# Miss World 2001

Miss World 2001 was the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa, on 16 November 2001.
Priyanka Chopra of India crowned Agbani Darego of Nigeria as her successor at the end of the event. This is the first time Nigeria won the title of Miss World.

## Background
### Selection of participants

Contestants from 93 countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Two of these delegates were designees after the original contestant withdrew.
Karol Inés de la Torre, Miss Mundo Colombia 2001, resigned due to accusations of her being married. She was replaced by Jeisyl Amparo Velez. Miss Latvia 2001, Gunta Rudzīte was expected to compete in Miss World 2001, but was replaced by Miss Latvia 1999–2000 Dina Kalandārova due to undisclosed reasons.
The 2001 edition saw the debut of Malawi, and the returns of Antigua and Barbuda, China, Guyana, Hawaii, Latvia, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Sint Maarten, Thailand, and Uganda. Hawaii last competed in 1959, Antigua and Barbuda in 1991, China in 1994, Macedonia in 1996, Uganda in 1997, Nicaragua and 1998, and the others in 1999.
The Bahamas, Belarus, Chinese Taipei, Curacao, Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Nepal, Paraguay, and Sri Lanka withdrew. Miss Teen Bahamas 2001, Kiara Sherman had to cancel her participation in Miss World 2001 due to lack of time and preparation, and because she wasn't the official winner. Miss Belarus 2000, Anna Stychinskaya did not compete due underage and lack of interest. Miss Denmark 2001, Maj Petersen did not compete due to Sponsorship problems. Went to Miss World 2003 instead. Miss Egypt World 2001 Sally Shaheen and Miss Uzbekistan 2001 Olesya Loshkareva did not participate in Miss World 2001 as scheduled due to the instability of the Middle East following the terrorist September 11 attacks in New York. Miss Kazakhstan 2001, Gulmira Makhambetova did not compete for unknown reasons. Miss Moldova 2001, Nadezhda Corcimari was supposed to participate in Miss World 2001, but due to her young age the Miss World officials refused her participation. Miss Swaziland 2001, Glenda Mabuza was expected to compete, but the local organizers could not reach an agreement with the franchise. Chinese Taipei, Curacao, Guatemala, Honduras, Nepal, Paraguay, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Zambia withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 2001 | Nigeria – Agbani Darego |
| 1st Runner-Up | Aruba – Zizi Lee |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Scotland – Juliet-Jane Horne |
| Top 5 | China – Bing Li  Nicaragua – Ligia Cristina Argüello |
| Top 10 | Russia – Irina Kovalenko  South Africa – Jo-Ann Strauss  Spain – Macarena García  Ukraine – Oleksandra Nikolayenko  Yugoslavia – Tijana Stajšić |

## Contestants

93 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| American Virgin Islands | Cherrisse Wood | 18 | Saint Thomas |
| Angola | Adalgisa Gonçalves | 21 | Luanda |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Janelle Williams | 23 | Saint John |
| Argentina | Virginia di Salvo | 22 | Rosario |
| Aruba | Zizi Lee | 19 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Eva Milic | 23 | Gold Coast |
| Austria | Daniela Rockenschaub | 23 | Wels |
| Bangladesh | Tabassum Ferdous Shaon | 18 | Dhaka |
| Barbados | Stephanie Chase | 22 | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Dina Tersago | 22 | Puurs |
| Bolivia | Claudia Ettmüller | 19 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ana Mirjana Račanović | 18 | Bijeljina |
| Botswana | Masego Sebedi | 22 | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Joyce Aguiar | 18 | Votuporanga |
| British Virgin Islands | Melinda McGlore | 23 | Road Town |
| Bulgaria | Stanislava Karabelova | 23 | Sofia |
| Canada | Tara Hall | 21 | Toronto |
| Cayman Islands | Shannon McLean | 24 | George Town |
| Chile | Christianne Balmelli | 22 | Temuco |
| China | Bing Li | 18 | Sanya |
| Colombia | Jeisyl Vélez | 20 | Caldas |
| Costa Rica | Piarella Peralta | 20 | San José |
| Croatia | Rajna Raguž | 17 | Drenovci |
| Cyprus | Christiana Aristotelous | 18 | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Andrea Fišerova | 19 | Litoměřice |
| Dominican Republic | Jeimy Castillo | 23 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Carla Lorena Revelo | 19 | Quito |
| England | Sally Kettle | 21 | Leicester |
| Estonia | Liina Helstein | 23 | Tartu |
| Finland | Jenni Dahlman | 21 | Turku |
| France | Emmanuelle Chossat | 22 | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Germany | Adina Wilhelmi | 21 | Wolfach |
| Ghana | Selasi Kwawu | 20 | Accra |
| Gibraltar | Luann Richardson | 18 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Valentini Daskaloudi | 22 | Athens |
| Guyana | Olive Gopaul | 22 | Georgetown |
| Hawaii | Radasha Hoohuli | 21 | Honolulu |
| Holland | Irena Pantelic | 22 | Rotterdam |
| Hong Kong | Pui Chi Chung | 19 | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Zsoka Kapocs | 22 | Budapest |
| Iceland | Kolbrún Helgadottir | 21 | Reykjavík |
| India | Sara Corner | 21 | Karnataka |
| Ireland | Catrina Supple | 18 | Youghal |
| Israel | Karen Shlimovitz | 22 | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Paola D'Antonino | 19 | Messina |
| Jamaica | Regina Beavers | 17 | Kingston |
| Japan | Yuka Humano | 21 | Nagoya |
| Kenya | Daniella Kimaru | 21 | Nairobi |
| Latvia | Dina Kalandorova | 21 | Valmiera |
| Lebanon | Christina Sawaya | 21 | Bourj Hammoud |
| Macedonia | Sandra Spasovska | 21 | Skopje |
| Madagascar | Tassiana Boba | 18 | Antananarivo |
| Malawi | Elizabeth Pullu | 22 | Mzuzu |
| Malaysia | Sasha Tan | 24 | Johor |
| Malta | Christine Camilleri | 19 | Valletta |
| Mexico | Tatiana Rodríguez | 20 | Campeche |
| Namibia | Michelle Heitha | 25 | Windhoek |
| New Zealand | Amie Hewitt | 18 | Manukau City |
| Nicaragua | Ligia Cristina Argüello | 21 | Managua |
| Nigeria | Agbani Darego | 18 | Lagos |
| Northern Ireland | Angela McCarthy | 21 | Belfast |
| Norway | Malin Johansen | 22 | Troms |
| Panama | Lourdes Gonzalez | 20 | Panama City |
| Peru | Viviana Rivas | 24 | Lambayeque |
| Philippines | Gilrhea Quinzon | 19 | San Fernando |
| Poland | Joanna Drozdowska | 22 | Szczecin |
| Portugal | Claudia Jesus López | 18 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Bárbara Serrano | 23 | Vieques |
| Romania | Vanda Petre | 18 | Bucharest |
| Russia | Irina Kovalenko | 17 | Murmansk |
| Scotland | Juliet-Jane Horne | 18 | Aberdeen |
| Singapore | Angelina Johnson | 20 | Singapore |
| Sint Maarten | Genesis Romney | 18 | Philipsburg |
| Slovakia | Jana Ivanova | 19 | Trenčín |
| Slovenia | Rebeka Dremelj | 21 | Brežice |
| South Africa | Jo-Ann Strauss | 20 | Cape Town |
| South Korea | Hyun-jin Seo | 21 | Daegu |
| Spain | Macarena García | 23 | Seville |
| Sweden | Camilla Bäck | 22 | Gothenburg |
| Switzerland | Mascha Santschi | 21 | Bern |
| Tahiti | Ravanui Terriitaumihau | 19 | Papeete |
| Tanzania | Happiness Magese | 22 | Dar es Salaam |
| Thailand | Lada Engchawadechasilp | 21 | Songkhla |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Sacha St. Hill | 22 | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Tuğçe Kazaz | 19 | Edremit |
| Uganda | Victoria Nabunya | 20 | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Oleksandra Nikolayenko | 20 | Odesa |
| United States | Carrie Stroup | 19 | Fort Lauderdale |
| Uruguay | María Abasolo Cugnetti | 22 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Andreína Prieto | 19 | Maracaibo |
| Wales | Charlotte Faicheney | 18 | Wrexham |
| Yugoslavia | Tijana Stajšić | 17 | Belgrade |
| Zimbabwe | Nokhuthula Mpuli | 18 | Harare |