Miss Universe 2000

Miss Universe 2000
Lara Dutta
Date12 May 2000[1]
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueEleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus
Broadcaster
  • CBS(international)
  • CyBC (official broadcaster)
Entrants79
Placements10
Withdrawals
  • Austria
  • Bonaire
  • Barbados
  • Cook Islands
  • Curaçao
  • Guyana
  • Nicaragua
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Suriname
  • Turkey
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Zambia
Returns
  • Bulgaria
  • Denmark
  • Guam
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Saint Martin
  • Zimbabwe
WinnerLara Dutta
India
CongenialityTamara Scaroni, Aruba
Best National CostumeLetty Murray, Mexico
PhotogenicHelen Lindes, Spain
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Miss Universe 2000 was the 49th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus on 12 May 2000.[1]

At the end of the event, Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana crowned Lara Dutta of India as Miss Universe 2000. It is the country's second victory in the pageant's history.

Contestants from seventy-nine countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Sinbad, with Miss USA 1996 Ali Landry and Julie Moran providing commentary and analysis throughout the event. Elvis Crespo, Dave Koz, Montell Jordan, and Anna Vissi performed in this year's pageant.

  1. ^ a b The event was televised live at 08:00 pm local time (UTC+03:00) in various broadcasters around the world. For the United States, it was tape delayed to make way for the primetime broadcast.