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Miss World 2000, the 50th Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome

Millennium Dome

The Millennium Dome, colloquially referred to simply as The Dome or even The O2 Arena, is the original name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium...

in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives

Maldives

The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

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The pageant was the first since the death of pageant owner Eric Morley

Eric Morley

Eric Douglas Morley was born in Holborn, London, England. He was the founder of the Miss World pageant. He was married to now head of the pageant Julia Morley from 1960.-Life and career:...

, whose widow Julia Morley assumed responsibility for the event. The pageant had 95 contestants, the highest number of Miss World participants ever. This was surpassed in 2003.

The pageant was won by Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

of India, the fifth Indian Miss World and the second consecutive winner from her country. Internationally, Chopra reigned alongside Miss Universe 2000

Miss Universe 2000

Miss 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...

titleholder Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...

and Miss Asia Pacific 2000 titleholder Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza Handrich nicknamed Dee and more popularly known as Dia Mirza, is a Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films...

, both also of India. This was the first time since 1994 that Miss World and Miss Universe came from the same country and was one of two times in the history of the pageant that Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Asia Pacific (all three major categories) are all from the same country; in 1994 the two titleholders were also Indians, Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....

(Miss Universe) and Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...

(Miss World). Chopra was the third Indian winner of Miss World in four years.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 2000	India - Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...
1st runner-up	Italy - Giorgia Palmas Giorgia Palmas Giorgia Palmas is an Italian television personality and model. She became famous following her appearances on the Italian television show Striscia la notizia.- Career :...
2nd runner-up	Turkey - Yüksel Ak
3rd runner-up	Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova
4th runner-up	Uruguay - Katja Thomsen
Semi-finalists	Chile - Isabel Bawlitza Isabel Bawlitza Isabel Bawlitza Muñoz is a Chilean beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss World 2000 and Reina Sudamericana 2001.-Early life:Her modeling career began in Paula Magazine, obtaining a contract for two years as an exclusive model... Colombia - Andrea Durán Kenya - Yolande Masinde Ukraine - Olena Scherban United States - Angelique Breaux

Order of Semi-finalists

Italy
Chile
Colombia
United States
Uruguay
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Ukraine
India
Kenya

Continental Queens

Asia: Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

(India)
Europe: Giorgia Palmas
Giorgia Palmas
Giorgia Palmas is an Italian television personality and model. She became famous following her appearances on the Italian television show Striscia la notizia.- Career :...

(Italy)
Americas: Katja Thomsen (Uruguay)
Africa Yolanda Masinde (Kenya)
Caribbean Isles: Jozaine Marianella Wall (Curaçao)

Contestants

' - Luciah Hedrington

Angola - Deolinda Vilela

Argentina - Daniela Stucan

Aruba - Monique van der Horn

Australia - Renee Henderson

Austria - Patricia Kaiser

The Bahamas - Latia Bowe

Bangladesh - Sonia Gazi

Barbados - Leilani McConney

Belarus - Sviatlana Kruk

Belgium - Joke van de Velde

Bolivia - Jimena Rico Toro

' - Jasmina Mahmutović

Botswana - Puna Keleabetswe Serati

Brazil - Francine Eickemberg

British Virgin Islands - Nadia Harrigan Ubinas

Kingdom of Bulgaria - Ivanka Peytcheva

Canada - Christine Cho

Cayman Islands - Jacqueline Bush

Chile - Isabel Bawlitza

Isabel Bawlitza

Isabel Bawlitza Muñoz is a Chilean beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss World 2000 and Reina Sudamericana 2001.-Early life:Her modeling career began in Paula Magazine, obtaining a contract for two years as an exclusive model...

Colombia - Andrea Duran

Costa Rica - Cristina de Mezerville

Independent State of Croatia - Andreja Čupor

Curaçao - Jozaine Wall

Cyprus - Iphigenia Papaioannou

Czech Republic - Michaela Salačová

Denmark - Anne Katrin Vrang

Dominican Republic - Gilda Jovine

Gilda Jovine

Gilda Jovine originally Gilda E. Gross Reyes was born on February 10, 1981 is a former beauty queen, actress and model from the Dominican Republic....

Ecuador - Ana Dolores Murillo

Kingdom of England - Michelle Walker

Estonia - Irina Ovtchinnikova

Finland - Salima Peippo

Early Modern France - Karine Meier

Germany - Natascha Berg

Ghana - Maame Ewarfaah Hawkson

Gibraltar - Tessa Sacramento

Greece - Athanasia Tzoulaki

Guatemala - Cindy Ramirez

' - Raja Moussaoui

Honduras - Veronica Rivera

' - Margaret Kan

Hungary - Judit Kuchta

Iceland - Elva Dogg Melsted

India - Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

Republic of Ireland - Yvonne Ellard

Israel - Dana Dantes

Italy - Giorgia Palmas

Giorgia Palmas

Giorgia Palmas is an Italian television personality and model. She became famous following her appearances on the Italian television show Striscia la notizia.- Career :...

Jamaica - Ayisha Richards

Japan - Mariko Sugai

Kazakhstan - Margarita Kravtsova

Kenya - Yolanda Masinde

' - Jung-sun Shin

Lebanon - Sandra Rizk

Lithuania - Martyna Bimbaite

Madagascar - Julianna Todimarina

Malaysia - Tan Sun Wei

Malta - Katia Grima

Mexico - Paulina Flores Arias

Paulina Flores

Paulina Flores Arias is a Mexican model, who after winning the national title of Miss Mexico World, represented her country in the 2000 Miss World pageant, held in London, England on November 30, 2000...

Moldova - Mariana Moraru†

Namibia - Mia de Klerk

Nepal - Usha Khadgi

New Zealand - Katherine Allsopp-Smith

Nigeria - Matilda Kerry

Matilda Kerry

Matilda Kerry, MD is a Nigerian doctor. Kerry attended Federal Girls College, Benin,and later the University of Lagos where she studied Medicine and Surgery. In 2000, she was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, making her Nigeria's Miss World 2000 representative. As MBGN, her project was...

Northern Ireland - Julie Lee-Ann Martin

Norway - Stine Pedersen

Panama - Ana Raquel Ochy

Paraguay - Patricia Villanueva

Peru - Tatiana Angulo

Philippines - Katherine Annwen de Guzman

Poland - Justyna Bergmann

Portugal - Gilda Dias Pe-Curto

Puerto Rico - Sarybel Velilla

Kingdom of Romania - Aleksandra Cosmoiu

Russia - Anna Bodareva

Kingdom of Scotland - Michelle Watson

Singapore - Charlyn Ding Zung Ee

Slovakia - Janka Horecna

Slovenia - Maša Merc

South Africa - Heather Joy Hamilton

Spain - Veronica García

Sri Lanka - Rozelle Plunkett

Sweden - Ida Sofia Manneh

Switzerland - Mahara McKay

Mahara McKay

Mahara Brigitta Lüem McKay is a New Zealand-born Swiss model and DJ who was crowned Miss Switzerland 2000. She represented the country at the Miss World 2000 and Miss Universe 2001 beauty pageants.-External links:* Official Website...

French Polynesia - Vanini Bea

Chinese Taipei - Shu-Ting Hao

Tanzania - Jacqueline Ntuyabelikwe

' - Rhonda Rosemin

Turkey - Yuksel Ak

Ukraine - Olena Shcherban

United States - Angelique Breaux

Uruguay - Katja Thomsen

Venezuela - Vanessa Cárdenas

Vanessa Cárdenas

Vanessa María Cárdenas Bravo is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was the official representative of Venezuela at the Miss World 2000 pageant in London, United Kingdom on November 30, 2000...

Wales - Sophie-Kate Cahill

Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Iva Milivojević

Zimbabwe - Victoria Moyo

Returning countries and Debuts

Belarus, England, Moldova, and Northern Ireland competed in Miss World for the first time.
Barbados, and Denmark last competed in Miss World 1995
Miss World 1995
The 45th Miss World Pageant was held for the fourth straight year at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa on 18 November 1995. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta and Bobbie Eakes and was also particiapted by...

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Namibia last competed in Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997, the 47th Miss World pageant was held at the Baie Lazare, Seychelles on November 22, 1997. 86 delegates delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Richard Steinmetz hosted the pageant, while Latin sensation Ricky...

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British Virgin Islands, Chinese Taipei, and Curaçao last competed in Miss World 1998
Miss World 1998
The 48th Miss World pageant was held at the Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort in Mahé Island, Seychelles. 86 delegates from around the world competed for the crown. Ronan Keating then lead singer of Boyzone and MTV's Eden Harel hosted the event...

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Withdrawals and Nations not competing

Guyana, Seychelles, Swaziland, and Zambia did not compete in Miss World 2000.
Latvia (Dina Kalandarova) withdrew at the last minute for personal reasons. She competed in Miss World in 2001.
No national pageants were held in 2000 in Thailand and St. Maarten.

Contestant notes and Trivia

Two delegates were later runners-up at the Miss Earth 2001
Miss Earth 2001
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...

pageant. Margarita Kravtsova (a finalist) placed second runner-up at Miss Earth and third runner-up was Daniella Stucan, who was unplaced at Miss World 2000. Stucan later competed at Miss Universe 2007
Miss Universe 2007
Miss 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....

where she was also unplaced.
A number of other contestants had previously competed in the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

pageant or would later compete at Miss Universe:
- Sarybel Velilla Cabeza (Puerto Rico) competed at Miss Universe 1996
  Miss Universe 1996
  Miss Universe 1996, the 45th Miss Universe pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Aladdin Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on May 17, 1996. Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1996 by Miss Universe 1995 Chelsi Smith of USA. 79 contestants...
  
  ;
- Renee Henderson of Australia competed at Miss Universe 1998
  Miss Universe 1998
  Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pageant was held at Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on May 12, 1998. Brook Lee, Miss Universe 1997, of the USA crowned Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago as Miss Universe 1998...
  
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- Heather Joy Hamilton had previously made the semi-finals at Miss Universe 2000
  Miss Universe 2000
  Miss 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...
  
  but was unplaced at Miss World. Joke van de Velde (Belgium), Gilda Jovine
  Gilda Jovine
  Gilda Jovine originally Gilda E. Gross Reyes was born on February 10, 1981 is a former beauty queen, actress and model from the Dominican Republic....
  
  (Dominican Republic), Mia de Klerk (Namibia), Matilda Kerry (Nigeria) were unplaced in both pageants;
- Jacqueline Bush (Cayman Islands), Sandra Rizk (Lebanon) and Mahara Brigitta McKay (Switzerland) competed at Miss Universe 2001
  Miss Universe 2001
  Miss Universe 2001 was held at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001. 77 contestants participated in the prestigious event...
  
  ;
Angelique Breaux (United States) was Miss California USA
Miss California USA
Miss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....

1999 and second runner-up at Miss USA 1999
Miss USA 1999
Miss USA 1999, the forty-eighth Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts...

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8 out of 10 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Italy (1973), Uruguay (1979), Kenya (1984), Colombia (1996), Turkey (1997), and Chile (1998). Kazakhstan and Ukraine made into the semi-finals for the first time, marking as the third and fourth nation from the former Soviet Union to enter in this stage of the competition. Ukraine debuted in 1992, while Kazakhstan in 1998.

Background Music

Group 1 - A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins
Group 2 - My Girl - Temptations
Group 3 - More Than A Woman - 911
Group 4 - Dreams - Gabrielle
Group 5 - My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White
Group 6 - You To Me Are Everything -
Group 7 - How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye
Group 8 - She's A Lady - Tom Jones

SWIMWEAR
GROUP 1

Uruguay
Bahamas
Argentina
Italy
American Virgin Islands
Brazil
Australia
Bulgaria
Angola
Aruba
Portugal
Austria

GROUP 2

Belgium
Russia
British Virgin Islands
Moldova
Czech Republic
Barbados
France
Bangladesh
Norway
Nepal
Kazakhstan
Belarus

GROUP 3

Cayman Islands
Dominican Republic
Botswana
Costa Rica
Curaçao
Germany
Estonia
Ghana
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Croatia
Holland

GROUP 4

Tanzania
Denmark
Singapore
Philippines
Hong Kong China
Kenya
Namibia
Turkey
Finland
Chinese Taipei
England
Tahiti

GROUP 5

Switzerland
New Zealand
Canada
Korea
Ireland
Wales
Malaysia
Malta
Israel
Sweden
Japan
Iceland

GROUP 6

India
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Slovakia
Trinidad & Tobago
Scotland
Zimbabwe
Northern Ireland
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Paraguay
Slovenia

GROUP 7

Poland
Romania
Greece
Mexico
Cyprus
Colombia
Guatemala
Hungary
Gibraltar
Lithuania
Chile
Ecuador

GROUP 8

South Africa
Peru
Lebanon
Madagascar
Honduras
United States
Panama
Spain
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Venezuela

EVENING GOWN
GROUP 1

Italy
Portugal
Aruba
Austria
Australia
American Virgin Islands
Angola
Bulgaria
Argentina
Bahamas
Uruguay
Brazil