Manhunt International 2002

Manhunt International 2002 was the 9th Manhunt International beauty pageant. The final was held in Shanghai, China. 46 countries sent their representatives to the competition and the winner was Fabrice Wattez from France.

Preliminary round

The preliminaray round included talent, national costume, and swimsuit showcase. Emerging as hot picks for the title were Australia, Belgium, China, India, Portugal, United Kingdom, Vietnam, USA, and Puerto Rico.

During the preliminary round, the three first awards were given to winners of national costume design. Aruba took the top place with his yellow Native American costume. Italy was second with his black Baron style costume. Nicaragua was the third with his green peacock inspired costume. Other award presented was the talent award for delegate from Cuba.

Final round

The final of 2002 Manhunt International pageant was held on November 9. The show included parades of contestants in national costume, swimsuit, and casual shirt. The result was announced at the end of the show, followed by the crowning ceremony of the new Manhunt International.

Results:

Final result	Contestant
Manhunt International 2002	France – Fabrice Bertrand Wattez
1st runner-up	Belgium – Bart Deschuymer
2nd runner-up	Turkey – Murat Erbaytan
3rd runner-up	Cuba – Adrián Medina Scull
4th runner-up	Venezuela – Daniel Leonard Navarrete Muktans
Top 15 (In alphabet order)	Australia – Wesley Craig  China – Wang Lin  Netherlands – Leander de Weijer  Hong Kong – Jerry Chua da Silva  India – Nitin Singh  Italy – Michael Forer  Jamaica – Kingsley Evering  Portugal – Deive Arnaldo Garcés Joaquin  South Africa – Jorge Maia  Sri Lanka – Roshan Massilamany

Official special awards

• Mr Friendship:  China
• Mr Photogenic:  Cuba
• Best National Costume:  Aruba
  • Runners-ups:  Italy,  Nicaragua
• Mr Talent:  Cuba
  • Runners-up:  New Zealand,  United Kingdom
• Mr Internet Popularity:  Venezuela
• Mr Physique:  Turkey
  • Runners-up:  Estonia,  Gibraltar
• Mr Healthy Lifestyle:  Singapore
• Mr Personality:  Cyprus

References

• Pageantopolis – Manhunt International