title: Miss Ecuador 2005
text: # Miss Ecuador 2005
  
  The Miss Ecuador 2005 was on March 12, 2005. There were 16 candidates for the national title. The winner was Ximena Zamora from Pichincha who was crowned by Susana Rivadeneira from Pichincha as Miss Ecuador 2005. She represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2005.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Placements
  
  | Final results | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Miss Ecuador 2005 | Pichincha - Ximena Zamora |
  | Miss World Ecuador 2005 | Guayas - María Eliza Márquez |
  | Miss Internacional Ecuador 2005 | Guayas - Bianca Salame |
  | 1st Runner-up | Carchi - Magdalena Stahl |
  | 2nd Runner-up | Guayas - María Gracia Manzano |
  
  ### Special awards
  
  | Award | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Miss Congeniality | Pichincha - Bella Cárdenas |
  | Miss Photogenic | Guayas - Bianca Salame |
  | Miss Yambal | Guayas - Bianca Salame |
  | Miss Trident | Guayas - María Eliza Márquez |
  
  ## Contestants
  
  | Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft in) | Hometown |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Carchi | María Magadalena Stahl Hurtado | 22 | 177 | 5 ft 10 in | San Gabriel |
  | Galápagos | Isabela del Rocío Astudillo Mendoza | 24 | 179 | 5 ft 10 in | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno |
  | Guayas | Blanca María Salame Avilés | 18 | 178 | 5 ft 10 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | Gía Paola Baquerizo Vallazza | 19 | 174 | 5 ft 9 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | María Gracia Manzano Torres Díaz | 25 | 171 | 5 ft 7 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | María Lorena Crespo Vélez | 24 | 176 | 5 ft 9 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | María Elisa Márquez Gutiérrez | 22 | 180 | 5 ft 11 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | Karla Paola Milán Pérez | 19 | 181 | 5 ft 11 in | Guayaquil |
  | Manabí | Ingrid Zulay Toala Lara | 19 | 180 | 5 ft 11 in | Portoviejo |
  | Manabí | Jessenia Marilú Macías Mieles | 23 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Olmedo |
  | Pichincha | Patricia Jackeline Vera Nieto | 21 | 176 | 5 ft 9 in | Quito |
  | Pichincha | Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano | 20 | 177 | 5 ft 10 in | Quito |
  | Pichincha | Bella Carolina Cárdenas Bustamante | 20 | 179 | 5 ft 10 in | Quito |
  | Pichincha | Yomaira Mariana Loor Rodríguez | 24 | 174 | 5 ft 9 in | Santo Domingo |
  