Miss Earth 2001

Miss Earth 2001
Miss Earth 2001
	Catharina Svensson
Date	October 28, 2001
Presenters	Emma Suwannarat; Jaime Garchitorena; Asha Gill;
Venue	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster	RPN; GMA Network; The Filipino Channel; Star World;
Entrants	42
Placements	10
Debuts	Argentina; Australia; Bolivia; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; Croatia; Denmark; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; Gibraltar; Guatemala; Hungary; India; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Latvia; Lebanon; Malaysia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Russia; Singapore; South Africa; Spain; Taiwan; Tanzania; Thailand; Turkey; United States; Venezuela; Zanzibar;
Winner	Catharina Svensson; Denmark
Congeniality	Misuzu Hirayama, Japan
Best National Costume	Shamita Singha, India
Photogenic	Daniela Stucan, Argentina

Miss Earth 2001 was the first edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on October 28, 2001.

At the end of the event, Catharina Svensson of Denmark was crowned as Miss Earth 2001.

Contestants from forty-two countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Emma Suwannarat, Jaime Garchitorena, and Asha Gill.