Results

1  INDIA  Diana Hayden  (Queen of Asia & Oceania)

2  NEW ZEALAND  Lauralee Martinovich

3  SOUTH AFRICA  Jessica Motaung  (Queen of Africa)

Top 5

4  TURKEY  Cagla Sikel (Queen of Europe)

5  THAILAND  Tanya Tiana "Thaen" Suesuntisook

Top 10

AUSTRALIA  Laura Csortan (Universe '97)

LEBANON  Joëlle Georges Buhlok

MALAYSIA  Arianna Teoh Lai Poh

UNITED KINGDOM  Vicki-Lee Walberg

USA  Sallie Toussaint (Queen of Americas)

Awards

Miss Personality  THAILAND

Miss Photogenic  INDIA

Best in Evening Gown  SWEDEN

Best in Swimwear  INDIA

Most Spectacular National Dress  NEW ZEALAND

Remainder

AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS  Taisha Regina Gomes

ARGENTINA  Natalia Pombo

ARUBA  Michella Laclé Croes

AUSTRIA  Susanne Nagele (Queen of the World '97)

BAHAMAS  Alveta Adderley

BELGIUM  Sandrine Corman (Universe '98)

BOLIVIA  Mitzy Suárez Saucedo

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA  Elma Terzic

BOTSWANA  Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe (winner Universe '99)

BRAZIL  Fernanda Rambo Agnes

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  Zoe Jennifer Walcott

BULGARIA  Simona Velitchkova

CANADA  Keri-Lynn Power

CAPE VERDE  Carmelinda Gonçalves

CAYMAN ISLANDS  Cassandra Powell

CHILE  Paulina Andrea Mladinic Zorzano

COLOMBIA  Gladys Buitrago Caicedo (2nd RU Coffee '97, SF Latin America '98)

COSTA RICA  Rebeca Escalante Trejos (3rd RU Coffee '97)

CROATIA  Martina Novosel

CYPRUS  Galatia Charalambidou (Tourism Int'l '96)

CZECH REPUBLIC  Terezie Dobrovolna  (3rd RU Tourism Int'l '93, 2nd RU Queen of the Year '94)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  Carolina Estrella Peña

ECUADOR  Clio Olaya Frías

EGYPT  Amal Shawki Soliman

ESTONIA  Mairit Roosaar (Queen of the Year '97)

FINLAND  Minna Lehtinen (3rd RU Europe '99)

FRANCE  Laure Belleville (Universe '96)

GERMANY  Katja Glawe

GHANA  Benita Sena Golomeke

GIBRALTAR  Rosanna Ressa

GREECE  Eugenia Limantzaki

GUATEMALA  Lourdes Mabel Valencia Bobadilla (3rd RU Coconut '95)

HOLLAND  Sonja Aldina Silva

HONDURAS  Hansel Cristina Cáceres Teruel

HONG KONG  Vivian Lee Ming-Wai

HUNGARY  Beata Petes

IRELAND  Andrea Roche (SF Universe '98)

ISRAEL  Mirit Greenberg

ITALY  Irene Lippi

JAMAICA  Michelle Moodie  (Queen of Caribbean Isles)

JAPAN  Shinobu Saraie

KOREA  Jin-ah Kim 

LATVIA  Liga Graudumniece (International '98, Intercontinental '99)

LITHUANIA  Asta Vysniauskaite

MACAU  Agnes Lo Vai-Van (Chinese International '98)

MALTA  Sarah Vella

MEXICO  Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides

NAMIBIA  Sheya Shipanga (Universe '97)

NEPAL  Jharana Bajracharya Rashid

NORWAY  Charlotte Hoiaasen

PANAMA  Patricia Aurora Bremner Hernández

PARAGUAY  Mariela Quiñónez García

PERU  Claudia Maria Luque Barrantas

PHILIPPINES  Kristine Rachel Gumabao Florendo

POLAND  Roksana Jonek (winner Tourism Int'l '98)

PORTUGAL  Icília Silva Berenguel (Coffee '98, Universe '98, International '98)

PUERTO RICO  Aurea Isis Marrero Nieves

RUSSIA  Lyudmila Mikkhailovna Popova

SEYCHELLES  Michelle Lane

SINGAPORE  Jasmine Wong Chiew Peng

SLOVAK REPUBLIC  Marietta Sencakova

SLOVENIA  Maja Simec  

SPAIN  Nuria Avellaneda Gallego

SWAZILAND  Xoliswa Mkhonta

SWEDEN  Sofia Joelsson

SWITZERLAND  Tanja Gutmann (Universe '98)

TAIWAN  Su-Ling Fang 

TANZANIA  Saida Joy Kessy Sashays

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO  Mandy Jagdeo

UGANDA  Lillian Acom

UKRAINE  Kseniya Kuz’menko (SF Europe '01)

URUGUAY  Ana González Kwasny

VENEZUELA  Christina Dieckmann Jiménez

YUGOSLAVIA  Tamara Saponjic

ZAMBIA  Tukuza Tembo

ZIMBABWE  Una Patel

NO SHOWS:

KAZAKHSTAN  Zhamilya Bicembieva

NIGERIA  Adanma Evoh

ICELAND  Harpa Lind Hardarsdottir

SRI LANKA

BANGLADESH

TAHITI  Hinano Teanotoga

MACEDONIA  Adrijana Acevska

REPLACED:

SOUTH AFRICA  Kerishnie Naicker

CANADA  Emily Ryan

DEBUTS:  Cape Verde, Nepal

WITHDRAWALS:  Bonaire, Curaçao, Grenada, Guam, Kenya, Macedonia, Nigeria, Romania, Tahiti

RETURNS:  Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Honduras, Malta, Namibia

JUDGES:

01.- Yves de Bohan, international marketing president of Laurent-Perrier champagne.

02.- Gian-Paolo Barbieri, Italian fashion photographer Ferré/Dior/YSL.

03.- Kimberley Santos-Hill, Miss World 1980 from Guam.

04.- Ketan Somaia, executive director of The Dolphin Group (Block Hotels + UTC).

05.- Leigh Toselli, beauty editor of "Elle Magazine" from South Africa.

06.- Lou Gossett Jr., American actor.

07.- Amanda Wakeley, British fashion designer.

08.- James Mancham, ex-President of Seychelles.

09.- Eric Morley, President of the Miss World Organization.