Miss Universe 2000
| Miss Universe 2000 | |
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| Date | 12 May 2000[1] |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 79 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Lara Dutta India |
| Congeniality | Tamara Scaroni, Aruba |
| Best National Costume | Letty Murray, Mexico |
| Photogenic | Helen Lindes, Spain |
Miss Universe 2000 was the 49th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus on 12 May 2000.[1]
At the end of the event, Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana crowned Lara Dutta of India as Miss Universe 2000. It is the country's second victory in the pageant's history.
Contestants from seventy-nine countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Sinbad, with Miss USA 1996 Ali Landry and Julie Moran providing commentary and analysis throughout the event. Elvis Crespo, Dave Koz, Montell Jordan, and Anna Vissi performed in this year's pageant.
Background
Location and date
Nicosia was announced as host city of the pageant on 1 July 1999.[2] The country invested $3.5 million in the event, in the hope that the publicity would increase tourism, the island's main industry.[3]
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.[4]
Selection of participants
Seventy-nine countries and territories competed in the pageant. Four candidates were appointed to their position to replace the original winner.
Replacements
Miss Universe Hungary 2000 first runner-up Izabella Kiss replaced Miss Universe Hungary 2000 Ágnes Nagy as the representative of their country for personal reasons. Miss Italia 1999 Manila Nazzaro was slated to compete in this edition. However, the Miss Italia Organization lost their Miss Universe license due to objections of the Miss Universe Organization that the contest was opened to married women and mothers,[5] and the license was transferred to Italian actress Clarissa Burt who organized the The Miss for Miss Universe contest which will select the new Italian representative to Miss Universe.[6] Annalisa Guadalupi won the pageant. Miss Russia 1999 first runner-up Svetlana Goreva was appointed to represent Russia as Miss Russia 1999 Anna Kruglova is underage, and Miss Russia 1997–1998 Yelena Rogozhina won the Miss Europe 1999 contest.[7][8]
Initially, Miss Venezuela 1999 Martina Thorogood was chosen to represent their country at both Miss Universe and Miss World 1999.[9] However, Miss Universe officials objected to this as Thorogood placed first runner-up at Miss World 1999 and there was a chance that she could become Miss World should the winner resign or lose her crown.[10] Miss Universe officials also objected the participation of Miss Venezuela 1999 first runner-up Norkys Batista because she was not the national official titleholder. Finally, a 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]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 2000 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Clairol Herbal Essences Style Award |
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Pageant
Selection committee
Final telecast
Source:[13]
- Tony Robbins
- Catherine Bell
- André Leon Talley
- Kim Alexis
- Cristián de la Fuente
- Debbie Allen
- Serena Altschul
Contestants
Seventy-nine contestants competed for the title.
Notes
Withdrawals
Austria – Simone Smrekar.
Bonaire – No contest due to lack of Sponsorship.
Barbados – No contest due to lack of Sponsorship Until 2003.
Cook Islands – Miss Cook Islands 1999 and Miss South Pacific 1999, Liana Scott did not compete due to lack of Sponsorship.
Curaçao – Miss Curaçao 2000, Jozaïne Wall, couldn't participate because she was underage. Jozaïne successfully sued the Miss Curaçao organization due to this issue and went to Miss World 2000 instead.[21]
Guyana – No contest due to lack of Sponsorship.
Nicaragua – No contest due to lack of Sponsorship.
Northern Mariana Islands – Miss Northern Marianas International 1999, Michelle Boyer Sablan did not participate for undisclosed reasons.[22]
Suriname – No contest held and they lost their Miss Universe licence.
Turkey – Miss Turkey 2000, 1° Runner up Gamze Özçelik was replaced by Cansu Dere because Özçelik was underage at the time,[23] but Cansu Dere was forbidden by the Turkish Government to travel to the Miss Universe 2000 pageant in Cyprus, due to the current tense Turkish-Cypriot relationships over Northern Cyprus.
United States Virgin Islands – No contest.
Zambia – Sidonia Mwape – Due to lack of Sponsorship.
Returns
Last competed in 1982
Sint Maarten
Last competed in 1996
Denmark
Last competed in 1998
Bulgaria
Guam
Netherlands
Norway
Zimbabwe
References
- ^ a b The event was televised live at 08:00 pm local time (UTC+03:00) in various broadcasters around the world. For the United States, it was tape delayed to make way for the primetime broadcast.
- ^ "Cyprus to host Miss Universe in millennium". Agence France Press. 1 July 1999.
- ^ Kambas, Michele (1 July 1999). "Cyprus to host Miss Universe next year-official". Reuters.
- ^ "Church and state feud over Miss Universe contest". Associated Press. 4 August 1999.
- ^ "L' ultima Miss del secolo eletta tra errori e fischi - la Repubblica.it" [The last Miss of the century elected between errors and whistles]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 6 September 1999. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Non sfilerà per l'Universo" [He won't parade through the Universe]. La Stampa (in Italian). 6 September 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Pretty maidens in a row vie for Russian beauty title". New Straits Times. 15 January 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Russian Beauty To Vie For Miss Europe-2001 Title In Beirut". PravdaReport. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Miranda ganó Miss Venezuela" [Miranda wins Miss Venezuela]. El Universal (in Spanish). 11 September 1999. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Miss India crowned Miss World amid feminist demonstrations". Reading Eagle. 6 December 1999. pp. B6. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Venezuela elects new representative to Miss Universe contest". Associated Press. 28 March 2000.
- ^ a b c d "Indian woman crowned Miss Universe". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 14 May 2000. p. 14. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "2000 Miss Universe: Discover Cyprus & Meet the Judges". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Photo: Miss Universe Pageant". UPI. 29 April 2000. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Miss Australia". Manila Standard. 18 April 2000. p. 84. Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Ex-Miss België Joke Van de Velde hervat studies voor kleuterleidster: "De media bieden niet genoeg zekerheid"" [Ex-Miss Belgium Joke Van de Velde resumes studies as a kindergarten teacher: “The media do not provide enough certainty”]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "New York Belizean crowned Miss Belize". Channel 5 Belize. 3 April 2000. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean". El Deber (in European Spanish). 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Princewill, Nimi; Mawad, Dalal (3 June 2022). "First African-born Miss France investigated over apartment gift from late Gabon president". CNN. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Miss Deutschland 2000: Die Allerschönste im Land?" [Miss Germany 2000: The most beautiful one in the country?]. Der Spiegel (in German). 12 January 2000. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "MU2K - Miss Universe 2000 Candidates". 12 October 2000. Archived from the original on 12 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "NMBPA CONFIRMS Sablan out, Hill in - Saipan News, Headlines, Events, Ads - Saipan Tribune". www.saipantribune.com. 22 October 1999. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "MİLLİYET YAŞAM SAYFALARI". www.milliyet.com.tr. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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