Miss Venezuela 2002 was the 49th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2002, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Mariangel Ruiz, Miss Aragua.

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Miss Venezuela 2002
Date	September 20, 2002
Presenters	Gilberto Correa Maite Delgado
Entertainment	Patricia Manterola Karina Guillermo Dávila [1]
Venue	Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Broadcaster	Venevision
Entrants	27
Placements	10
Winner	Mariangel Ruiz  Aragua
Congeniality	Goizeder Azua  Carabobo
Personality	Goizeder Azua  Carabobo
Photogenic	Vanessa Fanessi  Yaracuy
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The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Cynthia Lander crowned Mariangel Ruiz of Aragua as the new Miss Venezuela.^[2]

The Miss Venezuela 2002 delegates are:

Notes

• Mariangel Ruiz placed as 1st runner up in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama City, Panama.
• Goizeder Azua placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2002 in London, England. She won Miss International 2003 in Tokyo, Japan, and won Miss Mesoamérica 2003 in Houston, Texas, United States.
• Ana Quintero placed as 1st runner up in Miss Intercontinental 2003 in Berlin, Germany.
• Vanessa Fanesi placed as 1st runner up in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2003 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. She previously won Miss Millennium 2000 in Helsinki, Finland, and placed 1st runner up in Miss Tourism World 2001 in Medellín, Colombia.
• María Carolina Casado won Miss América Latina 2003 in Playa Tambor, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
• Karelit Yépez placed as 4th runner up in Miss Model of the World 2002 in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Maria Fernanda León (Portuguesa) had previously competed in 1999 as Miss Guarico, no placement. She later placed as finalist in Miss Teen International 2001 in Willemstad, Curaçao.