# Miss Venezuela 2001

Miss Venezuela 2001 was the 48th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 14, 2001, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Cynthia Lander, Miss Distrito Capital.
The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Eva Ekvall crowned Cynthia Lander of Distrito Capital as the new Miss Venezuela.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Venezuela 2001 | Distrito Capital – Cynthia Lander |
| 1st Runner-Up | Táchira – Aura Consuelo Zambrano |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Vargas – Norelys Rodríguez |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Trujillo – Lorena Delgado |
| 4th Runner-Up | Portuguesa – Carolina Groening |
| Top 10 | Amazonas – Mariaeugenia Rivero  Aragua – Keidy Moreno  Barinas – Stephanie Brumat  Carabobo – Jerika Hoffmann  Falcón – Gabriela Benamú |

### Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Norelys Rodríguez (Miss Vargas)
* Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Jerika Hoffmann (Miss Carabobo)
* Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Norelys Rodríguez (Miss Vargas)
* Miss Personality - Norelys Rodríguez (Miss Vargas)
* Miss Figure - Cynthia Lander (Distrito Capital)
* Best Hair - Mariaeugenia Rivero (Miss Amazonas)
* Best Smile - Lorena Delgado (Miss Trujillo)
* Best Face - Jerika Hoffmann (Miss Carabobo)
* Best Skin - Carolina Groening (Miss Portuguesa)
* Best Runway - Maria Alejandra Carballo (Miss Apure)
* Miss Integral - Jerika Hoffmann (Miss Carabobo)
* Best Legs - Federica Guzmán Miss Miranda

## Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 2001 delegates are:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Mariaeugenia Rivero Barrios | 20 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | María del Mar Estévez Pérez | 21 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Porlamar |
| Apure | María Alejandra Carballo Salas | 20 | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Puerto La Cruz |
| Aragua | Keidy Zoraida Moreno Marín | 18 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Barinas | Stephanie Virginia Brumat Lavieri | 24 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Bolívar | Carolina Rossy Barrios Bolaños | 18 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Ciudad Guayana |
| Carabobo | Jerika de los Angeles Hoffmann Leal | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Alejandra Rincón Murillo | 23 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Costa Oriental | María del Rocío Cuello Echevarne | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Delta Amacuro | Arleen Lorena Gutiérrez Soler | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Distrito Capital | Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora | 19 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
| Falcón | Gabriela Mercedes Benamú Villamizar | 18 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Guárico | Mery Carolina de los Ríos Romero | 23 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Lara | Carmen Amelia (Camelia) Sánchez Colmenares | 22 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Mérida | Lina Eugenia Morales Krisciunas | 18 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Miranda | Alexandra Federica Guzmán Diamante | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Monagas | Maria Cristina López Palacios | 20 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maturín |
| Nueva Esparta | Nathalye Gabriela Gómez García | 19 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Porlamar |
| Península Goajira | Nieves Esperanza Medina Cestari | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Portuguesa | Shumy Carolina Groening Burie | 21 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Acarigua |
| Sucre | Ana Valentina Montero Lugano | 19 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Táchira | Aura Consuelo Zambrano Alejos | 20 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Trujillo | Lorena Alexandra Delgado Cárdenas | 18 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
| Vargas | María Norelys Rodríguez Guillén | 24 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Mérida |
| Yaracuy | Christelle Amanda Pannier Hardy | 18 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
| Zulia | Apmery Loris León Ocando | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Cynthia Lander placed as 4th runner up in Miss Universe 2002 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss Mesoamérica 2002 in Houston, Texas, United States.
* Aura Zambrano placed as 1st runner up in Miss International 2001 in Tokyo, Japan. She also placed 2nd runner up in Reinado Internacional del Café 2002 in Manizales, Colombia, and 4th runner up in Miss Intercontinental 2002 in Fürth, Germany.
* Norelys Rodríguez placed as 1st runner up in Reina Sudamericana 2001 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
* Lorena Delgado placed as 1st runner up in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2002 in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
* Keidy Moreno won World Super Model 2002 contest in Beirut, Lebanon.
* Jerika Hoffmann previously placed as 2nd runner up in Top Model of the World 2000 in Vreden, Germany.
* María Cristina López previously placed as 2nd runner up in Miss Tourism International 2000 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
* Federica Guzmán placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2006 in Warsaw, Poland.