Lara Quigaman from Philippines was crowned Miss International 2005 on 26th September 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. She was 22 years of age when she was crowned as Miss International 2005. She was a Filipino actress and also a multi-product endorser. She is the fourth Filipino to have won the crown, after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, and Melanie Marquez in 1979. Prior to winning Miss International, Quigaman joined Binibining Pilipinas twice, first in 2001 and last in 2005. The latter ultimately earned her the title of Binibining Pilipinas International.