Miss Europe 2002 Explained

Winner:	Svetlana Koroleva
Represented:
Congeniality:	Nicole Kern Austria
Photogenic:	Gemma Ruiz García Spain
Award1 Label:	Miss Elegance
Award1:	Esra Eron Turkey
Date:	December 28, 2002
Venue:	Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Broadcaster:	New TV, TV5
Entrants:	35
Placements:	15
Withdraws:	Macedonia FYRO, Slovenia & Sweden
Returns:	Bulgaria & Great Britain
Before:	2001
Next:	2003

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]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 2002	– Svetlana Koroleva
1st Runner-Up	– Natascha Börger
2nd Runner-Up	– Esra Eron
3rd Runner-Up	– Kim Kötter^[2]
4th Runner-Up	– Adina Dimitru
Top 10	– Tina Christensen – Svetlana Makaritseva – Louise Prieto – Yana Booth – Monika Angermann
Top 15	– Ol'ga Nevdakh – Valentina Christofourou – Georgia Miha – Raimonda Valinciute – Kataryna Kambova

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Personality	Austria – Nicole Kern
Miss Photogenic	Spain – Gemma Ruiz García
Miss Elegance	Turkey – Esra Eron

Historical significance

Countries that 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 – Anna Abrahamyan
Austria – Nicole Kern
Belarus – Ol'ga Nevdakh
Belgium – Sundus Madhloom
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Branka Cvijanovic
Bulgaria – Svilena Stoyanova
Croatia – Ivana Cernok
Cyprus – Valentina Christofourou
Czech Republic – Radka Kocurová
Denmark – Tina Christensen
Estonia – Svetlana Makaritseva
Finland – Katariina Kulve
France – Louise Prieto
Georgia – Natalia Marikoda
Germany – Natascha Börger
United Kingdom – Yana Booth
Greece – Georgia Miha
Holland – Kim Kötter^[2]
Hungary – Edit Fried
Iceland – Berglind Óskarsdóttir
Latvia – Zanda Zarina
Lithuania – Raimanda Vlinciute
Malta – Tiziana Mifsud
Republic of Moldova – Elena Streapunina
Norway – Fay Larsen
Poland – Monika Angermann
Romania – Adina Dimitru
Russia – Svetlana Koroleva
San Marino – Melania Astolfi
Slovakia – Hnana Burianova
Spain – Gemma Ruiz Garcia
Turkey – Esra Eron
Ukraine – Kataryna Kambova
Serbia and Montenegro – Olga Bozovic

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

Miss Europa 2002
Winner:	Amandine Hatzithomas
Represented:	Greece
Date:	May 19, 2002
Venue:	Roma Musical Theatre, Warsaw, Poland
Entrants:	48
Placements:	3
Debuts:	Armenia & Kosovo
Withdraws:	Ukraine
Returns:	Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia FYRO, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey & Wales
Before:	1999

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
– Dielliza Banjaku
– 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

Notes and References

Web site: December 2002 – January 2003. Miss Europe 2002 Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060421010720/http://www.misseurope.org/. April 21, 2006. December 20, 2020. Mondial Events Organization (MEO)/Miss Europe Organization.
Web site: Miss Universe NL '02 Miss Holland Now . 2020-12-20. nl.
Web site: West. Donald. Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318034046/http://www.pageantopolis.com:80/Int_past/europa.htm. March 18, 2015. December 20, 2020. Pageantopolis.
Web site: West. Donald. Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa 1978–2002. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20150314203413/http://www.pageantopolis.com:80/Int_past/Europa_1978.htm. March 14, 2015. December 20, 2020. Pageantopolis.