Original sentence: At the end, all that is needed is a handful of finalists to send to the international competitions to ultimately determine a good or a bad year, and the overall "quality" of the class often has no bearing on the final international outcome.Nevertheless, there are "stronger" and "weaker" years, often determined by the presence of "filler" candidates that the press incessantly isolates.Two of the Latin world's most famous personalities, supermodel Patricia Velásquez and singer/actress Maria Conchita Alonso, also participated, in 1989 and 1975, respectively
Edited sentence: 2001 and 2003, on the other hand, were years where a wide variety of looks prevailed, particularly the latter with not only the highest number of contestants ever but also the greatest diversity in beauty styles.2002, for example, was considered a non-stellar year by many in the press but its two "surprise" winners ended up bringing the best placements in Miss Universe and Miss World (2nd and 6th) between 2000 and 2005.At the end, all that is needed is a handful of finalists to send to the international competitions to ultimately determine a good or a bad year, and the overall "quality" of the class often has no bearing on the final international outcome (especially if strong candidates are not chosen to compete internationally).Nevertheless, there are "stronger" and "weaker" years, often determined by the presence of the "filler" candidates that the press incessantly isolates.Some years, such as 1999, have produced a batch of the most beautiful faces and complete candidates in history, while the candidates of 2002 and 2004 are remembered for their excellent speaking abilities.Two of the Latin world's most famous personalities, supermodel Patricia Velásquez and singer/actress Maria Conchita Alonso, also participated, in 1989 and 1975 respectively.While obviously a subjective personal view, many consider 2000 and 2001 to have been fairly strong, 2002 very weak, 2003 strong, and 2004 somewhat average