Miss Universe 2001

Miss Universe 2001 was the 50th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on 11 May 2001. The contest was won by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico who was crowned by Lara Dutta of India. This was Puerto Rico's fourth win in the history of the pageant.

Miss Universe 2001
Denise Quiñones
DateMay 11, 2001
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueColiseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants77
Placements10
Debuts
  • Slovenia
Withdrawals
  • Australia
  • Belize
  • Denmark
  • Great Britain
  • Guam
  • Hong Kong
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • Saint Martin
Returns
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Curaçao
  • Nicaragua
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Turkey
  • United States Virgin Islands
WinnerDenise Quiñones
Puerto Rico
CongenialityNakera Simms, Bahamas
Best National CostumeKim Sa-rang, South Korea
PhotogenicDenise Quiñones, Puerto Rico

Contestants from seventy-seven countries competed in this pageant. The competition was hosted by Elle Macpherson and Naomi Campbell, Todd Newton acted as backstage correspondent, while Miss Universe 1997 provided commentary for the whole event. Ricky Martin and La Ley performed in this edition.

Background

Replacements

Poland was to be represented by the first runner-up of Miss Polonia, Malgorzata Rozniecka. Studies prevented her from attending, and the organization replaced her with Monika Gruda. The organization invited Miss Russia 2001, Oxana Fedorova, to attend the pageant, but she was unable to compete due to studies, but competed in 2002. She was replaced by first runner-up, Oxana Kalandyrets, who reached the top 10. Fedorova would go on to win the following year's Miss Universe pageant, only to be replaced with her runner-up four months later.[1] Miss Spain 2001, Lorena van Heerde Ayala, was unable to compete as she was underage (17 at the time). She was replaced by first runner-up, Eva Sisó. Ayala was due to compete in Miss Universe 2002, but after the threat of lawsuit by her family against the Miss España Organization for breach of contract,[2] she cut all ties with the Miss España organization and lost the right to represent Spain at any international pageant.[3]

Controversies during the pageant

France, Élodie Gossuin was confirmed to be a woman by medical examination, when it was rumoured that she was a transsexual.[4][5][6]

Juliana Borges of Brazil admitted to the media that she had undergone plastic surgery nineteen times, stating "It's like studying for a math exam and you get good grades... you study and you work hard to have the perfect body". Despite a public outcry she was allowed to compete.[7]

Results

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 2001
1st runner-up
  •  Greece – Evelina Papantoniou
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10

Special awards
Award Winner
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
  • The Bahamas Bahamas – Nakera Simms
Best National Costume

Contestants
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2001

Seventy-seven contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Angola Angola Hidianeth Cussema 19 Cuíto
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Janil Bird 22 –
Argentina Argentina Romina Incicco 18 Buenos Aires
Aruba Aruba Denise Balinge 21 –
The Bahamas Bahamas Nakera Simms 22 –
Belgium Belgium Dina Tersago 22 Puurs
Bolivia Bolivia Claudia Arano 19 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Botswana Botswana Mataila Sikwane 23 Gaborone
Brazil Brazil Juliana Borges 22 Santa Maria
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Kacy Frett 19 –
Bulgaria Bulgaria Ivaila Bakalova 19 Varna
Canada Canada Cristina Rémond 20 Montreal
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Jacqueline Bush 25 George Town
Chile Chile Carolina Gámez 19 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Andrea Nocetti 23 Cartagena
Costa Rica Costa Rica Paola Calderón 20 Guanacaste
Croatia Croatia Maja Cecić-Vidoš 20 Rijeka
Curaçao Curaçao Fatima St. Jago 22 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Stella Demetriou 21 –
Czech Republic Czech Republic Petra Kocarova 22 South Moravia
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Claudia Cruz de los Santos 18 San Juan
Ecuador Ecuador Jessica Bermudez 23 Guayaquil
Egypt Egypt Sarah Shaheen 19 Cairo
El Salvador El Salvador Diana Betsy Guerrero 22 –
Estonia Estonia Inna Roos[8] 19 Tallinn
Finland Finland Heidi Willman 19 Jyväskylä
France France Élodie Gossuin[9] 20 Reims
Germany Germany Claudia Bechstein 22 Thuringia
Ghana Ghana Precious Agyare 18 Accra
Greece Greece Evelina Papantoniou 22 Athens
Guatemala Guatemala Rosa María Castañeda 20 Chiquimula
Honduras Honduras Olenka Fuschich 21 Yoro
Hungary Hungary Agnes Helbert 21 –
India India Celina Jaitly 21 Shimla
Republic of Ireland Ireland Lesley Turner 19 Newport
Israel Israel Ilanit Levy 18 Rehovot
Italy Italy Stefania Maria 20 Lombardy
Jamaica Jamaica Zahra Burton 21 Kingston
Japan Japan Misao Arauchi 19 Aomori
Lebanon Lebanon Sandra Rizk[10] 19 Koura District
Malaysia Malaysia Tung Mei Chin 20 Kuantan
Malta Malta Rosalie Thewma 19 Birżebbuġa
Mexico Mexico Jacqueline Bracamontes 21 Guadalajara
Netherlands Netherlands Reshma Roopram 22 South Holland
New Zealand New Zealand Kateao Nehua[11] 19 Ngātiwai
Nicaragua Nicaragua Ligia Cristina Argüello 21 Managua
Nigeria Nigeria Agbani Darego 18 Lagos
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Janet King 24 Tinian
Norway Norway Linda Marshall 22 Buskerud
Panama Panama Ivette Cordovez 21 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Rosemary Brítez 21 Caazapá
Peru Peru Viviana Rivasplata 23 Lambayeque
Philippines Philippines Zorayda Ruth Andam[12] 24 Baguio
Poland Poland Monika Gruda 19 Masovia
Portugal Portugal Telma Santos 19 Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Denise Quiñones 20 Ponce
Russia Russia Oksana Kalandyrets 20 Khanty-Mansi
Singapore Singapore Jaime Teo 24 Singapore
Slovakia Slovakia Zuzana Baštúrová 19 Revúca
Slovenia Slovenia Minka Alagič 21 Maribor
South Africa South Africa Jo-Ann Strauss 20 Cape Town
South Korea South Korea Kim Sa-rang 23 Seoul
Spain Spain Eva Sisó 21 Soses
Sweden Sweden Malin Olsson 19 Skattungbyn
Switzerland Switzerland Mahara McKay 19 Zurich
Taiwan Taiwan Hsin Ting Chiang 21 Taipei
Thailand Thailand Varinthorn Phadoongvithee 24 Nonthaburi
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Alexia Charlerie 24 Tunapuna–Piarco
Turkey Turkey Sedef Avcı 19 Adana
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Shereen Novie Gardiner 19 –
Ukraine Ukraine Yuliya Linova 23 Zaporizhzhia
United States United States Kandace Krueger 24 Austin
Uruguay Uruguay Carla Piaggio 25 Montevideo
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Lisa Hasseba Wynne 26 –
Venezuela Venezuela Eva Ekvall[13] 18 Caracas
Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia Ana Janković 19 –
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Tsungai Muswerakuenda 23 Harare

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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