Miss Brasil 2002

Miss Brasil 2002
Date	April 7, 2002
Presenters	Nayla Micherif and Edilásio Jr
Venue	Gaeta Promoções e Eventos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Broadcaster	RedeTV!
Entrants	27
Winner	Joseane Karina Oliveira Sousa Rio Grande do Sul

The Miss Brasil 2002 pageant took place April 7, 2002. Each state and the Federal District competed for their state and went to win the title of the Brazilian crown. The winner entered Miss Universe 2002. Miss Brasil Mundo would enter Miss World 2002. Miss Internacional Brasil would enter Miss International 2002. The winner was dethroned after coming back from Miss Universe due to being married at the time of the pageant. The first runner-up, Taíza Thomsen from Santa Catarina, was subsequently crowned Miss Brazil.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Brazil 2002 (dethroned)	Rio Grande do Sul - Joseane Oliveira
Miss Brazil World 2002 (New Miss Brasil 2002)	Santa Catarina - Taíza Thomsen
Miss Brazil International 2001	Pernambuco - Milena Lira
1st Runner-up	Paraná - Keli Kaniak
2nd Runner-up	Rio de Janeiro - Giselle Leite
Top 10	Amazonas - Tatiane Barbosa Bahia - Bárbara Fernandes Goiás - Luana de Oliveira Mato Grosso do Sul - Letícia de Souza São Paulo - Issa Alves

Special Awards

• Miss Internet - Tamara Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)
• Miss Congeniality - Aline Oliveira (Acre)
• Miss Photogenic - Cláudia Rohde (Mato Grosso)
• Best National Costume - Ádria da Silva (Roraima)

Delegates

Acre - Aline Oliveira Casas Alagoas - Érika Catarina Tenório de Amorim Amapá - Jorlene Lima de Jesus Modesto Amazonas - Tatiane Sofine Barbosa Alves Bahia - Bárbara Sinthia Fernandes Moreira Ceará - Andréa Batista Monteiro de Morais Distrito Federal - Patrícia Wustro Espírito Santo - Eliane Gil Gatto Goiás - Luana de Oliveira Chaves Maranhão - Regiane Farah Botelho Mato Grosso - Cláudia Renata Rohde Soare Mato Grosso do Sul - Letícia de Souza Ávila Minas Gerais - Tamara Raíssa Ribeiro de Faria Pará - Mary Helen Corrêa de Oliveira Braga

Paraíba - Kilma Mônica Donato de Araújo Paraná - Keli Monik Kaniak Dulcinea Pernambuco - Milena Ricarda Lira de Lima Piauí - Roseane Lima de Oliveira Rio de Janeiro - Giselle Patricia Leite Gusman Rio Grande do Norte - Muriel de Lima Mendes Rio Grande do Sul - Joseane Karina Oliveira Sousa Rondônia - Renata Andresa Moya Medeiros Roraima - Ádria Mayara da Silva Rodrigues Santa Catarina - Taíza Maria Thomsen Severina São Paulo - Issa Johabel Alves de Oliveira Sergipe - Ana Carla Dantas Ferreira Tocantins - Daniela Marina Dias Fernandes

External links

• Official site (in Portuguese)