Miss Europe 2002
Miss Europe 2002, was the 55th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 44th & final edition under the Mondial Events Organization. After this edition Mr. Roger Zeigler (owner of the pageant and Mondial Events Organization) sold the pageant to Endemol France (the French branch of the Dutch company Endemol). This years pageant was held at the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center in Beirut, Lebanon on December 28, 2002. Svetlana Koroleva, Miss Russia, was crowned Miss Europe 2002 by outgoing titleholder Elodie Gossuin of France.[1]
| Miss Europe 2002 | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 28, 2002 |
| Presenters | Julien Lepers, Diana Hayden & Joelle Behlock |
| Venue | Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Broadcaster | New TV, TV5 |
| Entrants | 35 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Withdrawals | Macedonia FYRO, Slovenia & Sweden |
| Returns | Bulgaria & Great Britain |
| Winner | Svetlana Koroleva Russia |
| Congeniality | Nicole Kern Austria |
| Photogenic | Gemma Ruiz García Spain |
| Miss Elegance | Esra Eron Turkey |
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Europe 2002 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Personality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Elegance |
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Historical significance
- Countries that also made into the top 15 previous year were France, Greece, Poland, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
- Belarus last placed in 1999.
- Cyprus placed for the first time.
- Holland last placed in 1993.
Contestants
- Albania – Anjeza Maja
- Armenia – Anna Abrahamyan
- Austria – Nicole Kern
- Belarus – Ol'ga Nevdakh
- Belgium – Sundus Madhloom
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Branka Cvijanovic
- Bulgaria – Svilena Stoyanova
- Croatia – Ivana Cernok
- Cyprus – Valentina Christofourou
- Czech Republic – Radka Kocurová
- Denmark – Tina Christensen
- Estonia – Svetlana Makaritseva
- Finland – Katariina Kulve
- France – Louise Prieto
- Georgia – Natalia Marikoda
- Germany – Natascha Börger
- United Kingdom – Yana Booth
- Greece – Georgia Miha
- Holland – Kim Kötter[2]
- Hungary – Edit Fried
- Iceland – Berglind Óskarsdóttir
- Latvia – Zanda Zarina
- Lithuania – Raimanda Vlinciute
- Malta – Tiziana Mifsud
- Republic of Moldova – Elena Streapunina
- Norway – Fay Larsen
- Poland – Monika Angermann
- Romania – Adina Dimitru
- Russia – Svetlana Koroleva
- San Marino – Melania Astolfi
- Slovakia – Hnana Burianova
- Spain – Gemma Ruiz Garcia
- Turkey – Esra Eron
- Ukraine – Kataryna Kambova
- Serbia and Montenegro – Olga Bozovic
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
| Miss Europa 2002 | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 19, 2002 |
| Venue | Roma Musical Theatre, Warsaw, Poland |
| Entrants | 48 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Debuts | Armenia & Kosovo |
| Withdrawals | Ukraine |
| Returns | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia FYRO, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey & Wales |
| Winner | Amandine Hatzithomas Greece |
From 1951 to 2002 there was a rival Miss Europe competition organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe". This was founded in 1950 by Jean Raibaut in Paris, the headquarters later moved to Marseille. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.[3]
For the last time ever, the competition took place at the Roma Musical Theatre in Warsaw, Poland. There were 48 contestants from 31 countries. At the end, Amandine Hatzithomas of Greece was crowned as Miss Europa 2002 making her the last ever Miss Europa ever. Hatzithomas succeeded predecessor Anna Maria Tudorache of Romania.[4]
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europa 2002 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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Contestants
- Albania – Denisa Cela
- Albania – Elisabeta Gjonpali
- Andorra – Vanessa Baudet
- Armenia – Florina Curelea
- Armenia – Liliana Vitan
- Austria – Caroline Gudonius
- Belgium – Brunhilde Verhenne
- Bulgaria – Alten Alieva
- Bulgaria – Veneta Harizanova
- Cyprus – Marianna Simeou
- Denmark – Maria Farch Kristensen
- Denmark – Renée Nielsson
- England – Emma O’Regan
- Finland – Linda Lillbäck
- Finland – Sanna Ojamaa
- France – Amandine Guyot
- France – Jessica Laberterie
- Germany – Anna Werner
- Germany – Johanna Mitterer
- Greece – Amandine Hatzithomas
- Netherlands – Danielle van Kreuningen
- Netherlands – Linda van der Hilst
- Hungary – Anita Gaal
- Hungary – Szabina Stedra
- Ireland – Jayne Louise Slater
- Italy – Barbara Salvati
- Italy – Emiliana De Pasquale
Kosovo – Dielliza Banjaku- Kosovo – Dielliza Kolgeci
- Latvia – Sarmite Barsevska
- Macedonia – Bekime Sadiku
- Malta – Antonella Vella
- Malta – Mae Elizabeth Apap
- Republic of Moldova – Alice Marcu
- Republic of Moldova – Michaela Panait
- Norway – Nadia Tavakolzadeh
- Poland – Anna Baltrukiewicz
- Poland – Katarzyna Starska
- Poland – Malgorzata Ksiazek
- Romania – Patricia Dumitrescu
- Romania – Roxana Dorobantu
- Scotland – Katie Craven
- Spain – Esther Colado
- Spain – Rebeca Castillo Castillo
- Sweden – Frida Lundell
- Switzerland – Stefanie Sultzer
- Turkey – Cennet Erol
- Wales – Kimberleigh Bates
References
- "Miss Europe 2002 Results". Mondial Events Organization (MEO)/Miss Europe Organization. December 2002 – January 2003. Archived from the original on April 21, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- "Miss Universe NL '02 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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