- Miss Earth 2001
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Miss Earth 2001 Date October 28, 2001 Presenters Jaime Garchitorena, Asha Gill, Emma Suwanalat Venue UP Theater, Quezon City, Philippines Broadcaster RPN Channel 9, The Filipino Channel, Star World Entrants 42 Placements 10 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, USA, Venezuela, Zanzibar Winner Catharina Svensson
DenmarkMiss Earth 2001 is the first edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, organized by Carousel Productions.[1][2] The pageant coronation night was held on October 28, 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines.[3][4][5] There were 42 delegates who competed in the pageant that focuses on environmental issues. Catharina Svensson of Denmark, a professional equestrienne, fashion model, and third year law student, was crowned as the pageant's first winner.[6][7]
The pageant, called "Beauties for a Cause", adopted the common parts of beauty tilts such as the parade of delegates in swimsuits, the long gown, and talent competitions, but more weight was given to ecological and environmental intelligence in the interview portion.[7]
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.[1][8] 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.[9][10]
Contents
Results
Placements
The 42 delegates were first trimmed down to 10 in the semi-final portion. Then, four finalists were chosen in an initial question-and-answer portion. The delegates were asked to interpret or comment on the pictures shown to them, depicting the beauty and the problems of the environment.[7] The winners of the pageant as follows:.[11][12][13]
Final Results Contestant Miss Earth 2001 Miss Air (1st Runner-up) 
Brazil - Simone Régis
Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) 
Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova
Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) 
Argentina - Daniela Stucan
Semi-finalists 
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Special awards
Special Award Contestant Miss Photogenic Argentina - Daniela StucanBest National Costume 
India - Shamita SinghaMiss Friendship 
Japan - Misuzu HirayamaMiss Talent 
Latvia - Jelena KeiraneBest in Swimsuit Kazakhstan - Margarita KravtsovaBest in Long Gown 
Philippines - Carlene AguilarWinning answer
Final Question in Miss Earth 2001: "Technology makes life very convenient but it is also being blamed for certain environmental problems. How do you propose to find a balance between technology and Earth preservation?"[7]
Answer of Miss Earth 2001: "Well, of course technology does make a lot of problems for us in the environment. But we can do something to make it better. For example in Denmark, we do a lot of farming and we use a lot of technology to make it easier for us. But that also means that we use a lot of chemicals that spread and go down to a ground water and makes the ground water worse. So what we can do and what we are doing at the moment is to try to make a regulations on what chemicals are allowed to be used and also thereby make controls of it so we can use those chemicals less." - Catharina Svensson, represented Denmark[7]
Hosts
The pageant was hosted by Channel V VJ Asha Gill, former Thai beauty queen and actress Emma Suwanalat, and former singer/actor now businessman Jaime Garchitorena. It was aired on RPN Channel 9, Star World TV, and also televised the show in 35 other countries in November 2001.[7]
Preliminary events
Thirty five of the forty two delegates of Miss Earth 2001 were presented to the media on October 11, 2001 at the poolside of the Hotel Intercontinental Manila in Makati City, Philippines.[1][10]
The delegates spent 21 days engaging in treeplanting activities, charity visits, courtesy calls on sponsors, dinner parties, attending government seminars on waste segregation and environmental preservation, promoting environmental causes in schools in Metropolitan Manila, and touring the country's top tourist attractions, including the Dos Palmas Resort in Honda Bay, Palawan and other Philippine ecotourism destinations such as Bohol, Banaue Rice Terraces, Benguet, and Davao. The trips were sponsored by the Philippine Department of Tourism and Palawan government.[7][10]
Delegates
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2001:[14][15]
- Argentina - Daniela Stucan
Australia - Christy Anderson
Bolivia - Catherine Villarroel- Brazil - Simone Régis
Canada - Michelle Carrie Lillian Weswaldi
Colombia - Natalia Botero Argote
Croatia - Ivana Galesic- Denmark - Catharina Svensson
Dominican Republic - Catherine Núñez
El Salvador - Grace Marie Zabaneh Menéndez
Estonia - Evelyn Mikömagi
Ethiopia - Nardos Tiluhan Wondemu
Finland - Martina Kortelampi
Gibraltar - Charlene Ann Figueras
Guatemala - Carmina Elizabeth Paz Hernández
Hungary - Krisztina Kovacs- India - Shamita Singha
Italy - Monica Rosetti- Japan - Misuzu Hirayama
- Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova
Kenya - Aqua Bonsu
- Latvia - Jelena Keirane
Lebanon - Adelle Raymond Boustany
Malaysia - Joey Tan Eng Li
Netherlands - Jamie-Lee Huisman
New Zealand - Abbey Flynn
Nicaragua - Karla José Leclair Monzón
Panama - Aliana Khan
Peru - Paola Barreda Benavides- Philippines - Carlene Aguilar
Puerto Rico - Amaricelys Reyes Guzmán
Russia - Victoriya Bonnya
Singapore - Calista Ng Poh Li
South Africa - Inecke van der Westhuizen
Spain - Noemi Caldas Ortiz
Taiwan - Hsiu Chao-Yun
Tanzania - Hilda Bukozo
Thailand - Victoria Wachholz
Turkey - Gozde Bahadir
USA - Abigail Royce
Venezuela - Lirigmel Gabriela Ramos Salazar
Zanzibar - Sheena Fatma Nanty
Withdrawals:
Antigua & Barbuda - Janil Bird
Belgium - Caroline Costermans
Contestant notes
- Evelyn Mikömagi (Estonia) previously joined Miss Universe 2000, where she was a semi-finalist, and Grace Marie Zabaneh (El Salvador) also participated in Miss Universe 2001.
- Michelle Carrie Lillian Weswaldi (Canada) was a contestant in Miss World 1996, Margarita Kravtsova (Kazakhstan) in Miss World 2000, where she was a finalist.
- Daniela Stucan (Argentina) was a contestant in Miss World 2000 prior to joining Miss Earth 2001. She later represented her country in Miss Universe 2007, but she was unplaced.
- Catherine Villarroel Márquez (Bolivia) was a contestant in Miss International 2000.
- Carlene Ang Aguilar (Philippines) later became 2nd Runner-up in Miss Chinese International 2004 and a semi-finalist in Miss World 2005.
- Jelena Keirane (Latvia) later joined Miss International 2004, where she was named as one of the semi-finalists.
References
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External links
Miss Earth Organizer • Foundation • Titleholders • Award winners • Editions
Runners-Up and Finalists • Hosts and invited guests • Countries • RankingsCategories:- Miss Earth
- 2001 in the Philippines
- 2001 beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in the Philippines
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