Miss Earth 2001

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Miss Earth 2001
Catharina Svensson, Miss Earth 2001.jpg
Catharina Svensson
DateOctober 28, 2001
Presenters
Venue University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster
Entrants42
Placements10
Debuts
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • Gibraltar
  • Guatemala
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Puerto Rico
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • United States
  • Venezuela
  • Zanzibar
Winner Catharina Svensson
Denmark
CongenialityMisuzu Hirayama
Japan
Best National Costume Shamita Singha
India
Photogenic Daniela Stucan
Argentina
2002  

Miss Earth 2001 is the first Miss Earth pageant, [1] held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines on 28 October 2001. [2] [3]

Contents

At the end of the event, Catharina Svensson of Denmark was crowned as Miss Earth 2001. [4] [5] It is the victory of Denmark in the history of the pageant. [6]

Contestants from forty-two countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Emma Suwannarat, Jaime Garchitorena, and Asha Gill. [7]

Background

University of the Philippines Theater, the venue of Miss Earth 2001 University of the Philippines (UP Campus) - University Theater (Diliman, Quezon City; 2015-01-22).jpg
University of the Philippines Theater, the venue of Miss Earth 2001

Location and date

After the contract of Carousel Productions to stage the Mutya ng Pilipinas and Miss Asia Pacific International pageants was not renewed in the year 2000, [8] the production company, led by Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck, has decided to come up with their own pageants, with the help of former beauty queens from Mutya ng Pilipinas. These pageants are eventually named as Miss Philippines (which eventually became Miss Philippines Earth), and Miss Earth, which focuses on environmental consciousness. [9]

Miss Earth was formally launched in a press conference on April 3, 2001 along with the search of Miss Philippines to represent Philippines in the international competition. [10] [11] Likewise, the pageant tied up with the Philippine government agencies such as the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and at least two international environmental groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the American Global Release to further its environmental advocacy. [12] [13]

Selection of participants

Contestants from forty-two countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. There were originally sixty countries that will compete in this edition, but was trimmed down to fifty-two after the September 11 attacks that happened in New York and Washington, United States. The number of contestants was further whittled to forty-two following the air-strikes on Afghanistan by the coalition led by the United States. Some countries who withdrew due to the aforementioned events include Costa Rica, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Malawi, Nepal, Switzerland, Uruguay, and Vietnam. [14]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Earth 2001
Miss Earth – Wind 2001
Miss Earth – Water 2001
Miss Earth – Fire 2001
Top 10

Special awards

AwardsContestant
Miss Friendship
  • Flag of Japan.svg  Japan – Misuzu Hirayama
Miss Photogenic
Miss Talent
Best in Swimsuit
Best in Evening Gown
Best in National Costume
Miss Creamsilk
Miss Close-up
Miss Avon
  • Flag of India.svg  India – Shamita Singha
Miss Lux
  • Flag of India.svg  India – Shamita Singha
Miss Ponds

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results Miss Earth 2001 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Forty-two contestants competed for the title. [17] [18]

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Daniela Stucan 22 Ensenada
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Christy Anderson Sydney
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Catherine Villarroel [19] 19 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Simone Régis [10] 22 Santa Catarina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Michelle Weswaldi Woodbridge
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Natalia Botero [10] 21 Cesar
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Ivana Galesic [10] Zagreb
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Catharina Svensson 19 Copenhagen
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Catherine Núñez Elías Piña
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Grace Marie Zabaneh [10] 22 San Salvador
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Evelyn Mikomägi [20] 21 Tallinn
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Nardos Tiluhan Wondemu [10] 21 Addis Ababa
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Martina Aitolehti [21] 19 Helsinki
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Charlene Ann Figueras [10] 21 Gibraltar
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Carmina Elizabeth Paz Guatemala City
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Krisztina Kovacs Budapest
Flag of India.svg  India Shamita Singha [22] 22 Mumbai
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Monica Rosetti19 Milan
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Misuzu Hirayama Tokyo
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Margarita Kravtsova [10] 20 Astana
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Aqua Bonsu [23] Nairobi
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Jelena Keirane [10] 21 Riga
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Adelle Raymond Boustany Beirut
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Joey Tan [10] 24 Penang
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jamie-Lee Huisman North Holland
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Abbey Flynn Auckland
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Karla José Leclair [10] Matagalpa
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Aliana Khan [10] Panama City
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Paola Barreda Lima
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Carlene Aguilar [24] 19 Quezon City
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Amaricelys Reyes Isabela
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Victoria Bonya Krasnokamensk
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Calista Ng [10] 23 Singapore
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Inecke van der Westhuizen Gauteng
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Noemi Caldas Madrid
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Hsiu Chao-Yun Taipei
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Hilda Bukozo Dar es Salaam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Victoria Wachholz Chiang Mai
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Gozde Bahadir Istanbul
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Abigail Royce [10] 25 San Diego
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Lirigmel Ramos [25] Caracas
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar Sheena Nanty Zanzibar City

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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