Miss Universe Canada 2013 Result

The 11th annual Miss Universe Canada took place last May 25 at the Bluma Appel Theatre of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto. Crowned the winner during the night was 26 year old Denise Garrido from Bradford, Ontario.

A mixed of Portuguese and Brazilian descent, Denise stands 1.76m tall, holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and has a degree in Biomedical Sciences with Cum Laude distinction. She also represented Canada in Miss Earth 2008 and Miss World 2010.

The runners-up:

1st run-up: Riza Santos
2nd run-up: Siera Bearchell
3rd run-up: Michelle McKay
4th run-up: Diana Martin

Top 12 Semi Finalists: Sarah Ainsley Harrison, Ela Mino, Rita Houkayem, Sarah Faraone, Ashley Cooper, Kamilah Sturton, Emily Bondy

Top 20 Quarter Finalists: Ashley Callingbull, Alexandra Mathews, Barlen Zaro, Andrea Cvjetic, Robyn Digeur, Angel Bhathal, Lindsay Goff, Claudia Scali

Special Awards:

Miss Photogenic: Diana Martin
Revlon Professional Best Hair: Marwa Ishow
Miss Congeniality: Olawumi Adeniyi

Few days after Garrido's crowning, the organization Beauties of Canada (BOC) released a statement about a typo error discovered in the top 5 entries, which significantly impacted the final results of the competition which happened for the 1st time in the history of BOC.

The organization posted the final and official result:

MISS UNIVERSE CANADA 2013 ­ RIZA SANTOS (CALGARY, AB)

1st runner-up ­ Siera Bearchell (Moose Jaw, SK)

2nd runner-up ­ Diana Martin (Mississauga, ON)

3rd runner-up ­ Denise Garrido (Bradford, ON)

4th runner-up ­ Michelle McKay (Sarnia, ON)

26 year old Riza stands 5'7.5" tall was born in Canada to Filipino parents and has worked as a professional actress in the Philippines. She's not new to the ‘Grand Slam Pageant’ scene, Santos represented Canada in the Miss Earth 2006 held in the Philippines and in Miss World 2011 competition in London. She will now the official representative of Canada in Miss Universe 2013 on December.