Miss Latin America 2002
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 2002 was the sixteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the eighteenth overall. The final event was held on November 22, 2001 in Bávaro Beach
, Dominican Republic
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Claudia Cruz of the Dominican Republic
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Grace Martins of Brazil
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Miss América Latina
Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin...
contest, and the eighteenth overall. The final event was held on November 22, 2001 in Bávaro Beach
Bávaro
Bávaro is a touristic area in Punta Cana, located in La Altagracia province, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. Bavaro was developed together with the resort area and tourist region of Punta Cana, as a town for resort workers...
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Claudia Cruz of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Grace Martins of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 2002 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Guatemala - Florecita Cobián |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Nicaragua - Karla Lecleir |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
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Contestants
Argentina - Grisel Hitoff
Bolivia - Carlicia Pereira
Brazil - Francine Eickemberg
Canada - Heidy Rodríguez
Chile - Paola Cornejo
Colombia - Johanna Cañizares
Costa Rica - Shakira McDonald
Dominican Republic - Claudia Cruz
El Salvador - Sandra Glower
- Guatemala - Florecita Cobián
Honduras - Aurora Laffite
Mexico - Claudia Mújica- Nicaragua - Karla Lecleir
Peru - Maria Alicia Costa
Puerto Rico - Windy Pagán
Spain - Susana Fialho
United States - Karla Vargas
Venezuela - Yerllis González
Returning Territories
- Last competed in 1996Miss Latin America 1996Miss América Latina 1996 was the twelfth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the fourteenth overall. The final event was held on October 30, 1996 in Lima, Peru. At the conclusion of the pageant, Jeannette Chávez of Costa Rica was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Priscila...
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Historical Significance
- The Dominican Republic earned its third victory, tying them with Brazil for the most wins by a territory. Venezuela would catch up to both in 2003.
- The Dominican Republic also became the second territory to have a winner crowned on home soil, after Guatemala's Maria Fernanda Morales was crowned Miss Latin America 1993Miss Latin America 1993Miss América Latina 1993 was the tenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twelfth overall. The final event was held on September 14, 1993 in Guatemala City, Guatemala...
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. - Colombia placed for the fifth consecutive time, matching their previous record placement streak from 1983-1987.
- Brazil and also placed in 2001.
- Argentina last placed in 1993.
- Costa Rica last placed in 1996, when Jeannette Chávez won.
- The Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Nicaragua all last placed in 2000.
- This marked the first time that Brazil placed in the contest as a defending territory.
- Guatemala earned its highest placement since winning in 1993. They would later match the placement (first runner-up) in 2007 with Heidi García, who would later assume the title of Miss Latin America 2007.
- Nicaragua earned its highest placement since winning in 1992. They would later match the placement (second runner-up) in 2006.