# Miss Universe 2013

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 end 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.
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.
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 | Venezuela – Gabriela Isler |
| 1st runner-up | Spain – Patricia Rodríguez |
| 2nd runner-up | Ecuador – Constanza Báez |
| 3rd runner-up | Philippines – Ariella Arida § |
| 4th runner-up | Brazil – Jakelyne Oliveira |
| Top 10 | Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes  Great Britain – Amy Willerton  India – Manasi Moghe  Ukraine – Olga Storozhenko  United States – Erin Brady |
| Top 16 | China – Jin Ye  Costa Rica – Fabiana Granados  Indonesia – Whulandary Herman  Nicaragua – Nastassja Bolívar  Puerto Rico – Monic Pérez  Switzerland – Dominique Rinderknecht |
§ - Voted into the Top 16 by viewers

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | China – Jin Ye |
| Miss Photogenic | Poland – Paulina Krupińska |
| Ice Princess (Glam Shot) | Philippines – Ariella Arida |

#### Best National Costume

| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Nicaragua – Nastassja Bolívar |
| 1st runner-up | Trinidad and Tobago – Catherine Miller |
| 2nd runner-up | Russia – Elmira Abdrazakova |
| 3rd runner-up | Indonesia – Whulandary Herman |
| 4th runner-up | Japan – Yukimi Matsuo |

## Pageant
### Format

This year's format was the same as that which had been in use since Miss Universe 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 | Putrajaya |
| 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 |
| Norway | Mari 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 Korea | Kim Yu-mi | 23 | Seoul |
| 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 | 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 |