Miss World 2001 was the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa, on 16 November 2001.
At the end of the event, Priyanka Chopra of India crowned Agbani Darego of Nigeria as her successor. This is the first time Nigeria won the title of Miss World, and the only Nigerian to win the Miss World title so far.
Background
Selection of participants Contestants from 93 countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Two of these delegates were designees after the original contestant withdrew.
Replacements Karol Inés de la Torre, Miss Mundo Colombia 2001, resigned due to accusations of her being married. She was replaced by Jeisyl Amparo Velez. Miss Latvia 2001, Gunta Rudzīte was expected to compete in Miss World 2001, but was replaced by Miss Latvia 1999–2000, Dina Kalandārova for undisclosed reasons.
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals This edition saw the debut of Malawi, and the return of Antigua and Barbuda, China, Guyana, Hawaii, Latvia, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Sint Maarten, Thailand, and Uganda; Hawaii, which last competed in 1959, Antigua and Barbuda in 1991, China in 1994, Macedonia in 1996, Uganda in 1997, Nicaragua and 1998, and Guyana, Latvia, Sint Maarten and Thailand in 1999.
The Bahamas, Belarus, Curaçao, Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Nepal, Paraguay, Sri Lanka and Taiwan withdrew from the competition. Miss Teen Bahamas 2001, Kiara Sherman had to cancel her participation in Miss World 2001 due to lack of time and preparation, and because she wasn't the official winner. Miss Belarus 2000, Anna Stychinskaya did not compete due underage and lack of interest. Miss Denmark 2001, Maj Petersen did not compete due to sponsorship problems, she went to Miss World 2003 instead. Miss Kazakhstan 2001, Gulmira Makhambetova did not compete for unknown reasons.Miss Kazahstan bnews.kz Miss Moldova 2001, Nadezhda Corcimari was supposed to participate in Miss World 2001, but due to her young age the Miss World officials refused her participation.
Miss Egypt World 2001, Sally Shaheen and Miss Uzbekistan 2001, Olesya Loshkareva did not participate in Miss World 2001 as scheduled due to the instability of the Middle East following the terrorist September 11 attacks in New York. Miss Swaziland 2001, Glenda Mabuza was expected to compete, but the local organizers could not reach an agreement with the franchise.
Results
Placements PlacementContestantMiss World 2001 – Agbani Darego 1st Runner-Up – Zizi Lee 2nd Runner-Up – Juliet-Jane HorneTop 5 – Bing Li – Ligia Cristina ArgüelloTop 10 – Irina Kovalenko – Jo-Ann Strauss – Macarena García – Oleksandra Nikolayenko – Tijana Stajšić
Contestants 93 contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownAdalgisa Gonçalves21LuandaJanelle Williams23Saint JohnVirginia di Salvo22RosarioZizi Lee19OranjestadEva Milic23Gold CoastDaniela Rockenschaub23WelsTabassum Ferdous Shaon18DhakaStephanie Chase22BridgetownDina Tersago22PuursClaudia Ettmüller19Santa Cruz de la SierraAna Mirjana Račanović18BijeljinaMasego Sebedi22GaboroneJoyce Aguiar18VotuporangaMelinda McGlore23Road TownStanislava Karabelova23SofiaTara Hall21TorontoShannon McLean24George TownChristianne Balmelli22TemucoBing Li18SanyaJeisyl Vélez20CaldasPiarella Peralta20San JoséRajna Raguž17DrenovciChristiana Aristotelous18NicosiaAndrea Fišerová19LitoměřiceJeimy Castillo23Santo DomingoCarla Lorena Revelo19QuitoSally Kettle21LeicesterLiina Helstein23TartuJenni Dahlman21TurkuEmmanuelle Chossat22Bourg-en-BresseRavanui Terriitaumihau19PapeeteAdina Wilhelmi21WolfachSelasi Kwawu20AccraLuann Richardson18GibraltarValentini Daskaloudi22AthensOlive Gopaul22GeorgetownRadasha Hoohuli21HonoluluIrena Pantelic22Rotterdam Pui Chi Chung 19Hong KongZsoka Kapocs22BudapestKolbrún Helgadóttir21ReykjavíkSara Corner21KarnatakaCatrina Supple18YoughalKaren Shlimovitz22Tel AvivPaola D'Antonino19MessinaRegina Beavers17KingstonYuka Humano21Nagoya Daniella Kimaru21Nairobi LatviaDina Kalandārova21ValmieraChristina Sawaya21Bourj HammoudSandra Spasovska21SkopjeTassiana Boba18AntananarivoElizabeth Pullu22MzuzuSasha Tan24JohorChristine Camilleri19VallettaTatiana Rodríguez20CampecheMichelle Heitha25WindhoekAmie Hewitt18Manukau CityLigia Cristina Argüello21ManaguaAgbani Darego18LagosAngela McCarthy21BelfastMalin Johansen22TromsLourdes González20Panama CityViviana Rivas24Lambayeque PhilippinesGilrhea Quinzon19San FernandoJoanna Drozdowska22SzczecinClaudia Jesus López18LisbonBárbara Serrano23ViequesVanda Petre18BucharestIrina Kovalenko17MurmanskJuliet-Jane Horne18AberdeenAngelina Johnson20SingaporeGenesis Romney18PhilipsburgJana Ivanová19NemšováRebeka Dremelj21BrežiceJo-Ann Strauss20Cape TownHyun-jin Seo21DaeguMacarena García23Seville Camilla Bäck22GothenburgMascha Santschi21BernHappiness Magese 22Dar es SalaamLada Engchawadechasilp21SongkhlaSacha St. Hill22Port of SpainTuğçe Kazaz19EdremitVictoria Nabunya20KampalaOleksandra Nikolayenko20OdesaCarrie Stroup19Fort LauderdaleCherrisse Wood18Saint ThomasMaría Abasolo Cugnetti22MontevideoAndreína Prieto19MaracaiboCharlotte Faicheney18WrexhamTijana Stajšić17BelgradeNokhuthula Mpuli18Harare
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