Date 16 November 2001 Broadcaster E!, SABC 3 | Entertainment Umoja Entrants 93 | |
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Presenters Jerry Springer, Claire Elizabeth Smith Venue Super Bowl, Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa | ||
Miss World 2001, the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. 93 contestants from all over the world competed for the title. Priyanka Chopra of India crowned her successor Agbani Darego of Nigeria at the end of the event. This is the first time Nigeria won the title of Miss World.
The Miss World 2001 contest was expecting 107 delegates from around the planet to compete in the 51st version of the pageant; however September 11 attacks, added to economic and other matters, were responsible for several delegates not showing up.
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