Miss World 2002

Miss World 2002
Miss World 2002
	File:Mw2002.jpg Miss World 2002 Titlecard
Date	December 7, 2002
Presenters	Sean Kanan; Claire Elizabeth Smith
Entertainment	Chayanne; BBMak
Venue	Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	Five
Entrants	88
Placements	20
Debuts	Albania; Algeria; Vietnam
Winner	Azra Akın; Turkey

The 52nd Miss World pageant was held on 7th December 2002. The pageant was initially slated for Abuja, Nigeria but due to conflict in the city of Kaduna arising from a publication of an article in a Lagos based newspaper the pageant was relocated to London at the Alexandra Palace.

A total of 88 delegates competed for the crown, several contestants boycotted the contest in protest for the death sentence by stoning determined by an Islamic Sharia court to Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman accused of adultery. It was the first time that audience participation through text messaging together with the scores of the judges helped in determining the results for the top 20.

Final Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss World 2002	Turkey - Azra Akın
1st Runner-up	Colombia - Natalia Peralta
2nd Runner-up	Peru - Marina Mora
Finalists	Australia - Nicole Rita Gazal China P.R. - Wu Ying-Na Nigeria Chinenye Ochuba Norway - Kathrine Sørland Philippines - Katherine Anne Manalo United States - Rebekah Revels Venezuela - Goizeder Azúa
Semifinalists	Aruba - Rachelle Oduber Bosnia & Herzegovina - Daniela Vinš Curacao - Ayanette Statia Holland - Elise Boulogne India - Shruti Sharma Italy - Suzanne Zuber Puerto Rico - Cassandra Polo Russia - Anna Tatarintseva Vietnam - Phạm Thị Mai Phương Yugoslavia - Ana Šargić

Continental Queens

Miss World Africa - Chinenye Ochuba (Nigeria)
Miss World Americas - Natalia Peralta (Colombia)
Miss World Asia and Oceania - Wu Ying-Na (China P.R.)
Miss World Caribbean - Rachelle Oduber (Aruba)
Miss World Europe - Azra Akın (Turkey)

Special awards

Best Designed Evening Dress - Azra Akın (Turkey)
Miss World Talent - Rebekah Revels (United States)
Miss World Scholarship - Nozipho Shabangu (Swaziland)

Contestants

Albania - Anjeza Maja
Algeria - Lamia Saoudi
American Virgin Islands - Hailey Cagan
Angola - Rosa Mujinga Muxito
Antigua & Barbuda - Zara Razzaq
Argentina - Tamara Henriksen
Aruba - Rachelle Oduber
Australia - Nicole Gazal
Bahamas - T'Shura Ambrose
Barbados - Natalie Webb-Howell
Belgium - Sylvie Doclot
Belize - Karen Russell
Bolivia - Alejandra Montero
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Daniela Vinš
Botswana - Lomaswati Dlamini
Brazil - Taiza Thomsen Severina
Bulgaria - Desislava Antoniya Guleva
Canada - Lyndsey Bennett
Chile - Daniela Sofia Casanova
China P.R. - Wu Ying-Na
Colombia - Natalia Peralta
Croatia - Nina Slamić
Curaçao - Ayanette Statia
Cyprus - Angela Droudsioutou
Czech Republic - Kateřina Smržová
Ecuador - Jessica Angulo
England - Daniella Luan
Estonia - Triin Sommer
Finland - Hanne Hynnynen
France - Caroline Chamorand
Germany - Indira Selmic
Ghana - Shaida Buari
Gibraltar - Damaris Hollands
Greece - Katerina Georgiadou
Guyana - Odessa Phillips
Holland - Elise Boulogne
Hong Kong China - Victoria Jane Jolly
Hungary - Renata Rosz
India - Shruti Sharma
Ireland - Lynda Duffy
Israel - Karol Lowenstein
Italy - Susanne Zuber
Jamaica - Danielle O'Hayon
Japan - Yuko Nabeta

Kazakhstan - Olga Sidorenko
Kenya - Maryanne Kariuki
Latvia - Baiba Svarca
Lebanon - Bethany Kehdy
Lithuania - Oksana Semenishina
Macedonia F.Y.R. - Jasna Spasovska
Malaysia - Mabel Ng
Malta - Joyce Gatt
Mexico - Blanca Zumárraga
Namibia - Ndapewa Alfons
New Zealand - Rachel Maree Huljich
Nicaragua - Hazel Calderón
Nigeria - Chinenye Ochuba
Northern Ireland - Gayle Williamson
Norway - Kathrine Sørland
Panama - Yoscelin Sánchez
Peru - Marina Mora
Philippines - Katherine Anne Manalo
Poland - Marta Matyjasik
Puerto Rico - Cassandra Polo
Romania - Cleopatra Popescu
Russia - Anna Tatarintseva
Scotland - Paula Murphy
Singapore - Sharon Cintamani
Slovakia - Eva Verešová
Slovenia - Nataša Krajnc
South Africa - Claire Sabbagha
Spain - Lola Alcocer
Swaziland - Nozipho Shabangu
Sweden - Sophia Hedmark
Tahiti - Rava Maiarii
Tanzania - Angela Damas Mtalima
Thailand - Ticha Leungpairoj
Trinidad & Tobago - Janelle Rajnauth
Turkey - Azra Akın
Uganda - Rehema Ni Nakuya
Ukraine - Iryna Udovenko
United States - Rebekah Revels
Uruguay - Natalia Figueras
Venezuela - Goizeder Azúa
Vietnam - Phạm Thị Mai Phương
Wales - Michelle Bush
Yugoslavia - Ana Sargić
Zimbabwe - Linda van Beek

National competitions

Returning countries and Debuts

Albania, Algeria, and Vietnam competed in Miss World for the first time.
Belize last competed in 1991.
Bahamas, Curaçao, Kazakhstan, and Lithuania last competed in 2000.

Boycott

Boycotting Nations & Contestants
- Celine Roschek (Austria), Shirley Álvarez (Costa Rica), Masja Juel (Denmark), Eyrun Steinsson (Iceland), Karen Alexandre (Mauritius), Nadine Vinzens (Switzerland)

Boycotting Contestants (replaced by national directors)
- Ann van Elsen (Belgium), Katrin Wrobel (Germany), Pamela Camassa (Italy), Karen Lourens (South Africa), Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira (South Africa)

Boycotting Contestants (joined in London)
- Lynsey Ann Bennett (Canada), Yoscelin Sánchez (Panama), Lola Alcocer (Spain), Rava Maiarii (Tahiti)

Withdrew during the pageant
- Chang Yoo-kyoung (Korea)

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