Miss Earth 2001

Template:Template otherTemplate:Compare image with Wikidata 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.

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

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.

Background

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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, 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.

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. 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.

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.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Earth 2001	Template:Flagu – Catharina Svensson
Miss Earth – Wind 2001	Template:Flagu – Simone Régis
Miss Earth – Water 2001	Template:Flagu – Margarita Kravtsova
Miss Earth – Fire 2001	Template:Flagu – Daniela Stucan
Top 10	Template:Flagu – Catherine Villarroel Template:Flagu – Evelyn Mikomägi Template:Flagu – Shamita Singha Template:Flagu – Jelena Keirane Template:Flagu – Carlene Aguilar Template:Flagu – Abigail Royce

Special awards

Major awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Friendship	Template:Flagu – Misuzu Hirayama
Miss Photogenic	Template:Flagu – Daniela Stucan
Miss Talent	Template:Flagu – Jelena Keirane
Best in National Costume	Template:Flagu – Shamita Singha
Best in Evening Gown	Template:Flagu – Carlene Aguilar
Best in Swimsuit	Template:Flagu – Margarita Kravtsova

Minor/Sponsor awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Avon	Template:Flagu – Shamita Singha
Miss Close-up	Template:Flagu – Carlene Aguilar
Miss Creamsilk	Template:Flagu – Daniela Stucan
Miss Lux	Template:Flagu – Shamita Singha
Miss Ponds	Template:Flagu – Evelyn Mikomägi

Contestants

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Forty-two contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory	Contestant	AgeTemplate:Efn	Hometown
Template:Flagicon Argentina	Daniela Stucan	22	Ensenada
Template:Flagicon Australia	Christy Anderson	–	Sydney
Template:Flagicon Bolivia	Catherine Villarroel	19	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Template:Flagu	Simone Régis	22	Santa Catarina
Template:Flagu	Michelle Weswaldi	24	Woodbridge
Template:Flagu	Natalia Botero	21	Cesar
Template:Flagu	Ivana Galesic	–	Zagreb
Template:Flagu	Catharina Svensson	19	Copenhagen
Template:Flagu	Catherine Núñez	–	Elías Piña
Template:Flagu	Grace Marie Zabaneh	22	San Salvador
Template:Flagu	Evelyn Mikomägi	21	Tallinn
Template:Flagu	Nardos Tiluhan Wondemu	21	Addis Ababa
Template:Flagu	Martina Aitolehti	19	Helsinki
Template:Flagu	Charlene Ann Figueras	21	Gibraltar
Template:Flagu	Carmina Elizabeth Paz	–	Guatemala City
Template:Flagu	Krisztina Kovacs	–	Budapest
Template:Flagu	Shamita Singha	22	Mumbai
Template:Flagu	Monica Rosetti	19	Milan
Template:Flagu	Misuzu Hirayama	–	Tokyo
Template:Flagu	Margarita Kravtsova	20	Astana
Template:Flagu	Aqua Bonsu	–	Nairobi
Template:Flagu	Jelena Keirane	21	Riga
Template:Flagu	Adelle Raymond Boustany	–	Beirut
Template:Flagu	Joey Tan	24	Penang
Template:Flagu	Jamie-Lee Huisman	–	North Holland
Template:Flagu	Abbey Flynn	–	Auckland
Template:Flagu	Karla José Leclair	–	Matagalpa
Template:Flagu	Aliana Khan	–	Panama City
Template:Flagu	Paola Barreda	–	Lima
Template:Flagu	Carlene Aguilar	19	Quezon City
Template:Flagu	Amaricelys Reyes	–	Isabela
Template:Flagu	Victoria Bonya	–	Krasnokamensk
Template:Flagu	Calista Ng	23	Singapore
Template:Flagu	Inecke van der Westhuizen	–	Gauteng
Template:Flagu	Noemi Caldas	–	Madrid
Template:Flagu	Hsiu Chao-Yun	–	Taipei
Template:Flagu	Hilda Bukozo	–	Dar es Salaam
Template:Flagu	Victoria Wachholz	–	Chiang Mai
Template:Flagu	Gozde Bahadir	–	Istanbul
Template:Flagu	Abigail Royce	25	San Diego
Template:Flagu	Lirigmel Ramos	–	Caracas
Zanzibar	Sheena Nanty	–	Zanzibar City

External links

• Miss Earth Foundation
• Miss Earth Foundation Kids' I Love My Planet