Alexandra Braun Waldeck ([aleɣˈsandɾa ˈβɾawm ˈbaldek], born May 19, 1983) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty queen who won the 2005 edition of Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[2][3]
Alexandra Braun | |
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| Born | Alexandra Braun Waldeck May 19, 1983 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Earth Venezuela 2005 Miss Earth 2005 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Venezuela 2005 (1st Runner-Up) Sambil Model 2005 (Winner) Miss Earth 2005 (Winner) |
Braun won four international best actress awards in various film festivals all over the world for her portrayal of the lead role in the movie, "Uma" at the London Film Festival, Monaco International Film Festival, the Milan International Film Festival and the Georgia Latino Film Festival in Atlanta; the film also won recognition in the "Film of the World" category at the International Film Festival of India[4] and won best foreign film at the Burbank International Film Festival in the United States.[5]
Early life and background
editGrowing up in Caracas, Braun graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Marketing and Advertising.[6][7] Her family was from Germany but migrated to Venezuela after World War II.[8]
Braun competed in the 2005 Miss Venezuela pageant,[7][6] and represented Nueva Esparta where she placed first runner-up; she was then selected by Sambil Model Caracas to represent Venezuela at Miss Earth held in Manila, Philippines.[9] She was crowned Miss Earth 2005 on October 23, 2005, where eighty contestants from all over the world took part in the competition.[10] Braun also won the Best in Swimsuit.[9] She was the first Venezuelan to win the competition. Her win made Venezuela the second country after Brazil to win all of the "Big Four" pageants.[7]
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.[11][12]
Miss Earth reign
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During her Miss Earth reign, she met Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at Malacañang Palace, which she considered as one of her most memorable experiences.[7][13] 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.[13]
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.[14][15]
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
editBraun'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 under the 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 of Venezuela.
She started her career as an actress in Venezuela with her first movie directed by Abraham Pulido produced in 2012 and show to public in May 2015, "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" is about a model who falls in love with a boxer based on the novel Othello by William Shakespeare.
She started to make her first appearance in theatre in the play "Boeing Boeing" directed by Tullio Cavalli in August 2013. In 2014 she started her first soap opera called "Amor Secreto" on the TV channel Venevisión as Alejandra Altamirano as the antagonist of the history. It was launched in May 2015. In 2016 she was called for performing her second teather play called "Cronicas desquiciadas".
In 2016 she made her second movie as the lead role in the movie "UMA" directed by Alain Maiki.
In January 2017 started her third feather play called "Relatos Borrachos". In May started a new TV project called "Ellas aman, ellos mienten" and also at the same time started a movie project "Blindados" directed by Carlos Malave. In October 2018 she became Member of the ACACV Venezuelan Arts and Science Cinematography Academy
Career background
editBeauty contests
editBraun competed in the following pageants:[16]
| Month & Year | Pageant | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| October 2005 | Miss Earth 2005 | Winner |
| September 2005 | Miss Venezuela 2005 | 1st Runner-Up |
| July 2005 | Miss Earth Venezuela 2005 | Winner |
Catalogs
edit| 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
edit| 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
editIn December 2017, Braun won Best Actress at the Monaco International Film Festival called the Angel Film Awards for her performance in a love story movie Uma,[17][18] which was produced in Italy by the production company Epic In Motion & AMZ along with Natalia Denegri's Trinitus Productions.[19] The movie also won the Best Film, Best Editing, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor awards.[20]
Braun's performance in the movie Uma further earned her best actress awards in the Milan International Film Festival and the Georgia Latino Film Festival in Atlanta.[21]
In February 2018, she then won the Best Actress for the fourth time for the movie Uma at the London Film Festival which is produced by the British Film Institute which screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shorts from approximately 50 countries.[22][4]
| 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 |
| 2014 | Amor secreto | Alejandra Altamirano[23] | Venezuela |
| 2016 | Uma | Uma | Italy |
| 2017 | Blindados | Alicia | Venezuela |
| 2020 | Intriga tras cámaras | Venezuela | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alexandra Braun Model Info". Fashion Model Directory. 2005-01-02. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Chmura, Edward (2005-10-25). "Miss Earth 2005". Japundit. Archived from the original on 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Palacios, Argel (2006-01-02). "Alexandra Braun ganó el Miss Earth 2005". Nuevo Siglo Spanish Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b News, Caracas (21 February 2018). "Alexandra Braun obtiene premio en el Festival de Cine International en Londres". Noticias24. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Martínez, Laura (5 October 2017). "Uma, la película que alzó a Alexandra Braun a las pantallas internacionales (Uma, the film that lifted Alexandra Braun to international screens)". Venezuela Analitica. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b Lo, Ricky. "Why Rodel & Daniella are going Down Under". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ a b c d Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2007-08-29). "Alexandra the great". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2006-10-07). "Venezuelan goddess returns". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b "Venezuelan model is new Miss Earth; DR wins Miss Earth-Air". Dominican Today. 2005-10-25. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ "Miss Earth 2005 beauty pageant". People's Daily Online. 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2006-11-30). "Chile's charmer wins Miss Earth crown". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Miss Earth 2005 beauty pageant". People's Daily Online. 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ a b Yazon J., Giovanni Paolo (2006-10-08). "Alexandra, the Great". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Falt, Eric (2006-04-21). "Global 'Green' Leaders Honored at Environmental Gala in Singapore". United Nations Environment Programme. Archived from the original on 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Falt, Eric (2006-04-21). "Champions of the Earth 2006 gala dinner". United Nations Environment Programme. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Top Model: Alexandra Braun". Modelos de Venezuela. 2008-01-20. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ Gomez, Eva (7 December 2017). "Alexandra Braun gana como Mejor Actriz en Festival de Monaco (Alexandra Braun wins Best Actress at the Monaco Festival)". La Prensa. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ News, Venezuela (7 December 2017). "Alexandra Braun gana "Mejor Actriz" en los Angel Film Awards (Alexandra Braun wins "Best Actress" at the Angel Film Awards)". Diario de los Andes. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ News, El Nacional (7 December 2017). "Alexandra Braun ganó premio como Mejor Actriz en Festival de Cine de Monaco (Alexandra Braun won Best Actress at the Monaco Film Festival)". El Nacional (Caracas). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Gutiérrez, Néstor Ramírez (7 December 2017). "Alexandra Braun condecorada como Mejor Actriz (Alexandra Braun awarded Best Actress)". Últimas Noticias. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Tremamunno, Marinellys (12 December 2017). "UMA: la película de Natalia Denegri recibe 14 premios en festivales internacionales". Comunicae España (Comunicado de prensa). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ News, El Nacional (20 February 2018). "Alexandra Braun obtuvo máximo galardón en Festival de Cine de Londres (Alexandra Braun won top prize at the London Film Festival)". El Nacional (Caracas). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Venevisión anunció que Alexandra Braun será la antagonista de la nueva telenovela". PRODU.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External links
edit- Alexandra Braun at Fashion Model Directory
- Brief biography and interview
- Lifeofamodel.com - Latest interview with Miss Earth, Alexandra Braun, on winning the beauty competition and how it has changed her life
- Portfolio Alexandra Braun Waldeck's modeling portfolio
