Miss Sim Universe 2013

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**Miss Sim Universe 2013**, the 6th Miss Sim Universe pageant, was held in December 2013 in Sydney, Australia. 90 delegates around the world competed for the crown in an event distributed globally via Internet, on misssimworld Channel on YouTube and was watched by an audience of 8,021 viewers worldwide to date of 2015. It improved last year edition in more than 5,000 viewes becoming the second most watched edition at the time of it's release, tied with 2008 edition, being lately passed by 2014 edition.

Famous Australian singer Kilie Minogue and international actor Ben Affleck will host the show. The number of placements remain being 16. Dayana Vargas, from Colombia crowned her successor, Susana Ferreira, from Trinidad & Tobago at the end of the event.

## Host city

Sidney, Australia was already considered for the Miss Sim Universe Organization to host the show back in 2009.

    On 11st February, 2013, during the Miss Sim Universe 2012, Sydney was again on possible host countries' list along with Mexico City (Mexico), Las Vegas (USA), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Bangkok (Thailand) and Tokyo (Japan) which already hosted the first ever Miss Sim Universe show in 2008. One month later, after the conclusion of the 2012's edition and shortly after the organization changed of owner it was finally revealed that Sidney, Australia would host the 2013's Miss Sim Universe edition in December 2013.

## Areas of competition

All delegates competed in a preliminary competition, they were judge by a panel of judges, their votes along member of the organization determined the top 15.

    One of the delegates was selected by the Fan VOTE, and then top 16 is complete.

* 9 Contestants are chosen in a preliminary competition according the scores of the judges.

* 6 Contestants are chosen by members of the organization, according with what the Miss Sim Universe organization is looking for and the Miss Sim Universe Profile.

* 1 Contestants is selected by the fans in the Online Voting

The top 16 announced during the Final Night Show was chosen by a panel of judges who viewed all 89 contestants during a preliminary competition held a week before the coronation night of Miss Sim Universe 2013. The Preliminary Competition wasn't transmitted for all the audience, only for the judges. The show was divided into three major parts: Contestants Presentation, Swimsuit preliminary and Evening Gown preliminary.

When the top 16 is selected, in the final night the start from ZERO with another panel of JUDGES (Different than the preliminary ones).

* Competition 1: SWIMSUIT.

Each delegate from the top 16, walk on stage with swim wears, the final night panel of judges give their scores, then the delegates with the highest 10 averages will advance to the top 10.

* Competition 2: EVENING GOWN

Each delegate from the top 10 will , walk on stage with Evening Gowns, the final night panel of judges give their scores, then the delegates with the highest 5 averages will advance to the top 5.

* Competition 3: FINAL QUESTION/FINAL LOOK

Each delegate from the top 5 will answer made by the fans and the final judges, the final night panel of judges give their scores, then each delegate will walk on stage for last time in the FINAL LOOK, and again the judges will vote.

At the end the contestant with the highest average between the final question and final look will be the WINNER!

## Background Music

* **Opening Number:** "If you Believe" by Blues Saraceno (Indie Pop).
* **Swimsuit Competition:** "Girls gone wild", "Levels" and "Sunshine" by Avicii ft Madonna
* **Evening Gown Competition:** "Secrets", "All the right moves" and "Counting stars" by OneRepublic

## Results

 **Top 10** | * Colombia - Olivia Romo
* Mexico - Jennifer Saenz de Leon
* France - Sarah Grondin
 **Top 16** | * Spain  - Annais Arce
* St.Vincent and the Grenadines - Nala Broussard
* Philippines - Yolanda Sacasas **(‡)**
* Dominican Republic - Evee Garcia
* Tanzania - Karina Dominique
* Hungary - Alyssa Campbell

* **‡** Voted into Top 16 via Internet
* **§** Voted into Top 6 via Facebook

## Special Awards

 **Miss Popularity** | * **Philippines**  - **Yolanda Sacasas**

### **Best National Costume**

 **10º Place** | * **Dominican Republic**  - Evee Garcia

## Statistics

* **Trinidad & Tobago** won for the first time
* **Colombia** advance to the top for 5th time
* **Japan** advance to the top for 4th time
* **Indonesia**, **Mexico** and **Spain** advance to the top for the 3rd time
* **Trinidad and Tobago**, **Aruba**, **Puerto Rico**, **France**, **Hungary**, **Dominican Republic** and **Philippines** advance to the top for 2nd time
* **Nicaragua**, **Paraguay**, **St Vincent & the grenadines** and **Tanzania** advance to the top for the 1st time.

* For the first time ever there is no European countries in Top 5
* For the first time ever Miss Elegance winner, Miss South Africa, was not include in Top 15.
* For the first time ever there was a Top 6 instead of 5
* Asia is in Top 2 for third consecutive year: Indonesia 2011 (Winner), Japan 2012 (1st Runner Up), Indonesia 2013 (1st Runner Up)

## Notes

* **Debuts:** Belize, Cayman Islands, Englands, Finland, Montenegro, Mozambique, Paraguay, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Tonga, Uruguay and Wales.
* **Withdrawals:** Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Great Britain, Guam, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Nepal, San Marino and US Virgin Islands.
* **Returns:** Bahamas (2011), Barbados (2011), Belgium (2011), Chile (2009), Denmark (2011), Egypt (2011), Honduras (2011), Kazakhstan (2009), Kenya (2009), Korea (2011), Nigeria (2011), Norway (2011), Singapore (2011), Sri Lanka (2011) and Switzerlands (2011).