Miss Earth 2001

Miss Earth 2001
Catharina Svensson
DateOctober 28, 2001
Presenters
VenueUniversity 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
WinnerCatharina Svensson
Denmark
CongenialityMisuzu Hirayama, Japan
Best National CostumeShamita Singha, India
PhotogenicDaniela Stucan, Argentina
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Miss Earth 2001 was the first edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on October 28, 2001.[1][2][3]

At the end of the event, Catharina Svensson of Denmark was crowned as Miss Earth 2001.[4][5][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

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

Placement Contestant
Miss Earth 2001
Miss Earth – Wind 2001
  •  Brazil – Simone Régis[15]
Miss Earth – Water 2001
Miss Earth – Fire 2001
Top 10
  •  Bolivia – Catherine Villarroel
  •  Estonia – Evelyn Mikomägi
  •  India – Shamita Singha
  •  Latvia – Jelena Keirane
  •  Philippines – Carlene Aguilar
  •  United States – Abigail Royce

Special awards

Major awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Friendship
  •  Japan – Misuzu Hirayama
Miss Photogenic
  •  Argentina – Daniela Stucan
Miss Talent
  •  Latvia – Jelena Keirane
Best in National Costume
  •  India – Shamita Singha[16]
Best in Evening Gown
  •  Philippines – Carlene Aguilar
Best in Swimsuit
  •  Kazakhstan – Margarita Kravtsova

Minor/Sponsor awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Avon
  •  India – Shamita Singha
Miss Close-up
  •  Philippines – Carlene Aguilar
Miss Creamsilk
  •  Argentina – Daniela Stucan
Miss Lux
  •  India – Shamita Singha
Miss Ponds
  •  Estonia – Evelyn Mikomägi

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

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

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

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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