time with Lupita Jones. Sinaloa won Miss Photogenic, Miss Personality and Miss Dorian Grey awards for the first time. Tamaulipas won the Best Hair Award for the first time and the Skin Hinds award for second time after three years (1996). Campeche won the Best Regional Costume for the first time. The host delegate, Monserrat Jaime from Hidalgo, failed to place in the semi-finals. Baja California Sur (Clara Sández), Sonora (Leticia Murray) and Yucatán (Katty Risueño) are the higher delegates in this edition (1.78 m). Campeche Jocelyn Selem), Colima (Marcela Bueno), Estado de México (Itzanami Bermudez), Hidalgo (Monserrat Jaime), Puebla (Aurora Lamini), Quintana Roo (Valeria de Anda), San Luis Potosí (Ana María Iglesias) and Tabasco (Ana Marina Valenzuela) are the lower delegates in this edition (1.68 m). Contestant notes Distrito Federal – Danette Velasco represented the country in Miss World 1999 held at Olympia Hall in London, England on December 4, 1999, but she didn't place. – Graciela Soto was selected by Lupita Jones to represent Mexico in Miss International 1999 held at the U-Port Hall, Tokyo, Japan on December 14, 1999 but She didn't place. After having won the franchise of that competition to the contest brother Señorita México although it only lasted two years (1999 & 2000). – Elsa Aguilar is sister of Ángeles Aguilar Nuestra Belleza Oaxaca 2008 also is the daughter of Agustin Aguilar Roca, who was Mr. Oaxaca in 1972, as well as Ángeles del Puerto Muñoz, who represented Oaxaca in Señorita Mexico in 1968. Actually she is the State Sub-Director of Nuestra Belleza Oaxaca. She was the first Afro-Mexican to compete in the Nuestra Belleza México pageant. – Lynette Delgado won the right to represent Mexico in Miss International 1999 but she resigned to the title. Much has been said that it was a nerve that Lynette remain as Suplente/1st Runner-up, being that she was considered the most beautiful of the 5 finalists to go to one of the two major pageants, so Lynette renounced the title and she was replaced by the 2nd Runner-up Graciela Soto. – Leticia Murray in Miss Universe 2000 held at Eleftheria Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus won two awards: Best National Costume and Clairol Style, although she failed to place in the semifinals. She was also selected to compete in Miss International 2000 held at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan on October 14, 2000, where she was called