Miss Universe 2000

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* **Template:ANG** – Eunice Manita
* **Template:ARG** – Andrea Nicastri
* **Template:ARU** – Tamara Scaroni
* **Template:AUS** – Samantha Frost
* **Template:BAH** – Mikala Moss
* **Template:BEL** – Joke Van de Velde
* **Template:BIZ** – Shiemicka Richardson
* **Template:BOL** – Yenny Vaca
* **Template:BOT** – Joyce Molemoeng
* **Template:BRA** – Josiane Kruliskoski
* **Template:IVB** – Tausha Vanterpool
* **Template:BUL** – Magdalina Valtchenova
* **Template:CAN** – Kim Yee
* **Template:CAY** – Mona Lisa Tatum
* **Template:CHI** – Francesca Sovino
* **Template:COL** – Catalina Inés Acosta Albarracín
* **Template:CRC** – Laura Mata
* **Template:CRO** – Renata Lovrinčević
* **Template:CYP** – Christy Groutidou
* **Template:CZE** – Jitka Kocurová
* **Template:DEN** – Heidi Meyer Vallentin
* **Template:DOM** – Gilda Jovine
* **Template:ECU** – Gabriela Cadena
* **Template:EGY** – Rania El-Sayed
* **Template:SLV** – Alexandra Rivas
* **Template:EST** – Evelyn Mikomägi
* **Template:FIN** – Suvi Miinala
* **Template:FRA** – Sonia Rolland
* **Template:GER** – Sabrina Schepmann
* **Template:GHA** – Maame Esi Acquah
* **Template:Flag** – Louise Lakin
* **Template:GRE** – Eleni Skafida
* **Template:GUM** – Lisamarie Quinata
* **Template:GUA** – Evelyn López
* **Template:HON** – Flor Garcia
* **Template:HKG** – Sonija Kwok
* **Template:HUN** – Izabella Kiss
* **Template:IND** – **Lara Dutta**
* **Template:IRL** – Louise Doheny
* **Template:ISR** – Nirit Bakshi
* **Template:ITA** – Annalisa Guadalupi
* **Template:JAM** – Sapphire Longmore
* **Template:Flag** – Mayu Endo
* **Template:Flag** – Kim Yeon-joo
* **Template:LIB** – Norma Elias Naoum
* **Template:MAS** – Lynette Ludi
* **Template:MLT** – Joelene Arpa
* **Template:MUS** – Jenny Arthemidor
* **Template:MEX** – Leticia Murray
* **Template:NAM** – Mia de Klerk
* **Template:NED** – Chantal van Roessel
* **Template:NZL** – Tonia Peachey
* **Template:NGA** – Matilda Kerry
* **Template:NOR** – Tonje Kristin Wøllo
* **Template:PAN** – Analía Núñez
* **Template:Flag** – Carolina Ramírez
* **Template:PER** – Verónica Rueckner
* **Template:PHI** – Nina Ricci Caldo Alagao
* **Template:POL** – Emilia Raszynska
* **Template:POR** – Licinia Macedo
* **Template:PUR** – Zoribel Fonalledas
* **Template:RUS** – Svetlana Goreva
* **Template:SIN** – Eunice Olsen
* **Template:Flag** – Miroslava Kysucká
* **Template:RSA** – Heather Hamilton
* **Template:SPA** – Helen Lindes
* **Template:Flag** – Angelique Romou
* **Template:SWE** – Valerie Aflalo
* **Template:SWI** – Anita Buri
* **Template:Flag** – Lei-Ann Chang
* **Template:THA** – Kulthida Yenprasert
* **Template:Flag** – Heidi Rostant
* **Template:Flag** – Clintina Gibbs
* **Template:UKR** – Natalie Shvachko
* **Template:URU** – Giovanna Piazza
* **Template:Flag** – Lynnette Cole
* **Template:VEN** – Claudia Moreno
* **Template:Flag** – Lana Marić
* **Template:ZIM** – Corinne Crewe

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* **Template:Flag** – Miss Cook Islands 1999 and Miss South Pacific 1999, Liana Scott did not compete due to lack of Sponsorship.
* **Template:Flag** – Miss Curaçao 2000, Jozaïne Wall couldn't participate due to the fact that she was underage. Jozaïne successfully sued the Miss Curaçao organization due to this issue and went to Miss World 2000 instead.
* **Template:Flag** – No contest due to lack of Sponsorship.
* **Template:Flag** – No contest due to lack of Sponsorship.
* **Template:Flag** – Miss Northern Marianas International 1999, Michelle Boyer Sablan did not participate for undisclosed reasons.
* **Template:Flag** – No contest held and they lost their Miss Universe licence.
* **Template:Flag** – Cansu Dere – She was forbidden by the Turkish Government to travel to the Miss Universe 2000 pageant in Cyprus, due to the current tense Turkish-Cypriot relationships over Northern Cyprus.
* **Template:Flag** – No contest.
* **Template:Flag** – Sidonia Mwape – Due to lack of Sponsorship.

### Replacements

* **Template:MLT** – Bernadette Farrugia

* **Template:ITA** – Miss Italia 1999, Manila Nazzaro was the initial Italian representative to Miss Universe 2000, but the Miss Italia Organization lost their Miss Universe licence that year due to MUO objections that the national contest was opened to married women and mothers since 1994. Then a new contest called *The Miss for Miss Universe* was organized by the American – Italian actress Clarissa Burtt from 2000 to 2005. Annalisa Guadalupi won the first edition and she also competed against Manila Nazzaro at Miss Italia 1999 contest.

* **Template:RUS** – Initially Miss Russia organizers wanted to send Miss Russia 1997–1998, Yelena Rogozhina to Miss Universe 2000, but her victory at the Miss Europe 1999 contest in Lebanon make her unable to compete at Miss Universe. The winner of Miss Russia 1999, Anna Kruglova, also was ineligible for Miss Universe due to her being underage at the time. Then, the organizers of the Miss Russia contest decided to pick Miss Russia 1999 – first runner-up, Svetlana Goreva for Miss Universe 2000.

* **Template:TUR** – Miss Turkey 2000, 1° Runner up Gamze Özçelik was replaced by Cansu Dere, due to the fact that she was underage at the time.

* **Template:Flag** – Initially chose Martina Thorogood to represent their country at both Miss Universe and Miss World 1999. Miss Universe officials objected to this as Thorogood placed first runner-up at Miss World 99 and there was a chance that she could become Miss World should the winner resign or lose her crown. Then MVO wanted send Miss Venezuela 1999 1° Runner Up – Norkys Batista to Miss Universe 2000, but due to the fact that she wasn't the national official titleholder, the Miss Universe officials rejected their participation. Finally a smaller pageant was held among delegates who had competed in previous Miss Venezuela competitions, and Claudia Moreno was chosen to compete at Miss Universe. Moreno went on to place first runner-up. Both Venezuelan candidates placed second in their respective competitions to the candidates from India

### Returns

Last competed in 1996

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Last competed in 1998

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## Notes

* It was confirmed by a local newspaper in Cyprus, after the pageant, that the following contestants rounded out the top 15: Czech Republic (11th), Netherlands (12th), Panama (13th), Germany (14th), and Japan (15th).

## Host city

Nicosia was announced as host city of the pageant on 1 July 1999. The country invested $3.5 million in the event, in the hope that the publicity would increase tourism, the island's main industry.

Conservative Cypriot church leaders protested the decision to hold the pageant on the island, claiming that millennium celebrations of the birth of Christ were more important and that the event was scandalous and would promote female nudity.

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20001012172223/http://www.geocities.com:80/TelevisionCity/Studio/7955/mu2k.html
2. ↑ http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/950ff710-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e/
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## External links

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* Miss Universe official website

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