Alexandra Braun Waldeck
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Alexandra Braun Waldeck (born May 19, 1983) is a Venezuelan TV show host, actress and Miss Earth 2005
Miss Earth 2005
Miss Earth 2005, the 5th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place on October 23, 2005 in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 80 candidates from around the globe took part in the event....

, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Growing up in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

, Braun graduated cum laude with a Technical Degree in Marketing and Advertising. She’s of German parentage whose family migrated to Venezuela after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

.

The 5'10" Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n beauty queen
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...

 went on to compete in the 2005 Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela
The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...

 pageant. While she only placed first runner-up, representing Nueva Esparta
Nueva Esparta
Nueva Esparta State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, and the largely uninhabited Cubagua.The state is the smallest one in area, and is located off the northeast Caribbean coast of Venezuela. It is the only insular state of Venuezuela...

, she was selected by Sambil Model Caracas to represent Venezuela at Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

 held in Manila, Philippines. She was crowned Miss Earth on October 23, 2005, where eighty contestants from all over the world took part in the competition. Braun, a 22-year-old model, also got the prize for Best in Swimsuit. She was the first Venezuelan to win the competition. Her win makes Venezuela the second country after Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 to win all of the "Big Four" pageants.

Braun crowned her successor, Hil Hernández
Hil Hernández
Hil Yesenia Hernández Escobar , is a beauty queen from Chile. On November 26, 2006, she won the Miss Earth 2006 beauty pageant, beating over 81 other delegates. She's the first Chilean woman to win the coveted crown...

, during the 2006 Miss Earth
Miss Earth 2006
Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place on November 26, 2006 in the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile....

 pageant finale on November 26, 2006, held at the National Museum
National Museum of the Philippines
The Museum of the Filipino People is a department of the National Museum of the Philippines that houses the Anthropology and Archaeology Divisions of the National Museum. It is located in the Agrifina Circle, Rizal Park, Manila adjacent to the main National Museum building...

 in Manila, Philippines. Her Miss Earth Venezuela successor, Marianne Puglia
Marianne Puglia
Marianne Pasqualina Puglia Martínez is a beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Earth Venezuela 2006....

, was crowned Miss Earth Fire
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

, the equivalent of 3rd runner up.

Miss Earth reign

During her Miss Earth reign, she met the President of the Philippines
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...

 at the Malacañang Palace
Malacañang Palace
The Malacañan Palace, commonly known simply as Malacañang, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines. Located at 1000 J. P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila, the house was built in 1750 in Spanish Colonial style. It has been the residence of every...

, which she considered as one of her most memorable experiences. Upon her return to Venezuela after winning the Miss Earth competition, Braun immediately spearheaded a reforestation
Reforestation
Reforestation is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation....

 program in Caracas, Maracaibo
Maracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

 and Valencia with the help of Sambil Organization
Centro Sambil
Centro Sambil Caracas, located in Caracas, Venezuela, is the fourth largest shopping mall in South America. It was completed in 1999 and has over 500 stores in approximately 3 million square-feet . This mall has five levels: Autopista, Libertador, Acuario, Feria, and Diversión...

, the franchise holder of Miss Earth Venezuela
Miss Earth Venezuela
Miss Earth Venezuela or Sambil Model Venezuela is a Venezuelan beauty pageant that was created in 2005, by the Sambil organization. The winner represents Venezuela in Miss Earth; and since 2006, delegates are sent to the Miss American Continent, in Ecuador...

 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.
In April 2006, she travelled to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, together with the Miss Earth Foundation
Miss Earth Foundation
Miss Earth Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit organization, which serves as the environmental-social-humanitarian outreach arm of Miss Earth beauty pageant. It was established to institutionalize the environmental mission of Miss Earth...

 to co-host the United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...

 or UNEP gala event, The Champions of the Earth
Champions of the Earth
The United Nations Environment Programme established Champions of the Earth in 2004 as an annual awards programme to recognize outstanding environmental leaders at a policy level...

, 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.

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
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, 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 sha announced the launching of her own accessories brand name ¨B&B Accessories¨ with her twin sister Karina. She has appeared in a variety of magazines right after her reign includuing Philippine's 'Women's Journal', Variedades, Man, Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive (magazine)
Ocean Drive is a magazine that reports on fashion, society, entertainment and celebrities in Miami Beach, Florida, in the United States. The magazine has been referred to as "the Bible of South Beach" due to its coverage of nightlife and VIPs. Suzy Buckley is the Editor in Chief. The magazine's...

, Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....

, Urbe
Urbe Bikini
Urbe Bikini is a Venezuelan, Maxim-styled monthly men's magazine with original photographs of famous models and editorial content geared to men 25 to 40. From its launch in December 2003, Urbe Bikini has become the largest circulation glossy in the country...

, Que Pasa
Que Pasa
Que Pasa is a Spanish-language newspaper circulated in North Carolina, USA. Its primary audience is the Latino community in the state. The paper maintains distinct editions for the Piedmont, Charlotte, and Research Triangle areas of the state. This free paper is distributed mostly at restaurant...

 (Chile) and more. Braun is now an established model in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 appearing in numerous television spots, magazines and advertising campaigns in countries such as Philippines, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, Malaysia, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

and her home country Venezuela.

In 2011 she started film a movie as a principal star in ¨Hasta que la muerte nos separe¨ directed by abraham Pulido as a Diana Montenegro, a model who falls in love with a boxer.

Beauty Contests

Miss Earth (October 2005) Winner, Miss Venezuela (September 2005) First Runner, representing the state of Nueva Esparta, Sambil Model (July 2005) Winner

Catalogs

Miss Lulu 2009 2011
Avon Hogar (Venezuela 2009 2010)
Vestimenta (Venezuela 2007 2008)
Swim (Catálogo Interno 2008)
Canuan (Catálogo Trajes de Baño 2008)
Avon Beauty (Venezuela 2006)
Beco (Venezuela 2005 06 07 08)
Jade (Venezuela 2004 2005)
Macla (Venezuela 2006 07)/>

Ambassador Non-Profit Organizations

SENOSAYUDA (Breast Cancer) 2008 Actual
UNO MAS Foundation (Sindrome Down) 2007 Actual
Acción Solidaria (SIDA) Calendar 2012
Asociación Civil Ronald McDonald (Programm “Give a Hand”) 2007 Actual
UMA Foundation (Dinner with the Stars) 2008 Actual

Television Commercial

BASINGER (SHOES 2011)
MISS LULU BOUTIQUE (CLOTHING 2009 2011)
DODGE CALIBER (CAR 2010 2011)
COCINAS FERRARA (KITCHEN 2011)
OPTICA CARONI "FASHION" (Lenses 2009 2011)
DIVA PARMALAT (Yogurt 2009 2010)
SEDAL BRILLO (Shampoo 2007 2008)
OPTICA CARONI "SEXY" (Lenses 2009)
FISA DERMOX (Soap &Lotion 2007 2008)
JHONSONS BABY (Shampoo 2007)
SUAVITEL (Clothe Cleaner 2007)
BURGUER KING (Burguers 2007)
ATAMEL GRIP (Pain Relief Pills (2006)
ENO (STOMACH RELIEF 2006)
SQUIRT (Coke México) 2006
VERIZON (Telecommunications México) 2006
ITT TECH (Institute México) 2006
CAREFREE (Diary protectors 2006)
MC DONALDS (Fast Food 2004 2005 2006)
MOVILNET (Mobile 2004 2005 2006)
FEMINI (Shoes 2005 2006)
SUBWAY (Sándwiches 2005)
CINES UNIDOS (Cinema 2005)
CINEX (Cinema 2005)
PEPSI COLA (Coke 2005)
PAMPERO (Ketchup 2005)
FEMEX PLUS (Pain relief 2005)
BANCO PROVINCIAL (Bank 2004)
ELECTRICIDAD DE CARACAS (Light Services 2004)>

Magazines, Cover & Editorials

Revista Ronda ¨Alexandra Braun protagonizará una película¨Agosto 2011¨
Diario Meridiano Sección Full Pantalla "Soy una super modelo" Agosto 2011
Diario 2001 ¨Alexandra Braun le pone el ojo al Cine¨ Agosto 2011
Diario Meridiano ¨Alexandra Braun se muda al cine¨ Agosto 2011
DIario Meridiano "Alexandra Braun en la gran pantalla" Agosto 2011
El Universal "Alexandra Braun sustituye a Paz Vega en FIlm local" Venezuela Agosto 2011
ENTORNO INTELIGENTE Venezuela COVER (Agosto 2011)
FASCINACION MAGAZINE Venezuela COVER (Junio 2011)
EL RECREO MAGAZINE Venezuela COVER (Enero 2o11)
SILUETA Y ALMA Venezuela COVER (Febrero 2011)
BLUSH Magazine COVER Panamá (Enero 2010)
SAMBIL MAGAZINE. COVER. Agosto 2010
GEEK MAGAZINE COVER July 2010
GUIA TV EL NACIONAL. COVER. June 2010
PyM Magazine “Talento Vivo” (May 2010)
A LA CARTA Magazine “ROSTROS” (May 2010)
RONDA Magazine Tras cámaras “MUJERONES” (May 2010)
LOOK CARAS ¨EL LOOK ¨Venezuela (Marzo 2010)
TODO EN DOMINGO COVER Venezuela (Enero 2010)
HIGH CLASS Magazine COVER Venezuela (Enero 2010)
GENTE FELIZ Magazine COVER Venezuela (Enero 2010)
EGO´S “Estrella de Panama” COVER Panamá (Nov 2009)
CUERPO Y ALMA Magazine Venezuela INTERWIEV (Nov 2009)
EL UNIVERSAL "5 Preguntas" Venezuela INTERWIEV (Nov 2009)
TOO MUCH Magazine Venezuela COVER (Agosto de 2009)
FULL PANTALLA Magazine Venezuela COVER (Mayo de 2009)
DON JUAN Magazine Colombia (Marzo de 2009)
ESCENAS EL NACIONAL Venezuela (INTERVIEW Jan 2009)
FASCINACION Magazine Venezuela COVER (Noviembre de 2008)
SINFLASH Magazine COVER (Modelos Top) Venezuela (Julio de 2008)
LOCATEL Magazine COVER (Gemelos) Venezuela (Mayo de 2008)
CORPORE Magazine COVER Venezuela (Mayo de 2008)
TODO EN DOMINGO Magazine Cover Venezuela (Abril de 2008)
CLIMAX Magazine Editorial Venezuela (Abril de 2008)
EL RECREO Magazine Cover Venezuela (Enero de 2008)
SINFLASH Magazine Editorial “Diamantes” Venezuela (Enero de 2008)
BLITZ Magazine Cover Venezuela (Diciembre de 2008)
LOCATEL Magazine Cover Venezuela (Diciembre de 2007)
MAXIM Magazine Cover Rumania (Marzo de 2007)
COSMOPOLITAN Rumania (Marzo de 2007)
NOVIOS Magazine Venezuela (Cover marzo de 2007)
OD JOYAS (Marzo de 2007)
SPY Magazine Rumania Beauty (2007)
EN EXCLUSIVA Magazine (2007)
PROMOTOR Magazine Rumania (2007)
VIVA MAGAZINE Rumania (2007)
FHM Magazine México (2006)
MAXIM Magazine México (2006)
Cosmopolitan Magazine Philippines (2006)
WOMAN TODAY Magazine Philippines (2006)
QUE PASA! Magazine Chile (2006)
FASHION Nights Magazine Venezuela (2006)
BLITZ MAGAZINE Magazine Venezuela (2007)
TODO EN DOMINGO Magazine Venezuela (2006)
ESTAMPAS Magazine Venezuela (2006)
OCEAN DRIVE Magazine Venezuela (2006)
AFAIR Magazine Venezuela (2006)
MAN Magazine Venezuela (2006)
LE CLUB Magazine Venezuela (2006)
COMPLOT Magazine Venezuela (2005)
Variedades Magazine Venezuela (2006)
A RUMBEAR Magazine Venezuela (2006)
URBE Magazine Venezuela (2005 & 2006)
SAMBIL Magazine Venezuela (2005 & 2006)

Video Clips

UltraChic "Labios de Diamante" Venezuela (2011)
Yahir "Detalles" México (2006)
Alejandro Fernández "Canta Corazón" Venezuela (2005)
Raymond Castellón "Se me va la vida" Venezuela (2005)/>

National and International Ramp Modeling

Fashion Week Venezuela 2010, Leonardo de armas (2009), Pavel Mieses (2008), Red Nouveau (2008), Rupture (2008), Lóreal (2008), Luis Perdomo (2008), Levi´s (Caracas 2008), Nabys Vielman (Maracaibo 2008), Fashion TV (Caracas 2008), Kenneth Cole (Caracas 2008), D&G (Caracas 2008), Semana de la Moda Intima "Sobre pieles Nocturnas" (Caracas 2007), Sonia Chang (Costa Rica 2007), Daniel Oporto (Bolivia 2007), Centro America Moda (El Salvador 2007), Miguel Chong (Honduras 2007), Acapulco Fashion Week México 2007, Fashion Week México 2007, Caracas Fashion Week 2007, Venezuela Diseña 2006 2007, PALACIO DE HIERRO 2006 (México), LIVERPOOL 2006 (México), Roberto Cavalli, NIKE, CK, LEVI'S, Diésel, BIGLIDUE, Indiani, Durant & Diego, Giovanni Escutaro, Silvia Tcherassi, José Maria Almeida, Angel Sánchez, Mayela Camacho, Pavel Miesses, Georgia Reyes, Hugo Espina, Carol Ginter, Luis Perdomo, Georgia Reyes, Gabriela Chacon, Casablanca, Loreal. etc./>

Hosting Experience

Host Why Kano Fashion Show 2011 Venezuela
Host Miss Perú Internacional 2011 Peru / Lima
Host Makeup Caracas 2011 Venezuela
Host PUBLIFEST Venezuela 2011
Host FASHION WEEK VENEZUELA 2010
Host ¨PINKTOBER¨Hard Rock Cafe 2010 Venezuela
Host ¨SAMBIL AMA” (Comunitary weedings) 2010 Venezuela
Host Miss Turismo Bolivar 2010 Puerto Ordaz.
Host CITY MAGAZINE 2010 Valencia
Host ¨Ayuda por Haití¨ C.C. Tolón. 2010 Venezuela.
Host Corporativo TOP CRUISERS 2009 Venezuela.
Host Corporativo SWAROWSKY "Nature reloaded" 2009 Venezuela.
Host Mr. Handsome Venezuela 2009.
Host ELITE LOOK MODEL Venezuela 2009.
Host Corporativo Tienda Arroba 2008 Venezuela.
Host Semana de la Moda y Turismo 2008 San Cristóbal.
Host Desfile Nabys Vielman “20 años en la Moda” 2008 Maracaibo.
Ftv “Fashion tour Venezuela” Margarita, 2008 Venezuela.
Host Perfume “ELLE” Yves Saint Laurent mayo de 2008 Venezuela.
Host "Sambil Model Caracas" Mayo de 2008 Venezuela.
Host "Sambil Model Caracas" Junio de 2007 Venezuela.
Co Host "Champions of the Earth" Abril de 2006, Singapore.
Host "Copa Toon" Cartoon Network, julio de 2005, Venezuela./>

Film

"Puras Joyitas" Venezuela. Mayo de 2007. (Rol Miss Amazonas)
"Comando X" Venezuela. Junio de 2008. (Rol. Periodista CNN Español)
“La Pura Mentira” Venezuela. Marzo de 2009. (Rol. Animadora)
"Secretos de Confesión¨ Venezuela (2011) Cameo
¨NO TOCAR¨Corto. Venezuela 2011
"Hasta que la muerte nos separe" (DIana Montenegro) (2011)/>

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