2000 Lara Dutta INDIA

Cyprus

1st runner-up     Claudia Cristina Moreno VENEZUELA 2nd runner-up     Helen Lindes   SPAIN FINALISTS: Kim Yee   CANADA Lynnette Cole   USA SEMI-FINALISTS: Catalina Inés Acosta Albarracín   COLOMBIA Evelyn Mikomagi   ESTONIA Sonia Rolland   FRANCE Heather Joy Hamilton   SOUTH AFRICA Corrinne Crewe   ZIMBABWE

The search for the millenium Miss Universe began in Cyprus, the birthplace of Aphrodite as they say. A strong field of 79 delegates came to Cyprus that year including Miss Intercontinental titleholders Lara Dutta of India and Sabrina Scheppman of Germany, the Philippines' Nina Ricci Alagao, South Africa's Heather Hamilton, USA's Lynette Cole, and Colombia's Catalina Acosta.  Again, earth shattering changes were evident.  The parade of nations was reduced to a mere introduction of the delegates without even mentioning teir names.  No more preiminary interviews this year onwards. Yet, Lara radiated intelligence and confidence to win the millenium crown.

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