Miss Europe 2002, was the 55th edition of the
Miss Europe pageant and the 44th & final edition under the Mondial Events Organization. After this edition Mr. Roger Zeigler (owner of the pageant and Mondial Events Organization) sold the pageant to Endemol France (the French branch of the Dutch company
Endemol). This years 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.[1]
From 1951 to 2002 there was a rival Miss Europe competition organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe". This was founded in 1950 by Jean Raibaut in Paris, the headquarters later moved to
Marseille. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.[3]
For the last time ever, the competition took place at the
Roma Musical Theatre in
Warsaw, Poland. There were 48 contestants from 31 countries. At the end, Amandine Hatzithomas of Greece was crowned as Miss Europa 2002 making her the last ever Miss Europa ever. Hatzithomas succeeded predecessor Anna Maria Tudorache of Romania.[4]
Placements
Final results
Contestant
Miss Europa 2002
Greece – Amandine Hatzithomas
1st runner-up
Poland – Malgorzata Ksiazek
2nd runner-up
Hungary – Anita Gaal
Contestants
Albania – Denisa Cela
Albania – Elisabeta Gjonpali
Andorra – Vanessa Baudet
Armenia – Florina Curelea
Armenia – Liliana Vitan
Austria – Caroline Gudonius
Belgium – Brunhilde Verhenne
Bulgaria – Alten Alieva
Bulgaria – Veneta Harizanova
Cyprus – Marianna Simeou
Denmark – Maria Farch Kristensen
Denmark – Renée Nielsson
England – Emma O’Regan
Finland – Linda Lillbäck
Finland – Sanna Ojamaa
France – Amandine Guyot
France – Jessica Laberterie
Germany – Anna Werner
Germany – Johanna Mitterer
Greece – Amandine Hatzithomas
Netherlands – Danielle van Kreuningen
Netherlands – Linda van der Hilst
Hungary – Anita Gaal
Hungary – Szabina Stedra
Ireland – Jayne Louise Slater
Italy – Barbara Salvati
Italy – Emiliana De Pasquale
Kosovo – Dielliza Banjaku
Kosovo – Dielliza Kolgeci
Latvia – Sarmite Barsevska
Macedonia – Bekime Sadiku
Malta – Antonella Vella
Malta – Mae Elizabeth Apap
Republic of Moldova – Alice Marcu
Republic of Moldova – Michaela Panait
Norway – Nadia Tavakolzadeh
Poland – Anna Baltrukiewicz
Poland – Katarzyna Starska
Poland – Malgorzata Ksiazek
Romania – Patricia Dumitrescu
Romania – Roxana Dorobantu
Scotland – Katie Craven
Spain – Esther Colado
Spain – Rebeca Castillo Castillo
Sweden – Frida Lundell
Switzerland – Stefanie Sultzer
Turkey – Cennet Erol
Wales – Kimberleigh Bates
References
^"Miss Europe 2002 Results". Mondial Events Organization (MEO)/Miss Europe Organization. December 2002 – January 2003. Archived from
the original on April 21, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2020.