Miss Venezuela 2002 was the forty-ninth Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2002.
Cynthia Lander crowned Mariangel Ruiz of Aragua as her successor at the end of the event.
The 2002 edition also served as the golden jubilee celebration of the pageant, celebrating a half century of achievements and glories that have defined the competition and all those who have competed.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Venezuela 2002 – Mariángel Ruiz Miss Venezuela World 2002 – Goizeder Azúa (*) 1st Runner-Up – Amara Barroeta 2nd Runner-Up – Driva Cedeño 3rd Runner-Up – Melissa Wolf 4th Runner-Up – Ana Quintero Top 10 – Jéssika Marcano – Solsiret Herrera – María Fernanda León – Tibisay Montilva – Vanessa Fanessi
(*) Goizeder Azua (Carabobo) was crowned Miss World Venezuela 2002 during the Gala de Belleza (Preliminary) show, on August 31, 2002. The title of Miss Carabobo was then vacated for the final Miss Venezuela 2002 competition.
Special awards Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Vanessa Fanessi (Yaracuy) Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Maria Fernanda León (Portuguesa) Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Goizeder Azua (Carabobo) Miss Figure - Amara Barroeta (Distrito Capital) Miss Personality - Goizeder Azua (Carabobo) Best Hair - Maria Andreina Abrahamz (Vargas) Best Smile - Vanessa Fanessi (Yaracuy) Best Face - Maria Fernanda León (Portuguesa) Best Runway - Goizeder Azua (Carabobo) Best Skin - Aida Yespica (Amazonas)
Contestants
The Miss Venezuela 2002 delegates are: State Contestant Age Height Hometown Amazonas Aida María Yespica Jaime 20 Barquisimeto Anzoátegui Jessika Gabriela Marcano Román 18 Valera Apure Johanna Alejandra Madureri Perea 21 Caracas Aragua Mariangel Ruiz Torrealba 22 Maracay Barinas Erika Aulimar Lozada Ferretti 21 El Tocuyo Bolívar Mercedes Carolina González Navarro 17 Ciudad Guayana Carabobo Goizeder Victoria Azua Barrios 18 Valencia Cojedes Kim Gabriela Loewenthal 22 Caracas Costa Oriental Yasmely Coromoto Pérez Martínez 23 Maracaibo Delta Amacuro Gilger Dayana Márquez Gudiño 19 Caracas Dependencias Federales Sabrina Salemi Nicoloso 19 Caracas Distrito Capital Amara Elyn Barroeta Seijas 18 Caracas Falcón Diana del Valle Cocho Bracho 18 Punto Fijo Guárico Alejandra Pulido Aranzo 25 Caracas Lara Karelit Coromoto Yépez Morillo 21 Barquisimeto Mérida Maiti de Sousa do Nascimento 18 Caracas Miranda Melissa Alexandra Wolf Ehrenzeller 21 Caracas Monagas Enid Solsiret Herrera Ramírez 22 Maturín Nueva Esparta Driva Ysabella Cedeño Salazar 22 Porlamar Península Goajira Maria Virginia Bastidas Ilukewitch 23 Maracaibo Portuguesa Maria Fernanda León Pinto 20 Valencia Sucre Maria Carolina Casado Chópite 18 Cumaná Táchira Ix-Balanke Tibisay Montilva Mora 17 San Cristóbal Trujillo Anaís Verónica Gómez Carrascal 20 Caracas Vargas Maria Andreina Abrahamz Carvallo 23 Caracas Yaracuy Vanessa Carolina Fanessi Auteri 23 Valencia Zulia Ana Graciela Quintero Nava 20 Cabimas
Notes Mariangel Ruiz placed as 1st runner up in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama City, Panama. Goizeder Azua placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2002 in London, England. She won Miss International 2003 in Tokyo, Japan, and won Miss Mesoamérica 2003 in Houston, Texas, United States. Ana Quintero placed as 1st runner up in Miss Intercontinental 2003 in Berlin, Germany. Vanessa Fanesi placed as 1st runner up in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2003 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. She previously won Miss Millennium 2000 in Helsinki, Finland, and placed 1st runner up in Miss Tourism World 2001 in Medellín, Colombia. María Carolina Casado won Miss América Latina 2003 in Playa Tambor, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Karelit Yépez placed as 4th runner up in Miss Model of the World 2002 in Istanbul, Turkey. Maria Fernanda León (Portuguesa) had previously competed in 1999 as Miss Guarico, no placement. She later placed as finalist in Miss Teen International 2001 in Willemstad, Curaçao.
References
External links Miss Venezuela official website