Miss Poland, Malgorzata Rozniecka wins Miss International 2001

The Miss International 2001 Beauty Pageant in it's 41st year last held last October 5, 2001 at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan. 52 lovely delegates from all over the globe has participated in the annual event. The beautiful Miss Poland, Malgorzata Rozniecka who stands 1.78m tall won the coveted title.

1st run-up to the Miss International 2001 title was given to Miss Venezuela, Aura_Zambrano while Miss Russia, Tatiana Pavlova was the 2nd run-up.

Rest of the semi-finalists were:
Dominican Republic - Belgica Cury
San Marino - Marzia Bellesso
Israel - Dikla Elkabetz
Brazil - Fernanda Borja
Chile - Paula Orchard
Korea - Myoung-hee Baek
Colombia - María Stevenson
Spain - Ayola Molina
India - Kanwal Toor
Japan - Hanako Suzuki
Aruba - Daphne Croes
Mongolia - Sansarmaa Luvsandoo

Awarded as the Best in National Costume was Miss Korea, Myoung-hee Baek. Miss Photogenic is Miss Israel, Dikla Elkabetz. And Miss Norway, Siv Hegerland was chosen by the other contestants as their Miss Friendship.

Miss International 2001 Complete list of Candidates:
Argentina - María Victoria Branda
Aruba - Daphne Dione Croes
Bolivia - Joan Priscilla Quiroga
Brazil - Fernanda Tinti Borja Pinto
Britain - Michelle Watson
Canada - Shauna Leah-Ann Olechow
Chile - Paula Orchard
Colombia - María Rocio Stevenson Covo
Croatia - Martina Poljak
Curaçao - Vanessa Maria van Arendonk
Cyprus - Maria Alecou Hadzivassiliou
Czech Republic - Andrea Vranová
Dominican Republic - Belgica Judith Cury de Lara
Finland - Hanna Mirjami Pajulammi
France - Nawal Benhlal
Germany - Anna Ziemski
Greece - Fotini Kokari
Guatemala - Rosa María Castañeda
Hawaii - Yoon Hee Jenny Lee
Hong Kong - Hoi Ting Heidi Chu
Iceland - Iris Dögg Oddsdóttir
India - Kanwal Toor
Israel - Dikla Elkabetz
Japan - Hanako Suzuki
Korea - Myoung-hee Baek
Latvia - Laura Viksna
Macau - Dragana Klopcevska
Malaysia - Cheah Teck Yoong
Malta - Ruth Spiteri
Mexico - Irma Mariana Ríos Franco
Mongolia - Sansarmaa Tsedevsuren Luvsandoo
Netherlands - Caroline Heijboer
Nicaragua - Renneé Fabiola Dávila
Northern Mariana - Rowina Taimanao Ogo
Norway - Siv Therese Hegerland Havik
Palau - Indira Isikl Kazuma
Philippines - Maricarl Canlas Tolosa
Poland - Małgorzata Rożniecka
Puerto Rico - Lorna Otero Pérez
Russia - Tatiana Pavlova
San Marino - Marzia Bellesso
Singapore - Juley Binte Abdullah
Slovak Republic - Barbara Pappova
Spain - Ayola Molina Carrasco
Sweden - Sara Nicole Cameron
Thailand - Kanithakan Saengprachaksakula
Tunisia - Leila Oualha
Turkey - Ece F. Incedursun
Ukraine - Natalia Bakulina
USA - Eliana Thompson
Venezuela - Aura Consuelo Zambrano Alijas
Yugoslavia - Iva Gordana Milivojevic