Potterims: Miss Universe 2002

Neha Dhupia during press conference after winning

### Winner

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag\_of\_India.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_India.svg.png India - Neha Dhupia

### Previous

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag\_of\_Colombia.svg/20px-Flag\_of\_Colombia.svg.png Andrea Maria Nocetti

Potterims' Miss Universe 2002, the 3rd edition of the pageant was held on 1st August, 2017, but set back in 29th May, 2002 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 75 delegates from all over the world competed for the title. Andrea Maria Nocetti from Colombia crowned Neha Dhupia from India at the end of the event as Miss Universe 2002.

This was the first time than the real winners of the competition: Oxana Fedorova from Russia and Justine Pasek from Panama (who assumed the title after Fedorova's dethronement) didn't qualified in the Top 15 finishing 21st and 22nd respectively.

This was the first edition simulated with version 2.0 of the Confidexcelly Beautiful simulator. This was due to last year's controversy during Evening Gown competition voting, where delegates from Greece and Puerto Rico ended up with an under seven score despite being ranked as *"Great"* contenders.

## Results

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### **Placements**

 **Top 5** | * https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag\_of\_South\_Africa.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_South\_Africa.svg.png **South Africa** - Vanessa Carreira
 **Top 10** | * https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag\_of\_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_Ghana.svg.png **Ghana** - Stephanie Walkins-Fia
* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag\_of\_Turkey.svg/20px-Flag\_of\_Turkey.svg.png **Turkey** - Cagla Kubat
* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag\_of\_Canada.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_Canada.svg.png **Canada** - Neelam Verma
* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag\_of\_Germany.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_Germany.svg.png **Germany** - Natascha Borger
 **Top 15** | * https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag\_of\_the\_Dominican\_Republic.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_the\_Dominican\_Republic.svg.png **Dominican Republic** - Ruth Ocumarez
* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag\_of\_Cyprus.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_Cyprus.svg.png **Cyprus** - Demetra Eleftheriou
* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag\_of\_Australia.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_Australia.svg.png **Australia** - Sarah Davis
* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag\_of\_FR\_Yugoslavia.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_FR\_Yugoslavia.svg.png **Yugoslavia** - Sladana Bozovic
* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag\_of\_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag\_of\_Switzerland.svg.png **Switzerland** - Jennifer Ann Gerber

### **Scores**

     Miss Universe
     1st Runner Up
     2nd Runner Up
     Top 5
(#) Placement
### **Awards**

#### Best for Continents

 America
 Asia Pacific
 Caribbean
 Europe

#### Best for Categories

 Best Body
 Best Style
 Best Walk
 Best Personality

#### Special Awards

 Best Improvement
 Miss Congeniality

## Statistics

* India wins for the first time
* Netherlands, Brazil and Turkey also placed last year
* Puerto Rico placed for the third year in a row, becoming the only country to have placed in all editions.
* India, South Africa, Ghana and Australia last placed in 2000
* Canada, Germany, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Cyprus, Yugoslavia and Switzerland placed for the first time
* The Top 15 was formed by 5 girls from Europe, 3 from Caribbean, 3 from Asia Pacific and 2 from Africa and America.
* It's the first time that the Special Awards are granted
* South Africa wins the most awards, winning four overall (best from Africa, Face, Body and Style)
* Some of the shockest exclusions included Colombia, Russia, Panama, Jamaica or China (between many others) out of the Top 15, Dominican Republic and Cyprus out of the Top 10, Ghana and Germany out of the Top 5 and South Africa out of the Top 3.
* Some of the surprises were Yugoslavia, Australia, Switzerland and mostly Brazil, who finished 3rd despite not being a favorite and being ranked as "Dark horse".
* South Africa finishes exactly in the same place as in the real competition.
* The main change with the real edition was Russia, who went from winning to not qualifying.
* Russia nor Panama, both winners of the real contest (as Russia was dethroned), placed in the Top 15, becoming the very first winners of the Miss Universe crown who didn't make it into Potterims' Miss Universe.
* Out of the ten finalists of the real Miss Universe competition only five placed in Potterims' (India, South Africa, Canada, Germany and Cyprus), and out of the real Top 5 only South Africa placed.

## Gallery

### Official Results

Full Basic Placement List (Part I)Full Basic Placement List (Part II)Top 15 Selection Detailed Voting (Part I)Top 15 Selection Detailed Voting (Part II)Final Show Detailed Voting