Miss World 2002
Miss World 2002 Titlecard
Date	December 7, 2002
Presenters	Sean Kanan, and Claire Elizabeth Smith
Entertainment	Chayanne, and BBMak
Venue	Alexandra Palace, London, UK
Broadcaster	Five
Entrants	88
Placements	20
Debuts	Albania, Algeria, Vietnam
Withdraws	Austria, Bangladesh, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hawaii, Iceland, Korea, Malawi, Portugal, St. Maarten, Switzerland
Returns	Bahamas, Belize, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Swaziland
Winner	Azra Akın
Represented	Turkey

Miss World 2002, the 52nd Miss World pageant was held on December 7, 2002 at Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom. The pageant was initially slated for Abuja, Nigeria but due to conflict in the city of Kaduna arising from a publication of an article in a Lagos based newspaper the pageant was relocated to London, United Kingdom.

A total of 88 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, several contestants boycotted the pageant in protest for the death sentence by stoning determined by an Islamic Sharia court to Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman accused of adultery. It was the first time that audience participation through text messaging together with the scores of the judges helped in determining the results for the Top 20. Azra Akın from Turkey won the pageant, becoming the first ever representative from her country to be crowned Miss World.

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

NOTE - The official site listed Norway as 3rd runner-up and China PR as 4th runner-up, but the Miss World final telecast only announced the winner, and 2 runner-ups.

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

[edit] Continental Queens of Beauty

[edit] Special Awards

[edit] Contestants

[edit] National pageant notes

[edit] Debuts

•  Albania
•  Algeria
•  Vietnam

[edit] Returning countries and territories

Last competed in 1991:

•  Belize

Last competed in 2000:

•  Bahamas
•  Curaçao
•  Kazakhstan
•  Lithuania

[edit] Withdraws

•  Bangladesh
•  British Virgin Islands
•  Dominican Republic
•  Hawaii
•  Malawi
•  Portugal
•  St. Maarten

[edit] Boycott

Boycotting nations and contestants:

•  Austria - Celine Roschek
•  Costa Rica - Shirley Álvarez
•  Denmark - Masja Juel
•  Iceland - Eyrún Steinsson
•  Mauritius - Karen Alexandre
•  Sri Lanka - Nilusha Gamage
•  Switzerland - Nadine Vinzens

Boycotting contestants (replaced by national directors):

•  Belgium - Ann Van Elsen
•  Germany - Katrin Wrobel
•  Italy - Pamela Camassa
•  South Africa - Karen Lourens
•  South Africa - Vanessa Carreira

Boycotting contestants (joined in London):

•  Canada - Lynsey Ann Bennett
•  Panama - Yoscelin Sánchez
•  Spain - Lola Alcocer
•  Tahiti - Rava Maiarii

Withdrew during the pageant:

•  Korea - Chang Yoo-kyoung

[edit] Historical Signifinances

• 15 out of 20 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals in 2001: Puerto Rico (1985), Holland (1990), Philippines (1994), Australia (1997), Peru (1998), Norway and Venezuela (1999), Colombia, India, Italy, Turkey, and United States (2000). Bosnia & Herzegovina, Curaçao and Vietnam made into the semi-finals in Miss World for the first time. While Curaçao debuted in 1975, and Bosnia & Herzegovina in 1996, Vietnam debuted on that same year as Miss World.

[edit] External links

• Miss World official website
• Pageantopolis coverage of Miss World 2002