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Nuestra Belleza México 2001

Nuestra Belleza México 2001, the 8th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico on September 28, 2001. Forty-seven contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, who later competed in Miss Universe 2002 in Puerto Rico. Cruz was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Jacqueline Bracamontes. She is the first and only Yucateca and the third winner of foreign descent (she is Afro-Mexican) to win this Title.

Nuestra Belleza México 2001
DateSeptember 28, 2001
PresentersLupita Jones, Alexis Ayala
EntertainmentWendy Fitzwilliam, Marco Antonio Solis
VenueAeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos", Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
BroadcasterTelevisa
Entrants47
Placements20
WithdrawalsQuintana Roo
ReturnsAguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango, Nayarit
WinnerEricka Cruz[1]
 Yucatán
← 2000
2002 →

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Tatiana Rodríguez from Campeche, who later competed in Miss World 2001 in South Africa. Rodríguez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Paulina Flores. She is the first and only Campechana to win this Title.

For the second consecutive time and for the fourth time in the history of the pageant, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.

Results

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PlaceMents Nuestra Belleza México

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Final Results Contestant
Nuestra Belleza México 2001
Suplente/1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 10
Top 20

Order of announcements

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Nuestra Belleza Mundo México

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One week before the final competition was held, the semi-final competition featured a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico", in which was announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was Tatiana Rodríguez from Campeche, who represented the country in Miss World 2001. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the contest.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México and was hosted by Mónica Noguera and Julio Bracho. It was the 4th edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. From this year onwards, the winner of this event would not compete in the final night competition.

The musical part was enlivened by: Dinastía, Gustavo Lara and Cristian Castro.

Final Results Contestant
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000
Suplente/1st Runner-up
Top 21

Order of announcements

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Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic
Fuller Beauty Queen
Best Hair Pantene
  •   Tamaulipas – Mónica Aragón
Miss Internet
  •   Tamaulipas – Mónica Aragón
Lala Light Figure
  •   Coahuila – Greta Galindo
Best National Costume

Judges

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Preliminary competition

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Final competition

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Background Music

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  • Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)
  • Intermediate: "Call my Bluff" by Wendy Fitzwilliam
  • Intermediate: "Si no te Hubieras Ido" and "O me Voy o te Vas" by Marco Antonio Solis
  • Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

Contestants

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State Contestant Age Height
(m) 		Hometown
  Aguascalientes María Isabel Gutiérrez Velazsco 20 1.72 Calvillo
  Baja California Bibian López Vallejo 24 1.68 Mexicali
  Baja California Paulina García Coronel 23 1.68 Tijuana
  Baja California Sur Berenice Cosio Yee 20 1.75 La Paz
  Campeche Tatiana Rodríguez Romero 20 1.74 Campeche
  Coahuila Greta Galindo De la Peña 20 1.79 Torreón
  Colima Laura Tayde Mancilla Alonso 21 1.68 Colima
  Colima María Rosario Meza Anguiano 23 1.77 Colima
  Chiapas Alejandra Paulina Zenteno Gutiérrez 20 1.74 Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  Chihuahua Ericka De la Rosa Castro 20 1.71 Chihuahua
  Chihuahua Nancy Cecilia Esparza Tinajero 21 1.75 Chihuahua
  Chihuahua Ofelia Chávez Moreno 21 1.76 Chihuahua
  Distrito Federal Gabriela Hurtado González 23 1.70 México City
  Durango Jennifer López Rateike 22 1.75 Durango
  Estado de México Eva Geynes Gutiérrez 24 1.68 Toluca
  Guanajuato Anabel Mendoza Muñoz 21 1.73 León
  Guanajuato Claudia Albo López 20 1.71 Irapuato
  Guanajuato Karín Elizabeth Huerta Arredondo 23 1.69 Irapuato
  Guanajuato Leticia Vanessa Jiménez 21 1.73 Guanajuato
  Hidalgo Sara Guadalupe García Amador 21 1.73 Pachuca
  Jalisco Ana Inés Santoyo Jasso 22 1.73 Guadalajara
  Jalisco Miriam Ayala Núñez 23 1.73 Guadalajara
  Jalisco Saray Alejandra Álvarez Negrete 21 1.77 Guadalajara
  Morelos Belly Lizene Corona Velazco 22 1.73 Cuernavaca
  Nayarit Claudia Isabel Fernández Medina 23 1.68 Tepic
  Nuevo León Diana Cristina García Soto 20 1.70 Monterrey
  Nuevo León Elsa Lucía Burgos Pérez 22 1.72 Monterrey
  Puebla Karla Estela Gómez Monetti 23 1.68 Puebla
  Querétaro Paulina Vázquez Miranda 20 1.69 Querétaro
  San Luis Potosí Claudia Calvillo Martínez 23 1.74 San Luis Potosí
  Sinaloa Claudia Collado Careaga 21 1.75 Los Mochis
  Sinaloa Mónica Psihas González 21 1.68 Culiacán
  Sinaloa Rosa Alicia León Soto 22 1.74 Mazatlán
  Sonora Carmen Valeria Leyva 20 1.75 Cd. Obregón
  Sonora Erika Peña Ramírez 21 1.78 Hermosillo
  Sonora Lizeth Pérez Rodarte 24 1.80 Guaymas
  Tabasco Alejandra Priego Canto 20 1.68 Villahermosa
  Tamaulipas María Alicia Rojas Lozano 22 1.70 Tampico
  Tamaulipas Mónica Aragón Herrera 21 1.74 Tampico
  Tlaxcala Aline Mónica Luna Ramírez 21 1.76 Apizaco
  Veracruz Adriana Loya Páez 21 1.77 Veracruz
  Veracruz Andrea Pérez Verdera 21 1.77 Xalapa
  Veracruz Arumi Esmeralda Vargas Andrade 20 1.70 Poza Rica
  Veracruz María Andrea Macías Azuara 20 1.77 Tempoal
  Veracruz Valeria Loya Herrera 20 1.71 Tuxpan
  Yucatán Ericka Yadira Cruz Escalante 20 1.78 Merida
  Zacatecas Noemí Dolores de la Torre Belmontes 21 1.70 Zacatecas

Designates

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Returning states

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  • Last competed in 1999:
    •   Aguascalientes
    •   Baja California
    •   Campeche
    •   Durango
    •   Nayarit

Withdrawals

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  •   Quintana Roo

Historical significance

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  • Yucatán won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time.
  • This was the third time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (Ericka Cruz is Afro-Mexican).
  • Camepeche won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time.
  • Coahuila was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time.
  • For the second time an Afro-Mexican compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant (Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, before 1999).
  • For the second consecutive year held two competitions, one semi-final (Nuestra Belleza Mundo México) and the final competition (Nuestra Belleza México).
  • Like last year, 21 delegates were chosen to participate in the final competition, but the winner of the semi-final competition wasn't involved in the final night because she started her preparation to compete in Miss World 2001.
  • That was the year with more candidates in the contest (47 Contestants).
  • For the first time Quintana Roo retires from competition.
  • Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango and Nayarit return to competition after two years (1999).
  • Distrito Federal and Nuevo León placed for the eighth consecutive year.
  • Chihuahua placed for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for the third consecutive year.
  • Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz and Yucatán placed for the second consecutive year.
  • Guanajuato returned to making calls to the semi-finals after two years (1999), while Campeche after four years (1997).
  • States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify were Baja California Sur, Colima, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.
  • For the first time Alexis Ayala hosted the pageant with Lupita Jones.
  • Distrito Federal won Miss Photogenic and Fuller Beauty Queen for the first time.
  • Tamaulipas won the Best Hair Award for second time (before 1999) and Miss Internet for the first time.
  • Coahuila won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time.
  • Yucatán won the Best National Costume for the first time.
  • The host delegate, Eva Geynes from the Estado de México, failed to place in the semi-finals.
  • Sonora (Lizeth Pérez) is the tallest delegate in this edition (1.80 m).
  • Baja California (Bibian López and Paulina García), Colima (Laura Mancilla), Estado de México (Eva Geynes), Nayarit (Claudia Fernández), Puebla (Karla Gómez), Sinaloa (Mónica Psihas), Tabasco (Alejandra Priego) and Tamaulipas (Mónica Aragón) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).

Contestant notes

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  •   Baja California Sur – Berenice Cosio Nuestra Belleza Baja California Sur 2001 is cousin of Daniela Cosio Nuestra Belleza Baja California Sur 2005.
  •   Campeche – Tatiana Rodríguez competed in Miss World 2001, held on November 16, 2001, at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa but she didn't place. Also, she participated in the famous reality show Big Brother México, and today is a television hostess and actress.
  •   Coahuila – Greta Galindo competed in Reina Internacional de las Flores 2002 but she didn't place.
  •   Chihuahua – Ofelia Chávez competed in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2003.
  •   Nuevo León – Diana García is dedicated to the cinema where she participated in productions such as: "Casi Divas" and "Amar", among others. She has participated in soap operas like "Top Models" and special events such as "Adelantadas al Mundial" to Foxlife chain in 2006. She has made music videosr with Reik, Sin Bandera, Moenia, Eduardo Cruz, among others. It has also led film festivals: International Film Festival Guanajuato 2007 and 2008 and International Film Festival Monterrey 2008. She has made numerous television commercials.
  •   Nuevo León – Elsa Burgos was selected by the Organization to represent Mexico in the international contest Miss Costa Maya International 2002 in Belize where she won first place. She was hostess of the program shows Ellas con las Estrellas (Them with the stars). She is a TV Hostess in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
  •   Sinaloa – Claudia Collado competed in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2002.
  •   Sonora – Erika Peña represented Mexico in Queen Mayan World 2001 where she won first Place.
  •   Tamaulipas – Mónica Aragón represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2002 in Medellín, Colombia. Also she is sister of Rosa María Aragón, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 1999.
  •   Yucatán – Ericka Cruz represented her country in Miss Universe 2002 held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002, but she didn't place. She was the first Afro-Mexican to represent Mexico in Miss Universe history and the second Afro-Mexican to compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant. In 2010. she was crowned Reina del Carnaval 2010 in Mérida, Yucatán.

Crossovers

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Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss Atlántico Internacional
  • 2002:   Sinaloa: Claudia Collado
  • 2003:   Chihuahua: Ofelia Chávez
Reinado Internacional de las Flores
  • 2002:   Coahuila: Greta Galindo
Reinado Internacional del Café
  • 2002:   Tamaulipas: Mónica Aragón
Miss Costa Maya International
  • 2002:   Nuevo León: Elsa Burgos (Winner)
Queen Mayan World
  • 2001:   Sonora: Erika Peña (Winner)
Reina del Carnaval Mérida

References

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  1. ^ http://www.esmas.com/fotogaleria/index_558.html
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