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][2][3]

Miss Europe 2002
DateDecember 28, 2002
PresentersJulien Lepers, Diana Hayden & Joelle Behlock
VenueBeirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, Beirut, Lebanon
BroadcasterNew TV, TV5
Entrants35
Placements15
WithdrawalsMacedonia FYRO, Slovenia & Sweden
ReturnsBulgaria
WinnerSvetlana Koroleva
 Russia
CongenialityNicole Kern
 Austria
PhotogenicGemma Ruiz García
 Spain
Miss EleganceEsra Eron
 Turkey

Results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Europe 2002
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 15

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Personality
Miss Photogenic
  •  Spain - Gemma Ruiz García
Miss Elegance

Historical significance
  • Countries who 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

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
Miss Europa 2002
DateMay 19, 2002
VenueRoma Musical Theatre, Warsaw, Poland
Entrants48
Placements3
DebutsArmenia & Kosovo
WithdrawalsUkraine
ReturnsAndorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia FYRO, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey & Wales
WinnerAmandine 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.[5]

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.[6]

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Europa 2002
  •  Greece - Amandine Hatzithomas
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up

Contestants

References
  1. "2000-2006 - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. "Miss Europe 2002 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. "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.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. "Miss Universe NL '02 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  5. West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa 1978-2002". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.


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