Miss USA 2002

The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas.

Six of the 51 delegates chose an all-red one-piece, while the rest wore a two-piece option.

The New York Post reported one contestant, Tarah Marie Peters of California, had points deducted by one judge because of her choice of a one-piece suit, thus eliminating her from the top five contestants.

[3] Ten delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants, including the two Triple Crown winners who had competed in both.

One delegate later won a Miss America state title.

Map showing placements by state