Miss Earth 2001
Encyclopedia
Miss Earth 2001 is the first edition of Miss Earth
beauty pageant, organized by Carousel Productions
. The pageant coronation night was held on October 28, 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater
in Quezon City
, Philippines
. There were 42 delegates who competed in the pageant that focuses on environmental issues. Catharina Svensson
of Denmark
, a professional
equestrienne
, fashion model, and third year law
student, was crowned as the pageant's first winner.
The pageant, called "Beauties for a Cause
", adopted the common parts of beauty tilts such as the parade of delegates in swimsuits, the long gown, and talent competitions, but more weight was given to ecological and environmental intelligence in the interview portion.
Miss Earth was formally launched in a press conference on April 3, 2001 along with the search of Miss Philippines to represent Philippines in the international competition. Likewise, the pageant tied up with the Philippine government agencies such as the Philippine Department of Tourism
(DoT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
(MMDA), and at least two international environmental groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) and the American Global Release to further its environmental advocacy.
Answer of Miss Earth 2001: "Well, of course technology does make a lot of problems for us in the environment. But we can do something to make it better. For example in Denmark, we do a lot of farming and we use a lot of technology to make it easier for us. But that also means that we use a lot of chemicals that spread and go down to a ground water and makes the ground water worse. So what we can do and what we are doing at the moment is to try to make a regulations on what chemicals are allowed to be used and also thereby make controls of it so we can use those chemicals less." - Catharina Svensson
, represented Denmark
VJ Asha Gill
, former Thai
beauty queen and actress Emma Suwanalat, and former singer/actor
now businessman Jaime Garchitorena. It was aired on RPN Channel 9
, Star World TV
, and also televised the show in 35 other countries in November 2001.
in Makati City
, Philippines.
The delegates spent 21 days engaging in treeplanting
activities, charity visits, courtesy calls on sponsors, dinner parties, attending government seminars on waste segregation
and environmental preservation, promoting environmental causes in schools in Metropolitan Manila, and touring the country's top tourist attraction
s, including the Dos Palmas Resort in Honda Bay
, Palawan
and other Philippine ecotourism destinations such as Bohol
, Banaue Rice Terraces
, Benguet
, and Davao
. The trips were sponsored by the Philippine Department of Tourism and Palawan
government.
Withdrawals:
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
beauty pageant, organized by Carousel Productions
Carousel Productions
Carousel Productions Inc. is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Earth and Miss Philippines Earth beauty contests. The annual events are produced in partnership with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. The organization is based in the Philippines.-History:Carousel Productions...
. The pageant coronation night was held on October 28, 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
in Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. There were 42 delegates who competed in the pageant that focuses on environmental issues. Catharina Svensson
Catharina Svensson
Catharina Brink is an international beauty queen from Copenhagen, Denmark who won the Miss Earth 2001. Catharina is a model and lawyer by profession...
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, a professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
equestrienne
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
, fashion model, and third year law
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
student, was crowned as the pageant's first winner.
The pageant, called "Beauties for a Cause
Beauty for a Cause
Beauty for a Cause is a special award initially given in Miss Earth 2003 competition to the candidate who made the most significant social contribution...
", adopted the common parts of beauty tilts such as the parade of delegates in swimsuits, the long gown, and talent competitions, but more weight was given to ecological and environmental intelligence in the interview portion.
Miss Earth was formally launched in a press conference on April 3, 2001 along with the search of Miss Philippines to represent Philippines in the international competition. Likewise, the pageant tied up with the Philippine government agencies such as the Philippine Department of Tourism
Department of Tourism (Philippines)
The Department of Tourism is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the promotion of the Philippines as a tourist destination....
(DoT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines)
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for governing and supervising the exploration, development, utilization, and conservation of the country's natural resources.-History:The Department of Environment and Natural...
(DENR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority , is an agency of the Republic of the Philippines created embracing the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Pasay, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasig, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Valenzuela, Malabon, Taguig, Navotas and San Juan and the...
(MMDA), and at least two international environmental groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...
(UNEP) and the American Global Release to further its environmental advocacy.
Placements
The 42 delegates were first trimmed down to 10 in the semi-final portion. Then, four finalists were chosen in an initial question-and-answer portion. The delegates were asked to interpret or comment on the pictures shown to them, depicting the beauty and the problems of the environment. The winners of the pageant as follows:.| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth 2001 |
|
| Miss Air (1st Runner-up) |
 Brazil - Simone Régis |
| Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) |
 Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova |
| Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) |
 Argentina - Daniela Stucan |
| Semi-finalists |
 Bolivia - Catherine Villarroel Estonia - Evelyn Mikömagi India - Shamita SinghaShamita Singha Shamita Singha is a fashion model, television anchor, animal rights activist, VJ, and beauty queen from India. She was crowned Femina Miss Earth India 2001 and later competed in the first edition of the international Miss Earth 2001 beauty pageant produced by Carousel Productions, where she was one...  Latvia - Jelena Keirane Philippines - Carlene Ang Aguilar United States - Abigail RoyceAbigail Royce Abigail Ann Royce is a beauty queen from the United States of America. She was crowned as Miss Earth United States 2001. She competed in the first edition of the international Miss Earth 2001 beauty pageant produced by Carousel Productions, where she was one of the semifinalists.-Miss Earth... |
Special awards
| Special Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic | Argentina - Daniela Stucan |
| Best National Costume | India - Shamita Singha Shamita Singha Shamita Singha is a fashion model, television anchor, animal rights activist, VJ, and beauty queen from India. She was crowned Femina Miss Earth India 2001 and later competed in the first edition of the international Miss Earth 2001 beauty pageant produced by Carousel Productions, where she was one... |
| Miss Friendship |  Japan - Misuzu Hirayama |
| Miss Talent | Latvia - Jelena Keirane |
| Best in Swimsuit | Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova |
| Best in Long Gown | Philippines - Carlene Aguilar |
Winning answer
Final Question in Miss Earth 2001: "Technology makes life very convenient but it is also being blamed for certain environmental problems. How do you propose to find a balance between technology and Earth preservation?"Answer of Miss Earth 2001: "Well, of course technology does make a lot of problems for us in the environment. But we can do something to make it better. For example in Denmark, we do a lot of farming and we use a lot of technology to make it easier for us. But that also means that we use a lot of chemicals that spread and go down to a ground water and makes the ground water worse. So what we can do and what we are doing at the moment is to try to make a regulations on what chemicals are allowed to be used and also thereby make controls of it so we can use those chemicals less." - Catharina Svensson
Catharina Svensson
Catharina Brink is an international beauty queen from Copenhagen, Denmark who won the Miss Earth 2001. Catharina is a model and lawyer by profession...
, represented Denmark
Hosts
The pageant was hosted by Channel VChannel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
VJ Asha Gill
Asha Gill
Asha Anand Gill is a Malaysia-based model, television host, deejay, veejay, writer, producer, film director, and women's rights activist...
, former Thai
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
beauty queen and actress Emma Suwanalat, and former singer/actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
now businessman Jaime Garchitorena. It was aired on RPN Channel 9
Radio Philippines Network
Radio Philippines Network, Inc. is a broadcast television network in the Philippines co-owned by the Government Communications Group, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sectors. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol...
, Star World TV
STAR World
STAR World is an Asian English language cable and satellite television network owned by Star TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
, and also televised the show in 35 other countries in November 2001.
Preliminary events
Thirty five of the forty two delegates of Miss Earth 2001 were presented to the media on October 11, 2001 at the poolside of the Hotel Intercontinental ManilaInterContinental
InterContinental is a brand of upscale luxury hotels, founded by Pan American World Airways, under Juan Trippe, and now owned by InterContinental Hotels Group. The chain operates over 200 hotels and resorts in approximately 75 nations.-History:...
in Makati City
Makati City
The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
, Philippines.
The delegates spent 21 days engaging in treeplanting
Treeplanting
Tree planting is the process of transplanting tree seedlings, generally for forestry, land reclamation, or landscaping purposes. It differs from the transplantation of larger trees in arboriculture, and from the lower cost but slower and less reliable distribution of tree seeds.In silviculture the...
activities, charity visits, courtesy calls on sponsors, dinner parties, attending government seminars on waste segregation
Waste sorting
Waste sorting is the process by which waste is separated into different elements. Waste sorting can occur manually at the household and collected through curbside collection schemes, or automatically separated in materials recovery facilities or mechanical biological treatment systems.Waste can...
and environmental preservation, promoting environmental causes in schools in Metropolitan Manila, and touring the country's top tourist attraction
Tourist attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, or amusement opportunities....
s, including the Dos Palmas Resort in Honda Bay
Honda Bay, Philippines
Honda Bay is a bay on the eastern shore of the island of Palawan near Puerto Princesa City in the southwestern Philippines.The bay is used for both subsistence and commercial fisheries and recreation. Boats can be rented for the day and used for travel to nearby islands, many less than 45 minutes...
, Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
and other Philippine ecotourism destinations such as Bohol
Bohol
Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines...
, Banaue Rice Terraces
Banaue Rice Terraces
The Banaue Rice Terraces also called Payew, are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the indigenous people. The Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". It is commonly thought that...
, Benguet
Benguet
Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....
, and Davao
Davao
Davao refers to several closely related places in Mindanao in the Philippines. The term is used most often to refer to the city.*Davao Region, an administrative region*Davao del Norte province*Davao del Sur province*Davao Oriental province...
. The trips were sponsored by the Philippine Department of Tourism and Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
government.
Delegates
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2001:- Argentina - Daniela Stucan
Australia - Christy Anderson- Bolivia - Catherine Villarroel
- Brazil - Simone Régis
Canada - Michelle Carrie Lillian Weswaldi
Colombia - Natalia Botero Argote
Independent State of Croatia - Ivana Galesic
Denmark - Catharina SvenssonCatharina SvenssonCatharina Brink is an international beauty queen from Copenhagen, Denmark who won the Miss Earth 2001. Catharina is a model and lawyer by profession...
Dominican Republic - Catherine Núñez
El Salvador - Grace Marie Zabaneh Menéndez- Estonia - Evelyn Mikömagi
Ethiopia - Nardos Tiluhan Wondemu
Finland - Martina Kortelampi
Gibraltar - Charlene Ann Figueras
Guatemala - Carmina Elizabeth Paz Hernández
Hungary - Krisztina Kovacs- India - Shamita SinghaShamita SinghaShamita Singha is a fashion model, television anchor, animal rights activist, VJ, and beauty queen from India. She was crowned Femina Miss Earth India 2001 and later competed in the first edition of the international Miss Earth 2001 beauty pageant produced by Carousel Productions, where she was one...
Italy - Monica Rosetti- Japan - Misuzu Hirayama
- Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova
Kenya - Aqua Bonsu
- Latvia - Jelena Keirane
Lebanon - Adelle Raymond Boustany
Malaysia - Joey Tan Eng Li
Netherlands - Jamie-Lee Huisman
New Zealand - Abbey Flynn
Nicaragua - Karla José Leclair Monzón
Panama - Aliana Khan
Peru - Paola Barreda Benavides- Philippines - Carlene Aguilar
Puerto Rico - Amaricelys Reyes Guzmán
Russia - Victoriya Bonnya
Singapore - Calista Ng Poh Li
South Africa - Inecke van der Westhuizen
Spain - Noemi Caldas Ortiz- ' - Hsiu Chao-Yun
Tanzania - Hilda Bukozo
Thailand - Victoria Wachholz
Turkey - Gozde Bahadir- USA - Abigail RoyceAbigail RoyceAbigail Ann Royce is a beauty queen from the United States of America. She was crowned as Miss Earth United States 2001. She competed in the first edition of the international Miss Earth 2001 beauty pageant produced by Carousel Productions, where she was one of the semifinalists.-Miss Earth...
Venezuela - Lirigmel Gabriela Ramos Salazar
Zanzibar - Sheena Fatma Nanty
Withdrawals:
- ' - Janil Bird
Belgium - Caroline Costermans
Contestant notes
- Evelyn Mikömagi (Estonia) previously joined Miss Universe 2000Miss Universe 2000Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe...
, where she was a semi-finalist, and Grace Marie Zabaneh (El Salvador) also participated in Miss Universe 2001Miss Universe 2001Miss Universe 2001 was held at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001. 77 contestants participated in the prestigious event...
. - Michelle Carrie Lillian Weswaldi (Canada) was a contestant in Miss World 1996Miss World 1996Miss World 1996, the 46th Miss World pageant took place on November 23, 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant...
, Margarita Kravtsova (Kazakhstan) in Miss World 2000Miss World 2000Miss World 2000, the 50th Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives....
, where she was a finalist. - Daniela Stucan (Argentina) was a contestant in Miss World 2000Miss World 2000Miss World 2000, the 50th Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives....
prior to joining Miss Earth 2001. She later represented her country in Miss Universe 2007Miss Universe 2007Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, took place on May 28, 2007 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 delegates competed for the title. Riyo Mori of Japan was crowned the winner of the title by Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico....
, but she was unplaced. - Catherine Villarroel Márquez (Bolivia) was a contestant in Miss International 2000Miss International 2000Miss International 2000, the 40th Miss International pageant, was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. It took place on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards:- Contestants :...
. - Carlene Ang Aguilar (Philippines) later became 2nd Runner-up in Miss Chinese International 2004 and a semi-finalist in Miss World 2005Miss World 2005Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2005. Nine former Miss World titleholders and chairwoman of Miss World Organization Julia Morley judged the pageant. Miss World 2004 María Julia Mantilla of Peru...
. - Jelena Keirane (Latvia) later joined Miss International 2004Miss International 2004Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant was held at Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China on October 16 2004. 58 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown...
, where she was named as one of the semi-finalists.