Miss World 2002 - the 52nd annual beauty contest , was held on December 7, 2002 in Alexandra Palace , London , United Kingdom . 88 contenders competed for the victory on it, the representative of Turkey Azra Aqn became the winner.
| Miss World 2002 | |
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| date | December 7, 2002 |
| Leading | Sean canan Claire Elizabeth Smith |
| Interval-act | Chayanne , BBMak |
| Location | Alexandra Palace , London , UK |
| Final places | 20 |
| Number of countries | 88 |
| Debuted | Albania, Algeria, Vietnam |
| Refused to participate | Austria, Bangladesh, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hawaii, Iceland, Korea, Malawi, Portugal, Sint Maarten, Switzerland |
| Are back | Bahamas, Belize, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Swaziland |
| Winner | Azra Akin |
| Winning country |  Turkey |
Content
Results
| Final result | Participant |
| Miss World 2002 |
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| 1st Vice Miss |
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| 2nd Vice Miss |
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| 3rd Vice Miss |
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| 4th Vice Miss |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 20 |
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Continental Beauty Queens
| Beauty Queens by Continent | Participant |
| Africa |
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| America |
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| Asia and Oceania |
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| West Indies |
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| Europe |
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Special Awards
| Reward | Participant |
| Best suit |
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| Miss talent |
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| Miss Erudition of the World |
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Top
- Top 20
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- Top 10
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Participants
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Notes
Debut
- Albania
- Algeria
- Vietnam
Returned
Last participated in 1991 :
- Belize
Last participated in 2000 :
- Bahamas
- Curacao
- Kazakhstan
- Lithuania
Abandoned
- Bangladesh
- Virgin Islands (UK)
- Dominican Republic
- Hawaii
- Malawi
- Portugal
- Sint Maarten
Boycotted
Country boycott and participants:
- Austria - Celine Roschek
- Costa Rica - Shirley Álvarez
- Denmark - Masja Juel
- Iceland - Eyrún Steinsson
- Mauritius - Karen Alexandre
- Sri Lanka - Nilusha Gamage
- Switzerland - Nadine Vinzens
Boycott participants (replaced):
- Belgium - Ann Van Elsen
- Germany - Katrin Wrobel
- Italy - Pamela Camassa
- South Africa - Karen Lourens
- South Africa - Vanessa Carreira
Boycott participants (replaced in London):
- Canada - Lynsey Ann Bennett
- Panama - Yoscelin Sánchez
- Spain - Lola Alcocer
- French Polynesia - Rava Maiarii
Shot during the theatrical performance:
- Republic of Korea - Chang Yoo-kyoung
Historical value
See also
- Miss Universe 2002
- Miss International 2002
- Miss Earth 2002