Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002 was the 51st Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002.
| Miss Universe 2002 | |
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| Date | May 29, 2002 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Marc Anthony |
| Venue | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 75 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner |
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| Congeniality | Merlisa George  US Virgin Islands |
| Best National Costume | Vanessa Mendoza  Colombia |
| Photogenic | Isis Casalduc  Puerto Rico |
At the of the event, Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico crowned Oxana Fedorova of Russia as Miss Universe 2002. This is the first time that Russia has been crowned Miss Universe.
Contestants from 75 countries competed in this pageant. The competition was hosted by Phil Simms and Daisy Fuentes, while Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee acted as backstage correspondent. Marc Anthony performed in this year's pageant. This was also the last Miss Universe edition to be aired on CBS.
Fedorova was dethroned four months later, ostensibly because she could not travel to fulfill her duties,[1] and first runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama took over the Miss Universe title.[2] To date, the 2002 pageant is the only time the 1st runner-up has assumed the title when the reigning Miss Universe became incapable of fulfilling her duties. The official reason for Fedorova's dethronement has not been disclosed by the Miss Universe Organization.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2002
Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico
| Winner | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
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| 4th Runner-up | |
| Top 10 |
Placements
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| Top 10 |
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Final Scores
| Country/Territory | Evening Gown | Swimsuit | Average |
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 Russia |
9.64 (1) | 9.88 (1) | 9.76 (1) |
 Panama |
8.92 (3) | 8.79 (7) | 8.86 (4) |
 China |
9.15 (2) | 8.88 (5) | 9.02 (3) |
 South Africa |
8.79 (6) | 8.90 (4) | 8.85 (5) |
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8.83 (5) | 9.29 (2) | 9.06 (2) |
 Germany |
8.84 (4) | 8.81 (6) | 8.83 (6) |
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8.49 (8) | 9.15 (3) | 8.82 (7) |
 Albania |
8.51 (7) | 8.34 (8) | 8.43 (8) |
 India |
8.10 (10) | 8.32 (9) | 8.23 (9) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
8.39 (9) | 7.99 (10) | 8.19 (10) |
Contestants
75 contestants competed for the title.
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Original winner Oxana Fedorova of Russia who was later dethroned
Notes
- Ages at the time of the pageant
Debut
- Albania
- China
Returns
Replacements
Spain - The winner of Miss España 2001 pageant, Lorena Ayala cut all ties with the Miss España organization and lost the right to representing Spain in any international pageant after a threat of lawsuit against the Miss España Organization by her family side due to breaching her contract with the organization, then they replaced her with the new Miss España 2002, Vania Millán by the Miss Universe Organization's request.[4][5]
Withdrawals
Argentina - The pageant was canceled due to as one of the effects of the economic crisis that the country faced between 1999 and 2002..
Barbados - The Pageant was postponed to December.[6]
Belize - Karen Russell - Lack of Sponsorship, went to Miss World 2002.
Botswana - The country was without a franchisee until 2004.
Great Britain - Yana Booth-It was not sent due to a local franchisee change.
Hong Kong - Shirley Yeung - the Miss Hong Kong pageant lost their Miss Universe licence in 2001 due to lack of interest.Since 2003, the territory has sent its candidates to Miss China.
Lebanon - Christina Sawaya, Miss Lebanon 2001 withdrew because she supported the Second Intifada and started that she couldn't compete with Miss Israel 2002, Yamit Har-Noy at the pageant. She took part at Miss International 2002 in te latter part of the year and won the crown.[7]
Malta - Loredana Zammit - The Miss Malta organization lost their Miss Universe licence that year.
Mayotte - Attempted to obtain a MU license. Denied. Winner of the Miss Mayotte pageant competes in Miss France.
New Zealand -
Paraguay - María Gabriela Riquelme Escuna - The Miss Paraguay organization lost their Miss Universe licence.
St. Maarten - Bernice Gumbs - Lack of Sponsorship
Taiwan R.O.C. - The local pageant was canceled as a protest of the participation of a Chinese candidate from the mainland.- '
Turks and Caicos - Euwonka Selver - She was dethroned a few weeks before leaving for the pageant and the organization didn't replace her.
Other countries with Miss Universe licence that didn't send delegates that year:
Cook Islands - The contest was postponed several times until the Summer.
Denmark
Guam
Iceland - Lack of Sponsorship.
Mozambique - Lost their Miss Universe licence.
Vietnam - The pageant was delayed until the middle of 2003.
Zimbabwe - Due to the Zimbabwe economic and political crisis since 2000,the franchisee returned the license to the Miss Universe Organization.
Awards
- US Virgin Islands - Miss Congeniality (Merlisa George)
- Puerto Rico - Miss Photogenic (Isis Casalduc)
- Colombia - Best National Costume (Vanessa Mendoza)
References
- "Deposed Miss Couldn't Give The Time". CBS News. September 23, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- "New Miss Universe Crowned". CNN. September 24, 2002. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "Třináctá Miss soutěžila s třináctkou". iDNES (in Czech). September 13, 2002. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- "Los padres de Lorena Van Heerde denuncian a la organización de Miss España por impago". HOLA USA. April 5, 2002.
- "Lorena Van Heerde: 'Aunque habían enviado mi documentación a Miss Universo, sabían que no pensaba ir'". HOLA USA. April 11, 2002.
- "Concursos de Diciembre 2002". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "Miss Universe boycott". The Australian Jewish News. May 31, 2002. p. 2. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Trove.
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