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 (she is Afro-Mexican) 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 fourth 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 Final results ContestantNuestra Belleza México 2001 Yucatán – Ericka Cruz Suplente/1st Runner-up Coahuila – Greta Galindo 2nd Runner-up Sonora – Carmen Varela 3rd Runner-up Chihuahua – Nancy Esparza4th Runner-up Nuevo León – Diana García Top 10 Jalisco – Ana Inés Santoyo Sinaloa – Claudia Collado Sinaloa – Mónica Psihas Sonora – Erika Peña Tamaulipas – Mónica AragónTop 20 Distrito Federal – Gabriela Hurtado Guanajuato – Anabel Mendoza Guanajuato – Karín Huerta Jalisco – Miriam Ayala Jalisco – Saray Álvarez Nuevo León – Elsa Burgos Sinaloa – Alicia León Sonora – Lizeth Pérez Veracruz – Adriana Loya Veracruz – Andrea Pérez
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 One week before the final competition was held, the semi-final competition featured a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico", in which was announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was Tatiana Rodríguez from Campeche, who represented the country in Miss World 2001. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the contest.
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 as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. From this year onwards, the winner of this event would 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 Campeche – Tatiana RodríguezSuplente/1st Runner-up Yucatán – Ericka CruzTop 21 Coahuila – Greta Galindo Chihuahua – Nancy Esparza Distrito Federal – Gabriela Hurtado Guanajuato – Anabel Mendoza Guanajuato – Karín Huerta Jalisco – Ana Inés Santoyo Jalisco – Miriam Ayala Jalisco – Saray Álvarez Nuevo León – Diana García Nuevo León – Elsa Burgos Sinaloa – Claudia Collado Sinaloa – Mónica Psihas Sinaloa – Alicia León Sonora – Carmen Varela Sonora – Erika Peña Sonora – Lizeth Pérez Tamaulipas – Mónica Aragón Veracruz – Adriana Loya Veracruz – Andrea Pérez
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 Award Contestant Miss Photogenic Distrito Federal – Gabriela HurtadoFuller Beauty Queen Distrito Federal – Gabriela HurtadoBest Hair Pantene – Mónica AragónMiss Internet – Mónica AragónLala Light Figure – Greta GalindoBest National Costume – Ericka Cruz "Oro Maya"
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" (Official Theme) 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" (Official Theme)
Contestants State Contestant Age Height (m) Hometown Aguascalientes María Isabel Gutiérrez Velazsco 20 1.72 Calvillo Baja California Bibian López Vallejo 24 1.68 Mexicali Baja California Paulina García Coronel 23 1.68 Tijuana Baja California Sur Berenice Cosio Yee 20 1.75 La Paz Campeche Tatiana Rodríguez Romero 20 1.74 Campeche Coahuila Greta Galindo De la Peña 20 1.79 Torreón Colima Laura Tayde Mancilla Alonso 21 1.68 Colima Colima María Rosario Meza Anguiano 23 1.77 Colima Chiapas Alejandra Paulina Zenteno Gutiérrez 20 1.74 Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chihuahua Ericka De la Rosa Castro 20 1.71 Chihuahua Chihuahua Nancy Cecilia Esparza Tinajero 21 1.75 Chihuahua Chihuahua Ofelia Chávez Moreno 21 1.76 Chihuahua Distrito Federal Gabriela Hurtado González 23 1.70 México City Durango Jennifer López Rateike 22 1.75 Durango Estado de México Eva Geynes Gutiérrez 24 1.68 Toluca Guanajuato Anabel Mendoza Muñoz 21 1.73 León Guanajuato Claudia Albo López 20 1.71 Irapuato Guanajuato Karín Elizabeth Huerta Arredondo 23 1.69 Irapuato Guanajuato Leticia Vanessa Jiménez 21 1.73 Guanajuato Hidalgo Sara Guadalupe García Amador 21 1.73 Pachuca Jalisco Ana Inés Santoyo Jasso 22 1.73 Guadalajara Jalisco Miriam Ayala Núñez 23 1.73 Guadalajara Jalisco Saray Alejandra Álvarez Negrete 21 1.77 Guadalajara Morelos Belly Lizene Corona Velazco 22 1.73 Cuernavaca Nayarit Claudia Isabel Fernández Medina 23 1.68 Tepic Nuevo León Diana Cristina García Soto 20 1.70 Monterrey Nuevo León Elsa Lucía Burgos Pérez 22 1.72 Monterrey Puebla Karla Estela Gómez Monetti 23 1.68 Puebla Querétaro Paulina Vázquez Miranda 20 1.69 Querétaro San Luis Potosí Claudia Calvillo Martínez 23 1.74 San Luis Potosí Sinaloa Claudia Collado Careaga 21 1.75 Los Mochis Sinaloa Mónica Psihas González 21 1.68 Culiacán Sinaloa Rosa Alicia León Soto 22 1.74 Mazatlán Sonora Carmen Valeria Leyva 20 1.75 Cd. Obregón Sonora Erika Peña Ramírez 21 1.78 Hermosillo Sonora Lizeth Pérez Rodarte 24 1.80 Guaymas Tabasco Alejandra Priego Canto 20 1.68 Villahermosa Tamaulipas María Alicia Rojas Lozano 22 1.70 Tampico Tamaulipas Mónica Aragón Herrera 21 1.74 Tampico Tlaxcala Aline Mónica Luna Ramírez 21 1.76 Apizaco Veracruz Adriana Loya Páez 21 1.77 Veracruz Veracruz Andrea Pérez Verdera 21 1.77 Xalapa Veracruz Arumi Esmeralda Vargas Andrade 20 1.70 Poza Rica Veracruz María Andrea Macías Azuara 20 1.77 Tempoal Veracruz Valeria Loya Herrera 20 1.71 Tuxpan Yucatán Ericka Yadira Cruz Escalante 20 1.78 Merida Zacatecas Noemí Dolores de la Torre Belmontes 21 1.70 Zacatecas
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:
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 (Ericka Cruz is Afro-Mexican). 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 (Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, before 1999). For the second consecutive year held two competitions, one semi-final (Nuestra Belleza Mundo México) and the final competition (Nuestra Belleza México). 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 (47 Contestants). For the first time Quintana Roo retires from competition. Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango and Nayarit return to competition after two years (1999). Distrito Federal and Nuevo León placed for the eighth consecutive year. Chihuahua placed for the fourth consecutive year. Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for the third consecutive year. Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz and Yucatán placed for the second consecutive year. Guanajuato returned to making calls to the semi-finals after two years (1999), while Campeche after four years (1997). 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 (before 1999) 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 (Lizeth Pérez) is the tallest delegate in this edition (1.80 m). Baja California (Bibian López and Paulina García), Colima (Laura Mancilla), Estado de México (Eva Geynes), Nayarit (Claudia Fernández), Puebla (Karla Gómez), Sinaloa (Mónica Psihas), Tabasco (Alejandra Priego) and Tamaulipas (Mónica Aragón) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).
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 first place. She was hostess of the program shows Ellas con las Estrellas (Them with the stars). 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 first Place.