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The 51st Miss World pageant took place at the Super Bowl in Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. The pageant was won by Nigerian Ibiagbanidokibubo "Agbani" Asenite Darego, the first black African winner of the Miss World crown.
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
- The Miss World title was won by Agbani Darego (Nigeria). Her runners-up were:
- First runner-up: Zizi Lee (Aruba)
- Second runner-up: Juliet Jane Horne - (Scotland)
- The remaining top five finalists were:
- Ligia Arguello Roa (Nicaragua)
- Bing Li (People's Republic of China)
- The ten semi-finalists were: Irina Kovalenko (Russia), Jo-Ann Strauss (South Africa), Macarena Garcia Naranjo (Spain), Oleksandra Nikolayenko (Ukraine), Tijana Stajsic (Yugoslavia)
[edit] Continental Queens
- Africa: Agbani Darego (Nigeria)
- Americas: Ligia Arguello Roa (Nicaragua)
- Asia and Oceania: Bing Li (People's Republic of China)
- Caribbean: Zizi Lee (Aruba)
- Europe: Juliet Jane Horne (Scotland)
[edit] Special Awards
- Best Designer Dress: Hyun-Jin Seo (Korea)
- Miss Photogenic: Lada Engchawadechasilp (Thailand)
- Miss Talent: Stephanie Chase (Barbados)
- Miss World Scholarship: Piarella Peralta Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
[edit] Contestants
[edit] National competitions
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Malawi competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Hawaii last competed in 1959.
- Antigua last competed in 1991.
- People's Republic of China last competed in 1994.
- Nicaragua last competed in 1998.
- Guyana, Latvia, St. Maarten, and Thailand last competed in 1999.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Bahamas and Swaziland did not compete in Miss World. Bahamas fell ill and withdrew, while Swaziland had financial problems and lack of sponsorship.
- Lithuania did not compete in Miss World because of a scheduling conflict.
- Moldova had problems with age requirements for the contestants.
[edit] Contestant notes
- A number of contestants had previously competed at or would later compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
- Miss World winner Agbani Darego was a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 2001. Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa (Nicaragua) who placed in the finals and Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss of South Africa, a semi-finalist, also competed at Miss Universe 2001 but did not place. Others who competed at Miss Universe 2001 were Dina Tersago (Belgium) and Viviana Rivas Plata Aita (Peru).
- Michelle Heitha (Namibia) and Joanna Drozdowska (Poland) and Shannon McLean (Cayman Islands) competed at Miss Universe 2002 but did not place in either pageant
- Zizi Lee of Aruba (first runner-up) and Oleksandra Nikolayenko (semi-finalist) competed at Miss Universe 2004 but did not place.
- Christina Sawaya (Lebanon) was expected to compete at Miss Universe 2002, but boycotted because of the participation of an Israeli delegate. She later won the Miss International 2002 title.
- Radasha Ho'ohuli (Hawaii) held the Miss Hawaii USA 2006 title and represented Hawaii at Miss USA 2006.
- Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Ecuador, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Uruguay, and Venezuela introduced themselves in their native languages.
[edit] Trivia
- Hawaii is technically represented twice: as part of the United States and as Hawaii itself.
- This is the only second time Hawaii had joined the competition (the first one in 1959).
- People's Republic of China and Scotland had made into the semi-finals for the first time.
- Seven countries made into the semi-finals after a long-year hiatus: Aruba (1996), Nicaragua (1968), Nigeria (1987), Russia (1992), South Africa and Spain (1999), and Yugoslavia (1986).
- Slovenia (Rebeka Dremelj) went on to become a successful pop singer in her country and was chosen to sing the Slovenian entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade.
[edit] External links
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