Miss Philippines Earth 2002 (also called simply as Miss Philippines 2002) was the 2nd edition of the

Miss Philippines Earth Miss Philippines Earth (2004–2017, 2019–present), originally titled Miss Philippines (2001–2003) then Miss Earth Philippines (2018), is a national beauty pageant held annually in search of "the most beautiful and environmentally-consciou ...

pageant. It was held on May 12, 2002 at the UP Theater ,

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. The event was broadcast by

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in the

and

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internationally.

Carlene Aguilar Carlene Ang Aguilar-Ocampo (; born February 8, 1982) is a Filipino-Chinese actress and former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2001 and Binibining Pilipinas World 2005. Biography Carlene Aguilar was born on February 8, ...

crowned her successor

April Ross Perez April Ross Lim Perez is a Filipino fashion model and beauty queen. She competed in the second edition of the national Miss Philippines beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Philippines 2002. Personal background Perez, a Chavacana was born and g ...

as Miss Philippines 2002 at the conclusion of the event. Perez won against 23 other women and became the representative of Philippines to the

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international beauty pageant.

The pageant

The 24 candidates were selected through regional competitions. In the

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, 12 candidates were chosen from 108 aspirants. The remaining 12 other official candidates were winners of regional Miss Philippines pageants organized by

Carousel Productions Carousel Productions, Inc. is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Earth and Miss Philippines Earth beauty contest. The annual events are produced in partnership with ABS-CBN Corporation. The organization is based in the Philipp ...

through its network of franchise holders. The candidates were formally presented to the media on May 2, 2002 at the poolside of the Intercontinental Hotel.

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student

, who stood 5 feet and 8 inches, was proclaimed winner of the Miss Philippines Earth 2002 against Justine Gabionza. Initially, the eleven judges cast the same number of votes for the top 2 of the five finalists and a second round of voting was conducted and revealed 6 yeas for Perez and 5 yeas for Gabionza. The pageant switched its broadcasting television partner from RPN Channel to

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Channel. The final show was directed by Johnny Manahan and hosted by

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and Bobby Yan.

Results

Placements

Special awards

: Major Special Awards : Minor/Sponsor Special Awards

Contestants

The following is the list of the official contestants of Miss Philippines Earth 2002 representing various regions in the Philippines:

Judges

The judging panel consisted of eleven judges as follows:

Environmental activities

The candidates visited various universities in

to raise funds and engage in tree planting activities with the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The candidates also joined the

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in the campaign to promote waste sorting in several cities and municipalities in the Metropolitan Manila area.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Miss Philippines-Earth

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