Miss World Sweden the original winner was fired when her lawyer suggested her not to sign the contract written by the agency. The first and second runners-up each declined the crown for various reasons. The Miss World Sweden Organization was created in 2003 to focus more on the Miss World pageant. Miss Sweden which ran from 1949 to 2003, by the female magazine "VeckoRevyn" and production company "Strix" in partnership with MTG. Miss World Sweden Miss World Sweden is a national Beauty pageant that has selected Sweden's representative to the Miss World pageant. Firstly, Miss Sweden which ran from 1949 to 2003, by
Miss World 2002 a Nigerian woman accused of adultery, making a total of 88 girls competing for the crown. It was the first time that audience participation through text messaging together with the scores of the judges helped in determining the results for the Top 20. Azra Akın from Turkey won the pageant, becoming the first ever representative from her country to be crowned Miss World. She was crowned by Agbani Darego of Nigeria. Show organizers stated that the event had a global viewership of over 2 billion people, and that it was broadcast in 137 countries. 88 contestants participated in Miss World