The Miss Nicaragua 2002 pageant, was held on March 7, 2002 in Managua, after several weeks of events. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Marianela Lacayo from Managua won the title. She represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2002 held in Puerto Rico but unplaced and also Miss International 2002 held in Tokyo, Japan where she was a semi-finalist. The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.
Placements
Final ResultsContestant Miss Nicaragua 2002 Managua - Marianela Lacayo Miss World Nicaragua 2002 Leon - Hazel Calderonhttps://canvasrebel.com/meet-hazel-calderon/ Miss Earth Nicaragua 2002 Carazo - Yahosca Cerda Urbinahttps://www.laprensani.com/2011/06/13/espectaculo/63491-bellas-al-natural Top 5 Chinandega - Silvia Cristina Gonzalez Madriz - Carmen Cabrera
Special awards
Miss Photogenic - Chinandega - Silvia Cristina Gonzalez Miss Dorian Gray - Madriz - Carmen Cabrera Best Hair - Leon - Hazel Calderon Most Beautiful Face - Managua - Marianela Lacayo Miss Congeniality - Esteli - Yulissa Molina Miss Internet - Chinandega - Silvia Cristina Gonzalez (by votes of Global Beauties Webpage)
Official Contestants
StateContestant Achuapa Arlen Mairena Carazo Yahosca Cerda Urbina Chinandega Silvia Cristina Gonzalez Estelí Yulissa Molina Granada Maria Auxiliadora Diaz Jinotepe Maria Fernanda Samqui Leon Hazel Calderon Madriz Carmen Cabrera Managua Marianela Lacayo Nueva Segovia Cynthia Valle Rivas Flavia BravoTipitapa Marissa Schwartz
Judges Leda Sanchez, Vice President of National Tourism Institute Magdalena Ponce de Leon, Executive Editor of FEM Magazine Maria Lilly Delgado, News Director of Televicentro Beatriz Obregón, Miss Nicaragua 1977 Mario Solano, Regional Manager of Copa Airlines Marcio Telleria, MBA from University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management Roxana Waid de Mantica, Executive Producer of Video-Arte Productions S.A
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