The 51st Miss Ecuador pageant took place on 22 March 2001 at the Teatro Nacional Casa de la Cultura in Quito, with 13 contestants. Ximena Aulestia, one of the Miss Ecuador 1969 titleholders, crowned Jéssica Eliana Bermúdez Ronquillo of Guayaquil as Miss Ecuador 2001, succeeding Gabriela Cadena. Bermúdez later competed at Miss Universe 2001, while Carla Revelo, named Miss Mundo Ecuador 2001, competed at Miss World 2001.