Miss Europe 2002
Encyclopedia
Miss Europe 2002, the 57th Miss Europe
pageant, was held at the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center
in Beirut
, Lebanon
on December 28, 2002. Svetlana Koroleva, Miss Russia
, was crowned Miss Europe 2002 by outgoing titleholder Elodie Gossuin
of France
.
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
pageant, was held at the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center
Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center
The Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center is a large multi-purpose facility, in downtown Beirut. Lebanon's largest such complex, it hosts exhibitions , conferences, concerts and private events. It opened on 28 November 2001.British pop musician Phil Collins in 2005 took a part of a...
in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
on December 28, 2002. Svetlana Koroleva, Miss Russia
Miss Russia
Miss Russia is the annual national beauty pageant of Russia, responsible for selecting representatives to Miss Universe and Miss World.-History:The pageant has been running since 1992, however there was no Miss Russia 1994, 2000 or 2008....
, was crowned Miss Europe 2002 by outgoing titleholder Elodie Gossuin
Élodie Gossuin
Élodie Gossuin is a French former beauty pageant winner and municipal politician.Gossuin was raised in Trosly-Breuil in the Oise département, a village about east of the city of Compiègne. In her teens, Gossuin won several local beauty contests...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Europe 2002 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 Germany - Natascha BörgerNatascha Börger Natascha Vanessa Börger Sevilla is a former Venezuelan-German model and multiple beauty queen.On 10 January 2002, the 20-year old BWL-Student as Miss Hamburg in Kaiserslauterner entertainment center Riverside was crowned Miss Germany... |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Turkey - Esra Eron |
| 3rd runner-up |
Kim Kötter Kim Kötter is a Dutch beauty queen and model. She was crowned Miss Universe Nederland 2002, and competed in the Miss Universe 2002 pageant where she placed 11th in the preliminaries. She also competed in the Miss Europe 2002 pageant where she placed 3rd runner up... |
| 4th runner-up |
 Kingdom of Romania - Adina Dimitru |
| Top 10 |
 Denmark - Tina Christensen Estonia - Svetlana Makaritseva Early Modern France - Louise Prieto United Kingdom - Yana Booth Poland - Monika Angermann |
| Top 15 |
 Belarus - Ol'ga Nevdakh Cyprus - Valentina Christofourou Greece - Georgia Miha Lithuania - Raimonda Valinciute Ukraine - Kataryna Kambova |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Personality |
|
| Miss Photogenic |
 Spain - Gemma Ruiz García |
| Miss Elegance |
Turkey - Esra Eron |
Historical significance
- Countries who also made into the top 15 previous year were France, Greece, Poland, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
- Belarus last placed in 1999.
- Cyprus placed for the first time.
- Holland last placed in 1993.
Contestants
Albania - Anjeza Maja
Armenia - Kristina Babayan
Austria - Nicole Kern- Belarus - Ol'ga Nevdakh
Belgium - Sundus Madhloom- ' - Branka Cvijanovic
Kingdom of Bulgaria - Svelina Stoyanova
Independent State of Croatia - Ivana Cernok- Cyprus - Valentina Christofourou
Czech Republic - Radka Kocurova- Denmark - Tina Christensen
- Estonia - Svetlana Makaritseva
Finland - Katariina Kulve- Early Modern France - Louise Prieto
Georgia (country) - Natalia Marikoda- Germany - Natascha BörgerNatascha BörgerNatascha Vanessa Börger Sevilla is a former Venezuelan-German model and multiple beauty queen.On 10 January 2002, the 20-year old BWL-Student as Miss Hamburg in Kaiserslauterner entertainment center Riverside was crowned Miss Germany...
- ' - Yana Booth
- Greece - Georgia Miha
- ' - Kim KötterKim KötterKim Kötter is a Dutch beauty queen and model. She was crowned Miss Universe Nederland 2002, and competed in the Miss Universe 2002 pageant where she placed 11th in the preliminaries. She also competed in the Miss Europe 2002 pageant where she placed 3rd runner up...
Hungary - Edit Fried
Iceland - Berglind Óskarsdóttir
Latvia - Zanda Zarina- Lithuania - Raimanda Vlinciute
Malta - Tiziana Mifsud
Moldova - Elena Streapunina
Norway - Fay Larsen- Poland - Monika Angermann
- Kingdom of Romania - Adina Dimitru
Russia - Svetlana Koroleva
San Marino - Melania Astolfi- ' - Hnana Burianova
- Spain - Gemma Ruiz Garcia
- Turkey - Esra Eron
- Ukraine - Kataryna Kambova
Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Olga Bozovic