Miss Earth 2002
2nd Miss Earth pageant
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::summary 2nd Miss Earth pageant ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| caption | Winfred Omwakwe, Miss Earth 2002 |
| date | October 20, 2002 |
| entrants | 53 |
| placements | 10 |
| venue | Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas, Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| broadcaster | |
| presenters | |
| debuts | |
| withdraws | |
| before | 2001 |
| next | 2003 |
| :: |
| 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 | photo = | caption =Winfred Omwakwe, Miss Earth 2002 | date = October 20, 2002 | entrants = 53 | placements = 10 | venue = Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas, Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | broadcaster = | presenters = | debuts = | withdraws = | before = 2001 | next = 2003
Miss Earth 2002 was the second edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas in Malate, Manila, Philippines, on October 20, 2002. In its second year, 53 delegates participated.
Džejla Glavović of Bosnia & Herzegovina won the title that year, also receiving Miss Talent. 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. Omwakwe was formally crowned as the new Miss Earth 2002 on August 7, 2003 at the Carousel Gardens in Mandaluyong, Philippines.
Results
Placements
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| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth 2002 | |
| Miss Earth – Air 2002 | |
| Miss Earth – Water 2002 | |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2002 | |
| Top 10 | |
| :: |
Special awards
Major awards
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| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Friendship | |
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Miss Talent | |
| Best in National Costume | |
| Best in Evening Gown | |
| Best in Swimsuit | |
| :: |
Minor/Sponsor awards
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| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mabuhay Beauties Miss Internet | |
| Miss Avon Color | |
| Miss Close-up Killer Confidence Smile | |
| Miss Creamsilk Beautiful Hair | |
| Miss Ponds Radiant Skin | |
| Miss Sunsilk Black Hair | |
| :: |
Contestants
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| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Anjeza Maja | 18 | Tirana |
| Argentina | Mercedes Apuzzo | 21 | Buenos Aires |
| Australia | Ineke Leffers | 21 | Canberra |
| Barbados | Ramona Ramjit | 24 | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Stéphanie Moreel | 25 | Brussels |
| Bolivia | Susana Valeria Vaca | 18 | Litoral |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Džejla Glavović | 19 | Sarajevo |
| Canada | Melanie Bennett | 18 | Surrey |
| Chile | Nazhla Abad | 25 | Santiago |
| China | Zhang Mei | 25 | Shanghai |
| Colombia | Diana Patricia Botero | 18 | Antioquia |
| Costa Rica | María del Mar Ruiz | 22 | San José |
| Czech Republic | Apolena Tůmová | 21 | Prague |
| Denmark | Julie Kristen Villumsen | 23 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Yilda Santana | 23 | Duvergé |
| Egypt | Ines Gohar | 23 | Cairo |
| El Salvador | Elisa Sandoval | 22 | San Salvador |
| Estonia | Merilin Malmet | 19 | Tallinn |
| Finland | Elina Hurve | 21 | Helsinki |
| Germany | Miriam Thiele | 22 | Berlin |
| Ghana | Beverly Asamoah Jecty | 19 | Accra |
| Gibraltar | Charlene Gaiviso | 19 | Gibraltar |
| Great Britain | Louise Glover | 19 | St Helens |
| Greece | Patricia Drossou | 22 | Athens |
| Guatemala | Florecita Cobián | 19 | Antigua Guatemala |
| Honduras | Leslie Paredes | 22 | Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary | Szilvia Tóth | 18 | Pécs |
| India | Reshmi Ghosh | 23 | West Bengal |
| Kenya | Winfred Omwakwe | 20 | Nairobi |
| Kosova | Mirjeta Zeka | 19 | Pristina |
| Lebanon | Raghida Antoun Farah | 21 | Beirut |
| Malaysia | Pamela Ramachandran | 20 | Johor Bahru |
| Mexico | Libna Viruega | 24 | Mexico City |
| Nepal | Nira Gautam | 18 | Kathmandu |
| Nicaragua | Yahoska María Cerda | 20 | Carazo |
| Nigeria | Vanessa Ibiene Ekeke | 24 | Lagos |
| Norway | Linn Olaisen | 20 | Tromsø |
| Panama | Carolina Miranda | 20 | Bocas del Toro |
| Paraguay | Adriana Baum | 24 | Asunción |
| Peru | Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos | 20 | Arequipa |
| Philippines | April Ross Perez | 21 | Zamboanga City |
| Poland | Agnieszka Portka | 24 | Szczecin |
| Puerto Rico | Deidre Rodríguez | 22 | Santa Isabel |
| Singapore | Gayathri Unnijkrishan | 23 | Singapore |
| South Korea | Jin-ah Lee | 20 | Seoul |
| Spain | Cristina Carpintero | 21 | Madrid |
| Switzerland | Jade Chang | 24 | Zürich |
| Tanzania | Tausi Abdalla | 22 | Dar es Salaam |
| Thailand | Lalita Apaiwong | 21 | Bangkok |
| Uganda | Martha Semegura Nambajjwe | 21 | Kampala |
| United States | Casey Marie Burns | 21 | Long Beach |
| Venezuela | Dagmar Catalina Votterl | 20 | Lara |
| FR Yugoslavia | Slađana Božović | 21 | Kragujevac |
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Notes
Debuts
- Albania
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Chile
- China
- Czech Republic
- Egypt
- Germany
- Ghana
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Honduras
- South Korea
- Kosova
- Mexico
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Switzerland
- Uganda
- FR Yugoslavia
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
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- Zanzibar
References
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