# Miss World 2002

Miss World 2002, the 52nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 7 December 2002 at the Alexandra Palace in London, United Kingdom. It was initially intended to be staged in Abuja, but due to religious riots in the nearby city of Kaduna (the "Miss World riots") the pageant was relocated to London.
A total of 110 contestants from all over the world were initially invited to compete for the crown, but several contestants boycotted the pageant and others dropping out in protest for the death sentence by stoning determined by an Islamic Sharia court to Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman accused of adultery, making a total of 88 girls competing for the crown. 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. Azra Akın from Turkey won the pageant, becoming the first ever representative from her country to be crowned Miss World. She was crowned by Agbani Darego of Nigeria. Show organizers stated that the event had a global viewership of over 2 billion people, and that it was broadcast in 137 countries. It was the first time in 51 years that it was not shown in the UK; no British channel agreed to broadcast the event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 2002 | Turkey – Azra Akın |
| 1st Runner-Up | Colombia – Natalia Peralta |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Peru – Marina Mora |
| Top 10 | Australia – Nicole-Rita Ghazal  China – Wu Ying Na  Nigeria – Chinenye Ochuba  Norway – Kathrine Sørland  Philippines – Katherine Ann Manalo  United States – Rebekah Chantay Revels  Venezuela – Goizeder Azúa |
| Top 20 | Aruba – Rachelle Oduber  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Danijela Vins  Curaçao – Ayannette Mary Ann Statia  Holland – Elise Boulogne  India – Shruti Sharma  Italy – Susanne Zuber  Puerto Rico – Cassandra Polo Berrios  Russia – Anna Tatarintseva  Vietnam – Phạm Thị Mai Phương  Yugoslavia – Ana Sargic |

### Continental Queens of Beauty

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa | Nigeria – Chinenye Akinlade |
| Americas | Colombia – Natalia Peralta |
| Asia & Oceania | China – Wu Ying Na |
| Caribbean | Aruba – Rachelle Oduber |
| Europe | Turkey – Azra Akın |

## Contestants

88 contestants participated in Miss World 2002.
| Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Albania | Anjeza Maja | 21 | – |
| Algeria | Lamia Saoudi | 22 | Algiers |
| Angola | Rosa Mujinga Muxito | 21 | Luanda |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Zara Razzaq | 19 | Saint John's |
| Argentina | Tamara Henriksen | 25 | Buenos Aires |
| Aruba | Rachelle Oduber | 21 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Nicole Ghazal | 23 | Gold Coast |
| Bahamas | T’Shura Ambrose | 25 | Nassau |
| Barbados | Natalie Webb-Howell | 20 | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Sylvie Doclot | 22 | Brussels |
| Belize | Karen Russell | 24 | Belize City |
| Bolivia | Alejandra Montero | 17 | Iténez |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Danijela Vinš | 17 | Sarajevo |
| Botswana | Lomaswati Dlamini | 20 | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Taísa Thomsen | 20 | Joinville |
| Bulgaria | Desislava Antoniya Guleva | 18 | Pleven |
| Canada | Lynsey Bennett | 22 | Ottawa |
| Chile | Daniela Sofía Casanova | 22 | Valparaiso |
| China | Wu Ying Na | 17 | Hainan |
| Colombia | Natalia Peralta | 21 | Antioquia |
| Croatia | Nina Slamić | 18 | Šibenik |
| Curaçao | Ayannette Statia | 19 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Anjela Drousiotou | 21 | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Kateřina Smržová | 23 | Prague |
| Ecuador | Jessica Angulo | 20 | Santo Domingo |
| England | Danielle Luan | 22 | Oxford |
| Estonia | Triin Sommer | 19 | Pärnu |
| Finland | Hanne Hynynen | 21 | Ylivieska |
| France | Caroline Chamorand | 21 | Paris |
| Germany | Indira Selmic | 24 | Berlin |
| Ghana | Shaida Buari | 20 | Accra |
| Gibraltar | Damaris Hollands | 21 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Katerina Georgiadou | 21 | Athens |
| Guyana | Odessa Phillips | 19 | Vergenoegen |
| Holland | Elise Boulogne | 20 | Leiden |
| Hong Kong | Victoria Jolly | 20 | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Renata Rozs | 21 | Janossomorja |
| India | Shruti Sharma | 22 | New Delhi |
| Ireland | Lynda Duffy | 22 | Galway |
| Israel | Karol Lowenstein | 19 | Haifa |
| Italy | Susanne Zuber | 21 | Merano |
| Jamaica | Danielle O'Hayon | 18 | Kingston |
| Japan | Yuko Nabeta | 19 | Tokyo |
| Kazakhstan | Olga Sidorenko | 19 | Almaty |
| Kenya | Marianne Kariuki | 18 | Nairobi |
| Latvia | Baiba Svarca | 20 | Riga |
| Lebanon | Bethany Kehdy | 21 | Beirut |
| Lithuania | Oksana Semenišina | 20 | Vilnius |
| Macedonia | Jasna Spasovska | 20 | Skopje |
| Malaysia | Mabel Ng Chin Mei | 24 | Pulau Tikus |
| Malta | Joyce Gatt | 18 | Balzan |
| Mexico | Blanca Zumárraga | 20 | Córdoba |
| Namibia | Ndapewa Alfons | 23 | Kaisosi |
| New Zealand | Rachel Huljich | 18 | Auckland |
| Nicaragua | Hazel Calderón | 25 | León |
| Nigeria | Chinenye Ochuba | 18 | Lagos |
| Northern Ireland | Gayle Williamson | 22 | Dollingstown |
| Norway | Kathrine Sørland | 21 | Sola |
| Panama | Yoselin Sánchez | 21 | Los Santos |
| Peru | Marina Mora | 22 | Lima |
| Philippines | Katherine Anne Manalo | 23 | Parañaque |
| Poland | Marta Matyjasik | 20 | Zgorzelec |
| Puerto Rico | Cassandra Polo Berrios | 18 | Guaynabo |
| Romania | Cleopatra Popescu | 23 | Sibiu |
| Russia | Anna Tatarintseva | 24 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Scotland | Paula Murphy | 24 | Stirling |
| Singapore | Sharon Cintamani | 23 | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Eva Veresova | 22 | Nitra |
| Slovenia | Nataša Krajnc | 21 | Celje |
| South Africa | Claire Sabbagha | 25 | Johannesburg |
| Spain | Lola Alcocer | 21 | Seville |
| Swaziland | Nozipho Shabangu | 20 | Mbabane |
| Sweden | Sophia Hedmark | 20 | Stockholm |
| Tahiti | Rava Maiarii | 19 | Taha'a |
| Tanzania | Angela Damas Mtalima | 20 | Dar es Salaam |
| Thailand | Ticha Lueng-Pairoj | 21 | Nakhon Pathom |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Janelle Rajnauth | 21 | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Azra Akın | 20 | Istanbul |
| Uganda | Rehema Nakuya | 20 | Mbarara |
| Ukraine | Irina Udovenko | 21 | Azov |
| United States | Rebekah Revels | 22 | St. Pauls |
| United States Virgin Islands | Hailey Cagan | 17 | Saint John |
| Uruguay | Natalia Figueras | 21 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Goizeder Azúa | 18 | San Felipe |
| Vietnam | Phạm Thị Mai Phương | 17 | Hải Phòng |
| Wales | Michelle Bush | 22 | Cardiff |
| Yugoslavia | Ana Šargić | 19 | Valjevo |
| Zimbabwe | Linda Van Beek | 20 | Harare |