Miss Earth 2001

The very first Miss Earth pageant, organized by Carousel Productions, was held on October 28, 2001 in Quezon City, Philippines. There were 42 candidates that attended the event. Catharina Svensson of Denmark was crowned as the pageant's first winner.^[1]

[edit] Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss Earth 2001: Catharina Svensson (Denmark)
Runners-up
- Miss Earth-Air (1st RU): Simone Régis (Brazil)
- Miss Earth-Water (2nd RU): Margarita Kravtsova (Kazakhstan)
- Miss Earth-Fire (3rd RU): Daniela Stucan (Argentina)
Semi-finalists
- Catherine Villarroel Márquez (Bolivia)
- Evelyn Mikömagi (Estonia)
- Shamita Singha (India)
- Jelena Keirane (Latvia)
- Carlene Ang Aguilar (Philippines)
- Abigail Royce (USA)
Special Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Daniela Stucan (Argentina)
- Best National Costume: Shamita Singha (India)
- Miss Friendship: Misuzu Hirayama (Japan)
- Miss Talent: Jelena Keirane (Latvia)
- Best in Swimsuit: Margarita Kravtsova (Kazakhstan)
- Best in Long Gown: Carlene Ang Aguilar (Philippines)

Withdrawals:

Several contestants were former participants in the following pageants:
- Miss Universe: Evelyn Mikömagi of Estonia (2000, where she was a semi-finalist) & Grace Marie Zabaneh of El Salvador (2001)
- Miss World: Michelle Carrie Lillian Weswaldi of Canada (1996), Margarita Kravtsova of Kazakhstan (2000, where was a finalist) & Daniela Stucan of Argentina (2000) .
- Miss International: Catherine Villarroel Márquez of Bolivia (2000).
Carlene Ang Aguilar of the Philippines would later be a semi-finalist in Miss World 2005 and Miss Chinese International 2004 2nd runner-up.
Daniela Stucan of Argentina would later be a contestant in Miss Universe 2007 She had also previously competed in Miss World 2000.
Jelena Keirane of Latvia would later join Miss International 2004 (and become a semi-finalist)