| Miss Universe 2002 |
Miss Universe 2002
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| 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 crowned by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico. Fedorova was dethroned four months later[1] and 1st runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama took over the Miss Universe title. 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
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 2002 |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Bluepoint Best in Swimsuit |
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Semi-final scores
| Delegate |
Evening Gown |
Swimsuit |
Average |
| Russia |
9.64 (1) |
9.88 (1) (*) |
9.760 (1) |
 Venezuela |
8.83 (5) |
9.29 (2) |
9.060 (2) |
 China |
9.15 (2) |
8.88 (5) |
9.015 (3) |
| Panama |
8.92 (3) |
8.79 (7) |
8.855 (4) |
 South Africa |
8.79 (6) |
8.90 (4) |
8.845 (5) |
 Germany |
8.84 (4) |
8.81 (6) |
8.825 (6) |
 Cyprus |
8.49 (8) |
9.15 (3) |
8.820 (7) |
 Albania |
8.51 (7) |
8.34 (8) |
8.425 (8) |
 India |
8.10 (10) |
8.32 (9) |
8.210 (9) |
 Canada |
8.39 (9) |
7.99 (10) |
8.190 (10) |
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 10 semi-finalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
- (*) Highest Swimsuit score in Miss Universe history
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Order of announcements
Top 10
- Albania
- Russia
- South Africa
- India
- Germany
- Cyprus
- Canada
- Panama
- China
- Venezuela
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Top 5
- Panama
- China
- South Africa
- Venezuela
- Russia
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Background music
Judges
Final telecast
Contestants
Notes
Debut
Returns
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Last competed in 1995:
Last competed in 1999:
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Last competed in 2000:
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Withdrawals
Crossovers
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.
- Albania and the People's Republic of China debuted at this year's pageant, and both also made it to the semi-finals for the first time.
- Cyprus placed in the semi-finals for the first time.
- Russia, Venezuela, and India also placed in the semi-finals in 2001.
- Germany last placed in the semi-finals in 1989, Panama in 1997, and both South Africa and Canada in 2000.
- 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.
- For the third time in the history of Miss Universe, Miss USA failed to place.
- 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.
International broadcasters
These networks televised the 2002 Miss Universe pageant live (or recorded it earlier for future broadcast) in their respective countries and territories:
References
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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.
