Miss Earth 2002 was the second edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay, Philippines, on October 20, 2002.[1][2]In its second year, 53 delegates participated, exceeding the number of contestants in Miss International 2002, thereby becoming the world's third biggest international pageant in terms of number of contestants.[3][4]
| Miss Earth 2002 | |
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| Date | October 20, 2002 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | Folk Arts Theater, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 53 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Winner | Džejla Glavović Bosnia and Herzegovina (dethroned) Winfred Adah Omwakwe Kenya (successor) |
| Congeniality | Charlene Gaiviso Gibraltar |
| Best National Costume | Jin-ah Lee South Korea |
| Photogenic | April Ross Perez Philippines |
Džejla Glavović of Bosnia & Herzegovina won the title that year, also receiving Miss Talent.[5][6] However, on May 28, 2003, the Miss Earth Foundation officially dethroned her "due to her failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract." Miss Air from Kenya, Winfred Omwakwe, took over the position of Miss Earth 2002.[7][8] Omwakwe was formally crowned as the new Miss Earth 2002 on August 7, 2003 at the Carousel Gardens in Mandaluyong, Philippines.[9][10]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Earth 2002 |
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| Miss Earth – Air 2002 |
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| Miss Earth – Water 2002 |
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| Miss Earth – Fire 2002 |
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| Top 10 |
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Special awards
Major awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Photogenic | |
| Miss Talent | |
| Best in National Costume |
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| Best in Evening Gown | |
| Best in Swimsuit |
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Minor/Sponsor awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mabuhay Beauties Miss Internet |
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| Miss Avon Color |
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| Miss Close-up Killer Confidence Smile | |
| Miss Creamsilk Beautiful Hair | |
| Miss Ponds Radiant Skin |
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| Miss Sunsilk Black Hair |
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Contestants
Fifty-three contestants competed for the title.[11]
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anjeza Maja | 18 | Tirana | |
| Mercedes Apuzzo | 21 | Buenos Aires | |
| Ineke Leffers | 21 | Canberra | |
| Ramona Ramjit | 24 | Bridgetown | |
| Stéphanie Moreel | 25 | Brussels | |
| Susana Valeria Vaca | 18 | Litoral | |
| Džejla Glavović | 19 | Sarajevo | |
| Melanie Bennett | 18 | Surrey | |
| Nazhla Abad | 25 | Santiago | |
| Zhang Mei | 25 | Shanghai | |
| Diana Patricia Botero | 18 | Antioquia | |
| María del Mar Ruiz | 22 | San José | |
| Apolena Tůmová | 21 | Prague | |
| Julie Kristen Villumsen | 23 | Copenhagen | |
| Yilda Santana | 23 | Duvergé | |
| Ines Gohar | 23 | Cairo | |
| Elisa Sandoval | 22 | San Salvador | |
| Merilin Malmet | 19 | Tallinn | |
| Elina Hurve | 21 | Helsinki | |
| Miriam Thiele | 22 | Berlin | |
| Beverly Asamoah Jecty | 19 | Accra | |
| Charlene Gaiviso | 19 | Gibraltar | |
| Louise Glover | 19 | St Helens | |
| Patricia Drossou | 22 | Athens | |
| Florecita Cobián | 19 | Antigua Guatemala | |
| Leslie Paredes | 22 | Tegucigalpa | |
| Szilvia Toth | 18 | Pécs | |
| Reshmi Ghosh | 23 | West Bengal | |
| Winfred Omwakwe | 20 | Nairobi | |
| Mirjeta Zeka | 19 | Pristina | |
| Raghida Antoun Farah | 21 | Beirut | |
| Pamela Ramachandran | 20 | Johor Bahru | |
| Libna Viruega | 24 | Mexico City | |
| Nira Gautam | 18 | Kathmandu | |
| Yahoska María Cerda | 20 | Carazo | |
| Vanessa Ibiene Ekeke | 24 | Lagos | |
| Linn Olaisen[12] | 20 | Tromsø | |
| Carolina Miranda | 20 | Bocas del Toro | |
| Adriana Baum | 24 | Asunción | |
| Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos | 20 | Arequipa | |
| April Ross Perez | 21 | Zamboanga City | |
| Agnieszka Portka | 24 | Szczecin | |
| Deidre Rodríguez | 22 | Santa Isabel | |
| Gayathri Unnijkrishan | 23 | Singapore | |
| Jin-ah Lee | 20 | Seoul | |
| Cristina Carpintero | 21 | Madrid | |
| Jade Chang | 24 | Zürich | |
| Tausi Abdalla | 22 | Dar es Salaam | |
| Lalita Apaiwong | 21 | Bangkok | |
| Martha Semegura Nambajjwe | 21 | Kampala | |
| Casey Marie Burns | 21 | Long Beach | |
| Dagmar Catalina Votterl | 20 | Lara | |
| Slađana Božović | 21 | Kragujevac |
Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
Debuts
Withdrawals
- During the contest
Aruba – Jurraney Toppenberg walked out during the 2nd week.
Brazil – Adriana Luci de Souza Reis returned home with a kidney infection.
Croatia – Ivana Mucić
- Before the contest
References
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- ^ Couceiro, Dolores (October 30, 2002). "Miss Tierra 2002". Concursos de Belleza. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Palmero, Paul (June 18, 2005). "Pageant History". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Diaz, Illac (October 22, 2002). "Beauties walk out on Miss Earth". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Nguyen, Ha (October 27, 2003). "South-eastern beauty enters Miss Earth Contest". VietNamNet Bridge. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Lo, Ricardo F.; Vanzi, Sol Jose (August 11, 2003). "Kenyan is Miss Earth". Philippine Headline News Online/Philippine Star. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Cowing, Emma (May 13, 2008). "Green Godesses [sic]". The Scotsman, Scotland. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. (August 14, 2003). "Miss Kenya is now Miss Earth". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Lo, Ricardo F. (December 10, 2008). "A Gallery of Black Beauty Queens". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ Soul, John (October 20, 2002). "Miss Earth 2002". Woman of the Earth News. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
- ^ Endresen, Rindahl (22 February 2006). "Modeller føler silikonpress". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 23 October 2023.