navarro- USA - Graciela Stanley
Venezuela - Mariela Arenas
National Notes
Debuts
Returning Territories
Withdraws
Historical Significance
- Paraguay earned its first and, as of 2011, only victory.
- The USA matched its best placement up to that point, having previously had two first runners-up in 1984 and 1985.
- Brazil placed for the fifth consecutive time, making it the second territory, after Colombia, to have two 5-pageant streaks.
- Mexico matched its best placement since winning in 1987 for a third time. This tied it, at that point, with Panama for the most third-place delegates.
- Canada placed for the first time.
- Peru also placed in 2004.
- Paraguay last placed in 1993.
- Ecuador last placed in 1998.
- USA last placed in 2001.
- Mexico last placed in 2003
References
Categories:- Miss América Latina
- 2005 beauty pageants
- 2004 in the Dominican Republic
- Beauty pageants in the Dominican Republic
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