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 | 2002 Miss Universe Competition: Miss China Ling Zhuo smiles as she as she walks across the stage during the swimsuit portion of the 2002 Miss Universe competition in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2002. click to open  |  | 2002 Miss Universe Competition: Miss China Ling Zhuo smiles as she poses during the swimsuit portion of the 2002 Miss Universe competition in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2002. click to open |  | 2002 Miss Universe Competition: Miss China Ling Zhuo, poses in a swimsuit during the 2002 Miss Universe competition in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2002. This is the first year China has been represented in the competition. click to open |  | 2002 Miss Universe Competition: The five finalist Miss Universe delegates stand on stage after they were announced, including left to right, Miss Panama, Justine Pasek, Miss China, Ling Zhuo, Miss South Africa, Vanessa Carreira, Miss Venezuela, Cynthia Lander Zamora, and Miss Russia, Oxana Fedorova, in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, May 29, 2002. Miss Russia won the title of Miss Universe. click to open |  | 2002 Miss Universe Competition: The final three Miss Universe delegates hold hands on stage as they wait for the winner to be named during the Miss Universe pageant at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico Wednesday, May 29, 2002. At left is runner up Miss Panama Justine Pasek, second runner-up Miss China Ling Zhuo, and Miss Universe 2002 Oxana Fedorova. click to open |  | 2002 Miss Universe Competition: Beauty contestants from L-R, Miss Panama Justine Pasek, Miss China Ling Zhuo, and Miss Russia Oxana Fedorova react as they wait to hear their names called during the final call at the 2002 Miss Universe competition in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2002. Fedorova won the Miss Universe 2002 title while Zhuo finished third. China, the world's most populous nation, had never sent a contestant to the glitzy pageant before. click to open |
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