# Miss Earth 2002

Miss Earth 2002 was the second edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay, Philippines, on October 20, 2002. In its second year, 53 delegates participated, exceeding the number of contestants in Miss International 2002, thereby becoming the world's third biggest international pageant in terms of number of contestants.
Džejla Glavović of Bosnia & Herzegovina won the title that year, also receiving Miss Talent. However, on May 28, 2003, the Miss Earth Foundation officially dethroned her "due to her failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract." Miss Air from Kenya, Winfred Omwakwe, took over the position of Miss Earth 2002. Omwakwe was formally crowned as the new Miss Earth 2002 on August 7, 2003 at the Carousel Gardens in Mandaluyong, Philippines.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Earth 2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Džejla Glavović (Dethroned) |
| Miss Earth 2002 | Kenya – Winfred Omwakwe (Assumed) |
| Miss Earth – Air 2002 | Yugoslavia – Slađana Božović (formerly Miss Water) |
| Miss Earth – Water 2002 | Greece – Juliana Patricia Drossou (formerly Miss Fire) |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2002 | Finland – Elina Hurve (became Miss Fire) |
| Top 10 | Chile – Nazhla Sofía Abad  Colombia – Diana Patricia Botero  Peru – Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos  Philippines – April Ross Perez  Spain – Cristina Carpintero |

### Special awards
#### Major awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Friendship | Gibraltar – Charlene Gaiviso |
| Miss Photogenic | Philippines – April Ross Perez |
| Miss Talent | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Džejla Glavović |
| Best in National Costume | South Korea – Lee Jin-ah |
| Best in Evening Gown | Peru – Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos |
| Best in Swimsuit | Colombia – Diana Patricia Botero |

#### Minor/Sponsor awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Mabuhay Beauties Miss Internet | Colombia – Diana Patricia Botero |
| Miss Avon Color | Chile – Nazhla Abad |
| Miss Close-up Killer Confidence Smile | Yugoslavia – Slađana Božović |
| Miss Creamsilk Beautiful Hair | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Džejla Glavović |
| Miss Ponds Radiant Skin | Greece – Patricia Drossou |
| Miss Sunsilk Black Hair | Colombia – Diana Patricia Botero |

## Contestants

Fifty-three contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Albania | Anjeza Maja | 18 | Tirana |
| Argentina | Mercedes Apuzzo | 21 | Buenos Aires |
| Australia | Ineke Leffers | 21 | Canberra |
| Barbados | Ramona Ramjit | 24 | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Stéphanie Moreel | 25 | Brussels |
| Bolivia | Susana Valeria Vaca | 18 | Litoral |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Džejla Glavović | 19 | Sarajevo |
| Canada | Melanie Bennett | 18 | Surrey |
| Chile | Nazhla Abad | 25 | Santiago |
| China | Zhang Mei | 25 | Shanghai |
| Colombia | Diana Patricia Botero | 18 | Antioquia |
| Costa Rica | María del Mar Ruiz | 22 | San José |
| Czech Republic | Apolena Tůmová | 21 | Prague |
| Denmark | Julie Kristen Villumsen | 23 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Yilda Santana | 23 | Duvergé |
| Egypt | Ines Gohar | 23 | Cairo |
| El Salvador | Elisa Sandoval | 22 | San Salvador |
| Estonia | Merilin Malmet | 19 | Tallinn |
| Finland | Elina Hurve | 21 | Helsinki |
| Germany | Miriam Thiele | 22 | Berlin |
| Ghana | Beverly Asamoah Jecty | 19 | Accra |
| Gibraltar | Charlene Gaiviso | 19 | Gibraltar |
| Great Britain | Louise Glover | 19 | St Helens |
| Greece | Patricia Drossou | 22 | Athens |
| Guatemala | Florecita Cobián | 19 | Antigua Guatemala |
| Honduras | Leslie Paredes | 22 | Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary | Szilvia Toth | 18 | Pécs |
| India | Reshmi Ghosh | 23 | West Bengal |
| Kenya | Winfred Omwakwe | 20 | Nairobi |
| Kosova | Mirjeta Zeka | 19 | Pristina |
| Lebanon | Raghida Antoun Farah | 21 | Beirut |
| Malaysia | Pamela Ramachandran | 20 | Johor Bahru |
| Mexico | Libna Viruega | 24 | Mexico City |
| Nepal | Nira Gautam | 18 | Kathmandu |
| Nicaragua | Yahoska María Cerda | 20 | Carazo |
| Nigeria | Vanessa Ibiene Ekeke | 24 | Lagos |
| Norway | Linn Olaisen | 20 | Tromsø |
| Panama | Carolina Miranda | 20 | Bocas del Toro |
| Paraguay | Adriana Baum | 24 | Asunción |
| Peru | Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos | 20 | Arequipa |
| Philippines | April Ross Perez | 21 | Zamboanga City |
| Poland | Agnieszka Portka | 24 | Szczecin |
| Puerto Rico | Deidre Rodríguez | 22 | Santa Isabel |
| Singapore | Gayathri Unnijkrishan | 23 | Singapore |
| South Korea | Jin-ah Lee | 20 | Seoul |
| Spain | Cristina Carpintero | 21 | Madrid |
| Switzerland | Jade Chang | 24 | Zürich |
| Tanzania | Tausi Abdalla | 22 | Dar es Salaam |
| Thailand | Lalita Apaiwong | 21 | Bangkok |
| Uganda | Martha Semegura Nambajjwe | 21 | Kampala |
| United States | Casey Marie Burns | 21 | Long Beach |
| Venezuela | Dagmar Catalina Votterl | 20 | Lara |
| Yugoslavia | Slađana Božović | 21 | Kragujevac |