Justine Pasek | |
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_03.jpg) Pasek in 2004. | |
| Born | Yostin Lissette Pasek Patiño (1979-08-29)29 August 1979 (age 46) |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Eye color | brown |
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Justine Lissette "Yostin"Pasek Patiño (Spanish pronunciation:[xusˈtinˈpa.sek]; born 29 August 1979) is a Panamanian-Polish model and beauty queen who was crownedMiss Universe 2002. Originally the first runner-up at theMiss Universe 2002 competition, Pasek became the first ever runner-up to be crowned the winner after the termination of original winnerOxana Fedorova.[1]
Pasek was born inKharkiv,USSR, to a Panamanian mother and a Polish father; her mother was ahomemaker, while her father was an engineer. Despite her birth name being Yostin, Pasek was raised being affectionately referred to by herPolish name Justyna. She is the eldest of three children. The family resided inSoviet Ukraine for one year, and later moved to the village ofWożuczyn, nearZamość in southeastern Poland, close to theborder with Ukraine. After her mother finished her studies inchemistry, the family left Poland and settled inPanama City, where Pasek was raised.[2]
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.
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]
After participating in the national contestSeñorita Panamá 2001 on August 30, 2001; she won the Señorita Panamá Universe title, and represented her country atMiss 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 UniverseOxana Fedorova was removed by the organization for not fulfilling the duties stipulated in her contract. Pasek became the firstPanamanian and Central American Miss Universe.[4]
Pasek was formally crowned Miss Universe 2002 by then pageant co-ownerDonald Trump in New York City. Pasek also received theMikimoto Crown worth $250,000 in addition to an extensive prize package. As Miss Universe, Pasek represented the Miss Universe Organization. A self-described "citizen of the world", Pasek has since traveled to Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt,Aruba, Ecuador, Peru, Cuba, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. She championed the cause againstHIV/AIDS and established the first HIV/AIDS prevention center in her country. As part of her year-long reign as Miss Universe, she lived in New York City in a riverside apartment provided by the Miss Universe Organization. She worked with theGlobal Health Council, the Harvard AIDS Institute, AmFAR, and theCenters for Disease Control's "Act Now" campaign.[5]
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Preceded by Oxana Fedorova(Terminated) | Miss Universe 2002 (Assumed) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Miss Universe 1st Runner-Up 2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Señorita Panamá 2001 | Succeeded by |
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