Miss Universe 2000

Miss Universe 2000
Miss Universe 2000
Lara Dutta.jpg
Date May 12, 2000
Presenters Sinbad, Ali Landry and Julie Moran
Entertainment Elvis Crespo, Dave Koz, Montell Jordan, and Anna Vissi
Venue Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus
Broadcaster CBS, CyBC
Entrants 79
Placements 10
Withdraws Bonaire, Cook Islands, Curaçao, Guyana, Suriname, Turkey, US Virgin Islands, Zambia
Returns Bulgaria, Denmark, Guam, Netherlands, Norway, St. Martin, Zimbabwe
Winner Lara Dutta
 India
Congeniality Tamara Scaroni
 Aruba
Best National Costume Letty Murray
 Mexico
Photogenic Helen Lindes
 Spain
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe 1999, Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana.[1] Being the mythological birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty, and alluding to the Judgement of Paris, the organizers presented a golden apple as a prize to the pageant's winner.[2]

The final competition at the Eleftheria Stadium featured a stage set reproducing the ancient Curium Amphitheatre. It was hosted by American comic Sinbad, with entertainment by Elvis Crespo, Montell Jordan, saxophonist David Koz and Cypriot international star Anna Vissi.[3] The event was held at daybreak in Cyprus so that it could be televised live during the prime-time viewing period in the United States.[4]

The pageant was marked by certain political issues relating to the contestants. Turkey did not send a delegate to the pageant for the first time in thirteen years because of its relations with Cyprus; the Lebanese and Israeli delegates refused to speak to each other; and Corrinne Crewe of Zimbabwe had to deal with the threat of escalating violence in her country.[5] There were also protests from religious and feminist groups on the island who claimed the event was un-Christian and an affront to women.[6] The three finalists, Miss India, Miss Venezuela, and Miss Spain, were asked to respond to these protests and convince people that beauty pageants were good. Lara Dutta of India, the winner of the competition, responded by saying she believed beauty pageants were a platform for women to voice their opinions and help them enter the field they wanted to enter, be it entrepreneurship, the armed forces, politics, and so forth. She also said beauty pageants made women the strong, independent individuals they are today because of all the help they give women. This spectacular answer to a difficult question completely impressed the judges and entire audience, showing Lara was not only gorgeous but a highly intellectual individual as well. This answer is believed to have greatly contributed to her victory.

That same year, two other Miss India contestants, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza, won the Miss World 2000 and Miss Asia Pacific 2000 titles respectively. This was the second time a country had won all three major international beauty pageants in the same year, the first being Australia in 1972.

Contents

Host city

Nicosia was announced as host city of the pageant on July 1, 1999.[7] The country invested $3.5 million in the event, in the hope that the publicity would increase tourism, the island's main industry.[8]

Conservative Cypriot church leaders protested the decision to hold the pageant on the island, claiming that millennium celebrations of the birth of Christ were more important and that the event was scandalous and would promote female nudity.[9]

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2000
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Semifinal Scores

Delegate Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Top 5 Finalists
 Venezuela 9.370 (2) 9.556 (1) 9.463 (1) 9.000 (3)
 India 9.440 (1) 9.400 (4) 9.420 (2) 9.954 (1)
 Spain 9.070 (5) 9.510 (3) 9.290 (3) 9.213 (2)
 USA 9.100 (4) 9.240 (5) 9.170 (4) 8.740 (5)
 Canada 9.310 (3) 8.970 (7) 9.140 (5) 8.866 (4)
 Colombia 8.660 (8) 9.520 (2) 9.090 (6)
 Estonia 8.900 (6) 9.040 (6) 8.970 (7)
 Zimbabwe 8.740 (7) 8.940 (8) 8.840 (8)
 France 8.600 (9) 8.920 (9) 8.760 (9)
 South Africa 8.540 (10) 8.750 (10) 8.645 (10)
     Winner
     First Runner-up
     Second Runner-up
     Top 5 Finalist
     Top 10 Semifinalist
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Special Awards

Award Contestant
Best National Costume
Miss Congeniality
  •  Aruba - Tamara Scaroni
Miss Photogenic
Oscar De la Renta Best in Swimsuit
Clairol Herbal Essences Style

Judges

Telecast Judges

Contestants

National pageant notes

  • Venezuela, initially chose Martina Thorogood to represent their country at both Miss Universe and Miss World 1999. Miss Universe officials objected to this as Thorogood placed first runner-up at Miss World and there was a chance that she could become Miss World should the winner resign or lose her crown. A second, smaller pageant was held among delegates who had competed in previous Miss Venezuela competitions, and Claudia Moreno was chosen to compete at Miss Universe.[11] Moreno went on to place first runner-up.
  • India, Lara Dutta was previously Miss Intercontinental 1997.
  • Germany, Sabrina Schepmann was Miss Intercontinental 2000.
  • Hong Kong, Sonija Kwok was Miss Chinese International 2000.
  • Guatemala, Evelyn López was Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2000.
  • Colombia, Catalina Acosta Albarracín was Miss Italia nel Mondo 2002.
  • France, Sonia Rolland, is a known actress in her country.
  • Spain, was also the 2nd Runner up in Miss Universe 1999.

International Broadcasters

These are some of the networks outside the United States (telecasted on CBS at the time) that showed the 2000 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded earlier) in their respective countries and territories:

References

  1. ^ Joshi, Vijay (2000-05-12). "Indian woman crowned Miss Universe 2000". Associated Press. 
  2. ^ "When Indians Danced 'Bhangra' In Cypress". SAM Entertainment. 
  3. ^ "Millions to watch Cyprus Miss Universe pageant by Demetra Molyva". Agence France Presse. 2000-05-12. 
  4. ^ Jansen, Michael. "New Miss Universe is trumpeted on Aphrodite's Isle". The Irish Times. 
  5. ^ Joshi, Vijay (2000-05-09). "Global conflicts cast shadows at Miss Universe pageant". 
  6. ^ Efty, Alex (2000-05-11). "Church, women's group denounce Miss Universe pageant". 
  7. ^ "Cyprus to host Miss Universe in millennium". Agence France Press. 1999-07-01. 
  8. ^ Kambas, Michele (1999-07-01). "Cyprus to host Miss Universe next year-official". Reuters. 
  9. ^ "Church and state feud over Miss Universe contest". Associated Press. 1999-08-04. 
  10. ^ . Hina. 2000-03-26. 
  11. ^ a b "Venezuela elects new representative to Miss Universe contest". Associated Press. 2000-03-28. 

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