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Miss USA 2002
Shauntay Hinton of District of Columbia, Miss USA 2002
DateMarch 1, 2002
Presenters
EntertainmentSara Evans
VenueGenesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana
BroadcasterCBS, WBBM-TV
Entrants51
Placements12
WinnerShauntay Hinton
District of Columbia
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2003 →

Miss USA 2002 was the 51st Miss USA pageant, held at Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana on March 1, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas.[1] The host was Deion Sanders.[1]

This was the last Miss USA show was aired on CBS. Beginning with Miss USA 2003, NBC assumed co-ownership of the pageant along with Donald Trump, and as a result began televising the pageant.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state
Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 2002
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Delegates

The Miss USA 2002 delegates were:

Historical significance

Swimsuit controversy

Controversy erupted over the choice of swimsuits for the swimsuit final competition. Six of the 51 delegates chose an all-red one-piece, while the rest wore a two-piece option. The New York Post reported one contestant, Tarah Marie Peters of California, had points deducted by one judge because of her choice of a one-piece suit, thus eliminating her from the top five contestants. She was the only one of the top twelve who wore the one-piece option.[3]

Crossovers

Ten delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants, including the two Triple Crown winners who had competed in both. One delegate later won a Miss America state title.

Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were:

Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title or would later win one were:

Delegates who participate in other beauty pageant later are:

  • Brooke Elizabeth Angus (Vermont) - Representative of United States in Miss World 2006.

Judges

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Miss District of Columbia crowned Miss USA". The Sentinel-Record. 3 March 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Trump's Gary pageant was a beaut for former Miss Indiana". Salina Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The Insiders: The Post takes you behind the locker-room doors". New York Post. 2002-04-14. p. 90. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
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