Nuestra Belleza México 2000

Background music

• Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)
• Swimsuit Competition: "Popurrí" by Ernesto D'Alessio, Patricio Borghetti and Jan
• Intermediate: "Cuando me Enamoro" & "Aunque no Esté" by Manuel Mijares
• Evening Gown Competition: Innis
• Intermediate: "Dónde está la Vida" & "Quédate Más" by Francisco Céspedes
• Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

Contestants

State	Contestant	Age	Height (m)	Hometown
Baja California Sur	Rosalinda Wayas Barroso	20	1.70	La Paz
Baja California Sur	Yessenia Moreno Castro	22	1.75	Los Cabos
Coahuila	Alma Mireya Cantú García	20	1.85	Torreón
Coahuila	Dulce René Ríos Torres	21	1.81	Torreón
Coahuila	María Elena Villalobos Sosa	24	1.70	Torreón
Colima	Martha Yadira Martínez	23	1.78	Colima
Chiapas	Ileana Ruíz Amaya	20	1.69	Chiapas
Chihuahua	Erika Valenzuela Ortega	21	1.75	Chihuahua
Chihuahua	Mirta Janet Bojórquez Loya	23	1.72	Chihuahua
Distrito Federal	Arcelia Alverdi Luna	23	1.74	Mexico City
Distrito Federal	Connie Velázquez Maya	21	1.75	Mexico City
Distrito Federal	Mónica Portillo Escandón	23	1.74	Mexico City
Distrito Federal	Paola Hinojosa Martínez	20	1.73	Mexico City
Estado de México	Airam García Cárdenas	20	1.76	Toluca
Estado de México	Susana Arlett Diazayas Jimeno	21	1.69	Toluca
Guanajuato	Esmeralda Marún Rodríguez	21	1.73	León
Hidalgo	Marisol Mandujano Cerrilla	21	1.72	Huejutla
Jalisco	Jacqueline Bracamontes van Hoorde	20	1.71	Guadalajara
Jalisco	Libertad Godínez Herrera	20	1.77	Zapopan
Morelos	Alinne Shedid Harnen	20	1.70	Cuernavaca
Nuevo León	Gisela Patricia Oviedo Garza	23	1.73	Monterrey
Nuevo León	Verónica Gutiérrez de la Fuente	24	1.74	Monterrey
Puebla	Penelope García Gutiérrez	20	1.74	Puebla
Querétaro	María Antonieta Fierro Aguilera	20	1.73	Querétaro
Quintana Roo	Lilián Jesús Villanueva Chan	20	1.72	Chetumal
San Luis Potosí	Marisel Puebla Juárez	21	1.71	San Luis Potosí
Sinaloa	María González Corrales	20	1.80	Culiacán
Sinaloa	Minerva Rivera Mendiola	22	1.69	Los Mochis
Sinaloa	María Janeth Valenzuela	22	1.68	Culiacán
Sinaloa	Paulina Flores Arias	20	1.77	Culiacán
Sonora	Ana Lourdes Astiazarán Nieves	20	1.80	Hermosillo
Sonora	Karla Jazmín Arias Amarillas	20	1.76	Cd. Obregón
Sonora	Rubi López Ureña	21	1.71	Nogales
Tabasco	Elsa Villanueva González	21	1.72	Tenosique
Tamaulipas	Gabriela Josefina Soberón García	20	1.69	Reynosa
Tamaulipas	Minerva Ivette Quintanilla Barrios	21	1.75	Reynosa
Tlaxcala	María Guadalupe Lozada Díaz	21	1.79	Tlaxcala
Veracruz	Emily Beer Ricco	21	1.70	Coatzacoalcos
Veracruz	Luz Amelia Bulnes Talavera	23	1.80	Córdoba
Yucatán	Evelyn Esther López Pacheco	24	1.70	Mérida
Yucatán	Selena del Pilar Monsreal Vera	21	1.72	Mérida
Zacatecas	Daniella Rubio Maldonado	20	1.77	Fresnillo
Zacatecas	Eva Ruíz Torres	20	1.74	Zacatecas

Designates

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 (Jacqueline Bracamontes, her maternal grandparents are Belgian).
• Sinaloa was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the second time (before 1999) 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 (1998), Colima after three years (1997), Querétaro, Veracruz and Zacatecas after four years (1996) and San Luis Potosí after five years (1995).
• 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, Marco Antonio Regil didn't do in this edition.
• For the first time, Sergio Goyri and Gabriel Soto hosted the pageant with Lupita Jones.
• 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 (Susana Diazayas), Sinaloa (María Valenzuela) and Tamulipas (Gabriela Soberón) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).

Contestant notes

•  Jalisco –
  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.
• Estado de México – Susana Diazayas
  is a Television Actress.
•  Quintana Roo –
  Nuestra Belleza México 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 Medellín, Colombia
  where she won 1st place.
•  Sinaloa – Paulina Flores represented her country in Miss World 2000, held at the Millennium Dome 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.
•  Yucatán – Evelyn López competed in Miss Costa Maya International 2001.
•  Zacatecas – Eva Ruíz represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2001 in Manizales, Colombia where she won 2nd place.

Crossovers

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

References

External links

• Official Website