The Miss Nicaragua 2002 pageant, was held on March 7, 2002 in Managua, after several weeks of events. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Marianela Lacayo from Managua won the title. She represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2002 held in Puerto Rico but unplaced and also Miss International 2002 held in Tokyo, Japan where she was a semi-finalist.[1] The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.

Miss Nicaragua 2002
DateMarch 7, 2002
PresentersOswaldo Quijano & Claudia Alaniz
VenueTeatro Nacional Rubén Darío, Managua, Nicaragua
BroadcasterTelevicentro
Entrants12
WinnerMarianela Lacayo
Managua
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Placements edit

Final Results Contestant
Miss Nicaragua 2002
Miss World Nicaragua 2002
Miss Earth Nicaragua 2002
Top 5

Special awards edit

  • Miss Photogenic - Chinandega - Silvia Cristina Gonzalez
  • Miss Dorian Gray - Madriz - Carmen Cabrera
  • Best Hair - Leon - Hazel Calderon
  • Most Beautiful Face - Managua - Marianela Lacayo
  • Miss Congeniality - Esteli - Yulissa Molina
  • Miss Internet - Chinandega - Silvia Cristina Gonzalez (by votes of Global Beauties Webpage)

Official Contestants edit

State Contestant
  Achuapa Arlen Mairena
  Carazo Yahosca Cerda Urbina
  Chinandega Silvia Cristina Gonzalez
  Estelí Yulissa Molina
  Granada Maria Auxiliadora Diaz
Jinotepe Maria Fernanda Samqui
  Leon Hazel Calderon
  Madriz Carmen Cabrera
  Managua Marianela Lacayo
  Nueva Segovia Cynthia Valle
  Rivas Flavia Bravo
Tipitapa Marissa Schwartz

Judges edit

  • Leda Sanchez, Vice President of National Tourism Institute
  • Magdalena Ponce de Leon, Executive Editor of FEM Magazine
  • Maria Lilly Delgado, News Director of Televicentro
  • Beatriz Obregón, Miss Nicaragua 1977
  • Mario Solano, Regional Manager of Copa Airlines
  • Marcio Telleria, MBA from University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
  • Roxana Waid de Mantica, Executive Producer of Video-Arte Productions S.A

Background Music edit

  • Opening Show, Pablo Antonio Cuadra, "Cantar de Granada y el Mar"
  • Swimsuit Competition, Kylie Minogue, "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
  • Evening Gown Competition, Ronald Hernandez & Jeffrey Ruben, "Cara al Sol" and "Procuro Olvidarte" (Instrumental)

Special Guests edit

  • Ballet Heriberto Mercado, "El Gitano Anton"
  • Cristyana Somarriba, "Abrazame"
  • Macolla, "Siempre te Amare"

References edit

  1. ^ "Lists G to O". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2017-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)