Nuestra Belleza México 2002, the 9th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the World Trade Center of Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico on September 6, 2002. Thirty-three contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Marisol González from Coahuila, who later competed in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama. González was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Ericka Cruz and Christiane Martel Miss Universe 1953. She is the first and only Coahuilense to win this title.
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Blanca Zumárraga from Puebla, who later competed in Miss World 2002 in United Kingdom. Zumárraga was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Tatiana Rodríguez. She was the first Poblana to win this title.
Erika Honstein from Sonora was selected by Lupita Jones to compete in Miss World 2003 in China. In an internal competition between five girls, since international competition changed dates and Lupita Jones had just two months to prepare the Mexican representative being that had not yet been chosen as the representative for this competition in 2003. And then the next year 2003 the two Beauty Queens compete in contests of 2004. She is the first and only Sonorense to win this title for designation.
This year Christiane Martel attended Miss Universe 1953, and received a tribute at the event.
Results
Placements Final results ContestantNuestra Belleza México 2002 Coahuila – Marisol GonzálezNuestra Belleza Mundo México 2002 Puebla – Blanca Zumárraga Suplente/1st Runner-up Morelos – Paulina Almada2nd Runner-up Sonora – Erika Honstein3rd Runner-up Yucatán – María José RosadoTop 12 Chihuahua – Alejandra Oates Querétaro – Michelle Glenn Sonora – María Félix Tabasco – Ana Karina Álvarez Tamaulipas – Argentina de Luna Tamaulipas – Miriam Ferro Veracruz – Kaztenny de la Vega
Order of announcements
Top 12 Tabasco Puebla Sonora Chihuahua Querétaro Tamaulipas Veracruz Yucatán Sonora Coahuila Tamaulipas Morelos
Top five Puebla Sonora Yucatán Coahuila Morelos
Special awards Award ContestantMiss Photogenic – Paulina AlmadaLala Light Figure – Paulina AlmadaPlaytex Silhouette – Marisol GonzálezBest National Costume – Diana Rodríguez "Jal-Há, Orilla de mar"
Internal election headed for Miss World 2003 In an internal competition between five girls (ex-queens), since international competition changed dates and Lupita Jones had just two months to prepare the Mexican representative being that had not yet been chosen as the representative for this competition in 2003.
Final results ContestantNuestra Belleza Mundo México 2003 Sonora – Erika HonsteinFinalists Nuestra Belleza Quintana Roo 2000 – Lilián Villanueva Nuestra Belleza Sonora 2001 – Erika Peña Nuestra Belleza Yucatán 2002 – María José Rosado
Judges They were the same judges at the Preliminary and Final Competition. Uriel Santana – Photographer & Painter Laura Spitia – Specialist Fashion José Alberto Castr – TV Producer Liliana Abud – Writer Blanca Soto – Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997, Miss Verano Viña del Mar 1997, Model & Actress René Strickler – Actor Angélica Rivera – Actress Leonardo Leo's – Makeup Artist
Background music Intermediate: "El Cielo en tu Mirada" by Benny Ibarra Intermediate: "Vete Lejos" by Kabah Intermediate: "La Otra" by Pedro Fernández
Contestants State Contestant Age Height (m) Hometown Aguascalientes Mariel Ramírez Pérez 20 1.78 Aguascalientes Baja California Cristhia Michelle Cuevas Herrera 21 1.68 Tijuana Campeche Diana Juárez Rodríguez De la Gala 19 1.69 Campeche Coahuila Marisol González Casas 20 1.72 Torreón Colima Edith Marisol García Hernández 21 1.75 Colima Chiapas Fanny Sesma Melgar 20 1.73 Tapachula Chihuahua Gabriela Alejandra Oates Urias 21 1.75 Chihuahua Chihuahua Mónica Lizeth Cervantes Cuellar 24 1.78 Cd. Juárez Distrito Federal Alejandra González Martin 19 1.70 Mexico City Durango Sofía Ramos Gutiérrez 19 1.71 Durango Guanajuato María Vanessa Cisneros Lozano 23 1.71 León Hidalgo Verónica Graciela Reyes Cerda 20 1.68 Pachuca Jalisco Cecilia de Jesús Gutiérrez Avilés 19 1.75 Guadalajara Jalisco Beatríz García Barragán 22 1.72 Guadalajara Michoacán Angélica Navarrete Higareda 21 1.74 Sahuayo Morelos Paulina Almada Rojas 21 1.72 Cuernavaca Nayarit Estrella Guadalupe Morales Guzmán 21 1.76 Compostela Nuevo León Carolina Salinas González 20 1.71 Santiago Puebla Blanca Rosalía Zumárraga Contreras 21 1.82 Puebla Querétaro Joan Michelle Glenn Garza 20 1.78 Querétaro Quintana Roo Diana Franco Padilla 19 1.73 Cancún San Luis Potosí Michelle Josefina Teniente Avilés 23 1.70 San Luis Potosí Sinaloa Claudia Karina Cota Gastelum 21 1.69 Culiacán Sonora Elizabeth Palacio Nuñez 19 1.75 Puerto Peñasco Sonora María del Carmen Félix Espinoza 19 1.74 Hermosillo Sonora Erika Lizeth Honstein García 21 1.80 Hermosillo Tabasco Ana Karina Álvarez May 20 1.72 Villahermosa Tamaulipas Miriam Ferro Romero 21 1.73 Tampico Tamaulipas Karla Argentina De Luna Flores 20 1.74 Reynosa Tlaxcala Mariana Acevedo Lobato 22 1.69 Tlaxcala Veracruz Kaztenny De la Vega Vázquez 22 1.68 Poza Rica Yucatán María José Rosado Solís 20 1.75 Mérida Zacatecas Thelma Patricia Martínez Guajardo 21 1.70 Zacatecas
Designates – Alejandra Oates – Cecilia Gutiérrez - Erika Honstein – María Félix – Argentina de Luna
Returning states Last competed in 1999:
Last competed in 2000:
Withdrawals
State of Mexico
Significance Coahuila won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time. Puebla won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time. Morelos was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time. This was the third time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is not born in the state that represents, (Blanca Zumárraga was born in Córdoba, Veracruz). Sonora was appointed as Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2003 in a recess appointment by Lupita Jones when the Miss World pageant's schedule changed. For the first time the delegates made an opening singing a medley of the host State, this was done until 2009. This year eliminated the choice of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México in preliminary competition entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mexico: Camino Miss Mundo" and to date in the final night two queens are chosen. For the first time Baja California Sur and State of Mexico retires from competition. Michoacán return to competition after three years (1999) and Quintana Roo after two years (2000). Chihuahua placed for fifth consecutive year. Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for fourth consecutive year. Coahuila, Yucatán and Veracruz placed for third consecutive yaar. Puebla and Tabasco returned to making calls to the semi-finals after four years (1998), Morelos after three years (1999) and Querétaro after two years (2000). States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify were Campeche, Distrito Federal, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Nuevo León and Sinaloa. Distrito Federal and Nuevo León broke the streak came classifications obtained from the first competition in 1994, these being the states with more classifications in the final with eight. This was the only time that Nuevo León did not qualify to the semi-finals, this being the only State with more ratings in the history of the pageant. For the first time René Casados hosted the pageant with Jacqueline Bracamontes. Morelos won Miss Photogenic and Lala Light Figure Award for the first time. Coahuila won the Playntex Silhouette Award for the first time. Campeche won the Best National Costume for second time (before 1999). The host delegate, Kasteny de la Vega from Veracruz, placed to the semi-finals. Puebla (Blanca Zumárraga) is the higher delegate in this edition (1.82 m). Baja California (Michelle Cuevas), Hidalgo (Verónica Reyes), Michoacán (Angélica Navarrete), Veracruz (Kasteny de la Vega) and Zacatecas (Thelma Martínez) are the lower delegates in this edition (1.68 m).
Contestant notes – Diana Juárez is twin sister of Samantha Juárez, Campeche's representative in 2000. Also she competed in Miss Costa Maya International 2003, but she didn't place. – Marisol González competed in Miss Universe 2003 held at Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003, despite her being a favorite for the crown, she failed to qualify for semi-finals. She made her debut as an actress in the telenovela Contra Viento y Marea in 2005. Marisol is currently one of the beautiful faces in Televisa Deportes. – Carolina Salinas is the only representative of the state designated by a casting and not a competition and the only representative that managed to sneak the group of semi-finalists nationwide. Also she was the last state to be elected Queen, the Nuevo León state organization was going through a crisis. Days before her coronation in Nuevo León, had an accident which caused a crack in the ankle, which is realized in the national rally which made it impossible to walk, so that the presentation to the television paraded in chair wheel. Later participated in the international contest Miss Expo World 2002 held in Guatemala City, Guatemala where she won the 1st Place. She was the Local Director of Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León in 2003. – Blanca Zumárraga represented her country in Miss World 2002, held at Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom on December 7, 2002, but she didn't place. She was born in Veracruz. – Elizabeth Palacio is sister of Laura Palacio Nuestra Belleza Sonora 2011. – Erika Honstein was selected by Lupita Jones to compete in Miss World 2003 held at Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2003. She was appointed the national title in a recess appointment by Lupita Jones when the Miss World pageant's schedule changed. Also she was Miss Mesoamerica Mexico 2003 and was 2nd Runner-up in Miss Mesoamerica 2003 where she obtained the Miss Personality award. In 2004 she joined the CEA of Televisa, graduating in 2006. She has participated in soap operas like "Mundo de Fieras" and "La Fea Más Bella". Serves on the news program "Matutino Express", which holds the climate section and channel Ritmoson Latino, is the former host of the "Espacio Latino". – María Félix Espinoza represented Mexico in the annual Reinado Internacional del Café 2003 in Manizales, Colombia. – María José Rosado represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional de las Flores 2003 where she won the Best National Costume award. Also in 2005 she was 1st Runner-up in Miss Costa Maya International. In 2006 she was elected Reina del Carnaval in Mérida, Yucatán. Actually she es TV hostess and actress in TV Azteca and top model.
Crossovers
Contestants who had competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
Miss Universe 2003: : Marisol González
Miss World 2002: : Blanca Zumárraga 2003: : Erika Honstein
Reinado Internacional de las Flores 2003: : María José Rosado
Reinado Internacional del Café 2003: : María Félix Espinoza
Miss Costa Maya International 2003: : Diana Juarez 2005: : María José Rosado (1st Runner-up)
Miss Mesoamérica 2003: : Erika Honstein (2nd Runner-up)
Miss Expo World 2002: : Carolina Salinas (Winner)
Reina del Carnaval Mérida 2006: : María José Rosado (Winner)
References
External links Official Website