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    Miss World 2000

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    Miss World 2000
    Miss World 2000 titleholder – Priyanka Chopra
    Date30 November 2000
    Presenters
    • Jerry Springer
    • Rebecca de Alba
    Entertainment
    • Bryan Ferry
    • Bond
    • S Club 7
    VenueMillennium Dome, London, United Kingdom
    Broadcaster
    • E!
    • Channel 5
    Entrants95
    Placements10
    Debuts
    • Belarus
    • England
    • Moldova
    • Northern Ireland
    Withdrawals
    • Guyana
    • Latvia
    • Liberia
    • Seychelles
    • Sint Maarten
    • Swaziland
    • Thailand
    • United Kingdom
    • Zambia
    Returns
    • Barbados
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Curaçao
    • Denmark
    • Namibia
    • Taiwan
    WinnerPriyanka Chopra[1][2]
    India
    ← 1999
    2001 →

    Miss World 2000 was the 50th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom on 30 November 2000. Portions of the pageant were also filmed in the Maldives.[3]

    At the end of the event, Yukta Mookhey of India crowned Priyanka Chopra of India as Miss World 2000.[4] She is the fifth Miss World and the second successive winner from her country. Internationally, Chopra reigned alongside Miss Universe 2000 titleholder Lara Dutta, marking the most recent time (as of 2025) that any country has held the two most prestigious beauty pageant titles in the world in a single year since 1994.[1][2]

    Background

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    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 at that time.

    Selection of participants

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    Replacements

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    Jacqueline Bracamontes of Mexico, won Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000 and supposed to compete, however she decided to enter Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2000 and won the contest, but as she won 2 contests Lupita Jones president of Nuestra Belleza México, decides to appoint Paulina Flores Arias to compete.[5]

    Miss Moldova 2000, Irina Babusenko withdrew from the competition due to her being underage. She was replaced by her first runner-up, Mariana Moraru.[6]

    Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

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    This edition marked the debut of Belarus, England, Moldova and Northern Ireland, and the return of Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, Denmark, Namibia and Taiwan; Barbados and Denmark last competed in 1995, Namibia last competed in 1997, and the British Virgin Islands, Curaçao and Taiwan last competed in 1998.

    Guyana, Latvia, Liberia, Seychelles, Sint Maarten, Swaziland, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Zambia, withdrew from the competition.

    Results

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    Placements

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    Placement Contestant
    Miss World 2000
    •  India – Priyanka Chopra
    1st Runner-Up
    •  Italy – Giorgia Palmas
    2nd Runner-Up
    •  Turkey – Yüksel Ak
    Top 5
    •  Kazakhstan – Margarita Kravtsova
    •  Uruguay – Katja Thomsen Grien
    Top 10
    •  Chile – Isabel Bawlitza
    •  Colombia – Andrea Durán
    •  Kenya – Yolande Masinde
    •  Ukraine – Olena Scherban
    •  United States – Angelique Breaux

    Continental Queens of Beauty

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

    Judges

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    • Stephanie Beacham
    • Ozwald Boateng
    • Errol Brown †
    • Lulu
    • Terry O'Neill †
    • Lucy Sykes
    • Hemant Trivedi
    • Amanda Wakeley
    • Shah Rukh Khan

    Contestants

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

    95 contestants competed for the title.[7]

    Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
    Angola Deolinda Vilela 23 Luanda
    Argentina Daniela Stucan 19 Buenos Aires
    Aruba Monique van der Horn 21 Oranjestad
    Australia Renee Henderson 23 Melbourne
    Austria Patricia Kaiser[8] 16 Linz
    Bahamas Latia Bowe 23 Nassau
    Bangladesh Sonia Gazi[9] 21 Dhaka
    Barbados Leilani McConney 19 Bridgetown
    Belarus Sviatlana Kruk 21 Grodno
    Belgium Joke van de Velde[10] 20 Melle
    Bolivia Jimena Rico 22 Cochabamba
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Mahmutović 19 Bihać
    Botswana Puna Keleabetswe Serati 21 Mochudi
    Brazil Francine Eickemberg 18 Camboriú
    British Virgin Islands Nadia Harrigan Ubinas 23 Tortola
    Bulgaria Ivanka Peytcheva 19 Pasardzhik
    Canada Christine Cho[11] 21 Toronto
    Cayman Islands Jacqueline Bush 25 George Town
    Chile Isabel Bawlitza 24 Linares
    Colombia Andrea Durán 24 Bogotá
    Costa Rica Cristina de Mezerville 22 Heredia
    Croatia Andreja Čupor 18 Ozalj
    Curaçao Jozaine Wall 18 Willemstad
    Cyprus Ifigenia Papaioannou 19 Limassol
    Czech Republic Michaela Salačová 18 Moravské Budějovice
    Denmark Anne Katrin Vrang 23 Copenhagen
    Dominican Republic Gilda Jovine 20 Santo Domingo
    Ecuador Ana Dolores Murillo 20 Portoviejo
    England Michelle Walker 19 Liverpool
    Estonia Irina Ovtchinnikova 21 Tallinn
    Finland Salima Peippo 18 Turku
    France Karine Meier 20 Meurthe-et-Moselle
    French Polynesia[b] Vanini Bea 19 Papeete
    Germany Natascha Berg 20 Mannheim
    Ghana Maame Ewarfaah Hawkson 22 Accra
    Gibraltar Tessa Sacramento 19 Gibraltar
    Greece Athanasia Tzoulaki 18 Peloponnese
    Guatemala Cindy Ramírez 24 Guatemala City
    Holland Raja Moussaoui 24 Roermond
    Honduras Verónica Rivera 17 Cortés
    Hong Kong Margaret Kan 20 Hong Kong
    Hungary Judit Kuchta 21 Budapest
    Iceland Elva Dögg Melsteð 21 Reykjavík
    India Priyanka Chopra[1][2] 18 Jharkhand
    Ireland Yvonne Ellard 21 Tipperary
    Israel Dana Dantes 19 Tel Aviv
    Italy Giorgia Palmas 18 Cagliari
    Jamaica Ayisha Richards 24 Kingston
    Japan Mariko Sugai 23 Tokyo
    Kazakhstan Margarita Kravtsova 19 Almaty
    Kenya Yolanda Masinde 21 Nairobi
    Lebanon Sandra Rizk 18 Beirut
    Lithuania Lithuania Martyna Bimbaitė[12] 16 Palanga
    Madagascar Julianna Todimarina 17 Toamasina
    Malaysia Tan Sun Wei 24 Kuala Lumpur
    Malta Katia Grima 19 Valletta
    Mexico Paulina Flores 20 Culiacán
    Moldova Mariana Moraru † 16 Chișinău
    Namibia Mia de Klerk 21 Windhoek
      Nepal Usha Khadgi 21 Kathmandu
    New Zealand Katherine Allsopp-Smith 21 Auckland
    Nigeria Matilda Kerry 19 Benin City
    Northern Ireland Julie Lee-Ann Martin 20 Belfast
    Norway Stine Pedersen 21 Oslo
    Panama Ana Raquel Ochy 22 Panama City
    Paraguay Patricia Villanueva 17 Asunción
    Peru Tatiana Angulo 23 Trujillo
    Philippines Katherine de Guzman[13] 20 San Carlos
    Poland Justyna Bergmann 18 Warsaw
    Portugal Gilda Dias Pe-Curto 21 Lisbon
    Puerto Rico Sarybel Velilla 24 Toa Alta
    Romania Aleksandra Cosmoiu 20 Bucharest
    Russia Anna Bodareva 19 Moscow
    Scotland Michelle Watson 19 Motherwell
    Singapore Charlyn Ding 19 Singapore
    Slovakia Janka Horečná[14] 20 Žilina
    Slovenia Maša Merc 22 Maribor
    South Africa Heather Joy Hamilton 23 Durban
    South Korea[c] Jung-sun Shin 20 Seoul
    Spain Verónica García 20 Madrid
    Sri Lanka Ganga Gunasekera 25 Colombo
    Sweden Ida Sofia Manneh 23 Stockholm
     Switzerland Mahara McKay 19 Zürich
    Chinese Taipei Taiwan[d] Shu-Ting Hao 22 Taipei
    Tanzania Jacqueline Ntuyabelikwe 21 Dar es Salaam
    Trinidad and Tobago Rhonda Rosemin 23 Port of Spain
    Turkey Yüksel Ak[15][16] 20 Istanbul
    Ukraine Olena Shcherban 17 Kyiv
    United States Angelique Breaux 22 Los Angeles
    United States Virgin Islands Luciah Hedrington 20 Saint Thomas
    Uruguay Katja Thomsen 18 Montevideo
    Venezuela Vanessa Cárdenas 19 Maracaibo
    Wales Sophie-Kate Cahill 17 Cardiff
    Yugoslavia Iva Milivojević 19 Belgrade
    Zimbabwe Victoria Moyo 21 Harare

    Notes

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    1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
    2. ^ Competed as Tahiti in the pageant
    3. ^ Competed as Korea in the pageant
    4. ^ Competed as Chinese Taipei in the pageant

    Replacements

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    • Denmark – Cecilie Elisa Dahlstrøm
    • Russia – Ekaterina Izmail - Dethroned of her crown due to differences with her Organization, just 2 weeks prior leaving for the pageant.

    Withdrawals

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    • Guyana – No contest.
    • Latvia – Miss Latvia 1999, Dina Kalandārova withdrew at the last minute for personal reasons. She competed in Miss World 2001 instead.
    • Liberia Liberia
    • Seychelles – No contest.
    • Sint Maarten – Miss Saint Maarten 2000, Angelique Romou went to Miss Universe instead.
    • Swaziland – Their national pageant was delayed until next year.
    • Thailand – No contest.
    • United Kingdom – No longer competes as United Kingdom. Now competes as its constituent countries instead, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[citation needed]
    • Zambia – No contest.

    References

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    1. ^ a b c d "Miss Universe vs Miss World: Facts and comparisons". MSN. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
    2. ^ a b c "Daily News". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    3. ^ "Returning". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 18 July 2000. p. 29. Retrieved 19 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "India's Chopra is new Miss World". New Straits Times. Agence France-Presse. 2 December 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 27 January 2016 – via Google News Archive.
    5. ^ "Jacqueline Bracamontes van Hoorde nace el 23 de septiembre de 1979".
    6. ^ "Красота по-молдавски - страшная сила! | ЛОГОС-ПРЕСС". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
    7. ^ "A world of a prize". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. 1 December 2000. pp. 1A. Retrieved 27 January 2016 – via Google News Archive.
    8. ^ Netopilik, Thomas (14 October 2016). "Patricia Kaiser: "Mein Schicksal hat mir auch geholfen" (mit Video)" [Patricia Kaiser: "My fate also helped me" (with video)]. MeinBezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
    9. ^ "Search for Miss World Bangladesh will start from September 16". Dhaka Tribune. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
    10. ^ "Ex-Miss België Joke Van De Velde in verwachting van eerste kindje" [Ex-Miss Belgium Joke Van De Velde expecting first child]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
    11. ^ Tenenbaum, Judith (8 July 2006). "MATCH: Christine Cho and Jamie Park". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
    12. ^ ""Mis Lietuva" tapo palangiškė" ["Miss Lithuania" is from Palanga]. Delfi (in Lithuanian). 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
    13. ^ "Oops!". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Makati, Metro Manila. 29 February 2000. p. 3. Retrieved 25 September 2021 – via Google News Archive.
    14. ^ Matejčíková, Daša (15 April 2002). "Miss: škandály, peniaze a veľkolepé divadlo" [Miss: scandals, money and grand theater]. Kultura SME Slovakia (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
    15. ^ "Birinciliği kaçırdı" [missed first place]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2 December 2000. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
    16. ^ Üyesi, Onedio (13 February 2019). "Hepsi Zirveye Çıktı Ama Orada Kalamadı: Türkiye'nin Son 25 Yıldaki Türkiye Güzelleri Şimdi Ne Yapıyor?" [They All Reached the Top But Couldn't Stay There: What Are Türkiye's Beauties of the Last 25 Years Doing Now?]. Onedio (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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