User:Mauriziok/Miss Venezuela 2002

Miss Venezuela 2002 was the 49th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2002, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Mariangel Ruiz, Miss Aragua.

The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Cynthia Lander crowned Mariangel Ruiz of Aragua as the new Miss Venezuela.

Results
(*) Goizeder Azua (Carabobo) was crowned Miss World Venezuela 2002 during the Gala de Belleza (Preliminary) show, on August 31, 2002. The title of Miss Carabobo was then vacated for the final Miss Venezuela 2002 competition.

Special awards

 * Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Vanessa Fanessi (Yaracuy)
 * Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Maria Fernanda León (Portuguesa)
 * Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Goizeder Azua (Carabobo)
 * Miss Figure - Amara Barroeta (Distrito Capital)
 * Miss Personality - Goizeder Azua (Carabobo)
 * Best Hair - Maria Andreina Abrahamz (Vargas)
 * Best Smile - Vanessa Fanessi (Yaracuy)
 * Best Face - Maria Fernanda León (Portuguesa)
 * Best Runway - Goizeder Azua (Carabobo)
 * Best Skin - Aida Yespica (Amazonas)

Delegates
The Miss Venezuela 2002 delegates are: