DISTINGUISHED PANEL TO JUDGE MISS UNIVERSE® 2002 COMPETITION TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, MAY 29TH ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
Multi-Platinum,
Grammy Award Winning Latin Superstar Marc Anthony To Perform Live
Model Daisy Fuentes and Former NFL Great Phil Simms To Host
San Juan, Puerto Rico, May
21, 2002 – The Miss Universe Organization today announced
the star-studded panel of distinguished judges for THE 51ST ANNUAL
MISS UNIVERSE® competition. Miss Universe 2002 will be broadcast
live from San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 on the
CBS Television Network (9 pm ET/delayed PT).
The telecast panel will be comprised of R&B singer and Guess
model Tyrese, Fashion Designer Nicole Miller,
Men’s Fashion Designer Amir, CBS Family Law’s
Christopher McDonald, former Baywatch
beauty and Sheena star Gena Lee Nolin, Chinese
entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan, NFL’s offensive
MVP Marshall Faulk, Marisol Malaret
Miss Universe 1970, and Survivor Africa winner Ethan
Zohn.
As previously announced, Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award winning Latin
superstar Marc Anthony will perform live during
the two-hour international telecast, which will be hosted by actress
and model Daisy Fuentes and former NFL legend Phil
Simms.
At the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast, Denise Quinones,
MISS UNIVERSE 2001, will crown her successor before an estimated
worldwide viewing audience of 600 million in more than 176 countries
and territories. Each contestant will be judged in three categories,
including swimsuit, evening gown and interview.
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony has sold more records than any other salsa artist,
and has earned multi-platinum status with his self-titled English
language album. He has also starred on Broadway in Paul Simon's
"The Capeman" and in the Martin Scorsese feature film
"Bringing Out the Dead." In 1999, Anthony earned a Grammy
nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his hit song
“I Need to Know,” and, "Dimelo," the Spanish-language
version of "I Need to Know," earned him a Latin Grammy
for Song of the Year. The album's second single, "You Sang
To Me," hit #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart and
received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance (2000).
Daisy Fuentes
From model to actress to TV host, Daisy Fuentes is a household name
with viewers around the world. The first crossover VJ to appear
on both the Spanish language MTV Latino and the original MTV, Fuentes
has co-hosted several programs on the cable music network, including
One on One with Michael Jordan and Fashionably
Loud. She has been a host on MTV Internacional and MTV Latino,
as well as host of MTV's House of Style. This marks Daisy
Fuentes’ second time hosting the Miss Universe competition;
in 1995 she hosted the show in Namibia, Africa.
Phil Simms
Phil Simms, Super Bowl XXI MVP and a 15-year NFL veteran, joined
CBS Sports in January 1998 as lead analyst for the CBS Television
Network's coverage of the NFL. He and Greg Gumbel were paired as
the Network's lead NFL announce team and commentated CBS's coverage
of Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001. Prior to joining CBS Sports,
Simms served as a game analyst for NBC, along with Dick Enberg and
Paul Maguire (1995-98). Simms called Super Bowls XXX and XXXII,
announced weightlifting events for NBC Sports' coverage of the 1996
Olympic Summer Games, he has served as a sideline reporter on The
NBA on NBC and worked on the NFL Quarterback Challenge
and Run to Daylight. In addition, he served as a studio
analyst for ESPN.
The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE®,
MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® competitions, is a Donald J.
Trump and CBS partnership. Utilizing its global grass roots infrastructure,
the Miss Universe Organization is committed to increasing HIV/AIDS
Awareness and women's health and reproductive issues. By forging
relationships with organizations committed to research and education,
such as the Harvard AIDS Institute and the United Nations Population
Fund's Face-to-Face Campaign, Miss Universe is armed to impact women
today.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Mary Hilliard Harrington/Esther Swan
The Miss Universe Organization
(212) 373-4982/4870
Dara Arbeiter/Brad Zeifman
Rubenstein Public Relations
(212) 843-8079/9285
Tracey Raab
CBS Media Relations
(323) 575-4269