Nuestra Belleza México 2001
The 8th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico on September 28, 2001. Forty-seven contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, who later competed in Miss Universe 2002 in Puerto Rico. Cruz was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Jacqueline Bracamontes. She is the first and only Yucateca and the third winner of foreign descent to win this Title.
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Tatiana Rodríguez from Campeche, who later competed in Miss World 2001 in South Africa. Rodríguez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Paulina Flores. She is the first and only Campechana to win this Title.
For the second consecutive time and for the four time in the history of the pageant, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.
Results
PlaceMents Nuestra Belleza México
Order of announcements
Top 10
- Sinaloa
- Yucatán
- Jalisco
- Chihuahua
- Sonora
- Sonora
- Tamaulipas
- Coahuila
- Nuevo León
- Sinaloa
Top five
- Sonora
- Nuevo León
- Yucatán
- Chihuahua
- Coahuila
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México and was hosted by Mónica Noguera and Julio Bracho. It was the 4th edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest and as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. From this year he Winner of this event does not compete in the final night competition.
The musical part was enlivened by: Dinastía, Gustavo Lara and Cristian Castro.
Final Results | Contestant |
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000 |
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Suplente/1st Runner-up | |
Top 21 |
Order of announcements
Top 21
- Distrito Federal
- Coahuila
- Guanajuato
- Sonora
- Veracruz
- Sonora
- Sinaloa
- Jalisco
- Campeche
- Veracruz
- Jalisco
- Guanajuato
- Jalisco
- Tamaulipas
- Sinaloa
- Chihuahua
- Sinaloa
- Nuevo León
- Nuevo León
- Yucatán
- Sonora
Special awards
Judges
Preliminary competition
- Guido Quiles – El Modelo México 2000
- Mariana Tazbek – Photographer
- Leonardo Leos – Makeup Artist
- Diana Torrescano – Medical Beauty Director
- Alan Loranka – Astrologer
- Sara Bustani – Fashion Designer
- Jorge Salinas – Actor
- Yessica Salazar – Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 and Actress
- Otto Sirgo – Actor
Final competition
- Carlos Latapi – Photographer
- Rebeca Tamez – Nuestra Belleza México 1996 & Señorita Continente Americano 1997
- Sabú – Artistic Promoter
- Gabriel Soto – El Modelo México 1996, Singer & Actor
- Raquel Bessudo – Writer
- Valentino Lanús – Actor
- Leonardo Leos – Makeup Artist
- Laura Flores – Actress, Singer & TV Hostess
- Saul Lisazo – Actor
Background Music
- Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México"
- Intermediate: "Call my Bluff" by Wendy Fitzwilliam
- Intermediate: "Si no te Hubieras Ido" and "O me Voy o te Vas" by Marco Antonio Solis
- Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México"
Contestants
Designates
- ' – Paulina García
- ' – Rosario Meza
- ' – Ericka Castro
- ' – Ofelia Chávez
- ' – Claudia Albo
- ' – Karín Huerta
- ' – Letícia Jiménez
- ' – Sarahí Álvarez
- ' – Ana Inés Santoyo
- ' – Elsa Burgos
- ' – Claudia Collado
- ' – Mónica Psihas
- ' – Carmén Valera
- ' – Lizeth Pérez
- ' – Alicia Rojas
- ' – Adriana Loya
- ' – Arumi Vargas
- ' – Andrea Macías
- – Valeria Loya
Returning states
- Last competed in 1999:
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Withdrawals
Historical significance
- Yucatán won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time.
- This was the third time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent.
- Camepeche won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time.
- Coahuila was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time.
- For the second time an Afro-Mexican compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant.
- For the second consecutive year held two competitions, one semi-final and the final competition.
- Like last year, 21 delegates were chosen to participate in the final competition, but the winner of the semi-final competition wasn't involved in the final night because she started her preparation to compete in Miss World 2001.
- That was the year with more candidates in the contest.
- For the first time Quintana Roo retires from competition.
- Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango and Nayarit return to competition after two years.
- Distrito Federal and Nuevo León placed for eighth consecutive year.
- Chihuahua placed for fourth consecutive year.
- Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for third consecutive year.
- Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz and Yucatán placed for second consecutive year.
- Guanajuato returned to making calls to the semi-finals after two years, while Campeche after four years.
- States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify were Baja California Sur, Colima, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.
- For the first time Alexis Ayala hosted the pageant with Lupita Jones.
- Distrito Federal won Miss Photogenic and Fuller Beauty Queen for the first time.
- Tamaulipas won the Best Hair Award for second time and Miss Internet for the first time.
- Coahuila won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time.
- Yucatán won the Best National Costume for the first time.
- The host delegate, Eva Geynes from the Estado de México, failed to place in the semi-finals.
- Sonora is the higher delegate in this edition.
- Baja California, Colima, Estado de México, Nayarit, Puebla, Sinaloa, Tabasco and Tamaulipas are the lower delegates in this edition.
Contestant notes
- ' – Berenice Cosio Nuestra Belleza Baja California Sur 2001 is cousin of Daniela Cosio Nuestra Belleza Baja California Sur 2005.
- ' – Tatiana Rodríguez competed in Miss World 2001, held on November 16, 2001 at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa but she didn't place. Also she participated in the famous reality show Big Brother México, and today is a television hostess and actress.
- ' – Greta Galindo competed in Reina Internacional de las Flores 2002 but she didn't place.
- ' – Ofelia Chávez competed in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2003.
- ' – Diana García is dedicated to the cinema where she participated in productions such as: "Casi Divas" and "Amar", among others. She has participated in soap operas like "Top Models" and special events such as "Adelantadas al Mundial" to Foxlife chain in 2006. She has made music videosr with Reik, Sin Bandera, Moenia, Eduardo Cruz, among others. It has also led film festivals: International Film Festival Guanajuato 2007 and 2008 and International Film Festival Monterrey 2008. She has made numerous television commercials.
- ' – Elsa Burgos was selected by the Organization to represent Mexico in the international contest Miss Costa Maya International 2002 in Belize where she won the 1st Place. She was hostess of the program shows Ellas con las Estrellas. She is a TV Hostess in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
- ' – Claudia Collado competed in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2002.
- ' – Erika Peña represented Mexico in Queen Mayan World 2001 where she won 1st Place.
- ' – Mónica Aragón represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2002 in Medellín, Colombia. Also she is sister of Rosa María Aragón, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 1999.
- ' – Ericka Cruz represented her country in Miss Universe 2002 held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002 but she didn't place. She was the first Afro-Mexican that represented Mexico in the Miss Universe history and the second Afro-Mexican to compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant. In 2010 she was crowned Reina del Carnaval 2010 in Mérida, Yucatán.
Crossovers
;Miss Universe
- 2002: ': Ericka Cruz
- 2001: ': Tatiana Rodríguez
- 2002: ': Claudia Collado
- 2003: ': Ofelia Chávez
- 2002: ': Greta Galindo
- 2002: ': Mónica Aragón
- 2002: ': Elsa Burgos '
- 2001: ': Erika Peña '
- 2010: : Ericka Cruz