Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia, on 9 November 2013.
At the conclusion of the event, Olivia Culpo of the United States crowned Gabriela Isler of Venezuela as Miss Universe 2013. It was Venezuela's seventh victory, the second-most in the pageant's history.
Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Thomas Roberts and Mel B, with Jeannie Mai as backstage correspondent. Russian singer Emin Agalarov, American pop rock band Panic! at the Disco, and American singer-songwriter Steven Tyler performed in this year's pageant.
Background
Location and date In May 2013, the Miss Universe Organization was in talks to host the 2013 competition in Russia after Emin Agalarov, son of Aras Agalarov and vice-president of Crocus Group, filmed his latest music video in Los Angeles with Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo as his co-star. Paula Shugart, top executive of Miss Universe at that time, raised the idea of hosting the 2013 edition of the pageant in Russia. Agalarov promptly agreed to pay $20 million in exchange for Donald Trump bringing the 2013 competition to Russia. After four weeks of Emin Agalarov's video shoot with Culpo, Trump agreed that the pageant should be held in Moscow at the Crocus City complex, which is owned by the Agalarov family.
On 16 June 2013, during the Miss USA 2013 pageant in Las Vegas, Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Organization, and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo announced that the 2013 pageant would take place in Moscow, on 9 November 2013. The announcement came after Rob Goldstone, music manager of Russian singer Emin Agalarov, posted on Facebook saying: "Fun meeting with Donald Trump." After the announcement, president of the Crocus Group, Agalarov, and his son Emin joined Trump on stage to sign the official contract.
In 2016, Trump was still involved in the ongoing controversy related to the pageant in Russia, and activities alleged in the Steele dossier.
Hosts and performers
On 15 August 2013, Andy Cohen, who is openly gay, declined to co-host the pageant, due to the country's recent adoption of anti-gay laws. An Internet petition was also started for the organization to relocate the pageant from Moscow due to these laws as well as human rights concerns. MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts, also openly gay, took on hosting duties. While he condemned Russia for its anti-gay law, he stated his belief that his presence in Russia would make for a more effective statement against Russian homophobia than boycotting.
Selection of participants Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories competed in the pageant. Nine of these delegates were appointees to their national titles and another was crowned after the organization discovered that there was an error in the placements of the finalists.
Replacements Hinarani de Longeaux, the first runner-up of Miss France 2013, was appointed to represent France after Marine Lorphelin, Miss France 2013, placed first runner-up at Miss World 2013 and so was ineligible to compete. Ana Vrcelj, the second runner-up of Miss Serbia 2012, replaced Aleksandra Doknić as Miss Universe Serbia 2013 after Doknić replaced Nikolina Bojić as Miss Serbia 2012 because she was married.
Denise Garrido originally was crowned as Miss Universe Canada 2013, but was stripped of her crown after a few hours when the organization discovered that there was a "typo" when the judges' handwritten scores were transferred into a computer program that determines the results. The official winner was Riza Santos, who was previously first runner-up, while Garrido placed as third runner-up.
Debuts, returns and withdrawals This edition saw the debut of Azerbaijan, and the returns of Austria, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Slovenia, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Myanmar who last competed in Miss Universe 1961 as Burma, Austria last competed in Miss Universe 2004, while the others last competed in Miss Universe 2011. Albania, the Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Saint Lucia, and Uruguay withdrew. Mirjeta Shala of Kosovo withdrew as her visa was denied by Russia as it does not recognize Kosovo as an independent country. Shala's withdrawal resulted in the withdrawal of Miss Universe Albania, Fioralba Dizdari from the pageant for political reasons. Janet Kerdikoshvili of Georgia withdrew due to unexpected health problems. However, both Kerdikoshvili and Shala competed at Miss Universe 2015. Nikoleta Jovanović of Montenegro withdrew as she did not meet the minimum age requirements, and Micaela Orsi of Uruguay withdrew because her visa application was denied by the Russian Embassy. The Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Ireland, and Saint Lucia withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 2013 – Gabriela Isler 1st Runner-Up – Patricia Rodríguez 2nd Runner-Up – Constanza Báez 3rd Runner-Up – Ariella Arida § 4th Runner-Up – Jakelyne Oliveira Top 10 – Yaritza Reyes – Amy Willerton – Manasi Moghe – Olga Storozhenko – Erin Brady Top 16 – Ye Jin – Fabiana Granados – Whulandary Herman – Nastassja Bolívar – Monic Pérez – Dominique Rinderknecht § - Voted into the Top 16 by viewers
Special awards Award Contestant Miss Congeniality – Ye JinMiss Photogenic – Paulina KrupińskaIce Princess (Glam Shot) – Ariella Arida
Best National Costume Placement Contestant Winner – Nastassja Bolívar1st runner-up – Catherine Miller 2nd runner-up – Elmira Abdrazakova 3rd runner-up – Whulandary Herman 4th runner-up – Yukimi Matsuo
Pageant Format Same as 2011, fifteen semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition; composed of swimsuit and evening gown competitions, and closed-door interviews. The internet voting was still being implemented, with fans being able to vote for another delegate to advance into the semifinals, making the number of semifinalists sixteen. The sixteen semifinalists competed in the swimsuit competition and were narrowed down to ten. These ten competed in the evening gown competition and were narrowed down to five. These five then competed in the question and answer round and the final look.
Selection committee
Preliminary competition The judges were: Irina Agalarova – Russian fashion icon Corinne Nicolas – modelling industry veteran David Perozzi – Emmy-nominated producer and journalist Alicia Quarles – New York-based correspondent for E! News Gabriel Rivera-Barraza – fashion publicist and philanthropist Jose Sariego – Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Telemundo Media Elena Semikina – Miss Universe Canada 2010
Final telecast The judges were: Carol Alt – American model and actress, host of Fox News program A Healthy You & Carol Alt Italo Fontana – Italian watchmaker, founder of U-Boat Watches Philipp Kirkorov – Russian pop singer Tara Lipinski – retired American figure skater, 1998 Winter Olympics gold medalist Nobu Matsuhisa – Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur Farouk Shami – Palestinian-American businessman, founder of professional hair care products company Farouk Systems Steven Tyler – lead vocalist of Aerosmith, former American Idol judge Anne Vyalitsyna – Russian model, coach for Oxygen reality show The Face
Contestants Eighty-six contestants competed for the title.
Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Angola Vaumara Rebelo 22 Luanda Argentina Brenda González 20 Rosario Aruba Stefanie Evangelista 24 San Nicolaas Australia Olivia Wells 19 Melbourne Austria Doris Hofmann 23 Steyr Azerbaijan Aysel Manafova 23 Baku Bahamas Lexi Wilson 22 Nassau Belgium Noémie Happart 20 Liege Bolivia Alexia Viruez 19 Santa Cruz Botswana Tsaone Macheng 24 Gaborone Brazil Jakelyne Oliveira 20 Rondonópolis British Virgin Islands Sharie De Castro 22 Tortola Bulgaria Veneta Krasteva 21 Sofia Canada Riza Santos 27 Calgary Chile María Jesús Matthei 21 Santiago China Jin Ye 25 Beijing Colombia Lucia Aldana 21 Cali Costa Rica Fabiana Granados 23 Guanacaste Croatia Melita Fabečić 18 Zagreb Curaçao Eline de Pool 19 Willemstad Czech Republic Gabriela Kratochvílová 23 Chotěboř Denmark Cecilia Iftikhar 26 Copenhagen Dominican Republic Yaritza Reyes 19 Santo Domingo Ecuador Constanza Báez 22 Quito El Salvador Alba Delgado 22 San Salvador Estonia Kristina Karjalainen 24 Tallinn Ethiopia Mhadere Tigabe 19 Addis Ababa Finland Lotta Hintsa 25 Helsinki France Hinarani de Longeaux 23 Tahiti Gabon Jennifer Ondo 21 Libreville Germany Anne-Julia Hagen 23 Berlin Ghana Hanniel Jamin 19 Accra Great Britain Amy Willerton 21 London Greece Anastasia Sidiropoulou 21 Athens Guam Alixes Scott 18 Tumon Guatemala Paulette Samayoa 23 Guatemala City Guyana Katherina Roshana 24 Georgetown Haiti Mondiana Pierre 21 Port-au-Prince Honduras Diana Schoutsen 26 Tela Hungary Rebeka Kárpáti 19 Budapest India Manasi Moghe 22 Mumbai Indonesia Whulandary Herman 26 Pariaman Israel Titi Yityish Aynaw 22 Netanya Italy Luna Voce 25 Crotone Jamaica Kerrie Baylis 25 Kingston Japan Yukimi Matsuo 26 Kyoto Kazakhstan Aygerim Kozhakanova 19 Almaty Lebanon Karen Ghrawi 22 Beirut Lithuania Simona Burbaitė 21 Vilnius Malaysia Carey Ng 25 Kuala Lumpur Mauritius Diya Beeltah 25 Quatre Bornes Mexico Cynthia Duque 21 Monterrey Myanmar Moe Set Wine 25 Yangon Namibia Paulina Malulu 24 Windhoek Netherlands Stephanie Tency 23 Amsterdam New Zealand Holly Cassidy 22 Auckland Nicaragua Nastassja Bolívar 25 Diriamba Nigeria Stephanie Okwu 19 Imo State NorwayMari Ekeløf 24 Hamar Panama Carolina Brid 23 Veraguas Paraguay Guadalupe González 21 Asunción Peru Cindy Mejía 26 Lima Philippines Ariella Arida 24 Alaminos Poland Paulina Krupińska 26 Warsaw Puerto Rico Monic Pérez 23 Arecibo Romania Roxana Andrei 26 Târgoviște Russia Elmira Abdrazakova 19 Mezhdurechensk Serbia Ana Vrcelj 20 Belgrade Singapore Shi Lim 25 Bukit Batok Slovakia Jeanette Borhyová 21 Ivanka pri Dunaji Slovenia Nina Đurđević 22 Maribor South Africa Marilyn Ramos 22 Klerksdorp South KoreaKim Yu-mi23Seoul Spain Patricia Rodríguez 23 Canary Islands Sri Lanka Amanda Ratnayake 23 Colombo Sweden Alexandra Friberg 19 Stockholm Switzerland Dominique Rinderknecht 24 Zurich Tanzania Betty Omara 20 Dar es Salaam Thailand Chalita Yaemwannang 25 Bangkok Trinidad and Tobago Catherine Miller 21 Port-of-Spain Turkey Berrin Keklikler 19 Istanbul Turks and Caicos Islands Snwazna Adams 27 Providenciales Ukraine Olga Storozhenko 21 Vinnytsia United States Erin Brady 26 East Hampton Venezuela Gabriela Isler 25 Valencia Vietnam Trương Thị May 25 Ho Chi Minh City
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References
External links Miss Universe official website