Miss Universe 2001
| Miss Universe 2001 | |
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| Date | 11 May 2001 |
| Presenters | Elle Macpherson, Naomi Campbell, Todd Newton, Brook Lee |
| Entertainment | Ricky Martin, La Ley |
| Venue | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 77 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Slovenia |
| Withdrawals | Australia, Belize, Denmark, Great Britain, Guam, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Namibia, St. Martin |
| Returns | Antigua & Barbuda, Curaçao, Nicaragua, Northern Marianas, Turkey, US Virgin Islands |
| Winner |
Denise Quiñones  Puerto Rico |
| Congeniality |
Nakera Simms  Bahamas |
| Best National Costume |
Kim Sa-rang  Korea |
| Photogenic |
Denise Quiñones Puerto Rico |
Miss Universe 2001 the 50th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 May 2001 at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico was crowned by Lara Dutta of India at the event's conclusion. Seventy-seven contestants competed in this year.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 2001 | |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
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| 4th runner-up | |
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Contestants
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2001
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Angola - Hidianeth Cussema -
Antigua & Barbuda - Janil Bird -
Argentina - Romina Incicco -
Aruba - Denise Balinge - Bahamas - Nakera Simms
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Belgium - Dina Tersago -
Bolivia - Claudia Arano -
Botswana - Mataila Sikwane -
Brazil - Juliana Borges -
British Virgin Islands - Kacy Frett -
Bulgaria - Ivaila Bakalova -
Canada - Cristina Rémond -
Cayman Islands - Jacqueline Bush -
Chile - Carolina Gámez -
Colombia - Andrea María Noceti -
Costa Rica - Paola Calderon Hutt -
Croatia - Maja Cecić-Vidoš -
Curaçao - Fatima St. Jago -
Cyprus - Stella Demetriou -
Czech Republic - Petra Kocarova -
Dominican Republic - Claudia Cruz de los Santos -
Ecuador - Jessica Bermudez -
Egypt - Sarah Shaheen -
El Salvador - Grace Marie Zabaneh -
Estonia - Inna Roos -
Finland - Heidi Willman -
France - Élodie Gossuin -
Germany - Claudia Bechstein -
Ghana - Precious Agyare -
Greece - Evelina Papantoniou -
Guatemala - Rosa María Castañeda -
Honduras - Olenka Fuschich -
Hungary - Agnes Helbert -
India - Celina Jaitley -
Ireland - Lesley Turner -
Israel - Ilanit Levy -
Italy - Stefania Maria -
Jamaica - Zahra Burton -
Japan - Misao Arauchi - Korea - Kim Sa-rang
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Lebanon - Sandra Rizk -
Malaysia - Tung Mei Chin -
Malta - Rosalie Thewma -
Mexico - Jacqueline Bracamontes -
Netherlands - Reshma Roopram -
New Zealand - Kateao Nehua -
Nicaragua - Ligia Argüello -
Nigeria - Agbani Darego -
Northern Marianas - Janet King -
Norway - Linda Marshall -
Panama - Ivette Cordovez Usuga -
Paraguay - Rosmary Brítez -
Peru - Viviana Rivasplata -
Philippines - Zorayda Ruth Blanco Andam -
Poland - Monika Gruda -
Portugal - Telma Santos - Puerto Rico - Denise Quiñones
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Russia - Oksana Kalandyrets -
Singapore - Jaime Teo -
Slovak Republic - Zuzana Basturova -
Slovenia - Minka Alagič -
South Africa - Jo-Ann Strauss -
Spain - Eva Sisó -
Sweden - Malin Olsson -
Switzerland - Mahara McKay -
Chinese Taipei - Hsin Ting Chiang -
Thailand - Warinthorn Padungvithee -
Trinidad & Tobago - Alexia Charlerie -
Turkey - Sedef Avcı -
Turks & Caicos - Shereen Novie Gardiner -
Ukraine - Yuliya Linova -
Uruguay - Carla Piaggio -
USA - Kandace Krueger -
US Virgin Islands - Lisa Hasseba Wynne -
Venezuela - Eva Ekvall † -
Yugoslavia - Ana Janković -
Zimbabwe - Tsungai Muskwakwenda
Notes
Other notes
- The Parade of Nations followed the 1989 pageant in continental format and the delegates wore their national costumes.
- Poland was supposed to be represented by the 1st runner-up of Miss Polonia, Malgorzata Rozniecka. Studies prevented her from going, and the organization picked another finalist, Monika Gruda. Later in September, Malgorzata Rozniecka won the Miss International pageant in Japan.
- France, Élodie Gossuin who would later win Miss Europe, faced controversy when it was rumoured that she was a transsexual, which she strongly denied. A medical examination confirmed that she was a natural-born woman.[1][2][3]
- The organization invited Miss Russia 2001, Oxana Fedorova, to attend the pageant. But Fedorova said she couldn't compete because of her studies, and that she would compete in 2002. Her 1st runner-up, Oxana Kalandyrets, competed instead and became a top 10 finalist. Fedorova would go on to win the following year's Miss Universe pageant, only to be dethroned and replaced with her runner-up four months later. [4]
- Oxana Kalandyrets sported the same evening gown that Miss Russia 1997, Anna Baitchick, wore during Miss Universe 1997.
- Miss Spain 2001, Lorena van Heerde, could not compete in the pageant because she was underage (17 at the time). Her 1st runner-up, Eva Sisó, replaced her. Lorena was supposed then to compete in Miss Universe 2002 as well, but after a scandal -involving an undercover journalist- threatened the integrity of the Miss Spain pageant, van Heerde crowned her successor and cut all ties with the organization.
- Juliana Borges of Brazil was heavily criticized after openly admitting to the media that she had undergone nineteen plastic surgeries, 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 still allowed to compete.[5]
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