Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International

Miss International

Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

 pageant, was won by Christina Sawaya

Christina Sawaya

Christina Sawaya , born 16 August 1980, is a Lebanese beauty queen.As part of her modelling career, Christina entered a series of pageants between 1998 and 2002 in which she became the winner of "Miss University" Lebanon in 1998, and was chosen as "Top Lebanon Model 1999".In 2001, Sawaya competed...

 of 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...

. It took place on 30 September 2002 at the Century Hyatt

Hyatt

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, Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss International 2002	- Christina Sawaya Christina Sawaya Christina Sawaya , born 16 August 1980, is a Lebanese beauty queen.As part of her modelling career, Christina entered a series of pageants between 1998 and 2002 in which she became the winner of "Miss University" Lebanon in 1998, and was chosen as "Top Lebanon Model 1999".In 2001, Sawaya competed...
1st runner-up	- Emmanuelle Jagodsinski
2nd runner-up	- Hana Urushima
Semi-Finalist	- Lenka Taussigová - Jeimi Hernández ' - Yoon-Joo Gi - Marianela Lacayo Mendoza - Monika Angermann - Mame Diarra Mballo - Laura Espinosa - Piyanuch Khamboon - Nihan Akkus

Special awards

• Friendship:
• Photogenic:
• Best National Costume: , Yoon-Joo Gi

Contestants

Jerianne Tiel Carla Ameller Milena Ricarda de Lima Lira Alicia Victoria Altares Amy Yan Wei Consuelo Guzman Parra Luz Thonysha De Souza Nichole Stylianou Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto Katariina Kulve Eva Dedecke Stella Yiaboura Evelyn Arreaga Chun Hui Chen Cathy Wu Kar-Wai Gauhar Khan Shelly Dina'i Marta Pancevska
Krystal Pang Chia Boon Alison Abela Velia Rueda Galindo Mariana Moraru Christine Juwelle Cunanan Cristina Herrera Kristine Alzar Mariela Lugo Marín Kseniya Efimtseva Marie Wong Yan Yi Zuzana Gunisova Emelie Lundquist Nihad El-Abdi Juliet-Jane Horne Mary Elizabeth Jones Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora Aleksandra Kokotovic

External links

• Official Miss International website