Representing Denmark, Catharina Svensson was 19 years old when she won Miss Earth 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She competed against 41 other candidates including the three other winners namely Miss Earth-Wind 2001 Simone Régis, then 22, of Brazil, Miss Earth-Water 2001 Margarita Kravtsova, then 20, of Kazakhstan and Miss Earth-Fire 2001 Daniela Stucan, then 22, of Argentina.
On October 20, 2002, Svensson went to the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay City, Metro Manila and crowned Džejla Glavović, then 19, of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the next Miss Earth. This made the latter the first Bosnian beauty queen to win a major international beauty pageant.
Miss Earth 2002 results
- beauty pageant: Miss Earth
- edition: 2nd
- venue: Folk Arts Theater, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- date: October 20, 2002
- hosts: Marc Nelson, Pia Guanio, Bianca Araneta
- candidates: 53
JUDGES
- Charo Santos concio
- Conrado T. Banzon
- Joel Reyes
- Kemal Tursan Gurieli
- Loren Legarda Leviste
- Marcel Kerkmeester
- Marides Fernando
- Michael Herrmann
- Malu C. Dy Buncio
- Wilma Doesnt
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (COUNTRY) |
| Top 10 | Nazhla Sofía Abad (Chile) Diana Patricia Botero (Colombia) Elina Hurve (Finland) Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos (Peru) April Ross Perez (Philippines) Cristina Carpintero (Spain) |
| Top 4 | Džejla Glavović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Juliana Patricia Drossou (Greece) Winfred Adah Omwakwe (Kenya) Sladjana Bozovic (Yugoslavia) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
- Miss Friendship: Charlene Gaiviso (Gibraltar)
- Miss Photogenic: April Ross Perez (Philippines)
- Miss Talent: Džejla Glavović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Best in Swimsuit: Diana Patricia Botero (Colombia)
- Best in Evening Gown: Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos (Peru)
- Best in National Costume: Lee Jin Ah (South Korea)
SPONSORS’ AWARDS
- Miss Creamsilk: Džejla Glavović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Miss Sunsilk: Diana Patricia Botero (Colombia)
- Miss Close-up: Sladjana Bozovic (Yugoslavia)
- Miss Avon Color: Nazhla Sofía Abad (Chile)
- Miss Ponds: Juliana Patricia Drossou (Greece)
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2002 | 2001 |
| 3rd runner-up Miss Fire | Juliana Patricia Drossou Greece | Daniela Stucan Argentina |
| 2nd runner-up Miss Water | Sladjana Bozovic Yugoslavia | Margarita Kravtsova Kazakhstan |
| 1st runner-up | Winfred Omwakwe Kenya Miss Air 2001 | Simone Regis Brazil Miss Wind 2001 |
| Miss Earth | Džejla Glavović Bosnia and Herzegovina | Catharina Svensson Denmark |
Winfred Omwakwe
Glavović was accused of failing to fulfill her duties as Miss Earth 2002. She was dethroned on May 28, 2003.
On August 4, 2003, Omwakwe flew from Kenya to the Philippines. She had a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
On August 7, 2003, Omwakwe was formally crowned as the new Miss Earth 2002 at the Carousel Gardens in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. On November 9, 2003, she crowned her successor Miss Earth 2003 Dania Prince of Honduras at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila.
Omwakwe earned her master’s degree in public relations from the International University of Monaco in Les Moneghetti, Monaco. On January 1, 2025, she turned 44.
On July 24, 2024, Svensson turned 42. On November 30, 2024, Glavović she turned 42.
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