The Miss Nicaragua 2001 pageant, was held on February 3, 2001 in Managua, after several weeks of events. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa from Managua won the title. She represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2001 held in Puerto Rico where she was unplaced and also Miss World 2001 held in Sun City, South Africa where she was in the Top 5 and received the Miss World Americas title. The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.

Placements

Final ResultsContestant Miss Nicaragua 2001 Managua - Ligia Argüello Roa Miss International Nicaragua 2001Tipitapa - Renee Fabiola Davila Miss Earth Nicaragua 2001 Matagalpa - Karla Leclair Top 5 Managua - Leslie Gonzalez Rosales Jinotega - Indra Palma

Special awards

Miss Photogenic - Matagalpa - Karla Leclair Monzón Miss Dorian Gray - Jinotega - Indra Palma Miss Congeniality - Managua- Leslie Gonzalez Rosales Miss Internet - Tipitapa - Renee Fabiola Davila, Managua-Leslie Gonzalez Rosales (by votes of Global Beauties Webpage)

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Official contestants

StateContestant Boaco Jessie Rico Salgado Managua Leslie Gonzalez Rosales Estelí Martha Lucia Castillo Farach Jinotega Indra Palma Soza Madriz Maria Jose Villavicencio Managua Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa Matagalpa Karla Leclair Monzón Nueva Segovia Nancy Lafayette Fonseca RACCN Sherry Cunningham Río San Juan Valeria Guzman Romero Rivas Norma GonzalezTipitapa Renee Fabiola Davila

Judges

Dennis Davila - Director of Miss Nicaragua Organization Lucía Salvo Horvilleur - Nicaragua Minister of Health Roberto Courtney - Regional Director of Ethics and Transparency & (UN) Advisor Luisa Amalia Urcuyo - Miss Nicaragua 1993 Oscar Miranda - Director of Sales of Televicentro Pierre Pierson - Nicaragua Vice-Minister of Culture Celia Lacayo - Nicaraguan Painter

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