- Nuestra Belleza México 2001
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Nuestra Belleza México 2001 Date September 28, 2001 Presenters Lupita Jones, Alexis Ayala Venue Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos", Toluca, Estado de México Broadcaster Televisa Entrants 47 Placements 20 Withdraws Quintana Roo Returns Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango, Nayarit Winner Ericka Cruz[1]
YucatánThe 8th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México on September 28, 2001. This was the second time Estado de México has been the host State of the pageant. Forty-seven contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Ericka Cruz of Yucatán, who later competed in Miss Universe 2002. 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 the Nuestra Belleza México Title.
The Title of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México was won by Tatiana Rodríguez of Campeche, who later competed in Miss World 2001. Rodríguez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Paulina Flores. She is the first and only Campechana to win the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México Title.
Contents
Results
Placements Nuestra Belleza México
Final Results Contestant Nuestra Belleza México 2001 Suplente / 1st Runner-up - Coahuila - Greta Galindo
2nd Runner-up - Sonora - Carmén Varela
3rd Runner-up - Chihuahua - Nancy Esparza
4th Runner-up - Nuevo León - Diana García
Top 10 - Jalisco - Ana Inés Santoyo
- Sinaloa - Claudia Collado
- Sinaloa - Mónica Psihas
- Sonora - Erika Peña
- Tamaulipas - Mónica Aragón
Top 20 - Distrito Federal - Gabriela Hurtado
- Guanajuato - Anabel Mendoza
- Guanajuato - Karín Huerta
- Jalisco - Miriam Ayala
- Jalisco - Saray Álvarez
- Nuevo León - Elsa Burgos
- Sinaloa - Alicia León
- Sonora - Lizeth Pérez
- Veracruz - Adriana Loya
- Veracruz - Andrea Pérez
Placements Nuestra Belleza México
After two years, returned to take place semifinal competition entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mexico: Road to Miss World" here was chosen the top 21 among the 43 candidates, in which was announced the winner of the title of "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México", she didn't participate in the final competition because she started her preparation for the Miss World pageant. Only the top 20 participated in the final competition.
Final Results Contestant Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000 Suplente / 1st Runner-up Top 21 - Coahuila - Greta Galindo
- Chihuahua - Nancy Esparza
- Distrito Federal - Gabriela Hurtado
- Guanajuato - Anabel Mendoza
- Guanajuato - Karín Huerta
- Jalisco - Ana Inés Santoyo
- Jalisco - Miriam Ayala
- Jalisco - Saray Álvarez
- Nuevo León - Diana García
- Nuevo León - Elsa Burgos
- Sinaloa - Claudia Collado
- Sinaloa - Mónica Psihas
- Sinaloa - Alicia León
- Sonora - Carmen Varela
- Sonora - Erika Peña
- Sonora - Lizeth Pérez
- Tamaulipas - Mónica Aragón
- Veracruz - Adriana Loya
- Veracruz - Andrea Pérez
Special Awards
Award Contestant Miss Photogenic - Distrito Federal - Gabriela Hurtado
Fuller Beauty Queen - Distrito Federal - Gabriela Hurtado
Best Hair - Tamaulipas - Mónica Aragón
Miss Internet - Tamaulipas - Mónica Aragón
Lala Light Figure - Coahuila - Greta Galindo
Best National Costume - Yucatán - Ericka Cruz
- "Oro Maya"
Judges
- Carlos Latapi - Photographer
- Rebeca Tamez - Nuestra Belleza México 1996 & Señorita Continente Americano 1997
- Sabú - Artistic Promoter
- Gabriel Soto - El Modelo México 1996, Singer & Actor
- Raquel Bessudo - Writer
- Valentino Lanús - Actor
- Leonardo Leo's - Makeup Artist
- Laura Flores - Actress, Singer & Host
- Saul Lisazo - Actor
Contestants
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 Alvarez 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 María 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 1.69 Tampico Tamaulipas Mónica Aragón Herrera 21 1.68 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
- Baja California - Paulina García
- Colima - Rosario Meza
- Chihuahua - Ericka Castro
- Chihuahua - Ofelia Chávez
- Guanajuato - Claudia Albo
- Guanajuato - Karín Huerta
- Guanajuato - Letícia Jiménez
- Jalisco - Sarahí Álvarez
- Jalisco - Ana Inés Santoyo
- Nuevo León - Elsa Burgos
Returning States
- Last competed in 1999:
Withdrawals
Historical Significance
- For the second consecutive year held two competitions, one semifinal (Nuestra Belleza México: Road to Miss World) and the final competition (Nuestra Belleza México).
- Like last year, 21 delegates were chosen to participated in the final competition, but the winner of the semifinal 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).
- Yucatán won the Title of Nuestra Belleza México for the first time.
- Camepeche won the Title of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México for the first time.
- 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 eighth consecutive year.
- Chihuahua placed for fourth consecutive year.
- Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for third consecutive year.
- Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz and Yucatán placed for second consecutive year.
- Guanajuato returned to making calls to the semifinals after two years (1999), while Campeche after four years (1997).
- States that were called to the semifinals last year and this year failed to qualify were Baja California Sur, Colima, Querétaro, San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas.
- For the first time Alexis Ayala hosted Nuestra Belleza México 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 of the Estado de México, failed to place in the semifinals.
- Sonora (Lizeth Pérez) is the higher delegate in this edition (1.80 m).
- Baja California (Bibian López and Paulina García), Colima (Laura Mancilla), Estado de México, Nayarit, Puebla, Sinaloa (Mónica Psihas), Tabasco and Tamaulipas (Mónica Aragón) are the lower delegates in this edition (1.68 m).
Contestants Notes
- 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.
- 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 the 1st 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.
- Sonora - Erika Peña represented Mexico in Queen Mayan World 2001 where she won 1st Place.
- Tamaulipas - Mónica Aragón represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2002 in Manizales, 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 that represented Mexico in the Miss Universe history. In 2010 she was crowned Reyna del Carnaval 2010 in Mérida, Yucatán.
References
External Links
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