Nuestra Belleza México 2000, the 7th

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pageant, was held at the Auditorio Emilio Sánchez Piedras of

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on September 2, 2000. Forty-three contestants of the

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competed for the national title, which was won by

Jacqueline Bracamontes Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde (born 23 December 1979) is a Mexican actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2000, Nuestra Belleza México 2000 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2001. ...

from

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

, who later competed in

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in Puerto Rico. Bracamontes was crowned by outgoing

titleholder

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. She was the first Jalisciense and the second winner of foreign descent (her maternal grandparents are Belgian) and the third blonde to win this Title. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was assumed by Paulina Flores from

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after

won the right to compete in

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. Bracamontes could not hold both titles at once, so Paulina Flores as Suplente/1st Runner-up assumed the title. Flores later competed in

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in the

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. She was the first Sinaloense to win this Title. The Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title (Best Hair Pantene) was won by Lilián Villanueva from

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. She would have competed in Miss International 2001 in Japan, but the Nuestra Belleza México Organization lost the franchise of this international event that year and she could not compete. Villanueva is the first and only Quintanarroense to win this Title. After three years, 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

Order of announcements

Top 10

#Sonora #Distrito Federal #Chihuahua #Zacatecas #Jalisco #Quintana Roo #Sinaloa #Distrito Federal #Sinaloa #Nuevo León

Top 5

#Zacatecas #Jalisco #Sonora #Quintana Roo #Sinaloa

Nuestra Belleza Mundo México

After three years, the contestants returned to take part in the semi-final competition entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mexico: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" where the Top 20 out of 43 candidates were chosen and it was announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was

. A week later she won the title of

, which was then assumed by her Suplene/1st Runner-up Paulina Flores from

, who curiously was also the Suplente/1st Runner-up in the final competition. Only the top 20 contestants participated in the final night. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Auditorio Emilio Sánchez Piedras of

and was hosted by

Joana Benedek Joana Benedek (, ; born Roxana Joana Benedek Godeanu on January 21, 1972) is a Romanian-born Mexican actress. She left her native land in search of work. She first moved to Venezuela before moving to Mexico. In Caracas she continued to study, b ...

and Alexis Ayala. It was officially the 3rd edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to

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. Although the Winner of this event also competed in the final night competition. The musical part was enlivened by:

Pablo Montero Pablo Montero (born Óscar Daniel Hernández Rodríguez August 23, 1974) is a Mexican singer and actor. Montero's primary profession is singing, but he also acts regularly in telenovelas produced by Televisa productions in supporting roles. Mont ...

Order of announcements

Top 20

#Coahuila #Baja California Sur #Sonora #Nuevo León #Veracruz #Sinaloa #Chihuahua #Distrito Federal #Zacatecas #Sinaloa #Yucatán #Colima #Nuevo León #San Luis Potosí #Tamaulipas #Sinaloa #Jalisco #Querétaro #Quinatana Roo #Distrito Federal

Special awards

Judges

Preliminary competition

*Matilde Obregón – ''TV Notas' Director'' *Riccardo Dalmacci – ''Actor'' *Héctor Terrones – ''Fashion Designer'' *José Luis Abarca – ''Fashion Designer'' *Ernesto Valenzuela – '' El Modelo México 1999'' *Pablo Méndez – ''Stylist'' *

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– ''Actor'' * – ''Model & Miss Guatemala finalist'' *Nadine Markova – ''Photographer''

Final competition

* Gustavo Adolfo Infante – ''Journalist'' *Silvia Galván – ''Stylist'' *Benjamín Alarcón – ''Consultant Psycho-Body Expression'' *

Verónica Jaspeado Verónica Alejandra Jaspeado Martínez (born September 6, 1976) is a Mexican actress. Biography She was born in Puebla, Mexico on September 6, 1976. Veronica studied at the Centro de Capacitación Artística de Televisa (CEA). She also partici ...

– '' Nuestra Belleza Tlaxcala 1994, Actress & Singer'' *Carlos Latapi – ''Photographer'' *

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– '' Miss Universe 1979'' *Gerardo Rebollo – ''Designer'' *

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– ''

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& Actress'' *Fernando Magallanes – ''Plastic Surgeon'' *

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– '' Miss España 1980 & Actress'' *Carlos Topete – ''Marketing Manager''

Background music

*Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme) *Swimsuit Competition: "Popurrí" by Ernesto D'Alessio,

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and Jan *Intermediate: "Cuando me Enamoro" & "Aunque no Esté" by

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*Evening Gown Competition: Innis *Intermediate: "Dónde está la Vida" & "Quédate Más" by

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*Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

Contestants

Designates

* – Rosalinda Wayas * – Dulce Ríos * – María Villalobos * – Mirta Bojórquez *

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– Paola Hinojosa *

– Mónica Portillo *

– Connie Velázquez *

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–

Susana Diazayas Susana Diazayas (born Susana Arlett Diazayas Jimeno on February 26, 1979 in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. She was participant the pageant of Nuestra Belleza México 2000. Filmography TV series *''Como dice el dich ...

* – Libertad Godínez * – Gisela Oviedo * – María González * – Minerva Rivera * – María Valenzuela * – Karla Arias * – Rubí López * – Minerva Quintanilla * – Luz Amelia Bulnes * – Selena Monsreal * – Daniela Rubio

Withdrawals

* * * * * * * *

Historical significance

* Jalisco won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time. *This was the second time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (

, her maternal grandparents are Belgian). * Sinaloa was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the second time (before

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) and won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time. * Quintana Roo won the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title for the first time. * It is the first time in the history of the organization in which more than one representative is sent by a State. *Jalisco do very well this year, obtaining the Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico title in the semi-final competition, but after being crowned as Nuestra Belleza México, the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title automatically passed to the 1st Runner-up Sinaloa (Paulina Flores), who curiously was also the 1st Runner-up in the semi-final competition. * For the first time is selected a Top 20 and only the Top 20 selected in the semi-final competition participated in the final night. * For the first time, these states withdrew from the competition: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango, Guerrero, Michoacán, Nayarit and Oaxaca. * Distrito Federal and Nuevo León placed for the seventh consecutive year. * Chihuahua placed for the third consecutive year. * Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for the second consecutive year. * Coahuila, Jalisco, Quintana Roo and Yucatán returned to making calls to the semifinals after two years (

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), Colima after three years (

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

), Querétaro, Veracruz and Zacatecas after four years (

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

) and San Luis Potosí after five years (

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

). * States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify were Guanajuato and Morelos. * After two years hosting Nuestra Belleza México,

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didn't do in this edition. * For the first time,

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and

Gabriel Soto Gabriel Soto Borja Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model. He won the national male pageant El Modelo México, and placed first runner-up in Mister World 1996. He was also a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and ...

hosted the pageant with

Lupita Jones María Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay (; born 6 September 1967) is a Mexican producer, actress and model. She was crowned Miss Universe 1991, and was the first Mexican contestant to win a major international beauty pageant. Education Before be ...

. * Sonora won Miss Photogenic and Edoardos Model Award for the first time. * Quintana Roo won the Trident Smile and Best Hair Awards for the first time. * Distrito Federal won Miss America Online for the first time. * Jalisco won Miss St. Ives and Skin Hinds Award for the first time. * Chihuahua won the Best Communicator Award for the first time. * Sinaloa won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time. *San Luis Potosí won the Best National Costume award for the first time. * The host delegate, María Guadalupe Lozada from Tlaxcala, failed to place in the semi-finals. *Coahuila (Alma Cantú) is the tallest delegate in this edition (1.85 m). *Estado de México (

), Sinaloa (María Valenzuela) and Tamulipas (Gabriela Soberón) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).

Contestant notes

* –

represented her country in

held at

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, Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001, where she didn't place. After being crowned

in 2000, she decided to pursue a television career. She began her career hosting various award shows and special programs, including Acafest, Premios

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, and Fiesta Mexicana. In 2003, Bracamontes was cast in the Mexican telenovela Alegrijes y Rebujos, produced by Rosy Ocampo. In 2006, she landed her first lead role in the Mexican novela Heridas de amor, alongside Brazilian born actor

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. In 2008 she starred in the comedic Mexican telenovela

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, alongside

Jaime Camil Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama (born 22 July 1973) is a Mexican actor, singer and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in '' La Fea Más Bella'' and Rogelio de la Vega in '' Jane the Virgin' ...

, which was extremely successful in both the Latin American and United States market. After finishing filming with

, Bracamontes starred in Sortilegio, with Cuban actor William Levy. Bracamontes has been linked to actor

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, soccer star Francisco "Kikin" Fonseca, and actor Arturo Carmona. On January 11, 2008, she confirmed her new relationship with Fernando Schoenwald. The couple ended their relationship in May 2009. Bracamontes was chosen as one of the killers in the popular series '' Mujeres Asesinas'' which premiered in the fall of 2010. *

–

is a Television Actress. * – Lilián Villanueva originally would participate in Miss International 2001, but the

Organization lost the franchise and she couldn't compete in that event, although she represented Mexico in the contest Reinado Internacional de las Flores 2001 in

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where she won 1st place. * – Paulina Flores represented her country in

, held at the

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in London, UK on November 30, 2000. Also she was finalist in the Top 5 in Miss Mesoamérica 2001. Paulina is currently a professional fashion model, and has been represented by several national and international modeling agencies. * – Evelyn López competed in Miss Costa Maya International 2001. * – Eva Ruíz represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2001 in

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, Colombia where she won 2nd place.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants: ;

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

: :

;

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: : Paulina Flores ;Miss Costa Maya International * 2001: : Evelyn López ;Reinado Internacional de las Flores * 2001: : Lilián Villanueva ''(Winner)'' ; Reinado Internacional del Café * 2001: : Eva Ruiz ''(1st Runner-up)'' ;Miss Mesoamérica * 2001: : Paulina Flores ''(Top 5)''

References

External links

Official Website
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