1st Miss Earth pageant
Miss Earth 2001 Catharina Svensson
Date October 28, 2001 Presenters Venue University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City , Metro Manila , PhilippinesBroadcaster Entrants 42 Placements 10 Debuts Argentina Australia Bolivia Brazil Canada Colombia Croatia Denmark Dominican Republic El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland Gibraltar Guatemala Hungary India Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Latvia Lebanon Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Panama Peru Philippines Puerto Rico Russia Singapore South Africa Spain Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Turkey United States Venezuela Zanzibar Winner Catharina Svensson DenmarkCongeniality Misuzu Hirayama, Japan Best National CostumeShamita Singha , IndiaPhotogenic Daniela Stucan , Argentina
Miss Earth 2001 was the first edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City , Metro Manila , Philippines, on October 28, 2001.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
At the end of the event, Catharina Svensson of Denmark was crowned as Miss Earth 2001.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Contestants from forty-two countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Emma Suwannarat, Jaime Garchitorena, and Asha Gill.[ 7]
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