Nuestra Belleza México 2000, the 7th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Auditorio Emilio Sánchez Piedras of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico on September 2, 2000. Forty-three contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Jacqueline Bracamontes from Jalisco, who later competed in Miss Universe 2001 in Puerto Rico. Bracamontes was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Leticia Murray. She was the first Jalisciense and the second winner of foreign descent (her maternal grandparents are Belgian) and the third blonde to win this Title.
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was assumed by Paulina Flores from Sinaloa after Jacqueline Bracamontes won the right to compete in Miss Universe. Bracamontes could not hold both titles at once, so Paulina Flores as Suplente/1st Runner-up assumed the title. Flores later competed in Miss World 2000 in the United Kingdom. She was the first Sinaloense to win this Title.
The Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title (Best Hair Pantene) was won by Lilián Villanueva from Quintana Roo. She would have competed in Miss International 2001 in Japan, but the Nuestra Belleza México Organization lost the franchise of this international event that year and she could not compete. Villanueva is the first and only Quintanarroense to win this Title.
After three years, 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 Final results Contestant Nuestra Belleza México 2000 Jalisco – Jacqueline BracamontesSuplente/1st Runner-up Sinaloa – Paulina Flores2nd Runner-up Sonora – Ana Astiazarán 3rd Runner-up Quintana Roo – Lilián Villanueva4th Runner-up Zacatecas – Eva Ruíz Top 10 Chihuahua – Erika Valenzuela Distrito Federal – Arcelia Alverdi Distrito Federal – Paola Hinojosa Nuevo León – Verónica Gutiérrez Sinaloa – Minerva RiveraTop 20 Baja California Sur – Yessenia Moreno Coahuila – Alma Cantú Colima – Yadira Martínez Nuevo León – Gisela Oviedo Querétaro – Antonieta Fierro San Luis Potosí – Marisel Puebla Sinaloa – María González Tamaulipas – Ivette Quintanilla Veracruz – Emily Beer Ricco Yucatán – Evelyn López
Order of announcements
Top 10 Sonora Distrito Federal Chihuahua Zacatecas Jalisco Quintana Roo Sinaloa Distrito Federal Sinaloa Nuevo León
Top 5 Zacatecas Jalisco Sonora Quintana Roo Sinaloa
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México After three years, the contestants returned to take part in the semi-final competition entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mexico: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" where the Top 20 out of 43 candidates were chosen and it was announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was Jacqueline Bracamontes. A week later she won the title of Nuestra Belleza México, which was then assumed by her Suplene/1st Runner-up Paulina Flores from Sinaloa, who curiously was also the Suplente/1st Runner-up in the final competition. Only the top 20 contestants participated in the final night.
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Auditorio Emilio Sánchez Piedras of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico and was hosted by Joana Benedek and Alexis Ayala. It was officially the 3rd edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. Although the Winner of this event also competed in the final night competition.
The musical part was enlivened by: Pablo Montero.
Final results Contestant Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000(Later crowned as Nuestra Belleza México 2000) Jalisco – Jacqueline Bracamontes Suplente/1st Runner-up(Later assumed Title as Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000) Sinaloa – Paulina FloresTop 20 Baja California Sur – Yessenia Moreno Coahuila – Alma Cantú Colima – Yadira Martínez Chihuahua – Erika Valenzuela Distrito Federal – Arcelia Alverdi Distrito Federal – Paola Hinojosa Nuevo León – Gisela Oviedo Nuevo León – Verónica Gutiérrez Querétaro – Antonieta Fierro Quintana Roo – Lilián Villanueva San Luis Potosí – Marisel Puebla Sinaloa – María González Sinaloa – Minerva Rivera Sonora – Ana Astiazarán Tamaulipas – Ivette Quintanilla Veracruz – Emily Beer Ricco Yucatán – Evelyn López Zacatecas – Eva Ruíz
Order of announcements
Top 20 Coahuila Baja California Sur Sonora Nuevo León Veracruz Sinaloa Chihuahua Distrito Federal Zacatecas Sinaloa
Yucatán Colima Nuevo León San Luis Potosí Tamaulipas Sinaloa Jalisco Querétaro Quinatana Roo Distrito Federal
Special awards Award Contestant Miss Photogenic – Ana AstiazaránTrident Smile – Paulina FloresBest Hair Pantene -Lilián VillanuevaEdoardos Model – Ana AstiazaránMiss America Online Distrito Federal – Arcelia AlverdiMiss St. Ives – Jacqueline BracamontesBest Communicator – Erika ValenzuelaLala Light Figure – Minerva RiveraSkin Hinds – Libertad GodínezBest National Costume – Marisel Puebla "Diosa Canhuitz"
Judges
Preliminary competition Matilde Obregón – TV Notas' Director Riccardo Dalmacci – Actor Héctor Terrones – Fashion Designer José Luis Abarca – Fashion Designer Ernesto Valenzuela – El Modelo México 1999 Pablo Méndez – Stylist Toño Mauri – Actor – Model & Miss Guatemala finalist Nadine Markova – Photographer
Final competition Gustavo Adolfo Infante – Journalist Silvia Galván – Stylist Benjamín Alarcón – Consultant Psycho-Body Expression Verónica Jaspeado – Nuestra Belleza Tlaxcala 1994, Actress & Singer Carlos Latapi – Photographer Maritza Sayalero – Miss Universe 1979 Gerardo Rebollo – Designer Vanessa Guzmán – Nuestra Belleza México 1995 & Actress Fernando Magallanes – Plastic Surgeon Frances Ondiviela – Miss España 1980 & Actress Carlos Topete – Marketing Manager
Background music Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme) Swimsuit Competition: "Popurrí" by Ernesto D'Alessio, Patricio Borghetti and Jan Intermediate: "Cuando me Enamoro" & "Aunque no Esté" by Manuel Mijares Evening Gown Competition: Innis Intermediate: "Dónde está la Vida" & "Quédate Más" by Francisco Céspedes Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)
Contestants State Contestant Age Height (m) Hometown Baja California Sur Rosalinda Wayas Barroso 20 1.70 La Paz Baja California Sur Yessenia Moreno Castro 22 1.75 Los Cabos Coahuila Alma Mireya Cantú García 20 1.85 Torreón Coahuila Dulce René Ríos Torres 21 1.81 Torreón Coahuila María Elena Villalobos Sosa 24 1.70 Torreón Colima Martha Yadira Martínez 23 1.78 Colima Chiapas Ileana Ruíz Amaya20 1.69 Chiapas Chihuahua Erika Valenzuela Ortega 21 1.75 Chihuahua Chihuahua Mirta Janet Bojórquez Loya 23 1.72 Chihuahua Distrito Federal Arcelia Alverdi Luna 23 1.74 Mexico City Distrito Federal Connie Velázquez Maya 21 1.75 Mexico City Distrito Federal Mónica Portillo Escandón 23 1.74 Mexico City Distrito Federal Paola Hinojosa Martínez 20 1.73 Mexico City Estado de México Airam García Cárdenas 20 1.76 Toluca Estado de México Susana Arlett Diazayas Jimeno 21 1.69 Toluca Guanajuato Esmeralda Marún Rodríguez 21 1.73 León Hidalgo Marisol Mandujano Cerrilla 21 1.72 Huejutla Jalisco Jacqueline Bracamontes van Hoorde 20 1.71 Guadalajara Jalisco Libertad Godínez Herrera 20 1.77 Zapopan Morelos Alinne Shedid Harnen 20 1.70 Cuernavaca Nuevo León Gisela Patricia Oviedo Garza 23 1.73 Monterrey Nuevo León Verónica Gutiérrez de la Fuente 24 1.74 Monterrey Puebla Penelope García Gutiérrez 20 1.74 Puebla Querétaro María Antonieta Fierro Aguilera 20 1.73 Querétaro Quintana Roo Lilián Jesús Villanueva Chan 20 1.72 Chetumal San Luis Potosí Marisel Puebla Juárez 21 1.71 San Luis Potosí Sinaloa María González Corrales 20 1.80 Culiacán Sinaloa Minerva Rivera Mendiola 22 1.69 Los Mochis Sinaloa María Janeth Valenzuela 22 1.68 Culiacán Sinaloa Paulina Flores Arias 20 1.77 Culiacán Sonora Ana Lourdes Astiazarán Nieves 20 1.80 Hermosillo Sonora Karla Jazmín Arias Amarillas 20 1.76 Cd. Obregón Sonora Rubi López Ureña 21 1.71 Nogales Tabasco Elsa Villanueva González 21 1.72 Tenosique Tamaulipas Gabriela Josefina Soberón García 20 1.69 Reynosa Tamaulipas Minerva Ivette Quintanilla Barrios 21 1.75 Reynosa Tlaxcala María Guadalupe Lozada Díaz 21 1.79 Tlaxcala Veracruz Emily Beer Ricco 21 1.70 Coatzacoalcos Veracruz Luz Amelia Bulnes Talavera 23 1.80 Córdoba Yucatán Evelyn Esther López Pacheco 24 1.70 Mérida Yucatán Selena del Pilar Monsreal Vera 21 1.72 Mérida Zacatecas Daniella Rubio Maldonado 20 1.77 Fresnillo Zacatecas Eva Ruíz Torres 20 1.74 Zacatecas
Designates
– Rosalinda Wayas – Dulce Ríos – María Villalobos – Mirta Bojórquez Distrito Federal – Paola Hinojosa Distrito Federal – Mónica Portillo Distrito Federal – Connie Velázquez Estado de México – Susana Diazayas – Libertad Godínez – Gisela Oviedo
– María González – Minerva Rivera – María Valenzuela – Karla Arias – Rubí López – Minerva Quintanilla – Luz Amelia Bulnes – Selena Monsreal – Daniela Rubio
Withdrawals
Historical significance Jalisco won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time. This was the second time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (Jacqueline Bracamontes, her maternal grandparents are Belgian). Sinaloa was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the second time (before 1999) and won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time. Quintana Roo won the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title for the first time. It is the first time in the history of the organization in which more than one representative is sent by a State. Jalisco do very well this year, obtaining the Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico title in the semi-final competition, but after being crowned as Nuestra Belleza México, the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title automatically passed to the 1st Runner-up Sinaloa (Paulina Flores), who curiously was also the 1st Runner-up in the semi-final competition. For the first time is selected a Top 20 and only the Top 20 selected in the semi-final competition participated in the final night. For the first time, these states withdrew from the competition: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango, Guerrero, Michoacán, Nayarit and Oaxaca. Distrito Federal and Nuevo León placed for the seventh consecutive year. Chihuahua placed for the third consecutive year. Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for the second consecutive year. Coahuila, Jalisco, Quintana Roo and Yucatán returned to making calls to the semifinals after two years (1998), Colima after three years (1997), Querétaro, Veracruz and Zacatecas after four years (1996) and San Luis Potosí after five years (1995). States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify were Guanajuato and Morelos. After two years hosting Nuestra Belleza México, Marco Antonio Regil didn't do in this edition. For the first time, Sergio Goyri and Gabriel Soto hosted the pageant with Lupita Jones. Sonora won Miss Photogenic and Edoardos Model Award for the first time. Quintana Roo won the Trident Smile and Best Hair Awards for the first time. Distrito Federal won Miss America Online for the first time. Jalisco won Miss St. Ives and Skin Hinds Award for the first time. Chihuahua won the Best Communicator Award for the first time. Sinaloa won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time. San Luis Potosí won the Best National Costume award for the first time. The host delegate, María Guadalupe Lozada from Tlaxcala, failed to place in the semi-finals. Coahuila (Alma Cantú) is the tallest delegate in this edition (1.85 m). Estado de México (Susana Diazayas), Sinaloa (María Valenzuela) and Tamulipas (Gabriela Soberón) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).
Contestant notes