Yostin"Justine" Lissette Pasek Patino was born on 29 August 1979.She is a Panamian Model,FAO Goodwill Ambassador and Miss Universe 2002.Pasek was born in Kharkiv,Ukraine ,the daughter of a Panamian homemaker and Polish engineer.Affectionately, called by her Polish name"Justyna",she lived in Ukraine for a year, but spent most of her childhood in the village of Wozucyn near Zamosc, Poland.After her mother finished her studies in chemistry,the family moved to Panama.Before entering the Miss Panama contest in 2001,Psek worked is a model in a television productions and fashion shows.She also planned to complete her degree in environmental engineering in New Zealand with her two younger brothers(Edward and Alvaro),and later worked for the Smithsonian Research Centre.Her start in the modelling world took place when she joined"Chica Modelo"(a model search contest in 1996 when she won the award for the Best Editorial Model.
***QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION***
Q:"What makes you blush?"
A:"Well, I really can't help when people compliment me or they give me their sincere love,it's very,I love it,but it's so, I feel so blessed that I can't help blushing and that honestly what it is."
***EVENING GOWN AND SWIMSUIT COMPETITION***
evening gown:8.92(3rd place)
swimsuit:8.79(7th place)
Justine's National Costume.
Originally, the first runner-up in Miss Universe 2002 competition,Pasek become the first women to assume the title of Miss Universe when the Miss Universe Organisation revoke the crown from the reigning titleholder Oxana Federova for not fullfilling the duties stipulated in her contract.She was formally crowned Miss Universe by pageant co-owner Donald Trump in New York City,and a busy of press engagement followed.