MISS UNIVERSE 2002

2002 May 29
San Juan, Puerto Rico
75 entries

Results
1  Russia  Oksana Fyodorova (dethroned Sept. 23, 2002)
2  Panama  Yostin "Justine" Lissette Pasek Patiño (took over the title)
3  China  Zhuo Ling
4  South Africa  Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira
5  Venezuela  Cinthia Cristina Lander Zamora (International '02)

Semi-finalists
Albania  Anisa Kospiri
Canada  Neelam Verma
Cyprus  Demetra Eleftheriou
Germany  Natascha Vanessa Börger Sevilla (2nd RU Intercontinental '02, winner Model of the World '02, winner Baltic Sea '03, 1st RU Europe '02, SF International '04)
India  Neha Dhupia
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Order of announcement of Top 10
Albania, Russia, South Africa, India, Germany, Cyprus, Canada, Panama, China & Venezuela

Order of announcement of Top 5
Panama, China, South Africa, Venezuela & Russia
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Remainder
Angola  Geovana Pinto Leite
Antigua & Barbuda  Aisha Ralph
Aruba  Deyanira Ludwina Frank
Australia  Sarah Janette Davies (SF World '04)
Bahamas  Nadia Rodgers-Albury
Belgium  Ann van Elsen (Europe '01)
Bolivia  Paola Clarisse Coimbra Antipieff (4th RU Sudamericana '01, Coffee '03)
Brazil  Joseane Procasco Güntzell de Oliveira
British Virgin Islands  Anastasia Tonge
Bulgaria  Elena Georgieva Dimitrova
Cayman Islands  Shannon McLean (World '01)
Chile  Nicole Rencoret Ladrón de Guevara
Colombia  Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos
Costa Rica  Merylin Villalta Castro
Croatia  Ivana Paris
Curacao  Ayannette Mary Ann Statia (winner Teen International '00, World '02)
Czech Republic  Diana Kobzanova
Dominican Republic  Ruth Ocumarez Apataño
Ecuador  Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto (Earth '03)
Egypt  Sally Shanin
El Salvador  Elisa Sandoval Rodríguez
Estonia  Jana Tafenau
Finland  Janette Broman (Baltic Sea '03)
France  Sylvie Tellier
Ghana  Stephanie Walkins-Fia
Greece  Eleni Paparigopoulou
Guatemala  Karina Maribel Velásquez Portillo
Guyana  Mia Rahaman
Honduras  Erika Lizeth Ramírez Marin
Hungary  Edit Friedl (Europe '02)
Ireland  Lisa O’Sullivan
Israel  Yamit Har-Noy
Italy  Anna Rigon
Jamaica  Sanya Hughes
Japan  Mina Chiba
Kenya  Julie Njeru
Korea  Kim Min-kyoung
Malaysia  Karen Ang Lit Eit
Mauritius  Karen Alexandre
Mexico  Erika Yadira Cruz Escalante
Namibia  Michelle Heitha (World '01)
Netherlands  Kim Kötter (3rd RU Europe '02)
Nicaragua  Marianela Lacayo Mendoza (International '03)
Nigeria  Chinenye Ochuba (SF World '02)
Northern Marianas  Virginia Gridley
Norway  Hege Hatlo
Peru  Adriana Zubiate Flores
Philippines  Karen Loren Medrano Agustin (SF Globe '02)
Poland  Joanna Drozdowska (World '01, Baltic Sea '03)
Portugal  Iva Catarina da Silva Lamarão
Puerto Rico  Isis Marie Casalduc Gonzalez
Singapore  Nuraliza Osman
Slovak Republic  Eva Dzodlova
Slovenia  Iris Mulej (World '06)
Spain  Vania Millán Miras
Sweden  Malou Hansson
Switzerland  Jennifer Ann Gerber
Thailand  Janjira "Look Jan" Janchome
Trinidad & Tobago  Nasma Mohammed
Uruguay  Fiorella Freitas
Turkey  Cagla Kubat
Ukraine  Liliana Gorova
U.S.A.  Shauntay Renae Hinton
U.S. Virgin Islands  Merlisa Rhonda George
Yugoslavia  Sladjana Bozovic (2nd RU Earth '02)

Did not compete
Argentina
Belize  Karen Russell
Botswana
Indonesia  Angelina Sondakh
Lebanon  Christina Sawaya (World '01, winner International '02) (would not compete with Israel)
Malta  Loredana Zammit
New Zealand
Paraguay  Maria Gabriela Riquelme Escuna
Saint Maarten  Bernice Gumbs
Taiwan
Turks & Caicos  Euwonka Selver (dethroned)
Zimbabwe
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