Miss International 2002
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Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was held on 30 September 2002 in Tokyo, Japan[1] at the Century Hyatt. Małgorzata Rożniecka of Poland crowned her successor Christina Sawaya of Lebanon at the end of the event.[2]
Miss International 2002 | |
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Date | September 30, 2002[1] |
Presenters | Masumi Okada |
Venue | Century Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Broadcaster | TV Tokyo |
Entrants | 47 |
Placements | 12 |
Withdrawals | Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Iceland, Latvia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, San Marino, Ukraine |
Returns | China, Ecuador, Lebanon, Moldova, Senegal |
Winner | Christina Sawaya[1][2] Lebanon |
This edition also saw the crowning of the first-ever woman of Middle Eastern descent to win Miss International, Christina Sawaya representing Lebanon.[3][4]