– Astrologer Sara Bustani – Fashion Designer Jorge Salinas – Actor Yessica Salazar – Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 and Actress Otto Sirgo – Actor Final competition Carlos Latapi – Photographer Rebeca Tamez – Nuestra Belleza México 1996 & Señorita Continente Americano 1997 Sabú – Artistic Promoter Gabriel Soto – El Modelo México 1996, Singer & Actor Raquel Bessudo – Writer Valentino Lanús – Actor Leonardo Leos – Makeup Artist Laura Flores – Actress, Singer & TV Hostess Saul Lisazo – Actor Background Music Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme) Intermediate: "Call my Bluff" by Wendy Fitzwilliam Intermediate: "Si no te Hubieras Ido" and "O me Voy o te Vas" by Marco Antonio Solis Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme) Contestants Designates – Paulina García – Rosario Meza – Ericka Castro – Ofelia Chávez – Claudia Albo – Karín Huerta – Letícia Jiménez – Sarahí Álvarez – Ana Inés Santoyo – Elsa Burgos – Claudia Collado – Mónica Psihas – Carmén Valera – Lizeth Pérez – Alicia Rojas – Adriana Loya – Arumi Vargas – Andrea Macías – Valeria Loya Returning states Last competed in 1999: Withdrawals Historical significance Yucatán won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time. This was the third time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (Ericka Cruz is Afro-Mexican). Camepeche won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time. Coahuila was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time. For the second time an Afro-Mexican compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant (Ericka Cruz from Yucatán, before 1999). For the second consecutive year held two competitions, one semi-final (Nuestra Belleza Mundo México) and the final competition (Nuestra Belleza México). Like last year, 21 delegates were chosen to participate in the final competition, but the winner of the semi-final competition wasn't involved in the final night because she started her preparation to compete in Miss World 2001. That was the year with more candidates in the contest (47 Contestants). For the first time Quintana Roo retires from competition. Aguascalientes, Baja California, Campeche, Durango and Nayarit return to competition after two years (1999). Distrito Federal and Nuevo León placed for eighth consecutive year. Chihuahua placed for fourth consecutive year. Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for third consecutive year. Coahuila, Jalisco, Veracruz and Yucatán placed for second consecutive year. Guanajuato returned to making calls to the semi-finals after two