Miss Universe 2001
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 as her successor at the end of the event. 77 contestants competed in this year.
Miss Universe 2001 | |
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Miss Universe 2001, Denise Quiñones | |
Date | 11 May 2001 |
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Entertainment | |
Venue | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 77 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns |
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Winner | Denise Quiñones ![]() |
Congeniality | Nakera Simms ![]() |
Best National Costume | Kim Sa-rang ![]() |
Photogenic | Denise Quiñones ![]() |
Puerto Rico is the second country to win Miss Universe also as host, after the United States.

Miss Universe 2001 Titlecard
Results
Placements
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2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
Top 10
- Spain
- Venezuela
- Nigeria
- Israel
- Greece
- India
- Russia
- USA
- France
- Puerto Rico
Top 5
- India
- Venezuela
- Puerto Rico
- Greece
- USA
Contestants
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2001
Angola - Hidianeth Cussema Antigua and Barbuda - Janil Bird Argentina - Romina Incicco Aruba - Denise Balinge Bahamas - Nakera Simms 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 Andrea Gámez Gallardo 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 - Diana Betsy Guerrero 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 Lebanon - Sandra Rizk Malaysia - Tung Mei Chin Malta - Rosalie Thewma Mexico - Jacqueline Bracamontes Netherlands - Reshma Roopram New Zealand - Kateao Nehua Nicaragua - Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa Nigeria - Agbani Darego Northern Mariana Islands - Janet King Norway - Linda Marshall Panama - Ivette Cordovez Paraguay - Rosmary Brítez Peru - Viviana Rivasplata Philippines - Zorayda Ruth Andam Poland - Monika Gruda Portugal - Telma Santos Puerto Rico - Denise Quiñones Russia - Oksana Kalandyrets Singapore - Jaime Teo Slovak Republic – Angeliq - Zuzana Basturova Slovenia - Minka Alagič South Africa - Jo-Ann Strauss Spain - Eva Sisó Sweden - Malin Olsson Switzerland - Mahara McKay Taiwan - Hsin Ting Chiang Thailand - Warinthorn Padungvithee Trinidad and Tobago - Alexia Charlerie Turkey - Sedef Avcı Turks and 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 Muswerakuenda
Notes
Awards
Bahamas - Miss Congeniality (Nakera Simms) Puerto Rico - Miss Photogenic (Denise Quiñones) Korea - Best National Costume (Kim Sa-rang)
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 the Russian representative at Miss Universe 1997, Anna Baytchik, wore during Miss Universe 1997 preliminaries.
- Miss Spain 2001, Lorena van Heerde Ayala, 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 threat of lawsuit against the Miss España Organization by her family side due the breach of contract by the organization[5], she cut all ties with the Miss España organization and lost the right to representing Spain in any international pageant.[6]
- 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.[7]
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 2001". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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References
- Could reigning Miss France be a monsieur?
- Cyber-row as Miss France gets 'man' label
- Miss France may be Mister
- МИСС РОССИЯ 2001
- http://www.hola.com/famosos/2002040530125/famosos/padreslorenavan1/padreslorenavan1/
- http://www.hola.com/famosos/2002041131607/famosos/lorenaentrev2/lorenaentrev2/
- Miss Brazil's Plastic Surgery
External links
Order of announcements Edit Top 10 Edit 1. Spain 2. Venezuela 3. Nigeria 4. Israel 5. Greece 6. India 7. Russia 8. USA 9. France 10. Puerto Rico
Top 5 Edit 1. India 2. Venezuela 3. Puerto Rico 4. Greece. 5. USA
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