Miss World 2000
Miss World 2000 | |
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Miss World 2000 Titlecard | |
Date | 30 November 2000 |
Presenters | Jerry Springer, Rebecca de Alba |
Entertainment | Bryan Ferry, Bond, S Club 7 |
Venue | Millennium Dome, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | E!, Channel 5 |
Entrants | 95 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | Belarus, England, Moldova, Northern Ireland |
Withdrawals | Guyana, Latvia, St. Maarten, Seychelles, Swaziland, Thailand, Zambia |
Returns | Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Taiwan, Curaçao, Denmark, Namibia |
Winner |
Priyanka Chopra [1][2] India |
Miss World 2000, the 50th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, UK.[3] The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives.
The pageant was the first since the death of pageant owner Eric Morley, 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 of India,[1][2] at the age of 18. She is the fifth Indian Miss World and the second consecutive winner from her country. Internationally, Chopra reigned alongside Miss Universe 2000 titleholder Lara Dutta and Miss Asia Pacific 2000 titleholder Dia Mirza, both also of India.
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
Miss World 2000 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 |
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Semi-finalists |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group | Contestant |
Africa |
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Americas |
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Asia |
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Caribbean Isles |
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Europe |
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Contestants
A total of 95 contestants participated in Miss World 2000.[4]
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Judges
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Notes
Debuts
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Returns
Last competed in 1955:
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Last competed in 1997:
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Last competed in 1998:
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Replacements
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Withdrawals
- Guyana
- Latvia – Dina Kalandarova withdrew at the last minute for personal reasons. She competed in Miss World 2001.
- Seychelles
- St. Maarten – No national pageants were held
- Swaziland
- Thailand – No national pageants were held
- Zambia
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Miss Universe vs Miss World: Facts and comparisons". MSN. January 15, 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Daily News". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "New Straits Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Toledo Blade". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Vsenashimiss (In Russian)
- ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/nb/missmexico/inter/jacky.htm