Miss World 2000

Miss World 2000
Miss World 2000 Titlecard
Date	30 November 2000
Presenters	Jerry Springer, Rebecca de Alba
Entertainment	Bryan Ferry, Bond, S Club 7
Venue	Millennium Dome, London, UK
Broadcaster	E!, Channel 5
Entrants	95
Placements	10
Debuts	Belarus, England, Moldova, Northern Ireland
Withdrawals	Guyana, Latvia, St. Maarten, Seychelles, Swaziland, Thailand, Zambia
Returns	Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Taiwan, Curaçao, Denmark, Namibia
Winner	Priyanka Chopra [1][2]  India

Miss World 2000, the 50th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, UK.^[3] The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives.

The pageant was the first since the death of pageant owner Eric Morley, whose widow Julia Morley assumed responsibility for the event. The pageant had 95 contestants, the highest number of Miss World participants ever. This was surpassed in 2003.

The pageant was won by Priyanka Chopra of India,^[1][2] at the age of 18. She is the fifth Indian Miss World and the second consecutive winner from her country. Internationally, Chopra reigned alongside Miss Universe 2000 titleholder Lara Dutta and Miss Asia Pacific 2000 titleholder Dia Mirza, both also of India.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates, and results for Miss World 2000^[1][3][4]

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 2000	India – Priyanka Chopra [1][2]
1st runner-up	Italy – Giorgia Palmas [3]
2nd runner-up	Turkey – Yüksel Ak [3]
Top 5	Kazakhstan – Margarita Kravtsova  Uruguay – Katja Thomsen Grien
Semi-finalists	Chile – Isabel Bawlitza  Colombia – Andrea Durán  Kenya – Yolande Masinde  Ukraine – Olena Scherban  United States – Angelique Breaux

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africa	Kenya – Yolanda Masinde
Americas	Uruguay – Katja Thomsen
Asia	India – Priyanka Chopra
Caribbean Isles	Curacao – Jozaine Marianella Wall
Europe	Italy – Giorgia Palmas

Contestants

A total of 95 contestants participated in Miss World 2000.^[4]

American Virgin Islands – Luciah Hedrington  Angola – Deolinda Vilela  Argentina – Daniela Stucan  Aruba – Monique van der Horn  Australia – Renee Henderson  Austria – Patricia Kaiser  Bahamas – Latia Bowe  Bangladesh – Sonia Gazi  Barbados – Leilani McConney  Belarus – Sviatlana Kruk  Belgium – Joke van de Velde  Bolivia – Jimena Rico Toro  Bosnia & Herzegovina – Jasmina Mahmutović  Botswana – Puna Keleabetswe Serati  Brazil – Francine Eickemberg  British Virgin Islands – Nadia Harrigan Ubinas  Bulgaria – Ivanka Peytcheva  Canada – Christine Cho  Cayman Islands – Jacqueline Bush  Chile – Isabel Bawlitza  Chinese Taipei – Shu-Ting Hao  Colombia – Andrea Durán  Costa Rica – Cristina de Mezerville  Croatia – Andreja Čupor  Curaçao – Jozaine Wall  Cyprus – Iphigenia Papaioannou  Czech Republic – Michaela Salačová  Denmark – Anne Katrin Vrang  Dominican Republic – Gilda Jovine  Ecuador – Ana Dolores Murillo  England – Michelle Walker  Estonia – Irina Ovtchinnikova  Finland – Salima Peippo  France – Karine Meier  Germany – Natascha Berg  Ghana – Maame Ewarfaah Hawkson  Gibraltar – Tessa Sacramento  Greece – Athanasia Tzoulaki  Guatemala – Cindy Ramírez  Holland – Raja Moussaoui  Honduras – Verónica Rivera  Hong Kong – Margaret Kan  Hungary – Judit Kuchta  Iceland – Elva Dögg Melsted  India – Priyanka Chopra [1][2]  Ireland – Yvonne Ellard  Israel – Dana Dantes  Italy – Giorgia Palmas

Jamaica – Ayisha Richards  Japan – Mariko Sugai  Kazakhstan – Margarita Kravtsova  Kenya – Yolanda Masinde  Korea – Jung-sun Shin  Lebanon – Sandra Rizk  Lithuania – Martyna Bimbaite  Madagascar – Julianna Todimarina  Malaysia – Tan Sun Wei  Malta – Katia Grima  Mexico – Paulina Flores Arias  Moldova – Mariana Moraru †  Namibia – Mia de Klerk    Nepal – Usha Khadgi  New Zealand – Katherine Allsopp-Smith  Nigeria – Matilda Kerry  Northern Ireland – Julie Lee-Ann Martin  Norway – Stine Pedersen  Panama – Ana Raquel Ochy  Paraguay – Patricia Villanueva  Peru – Tatiana Angulo  Philippines – Katherine Annwen de Guzman  Poland – Justyna Bergmann  Portugal – Gilda Dias Pe-Curto  Puerto Rico – Sarybel Velilla  Romania – Aleksandra Cosmoiu  Russia – Anna Bodareva  Scotland – Michelle Watson  Singapore – Charlyn Ding Zung Ee  Slovakia – Janka Horecna  Slovenia – Maša Merc  South Africa – Heather Joy Hamilton  Spain – Verónica García  Sri Lanka – Ganga Gunasekera  Sweden – Ida Sofia Manneh   Switzerland – Mahara McKay  Tahiti – Vanini Bea  Tanzania – Jacqueline Ntuyabelikwe  Trinidad & Tobago – Rhonda Rosemin  Turkey – Yuksel Ak  Ukraine – Olena Shcherban  United States – Angelique Breaux  Uruguay – Katja Thomsen  Venezuela – Vanessa Cárdenas  Wales – Sophie-Kate Cahill  Yugoslavia – Iva Milivojević  Zimbabwe – Victoria Moyo

Judges

Stephanie Beacham Ozwald Boateng Errol Brown Lulu

Terry O'Neill Lucy Sykes Hemant Trevedi Amanda Wakeley Shah Rukh Khan

Notes

Debuts

Belarus  England

Moldova  Northern Ireland

Returns

Last competed in 1955:  Barbados  Denmark

Last competed in 1997:  Namibia

Last competed in 1998:  British Virgin Islands  Chinese Taipei  Curaçao

Replacements

Russia – Ekaterina Izmail - Dethroned of her Beauty of Russia 2000 crown due marriage [5]  Mexico Jacqueline Bracamontes - She won Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000 and supposed to representing Mexico at Miss World that year, however she decided to enter in Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2000 and won the contest, but as she won 2 contests Lupita Jones president of Nuestra Belleza México, decides appoint Paulina Flores Arias - (Suplente of Nuestra Belleza México 2000 pageant) to compete at Miss World 2000. [6]

Withdrawals

•  Guyana
•  Latvia – Dina Kalandarova withdrew at the last minute for personal reasons. She competed in Miss World 2001.
•  Seychelles
•  St. Maarten – No national pageants were held
•  Swaziland
•  Thailand – No national pageants were held
•  Zambia

References

1. "Miss Universe vs Miss World: Facts and comparisons". MSN. January 15, 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. "Daily News". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
3. "New Straits Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
4. "Toledo Blade". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
5. Vsenashimiss (In Russian)
6. http://www.angelfire.com/nb/missmexico/inter/jacky.htm

External links

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 2000