Miss International 2013

Miss International 2013, the 53rd Miss International pageant, was held on December 17, 2013 at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Alejandra Andreu, Miss International 2008, crowned Bea Santiago of the Philippines at the end of the event. This was the second consecutive year Japan hosted the pageant.

Miss International 2013
Miss International 2013 Bea Santiago
DateDecember 17, 2013
Presenters
VenueShinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Broadcaster
Entrants67
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerBea Santiago
 Philippines[2]
CongenialityCasey Radley
 New Zealand
Best National CostumeMarisa Sartika Maladewi
 Indonesia[3][4]
PhotogenicElma Segzdaviciute
 Lithuania

The incumbent titleholder Miss International 2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan was barred from attending the event due to her involvement in a scandal where a media executive Genichi Taniguchi allegedly harassed and intimidated Ms. Yoshimatsu for not signing on to a talent agency with ties to the Japanese Yakuza or underworld.[5][6]

Background

On September 6, 2013, it was announced by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2013 pageant will be held in Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo, Japan on December 17, 2013.

Results

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss International 2013
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

§ - Fan Vote Winner

Major Special Awards
Awards Contestant
Best In Debate
Best In Speech
  •  Japan – Yukiko Takahashi
Best In Interviews
Miss. Beauty With Voice
People Choice Award

Order of announcements

Contestants
Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownContinental Group
 ArubaErialda Croes23OranjestadAmericas
 AustraliaJohanna Parker[7]23SydneyOceania
 BelgiumEkaterina Sarafanova[7]21BrusselsEurope
 BoliviaAdriana Delgadillo22ChuquisacaAmericas
Brazil BrazilCristina Alves Da Silva[7]24ParnamirimAmericas
 CanadaSarah Ainsley Harrison[7]25OttawaAmericas
 ChinaJin Ying[7]22BeijingAsia
 Chinese TaipeiXiao-wen Chen[7]22TaipeiAsia
Colombia ColombiaLorena Hermida24PitalitoAmericas
 Costa RicaAndrea Rojas[8]21PalmaresAmericas
 Dominican RepublicCarmen Muñoz Guzmán21Licey al MedioAmericas
Ecuador EcuadorNathaly Arroba Hurtado23GuayaquilAmericas
 El SalvadorYaritza Rivera[7]19San SalvadorAmericas
 EstoniaMadli Vilsar22KuressaareEurope
 FinlandHelianna Ylimaula23SiuntioEurope
Gabon GabonReilly Makaya24TchibangaAfrica
 GermanyOksana Koroleva[9]22BerlinEurope
 GibraltarJamielee Randall22GibraltarEurope
 GuadeloupeMegane Monrose18Basse-TerreAmericas
 GuamLirone Veksler20HagåtñaOceania
 GuatemalaSara Guerrero24SalamáAmericas
 HaitiClara Luce Lafond21Port-au-PrinceAmericas
 Hong KongMoon Lau[10]22Hong KongAsia
 HungaryBrigitta Ötvös21BudapestEurope
 IcelandSigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir[11]20AkranesEurope
 IndiaGurleen Grewal[7]21ChandigarhAsia
 IndonesiaMarisa Sartika Maladewi20PalembangAsia
 ItalySara Cavagnari[12]25Reggio EmiliaEurope
 JapanYukiko Takahashi24TokyoAsia
 South KoreaHan Ji-eun21IncheonAsia
 KyrgyzstanMeerim Erkinbayeva22BishkekAsia
 LebanonLayla Yarak[13]21BeirutAsia
 LithuaniaElma Segzdavičiūtė18VilniusEurope
 LuxembourgCorrine Semedo Furtado[7]23LuxembourgEurope
 MacauAdela Ka-Wai Sou[14]23MacauAsia
 MalaysiaCharissa Chong Su Huey19Kuala LumpurAsia
Mexico MexicoLucero Montemayor23MonterreyAmericas
 MongoliaAnu Namshir22Ulan BatorAsia
 MyanmarGonyi Aye Kyaw22MandalayAsia
   NepalShritima Shah[15]21KathmanduAsia
 NetherlandsNathalie den Dekker[7]23AmstelveenEurope
 New ZealandCasey Radley[7]20AucklandOceania
 NicaraguaCeleste Castillo[16]19ManaguaAmericas
 PanamaBetzy Madrid19Panama CityAmericas
 ParaguayMarta Raviolo[17]22Coronel OviedoAmericas
 PeruMaria Gracia Figueroa23LimaAmericas
Philippines PhilippinesBea Santiago23CatainganAsia
 PolandKatarzyna Oracka25WarsawEurope
 PortugalAna Claudia Ornelas[18]20LisbonEurope
 Puerto RicoAshley Beth Pérez22San JuanAmericas
 RomaniaDiana Maria Tiron[19]19BucharestEurope
 RussiaOlga Gaidabura[7]20BashkortostanEurope
 SingaporeJia Min Chew23SingaporeAsia
 Slovak RepublicNikoleta Duchoňová19TrebaticeEurope
 South AfricaCindy Rosslind23Cape TownAfrica
 South SudanAyak Abiel22JubaAfrica
 SpainAraceli Carrilero Martínez21AlbaceteEurope
 SurinameCherelen Van Bastasa22ParamariboAmericas
 SwedenEleonore Lilja20StockholmEurope
 TahitiOhana Huber20PapeeteOceania
Thailand ThailandChonticha Tiengtham18ChonburiAsia
 TunisiaSondes Zamouri[7]24Menzel BourguibaAfrica
 UkraineMargaryta Gorbyk[7]23KyivEurope
 United KingdomElizabeth Greenham20FerndaleEurope
 United States Andrea Neu23DurangoAmericas
Venezuela VenezuelaElián Herrera22CaguaAmericas
 VietnamLô Thị Hương Trâm[20]24Nghệ AnAsia

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Designations
  •  El Salvador - Yaritza Rivera was appointed to represent El Salvador, she was previously Miss Earth El Salvador 2012.
  •  Estonia - Madli Vilsar was appointed to represent Estonia, she was previously Miss Estonia 2011.
  •  Iceland - Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir was appointed to represent Iceland, she was previously Ungfru Islands 2011.
  •  Malaysia - Charissa Chong was appointed to represent Malaysia, she was previously Miss Global Malaysia 2012.
  •  Mexico - Lucero Montemayor was appointed to represent Mexico, she was the 1st runner-up at the Nuestra Belleza México 2012 pageant.
  •  Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker was appointed to represent Netherlands by Katia Maes, national director of Miss International in Netherlands, she was previously Miss Nederland 2012.
  •  Peru - Maria Gracia Figueroa was appointed to represent Peru, she was previously Miss Earth Peru 2011.
  •  Poland - Katarzyna Oracka was appointed to represent Poland, she was in the Top 10 at the Miss Polonia 2012 pageant.
  •  Ukraine - Margaryta Gorbyk was appointed as Miss International Ukraine 2013 after a casting call took place.
  •  Vietnam - Lô Thị Hương Trâm was appointed to compete the peageant by Elite Vietnam. She crowned Miss Jewelry Vietnam 2013.

Replacements
  •  Canada - Sarah Ainsley Harrison was appointed to represent Canada after the original representative of Canada, Siera Bearchell could not compete after not being able to fulfill her contractual obligations required by the Miss Universe Canada Organization , Harrison was previously Miss Universe Canada 2013 Contestant.
  •  Lebanon - Deedee Zibara was replaced by Layla Yarak, the 1st runner-up after Zibara could not compete due to some serious issues between her and the committee.[21]
  •  Spain - Jara Rodriguez was replaced by Araceli Carrilero Martinez, the 1st runner-up after Rodriguez gave up the title.
  •  Tahiti - Due to Maeva Simonin's inability to participate, Ohana Huber represented Tahiti at Miss international 2013.
  •  Tunisia - Sana Sallah is originally Miss International Tunisia. Due to Sana's higher studies abroad in Moscow, Sondes Zamouri replaced Sallah to compete. She was the runner-up at Miss Tunisia 2013.
  •  United Kingdom - Sophie Moulds was replaced by Elizabeth Greenham. She was an Miss Universe Great Britain 2011 contestant.

Withdrawals
  •  Argentina - Zaida Schoop, due to lack of funding & sponsorship.
  •  Belarus - No contest held
  •  Belize - No contest held
  •  Cameroon - No contest held
  •  Denmark - Josefine Emilie Egebjerg, undisclosed reasons.
  •  France - Christelle Roca, undisclosed reasons.
  •  Honduras - Natalia Coto, sent back to Honduras because the national director failed to inform the Japanese committee that she was replacing Jennifer Valle.
  •  Israel - No contest held
  •  Latvia - Svetlana Goldberga, undisclosed reasons.
  •  Mauritius - Shiksha Matabadul, undisclosed reasons.
  •  Namibia - Antonia Shinana, undisclosed reasons.
  •  Sri Lanka - Simerene Rabot, due to failing to meet the age requirements.
  •  Turkey - Ahu Agisbas, due to failing to meet the age requirements.
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands - No contest held

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss Earth
Miss Globe
Miss Grand International
Miss Supranational
Miss Tourism International
Miss Tourism Queen International
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
World Miss University
Face of Beauty International
  • 2014:  Chinese Taipei - Xiao-wen Chen (4th runner-up, Best in Talent)
Reinado Internacional del Café
Reina Mundial del Banano
Reina de la Costa Maya
Miss Turismo Latino
  • 2012:  Guatemala - Sara Guerrero (1st runner-up)
Miss Mesoamérica
  • 2012:  Puerto Rico - Ashley Beth Perez (1st runner-up)
Top Model of the World
Supermodel International

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