Miss Universe 2002

Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002
	Justine Pasek
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; Botswana; Lebanon; Malta; New Zealand; Paraguay; Taiwan; Turks and Caicos; Zimbabwe;
Returns	Australia; Guyana; Kenya; Mauritius; Namibia;
Winner	Justine Pasek (Panama) (Assumed); Oxana Fedorova (Russia) (replaced);
Congeniality	Merlisa Rhonda George, (United States Virgin Islands)
Best National Costume	Vanessa Mendoza; (Colombia)
Photogenic	Isis Casalduc, (Puerto Rico)
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Miss Universe 2002 was the 51st Miss Universe pageant, held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 29 May 2002.

At the end of the event, Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico crowned Oxana Fedorova of Russia as Miss Universe 2002.^[1] This was the first time that Russia had been crowned Miss Universe.

Fedorova had her title removed four months later as she could not travel to fulfill her duties, and was replaced by first runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama.^[2]

Contestants from seventy-five countries competed in this pageant. The competition was hosted by Phil Simms and Daisy Fuentes, and Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee was the backstage correspondent. Marc Anthony performed at this pageant. This was also the last Miss Universe edition to be aired on CBS.

^ Martinez, Barbara E. (May 30, 2002). "Russia Is Miss Universe". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^ "New Miss Universe Crowned". CNN. September 24, 2002. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[:2-1] Martinez, Barbara E. (May 30, 2002). "Russia Is Miss Universe". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[cnn-2] "New Miss Universe Crowned". CNN. September 24, 2002. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

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