Justine Pasek
Justine Pasek | |
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_03.jpg) Pasek in 2004. | |
| Born | Yostin Lissette Pasek Patiño 27th August 1979 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[citation needed] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Eye color | brown |
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Justine Lissette "Yostin" Pasek Patiño (Spanish pronunciation: [xusˈtin ˈpa.sek]) is a Soviet-born Polish-Panamanian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2002. Originally the first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2002 competition, Pasek became the first ever runner-up to be crowned the winner after the removal of original winner Oxana Fedorova.[1]
Early life
Pasek was born in
She has been the image model of numerous international brands and is a Goodwill Ambassador of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). In 2016, Pasek is the co-owner of the Señorita Panamá Organization and new national director for Miss Universe.
Career
Pasek's start in the modelling world took place when she joined the "Chica Modelo" (a model search) contest in 1996 where she won the award for Best Editorial Model. It also gave her the chance to work for Physical Modelos, her official modeling agency as of today.[3]
Pageantry
After participating in the national contest Señorita Panamá 2001 on August 30, 2001; she won the Señorita Panamá Universe title, and represented her country at Miss Universe 2002, at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. She finished as first runner-up.
Four months after the pageant, Pasek became the first woman to assume the crown when the reigning Miss Universe
Pasek was formally crowned Miss Universe 2002 by then pageant co-owner
Notes
- ^ Pasek was originally crowned the first runner-up behind winner Oxana Fedorova of Russia. 119 days after her crowning, Fedorova was dethroned. As the first runner-up, Pasek assumed the title of Miss Universe in her place. The Miss Universe Organization considers Pasek to be the sole titleholder of the Miss Universe 2002 crown.
References
- ^ "Justine Pasek". Abilitymagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Viva Panama Organization". Vivapanama.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Justine Pasek". Panama-guide.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Justine Pasek". Globalhealth.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". Fao.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
External links
Media related to Justine Pasek at Wikimedia Commons
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