Miss Europe 2002

Miss Europe 2002
Date	December 28, 2002
Presenters	Julien Lepers, Diana Hayden & Joëlle Behlok
Venue	Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Broadcaster	New TV, TV5
Entrants	35
Placements	15
Withdraws	Macedonia FYRO, Slovenia & Sweden
Returns	Bulgaria
Winner	Svetlana Koroleva  Russia
Congeniality	Nicole Kern  Austria
Photogenic	Gemma Ruiz García  Spain

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.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Europe 2002	Russia - Svetlana Koroleva
1st runner-up	Germany - Natascha Börger
2nd runner-up	Turkey - Esra Eron
3rd runner-up	Holland - Kim Kötter
4th runner-up	Romania - Adina Dimitru
Top 10	Denmark - Tina Christensen  Estonia - Svetlana Makaritseva  France - Louise Prieto  Great Britain - 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	Austria - Nicole Kern
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  Bosnia & Herzegovina - Branka Cvijanovic  Bulgaria - Svelina Stoyanova  Croatia - Ivana Cernok  Cyprus - Valentina Christofourou  Czech Republic - Radka Kocurova  Denmark - Tina Christensen  Estonia - Svetlana Makaritseva  Finland - Katariina Kulve  France - Louise Prieto  Georgia - Natalia Marikoda  Germany - Natascha Börger  Great Britain - Yana Booth  Greece - Georgia Miha

Holland - Kim Kötter  Hungary - Edit Fried  Iceland - Berglind Óskarsdóttir  Latvia - Zanda Zarina  Lithuania - Raimanda Vlinciute  Malta - Tiziana Mifsud  Moldova - Elena Streapunina  Norway - Fay Larsen  Poland - Monika Angermann  Romania - Adina Dimitru  Russia - Svetlana Koroleva  San Marino - Melania Astolfi  Slovak Republic - Hnana Burianova  Spain - Gemma Ruiz Garcia  Turkey - Esra Eron  Ukraine - Kataryna Kambova  Yugoslavia - Olga Bozovic