contest and as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. Although the Winner of this event also competed in the final night competition. The musical part was enlivened by: Pablo Montero. Order of announcements Top 20 Coahuila Baja California Sur Sonora Nuevo León Veracruz Sinaloa Chihuahua Distrito Federal Zacatecas Sinaloa Yucatán Colima Nuevo León San Luis Potosí Tamaulipas Sinaloa Jalisco Querétaro Quinatana Roo Distrito Federal Special awards Judges Preliminary competition Matilde Obregón – TV Notas' Director Riccardo Dalmacci – Actor Héctor Terrones – Fashion Designer José Luis Abarca – Fashion Designer Ernesto Valenzuela – El Modelo México 1999 Pablo Méndez – Stylist Toño Mauri – Actor Deborah David – Model & Miss Guatemala Nadine Markova – Photographer Final competition Gustavo Adolfo Infante – Journalist Silvia Galván – Stylist Benjamín Alarcón – Consultant Psycho-Body Expression Verónica Jaspeado – Nuestra Belleza Tlaxcala 1994, Actress & Singer Carlos Latapi – Photographer Maritza Sayalero – Miss Universe 1979 Gerardo Rebollo – Designer Vanessa Guzmán – Nuestra Belleza México 1995 & Actress Fernando Magallanes – Plastic Surgeon Frances Ondiviela – Miss España 1980 & Actress Carlos Topete – Marketing Manager Background music Opening Number: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme) Swimsuit Competition: "Popurrí" by Ernesto D'Alessio, Patricio Borghetti and Jan Intermediate: "Cuando me Enamoro" & "Aunque no Esté" by Manuel Mijares Evening Gown Competition: Innis Intermediate: "Dónde está la Vida" & "Quédate Más" by Francisco Céspedes Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme) Contestants Designates – Rosalinda Wayas – Dulce Ríos – María Villalobos – Mirta Bojórquez Distrito Federal – Paola Hinojosa Distrito Federal – Mónica Portillo Distrito Federal – Connie Velázquez Estado de México – Susana Diazayas – Libertad Godínez – Gisela Oviedo – María González – Minerva Rivera – María Valenzuela – Karla Arias – Rubí López – Minerva Quintanilla – Luz Amelia Bulnes – Selena Monsreal – Daniela Rubio Withdrawals Historical significance Jalisco won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time. This was the second time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (Jacqueline Bracamontes, her maternal grandparents are Belgian). Sinaloa was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the second time (before 1999) and won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time. Quintana Roo won the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title for the first time. Is the first time in the history of the organization in which more than one representative is