Ericka Yadira Cruz Escalante (born November 16, 1981 in Mérida) is a

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model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in the

Miss Universe 2002 Miss Universe 2002, the 51st Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 29, 2002, at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 75 delegates competed in this year. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Ri ...

, held in Puerto Rico.http://www.esmas.com/fotogaleria/foto_7412.html She was the first woman of predominantly

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heritage to represent

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in Miss Universe.

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1981 births Living people Miss Universe 2002 contestants Nuestra Belleza México winners People from Mérida, Yucatán {{mexico-bio-stub