Nuestra Belleza México 2001 Explained

Winner:	Ericka Cruz^[1]
Represented:
Date:	September 28, 2001
Presenters:	Lupita Jones, Alexis Ayala
Acts:	Wendy Fitzwilliam, Marco Antonio Solis
Entrants:	47
Placements:	20
Venue:	Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos", Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
Broadcaster:	Televisa
Withdraws:	Quintana Roo
Returns:	Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango, Nayarit
Before:	2000
Next:	2002

Nuestra Belleza México 2001, the 8th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico on September 28, 2001. Forty-seven contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, who later competed in Miss Universe 2002 in Puerto Rico. Cruz was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Jacqueline Bracamontes. She is the first and only Yucateca and the third winner of foreign descent (she is Afro-Mexican) to win this Title.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Tatiana Rodríguez from Campeche, who later competed in Miss World 2001 in South Africa. Rodríguez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Paulina Flores. She is the first and only Campechana to win this Title.

For the second consecutive time and for the fourth time in the history of the pageant, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.

Results

PlaceMents Nuestra Belleza México

Final Results	Contestant
Nuestra Belleza México 2001	Yucatán – Ericka Cruz
Suplente/1st Runner-up	Coahuila – Greta Galindo
2nd Runner-up	Sonora – Carmen Varela
3rd Runner-up	Chihuahua – Nancy Esparza
4th Runner-up	Nuevo León – Diana García
Top 10	Jalisco – Ana Inés Santoyo Sinaloa – Claudia Collado Sinaloa – Mónica Psihas Sonora – Erika Peña Tamaulipas – Mónica Aragón
Top 20	Distrito Federal – Gabriela Hurtado Guanajuato – Anabel Mendoza Guanajuato – Karín Huerta Jalisco – Miriam Ayala Jalisco – Saray Álvarez Nuevo León – Elsa Burgos Sinaloa – Alicia León Sonora – Lizeth Pérez Veracruz – Adriana Loya Veracruz – Andrea Pérez

Order of announcements

Top 10

Sinaloa
Yucatán
Jalisco
Chihuahua
Sonora
Sonora
Tamaulipas
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Sinaloa

Top five

Sonora
Nuevo León
Yucatán
Chihuahua
Coahuila

Nuestra Belleza Mundo México

One week before the final competition was held, the semi-final competition featured a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico", in which was announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was Tatiana Rodríguez from Campeche, who represented the country in Miss World 2001. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the contest.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Aeropuerto Internacional "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" of Toluca, Estado de México and was hosted by Mónica Noguera and Julio Bracho. It was the 4th edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. From this year onwards, the winner of this event would not compete in the final night competition.

The musical part was enlivened by: Dinastía, Gustavo Lara and Cristian Castro.

Final Results	Contestant
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000	Campeche – Tatiana Rodríguez
Suplente/1st Runner-up	Yucatán – Ericka Cruz
Top 21	Coahuila – Greta Galindo Chihuahua – Nancy Esparza Distrito Federal – Gabriela Hurtado Guanajuato – Anabel Mendoza Guanajuato – Karín Huerta Jalisco – Ana Inés Santoyo Jalisco – Miriam Ayala Jalisco – Saray Álvarez Nuevo León – Diana García Nuevo León – Elsa Burgos Sinaloa – Claudia Collado Sinaloa – Mónica Psihas Sinaloa – Alicia León Sonora – Carmen Varela Sonora – Erika Peña Sonora – Lizeth Pérez Tamaulipas – Mónica Aragón Veracruz – Adriana Loya Veracruz – Andrea Pérez

Order of announcements

Top 21

Distrito Federal
Coahuila
Guanajuato
Sonora
Veracruz
Sonora
Sinaloa
Jalisco
Campeche
Veracruz
Jalisco

Guanajuato
Jalisco
Tamaulipas
Sinaloa
Chihuahua
Sinaloa
Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Yucatán
Sonora

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Photogenic	Distrito Federal – Gabriela Hurtado
Fuller Beauty Queen	Distrito Federal – Gabriela Hurtado
Best Hair Pantene	– Mónica Aragón
Miss Internet	– Mónica Aragón
Lala Light Figure	– Greta Galindo
Best National Costume	– Ericka Cruz "Oro Maya"

Judges

Preliminary competition

Guido Quiles – El Modelo México 2000
Mariana Tazbek – Photographer
Leonardo Leos – Makeup Artist
Diana Torrescano – Medical Beauty Director
Alan Loranka – Astrologer
Sara Bustani – Fashion Designer
Jorge Salinas – Actor
Yessica Salazar – Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 and Actress
Otto Sirgo – Actor

Final competition

Carlos Latapi – Photographer
Rebeca Tamez – Nuestra Belleza México 1996 & Señorita Continente Americano 1997
Sabú – Artistic Promoter
Gabriel Soto – El Modelo México 1996, Singer & Actor
Raquel Bessudo – Writer
Valentino Lanús – Actor
Leonardo Leos – Makeup Artist
Laura Flores – Actress, Singer & TV Hostess
Saul Lisazo – Actor

Background Music

Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)
Intermediate: "Call my Bluff" by Wendy Fitzwilliam
Intermediate: "Si no te Hubieras Ido" and "O me Voy o te Vas" by Marco Antonio Solis
Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

Contestants

State	Contestant	Age	Height (m)	Hometown
Aguascalientes	María Isabel Gutiérrez Velazsco	20	1.72	Calvillo
Baja California	Bibian López Vallejo	24	1.68	Mexicali
Baja California	Paulina García Coronel	23	1.68	Tijuana
Baja California Sur	Berenice Cosio Yee	20	1.75	La Paz
Campeche	Tatiana Rodríguez Romero	20	1.74
Coahuila	Greta Galindo De la Peña	20	1.79
Colima	Laura Tayde Mancilla Alonso	21	1.68	Colima
Colima	María Rosario Meza Anguiano	23	1.77	Colima
Chiapas	Alejandra Paulina Zenteno Gutiérrez	20	1.74	Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Chihuahua	Ericka De la Rosa Castro	20	1.71	Chihuahua
Chihuahua	Nancy Cecilia Esparza Tinajero	21	1.75	Chihuahua
Chihuahua	Ofelia Chávez Moreno	21	1.76	Chihuahua
Distrito Federal	Gabriela Hurtado González	23	1.70	México City
Durango	Jennifer López Rateike	22	1.75	Durango
Estado de México	Eva Geynes Gutiérrez	24	1.68	Toluca
Guanajuato	Anabel Mendoza Muñoz	21	1.73	León
Guanajuato	Claudia Albo López	20	1.71	Irapuato
Guanajuato	Karín Elizabeth Huerta Arredondo	23	1.69	Irapuato
Guanajuato	Leticia Vanessa Jiménez	21	1.73	Guanajuato
Hidalgo	Sara Guadalupe García Amador	21	1.73	Pachuca
Jalisco	Ana Inés Santoyo Jasso	22	1.73	Guadalajara
Jalisco	Miriam Ayala Núñez	23	1.73	Guadalajara
Jalisco	Saray Alejandra Álvarez Negrete	21	1.77	Guadalajara
Morelos	Belly Lizene Corona Velazco	22	1.73	Cuernavaca
Nayarit	Claudia Isabel Fernández Medina	23	1.68	Tepic
Nuevo León	Diana Cristina García Soto	20	1.70	Monterrey
Nuevo León	Elsa Lucía Burgos Pérez	22	1.72	Monterrey
Puebla	Karla Estela Gómez Monetti	23	1.68	Puebla
Querétaro	Paulina Vázquez Miranda	20	1.69	Querétaro
San Luis Potosí	Claudia Calvillo Martínez	23	1.74	San Luis Potosí
Sinaloa	Claudia Collado Careaga	21	1.75	Los Mochis
Sinaloa	Mónica Psihas González	21	1.68	Culiacán
Sinaloa	Rosa Alicia León Soto	22	1.74	Mazatlán
Sonora	Carmen Valeria Leyva	20	1.75	Cd. Obregón
Sonora	Erika Peña Ramírez	21	1.78	Hermosillo
Sonora	Lizeth Pérez Rodarte	24	1.80	Guaymas
Tabasco	Alejandra Priego Canto	20	1.68	Villahermosa
Tamaulipas	María Alicia Rojas Lozano	22	1.70	Tampico
Tamaulipas	Mónica Aragón Herrera	21	1.74	Tampico
Tlaxcala	Aline Mónica Luna Ramírez	21	1.76	Apizaco
Veracruz	Adriana Loya Páez	21	1.77	Veracruz
Veracruz	Andrea Pérez Verdera	21	1.77	Xalapa
Veracruz	Arumi Esmeralda Vargas Andrade	20	1.70	Poza Rica
Veracruz	María Andrea Macías Azuara	20	1.77	Tempoal
Veracruz	Valeria Loya Herrera	20	1.71	Tuxpan
Yucatán	Ericka Yadira Cruz Escalante	20	1.78	Merida
Zacatecas	Noemí Dolores de la Torre Belmontes	21	1.70	Zacatecas

Designates

– Paulina García
– Rosario Meza
– Ericka Castro
– Ofelia Chávez
– Claudia Albo
– Karín Huerta
– Letícia Jiménez
– Sarahí Álvarez
– Ana Inés Santoyo
– Elsa Burgos

– Claudia Collado
– Mónica Psihas
– Carmén Valera
– Lizeth Pérez
– Alicia Rojas
– Adriana Loya
– Arumi Vargas
– Andrea Macías
– Valeria Loya

Returning states

Last competed in 1999:

Withdrawals

Historical significance

Yucatán won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time.
This was the third time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (Ericka Cruz is Afro-Mexican).
Camepeche won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time.
Coahuila was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time.
For the second time an Afro-Mexican compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant (Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, before 1999).
For the second consecutive year held two competitions, one semi-final (Nuestra Belleza Mundo México) and the final competition (Nuestra Belleza México).
Like last year, 21 delegates were chosen to participate in the final competition, but the winner of the semi-final competition wasn't involved in the final night because she started her preparation to compete in Miss World 2001.
That was the year with more candidates in the contest (47 Contestants).
For the first time Quintana Roo retires from competition.
Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango and Nayarit return to competition after two years (1999).
Distrito Federal and Nuevo León placed for the eighth consecutive year.
Chihuahua placed for the fourth consecutive year.
Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for the third consecutive year.
Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz and Yucatán placed for the second consecutive year.
Guanajuato returned to making calls to the semi-finals after two years (1999), while Campeche after four years (1997).
States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify were Baja California Sur, Colima, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.
For the first time Alexis Ayala hosted the pageant with Lupita Jones.
Distrito Federal won Miss Photogenic and Fuller Beauty Queen for the first time.
Tamaulipas won the Best Hair Award for second time (before 1999) and Miss Internet for the first time.
Coahuila won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time.
Yucatán won the Best National Costume for the first time.
The host delegate, Eva Geynes from the Estado de México, failed to place in the semi-finals.
Sonora (Lizeth Pérez) is the tallest delegate in this edition (1.80 m).
Baja California (Bibian López and Paulina García), Colima (Laura Mancilla), Estado de México (Eva Geynes), Nayarit (Claudia Fernández), Puebla (Karla Gómez), Sinaloa (Mónica Psihas), Tabasco (Alejandra Priego) and Tamaulipas (Mónica Aragón) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).

Contestant notes

– Berenice Cosio Nuestra Belleza Baja California Sur 2001 is cousin of Daniela Cosio Nuestra Belleza Baja California Sur 2005.
– Tatiana Rodríguez competed in Miss World 2001, held on November 16, 2001, at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa but she didn't place. Also, she participated in the famous reality show Big Brother México, and today is a television hostess and actress.
– Greta Galindo competed in Reina Internacional de las Flores 2002 but she didn't place.
– Ofelia Chávez competed in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2003.
– Diana García is dedicated to the cinema where she participated in productions such as: "Casi Divas" and "Amar", among others. She has participated in soap operas like "Top Models" and special events such as "Adelantadas al Mundial" to Foxlife chain in 2006. She has made music videosr with Reik, Sin Bandera, Moenia, Eduardo Cruz, among others. It has also led film festivals: International Film Festival Guanajuato 2007 and 2008 and International Film Festival Monterrey 2008. She has made numerous television commercials.
– Elsa Burgos was selected by the Organization to represent Mexico in the international contest Miss Costa Maya International 2002 in Belize where she won first place. She was hostess of the program shows Ellas con las Estrellas (Them with the stars). She is a TV Hostess in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
– Claudia Collado competed in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2002.
– Erika Peña represented Mexico in Queen Mayan World 2001 where she won first Place.
– Mónica Aragón represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2002 in Medellín, Colombia. Also she is sister of Rosa María Aragón, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 1999.
– Ericka Cruz represented her country in Miss Universe 2002 held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002, but she didn't place. She was the first Afro-Mexican to represent Mexico in Miss Universe history and the second Afro-Mexican to compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant. In 2010. she was crowned Reina del Carnaval 2010 in Mérida, Yucatán.