Miss Universe 2002

Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002
Date	29 May 2002
Presenters	Phil Simms, Daisy Fuentes, Brook Lee
Entertainment	Marc Anthony
Venue	Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	75
Placements	10
Debuts	Albania, China
Withdrawals	Argentina, Belize, Botswana, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malta, New Zealand, Paraguay, Taiwan, Turks & Caicos, Zimbabwe
Returns	Australia, Guyana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia
Winner	Oxana Fedorova  Russia (dethroned) Justine Pasek  Panama (successor)
Congeniality	Merlisa George  US Virgin Islands
Best National Costume	Vanessa Mendoza  Colombia
Photogenic	Isis Casalduc  Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 2002, the 51st Miss Universe pageant, was held on 29 May 2002 at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 75 delegates competed in this year. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico at the end of the event. Fedorova was dethroned four months later^[1] and 1st runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama took over the Miss Universe title.

This makes it the first time in the pageant's history that the 1st runner-up actually took over the Miss Universe title when the reigning titleholder became incapable of fulfilling her duties, as explained in the disclaimer traditionally read out by hosts before announcing the winner in the live show. This was the last Miss Universe show to be aired on CBS. Beginning with the next Miss Universe pageant, NBC assumed co-ownership of the pageant along with Donald Trump, and as a result began televising the pageant.

Results

Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Placements

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 2002

Notes

Debut

Withdrawals

•  Lebanon - Christina Sawaya withdrew because she did not want to compete in the same pageant with Miss Israel. She became Miss International 2002 in the latter part of the year.

Other notes

• The Parade of Nations was conducted outdoors in the streets of Old San Juan for the first time and the delegates all wore their national costumes and presented in alphabetical order. This format of the parade would continue until 2005, although from 2003–2005, the delegates did not wear their national costumes during the parade.
• Vania Millan Miras of Spain won the Miss Spain 2002 title, but was a replacement of Lorena Van Heerde Ayala, the winner of the Miss Spain 2001 pageant.
• Josiane Oliveira of Brazil was dethroned after participate of the TV show Big Brother Brasil. The local organization discover during the reality that she was married. The 2002 Miss Brazil 1st runner-up take over the title just two months before pass the crown to the Miss Brazil 2003.

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