Alexandra Braun

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Braun and the second or maternal family name is Waldeck.
Alexandra Braun
Beauty pageant titleholder

Born Alexandra Braun Waldeck
(1983-05-19) May 19, 1983
Caracas, Venezuela
Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)[1]
Measurements 90-60-90
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Green
Title(s) Sambil Model 2005 (winner)
Miss Venezuela 2005 (1st runner up)
Miss Earth Venezuela 2005
Miss Earth 2005 (winner)

Alexandra Braun Waldeck (born May 19, 1983) is a Venezuelan actress model and Miss Earth 2005, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[2][3] Growing up in Caracas, Braun graduated cum laude with a Technical Degree in Marketing and Advertising.[4] Her family is from Germany, they migrated to Venezuela after World War II.[5]

The 5'10" Venezuelan beauty queen went on to compete in the 2005 Miss Venezuela pageant.[4] While she only placed first runner-up, representing Nueva Esparta, she was selected by Sambil Model Caracas to represent Venezuela at Miss Earth held in Manila, Philippines.[6] She was crowned Miss Earth on October 23, 2005, where eighty contestants from all over the world took part in the competition.[7] Braun, a 22-year-old model, also got the prize for Best in Swimsuit.[6] She was the first Venezuelan to win the competition. Her win makes Venezuela the second country after Brazil to win all of the "Big Four" pageants.[4]

Braun crowned her successor, Hil Hernández, during the 2006 Miss Earth pageant finale on November 26, 2006, held at the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. Her Miss Earth Venezuela successor, Marianne Puglia, was crowned Miss Earth Fire, the equivalent of 3rd runner up. She now has a career as an actress in Venezuela.[8][9]

Miss Earth reign

During her Miss Earth reign, she met the President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the Malacañan Palace, which she considered as one of her most memorable experiences.[4][10] Upon her return to Venezuela after winning the Miss Earth competition, Braun immediately spearheaded a reforestation program in Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia with the help of Sambil Organization, the franchise holder of Miss Earth Venezuela contest. It was followed by the launching of the SAMI Tree Program, a fund-raising activity that educates children on the importance of protecting trees to save the environment.[10]


In April 2006, she travelled to Singapore, together with the Miss Earth Foundation to co-host the United Nations Environment Programme or UNEP gala event, The Champions of the Earth, an annual awards programme to recognize outstanding environmental leaders at a policy level. She co-hosted the awarding ceremony on April 21, 2006 with Eric Falt, UNEP Director of Communications and Public Information.[11][12]

As Miss Earth winner, Braun travelled the world to participate and promote environmental awareness programs with the Philippine-based Miss Earth Foundation. She also visited several countries including Canada, Puerto Rico, Chile, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, and Venezuela.

Life after Miss Earth

Braun's victory in Miss Earth 2005 has made her a household name in Venezuela and different parts of the world specially in modeling business. She started in a new stage of her life when she announced the launching of her own accessories brand name ¨DiBraun Accessories¨ with her twin sister Karina. She has appeared in a variety of magazines right after her reign including Philippine's 'Women's Journal', Variedades, Man, Ocean Drive, Maxim, Urbe, Que Pasa (Chile) and more. Braun is now an established model in Latin America, Europe and Asia appearing in numerous television spots, magazines and advertising campaigns in countries such as Philippines, Romania, Malaysia, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Bolivia and her home country Venezuela. She started her career as an actress in Venezuela with her first movie directed by Abraham Pulido who´s going to appear in November 2014, ¨Hasta que la muerte nos separe¨ is about a model who falls in love with a boxer based on the novel Othelo by William Shakespeare. She started to make her first appearance in theatre in the play ¨Boeing Boeing¨ in August 2013. She will start a new soap opera called ¨Amor Secreto¨ on T.V. Channel VENEVISION, as Alejandra Altamirano, her role is the antagonist of the history.[4]

Career background

Beauty contests

Braun competed in the following pageants:[13]

Month & Year Pageant Placement
October 2005 Miss Earth 2005 Winner
September 2005 Miss Venezuela 2005 First Runner Up
July 2005 Sambil Model Winner

Catalogs

Year/s Title Country
2009-2011 Miss Lulu Venezuela
2009-2010 Avon Hogar Venezuela
2007-2008 Vestimenta Venezuela
2008 Swim Catálogo Interno
2008 Canuan Catálogo Trajes de Baño
2006, 2007 Macla Venezuela
2006 Avon Beauty Venezuela
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Beco Venezuela
2004, 2005 Jade Venezuela

Ambassador non-profit organizations

Year/s Organization Cause/Program
2008–present SENOSAYUDA Breast Cancer
2007–present UNO MAS Foundation Down Syndrome
2012 SIDA Acción Solidaria (Solidarity Action
2007–present Asociación Civil Ronald McDonald (Program “Give a Hand”)
2008–present UMA Foundation (Dinner with the Stars)

Filmography

Films
Year/s Title Role Country
May 2007 Puras Joyitas Miss Amazonas Venezuela
June 2008 Comando X Spanish CNN Journalist Venezuela
March 2009 La Pura Mentira Cheerleader Venezuela
2011 Secretos de Confesión Cameo Venezuela
2011 Ubicua Margareth Venezuela
2012 obsesión Annie Venezuela
2013 Sueño de Selva Ulrike Koch Canaima, Venezuela
2013 Hasta que la muerte nos separe Diana Montenegro Venezuela
2013 Intercambio Tatiana Konig EEUU
2014 Amor Secreto NOVELA Alejandra Altamiranda Venezuela
2016 UMA FILM UMA ITALIA

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandra Braun Model Info". Fashion Model Directory. 2005-01-02. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  2. ↑ Chmura, Edward (2005-10-25). "Miss Earth 2005". Japundit. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  3. ↑ Palacios, Argel (2006-01-02). "Alexandra Braun ganó el Miss Earth 2005". Nuevo Siglo Spanish Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2007-08-29). "Alexandra the great". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  5. ↑ Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2006-10-07). "Venezuelan goddess returns". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  6. 1 2 "Venezuelan model is new Miss Earth; DR wins Miss Earth-Air". Dominican Today. 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  7. ↑ "Miss Earth 2005 beauty pageant". People's Daily Online. 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  8. ↑ Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2006-11-30). "Chile’s charmer wins Miss Earth crown". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Miss Earth 2005 beauty pageant". People's Daily Online. 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  10. 1 2 Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2006-10-08). "Alexandra, the Great". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  11. ↑ Falt, Eric (2006-04-21). "Global ‘Green’ Leaders Honored at Environmental Gala in Singapore". United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  12. ↑ Falt, Eric (2006-04-21). "Champions of the Earth 2006 gala dinner". United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  13. ↑ "Top Model: Alexandra Braun". Modelos de Venezuela. 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brazil Priscilla Meirelles		 Miss Earth
2005 		Succeeded by
Chile Hil Hernández
Preceded by
Monagas Enid Herrera		 Miss Earth Venezuela
2005 		Succeeded by
Aragua Marianne Puglia
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