Miss World 2001

Miss World 2001
Miss World 2001 Titlecard
Date	16 November 2001
Presenters	Jerry Springer, Claire Elizabeth Smith
Entertainment	Umoja
Venue	Super Bowl, Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa
Broadcaster	E!, SABC 3
Entrants	93
Placements	10
Debuts	Malawi
Withdrawals	Bahamas, Curaçao, Denmark, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Nepal, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Egypt, Uzbekistan.
Returns	Antigua & Barbuda, China PR, Guyana, Hawaii, Latvia, Macedonia FYRO, Nicaragua, St. Maarten, Thailand, Uganda
Winner	Agbani Darego [1]  Nigeria

Miss World 2001, the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa.^[2] 93 contestants from all over the world competed for the title. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant.^[3] She was crowned by Priyanka Chopra of India. This is the first time Nigeria won the pageant.

The Miss World 2001 contest was expecting 107 delegates from around the planet to compete in the 51st version of the pageant; however due September 11 attacks, added to economic and other matters, were responsible for several delegates not showing up.^[4]

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2001^[1]

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

•  Malawi

Returns

Withdrawals

Bahamas - Miss Teen Bahamas 2001, Kiara Sherman had to cancel her participation in Miss World 2001 due lack of time and preparation, and because she wasn't the official Bahamas's official National Pageant winner.^[5] However 8 years later, she represented Bahamas at Miss Universe 2009.

Curaçao - Also pulled out due to economic problems.

 Egypt - Miss Egypt World 2001, Sally Shaheen did not participate in Miss World 2001 as scheduled due the instability of Middle East following the terrorist September 11 attacks in New York , she later participated in Miss Universe 2002.^[6]

Kazakhstan - Miss Kazakhstan 2001, Gulmira Makhambetova did not compete for unknown reasons.^[7]

Lithuania - Did not compete because of a scheduling conflict with Miss Lithuania 2001 contest, which was held 7 days before Miss World 2001 finals.^[8]

Moldova - Miss Moldova 2001, Nadezhda Corcimari was supposed to participate in Miss World 2001 but due her young age, Miss World officials refused her participation.^[9] No runner ups from Miss Moldova 2001 pageant were sent for Miss World 2001 due the same reazon.

Nepal - No contest was held in 2001 due the Nepalese royal massacre occurred at mid-year.

Seychelles and Zambia - Not held contest.

 Swaziland - Miss Swaziland 2001, Glenda Mabuza was expected to compete, but the local organizers could not reach to an agreement over the franchise^[10]

Uzbekistan - Miss Uzbekistan 2001, Olesya Loshkareva had to cancel her participation in the Miss World 2001 due security reasons following the terrorist September 11 attacks in New York. However Uzbekistan finally did their debut 12 later, at Miss World 2013.^[11]

Belarus, Chinese Taipei , Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay , and Sri Lanka ^[12] - did not compete for unknown reasons.

Replacements

•  Aruba – Miss Aruba World 2001, Lainda Westerhof resigned claiming that her college schedule would not allow her to compete in Miss World 2001. The organization appointed Miss Aruba 2001 3th Runner up - Zeralda Candice Wai-Yen Lee (Zizi Lee) as the Aruban representative in Miss World 2001^[13]

•  Colombia – Miss Mundo Colombia 2001, Carol de la Torre resigned his crown due to accusations of being married. Her first runner up Jeisyl Velez took the crown, but however Carol represented Colombia at Miss Asia & Pacific 2001 contest in the Philippines and finished 3th Runner Up.
•  Czech Republic – The winner of Miss Czech Republic 2001, Diana Kobzanová decided participate in Miss Universe 2002. The 1º vice-miss CR, Andrea Fišerová went to Miss World 2001.^[14]
•  Latvia – Miss Latvia 2001, Gunta Rudzite was expected to compete in Miss World 2001, but however she was replaced by Dina Kalandarova, Miss Latvia 1999-2000, crowned in Tunisia.^[15]
•  Spain – The winner of Miss España 2001, Lorena van Heerde Ayala decided not participate in Miss World 2001. The 2º runner up of Miss España 2001, Macarena Garcia was chosen as the Spanish representative ^[16]
•  United States – At first the MWO had chosen a former Miss United States Teen 1998 & Miss Teen International 1998 runner up, Carrie Stroup as the American representative in Miss World 2001, but then she was replaced by Starla Smith a former participant in the Miss Teen USA 1999 due that Stroup has decided to pursue an acting career and not Miss World.^[17] After much confusion Carrie Stroup was confirmed as the US representative at Miss World 2001.^[18][19]

Other notes

•  Lebanon – Christina Sawaya was expected to compete at Miss Universe 2002, but boycotted because of the participation of an Israeli delegate.

References

External links

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 2001