Djeissica Barbosa wins Miss Sao Tome e Principe 2013

The candidate from Portugal, Djeissica Barbosa Hamilton Ivna Farinha Cassandra won the 2013 Miss Sao Tome and Principe pageant at the Palace of Congresses in this Sunday night. She received $ 3,000 and now moves on to Miss World 2014 in London.

The head of the São Tomé Government, Gabriel Costa, placed the sash and handed the check, while the crown was placed on her head by the Minister of Justice and sponsor of the event, Edit Tenjua. This will make, Djeissica Barbosa, the first ever representative from her country at the largest exhibition beauty of the planet "Miss World" where more than 130 countries mark their presence.

Standing 1.75m tall, Djeissica unrivaled and unchallenged during the Gala, has come to the public saying that will play a social role in protecting the interests of women of Sao Tome and Principe in partnership with the Government that supported this event.

20 candidates competed for the title. Five other awards were presented during the night namely: Miss Congeniality, Photogenic, Lady 1st, 2nd Lady and Miss Glamour 2013. Djeissica Barbosa, student in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is of mixed Principe and Russian descent, but has a passport stamped to defend the colors of Sao Tome and Principe next year in England.

Helena de Pina was the 1st run-up and Vanilza Tavares dos Santos was the 2nd run-up.

Girls from all the districts participated in this competition including those from the Autonomous Region of Príncipe, the Communities of Portugal, UK, Cape Verde and Angola.

Nthole Foxie Matela is Miss World Lesotho 2014

Nthole Foxie Matela was crowned Miss World Lesotho 2014 at the conclusion of the Face of Lesotho 2014 finals held at the Lesotho Cooperative College in Maseru on December 21.

Nthole will represent Lesotho in Miss World 2014 in London, England.

Sabrina Beneett crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2014

23 year old Sabrina Beneett from Perak was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2014 during the annual event held at the Setia City Convention Centre in Setia Alam on December 19.

Lalitha Monisha finished as 1st run-up, while Kausalya Ida ended as 2nd run-up.

Sabrina, standing 1.75 m tall, is a student of Psychology and Communications and will represent her country during the 2014 Miss Universe pageant next September/October.

Miss Supranational 2013 visits WBA headquarters in Panama

The Reigning Miss Supranational 2013 Mutya Datul, from the Philippines, was recently invited to Panama City to meet the president of WBA (World Beauty Association), who own the Miss Supranational pageant, Tryny Marcela Yandar Lobon and to join members of the committee as her year as titleholder starts in full swing. The WBA is based in Panama City.

After a short trip to Gabon last November, Mutya was invited to Panama where she had the opportunity to visit the most interesting sights of the city including the Panama Canal.

She was welcomed by Miss Supranational President Tryny Marcela Yandar, Miss Supranational executive producer Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski and Miss Supranational 2010 Karina Pinilla.

Datul should be returning to Europe in February to continue her commitments as international ambassador of beauty.

Zuleica Wilson wins Miss Angola Universe 2014

21 year old Zuleica Wilson from Cabinda was crowned Miss Angola Universe 2014 during the annual event held at the Belas Conference Centre on December 14.

Zuleica will now represent the African nation at the 2014 Miss Universe pageant to be held in September.

Alejandra Lopez (Colombia) is Reina Hispanoamericana 2013

Miss Colombia, Maria Alejandra Lopez, was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana (Hispano-American Queen) 2013 during the annual event held at the Ventura Mall in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on December 13.

The 2nd place (“Virreina”) went to Miss Dominican Republic, Yaritza Reyes; while Venezuela (Gabriela Graff) and Chile (Maria Jose Barrena) finished in 3rd and 4th places respectively.

Mexico, Puerto Rico, Paraguay and Bolivia completed the Top 8 finalists. 23 contestants competed in the pageant organized by Promociones Gloria.

Philippines won it's 5th Miss International Crown

23 year old Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago from Masbate City took home the crown during the conclusion of the the 53rd Miss International pageant, held at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 17, 2013.

Miss International 2008 Alejandra Andreu from Spain crowned Bea Rose, who bested 66 other delegates from around the world. She impressed the judges during the speech portion where she said she wants to “sustain the spirit of sympathy and hope”.

Before Santiago left for Japan, she told the press that she is dedicating the competition to the survivors of typhoon Yolanda. She dedicated her victory to the survivors of typhoon Yolanda.

Last year’s Miss International, Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan, was not allowed to attend the finals due to her involvement in a media scandal which includes harassment accusations to powerful people in the business. She was not able to crown her successor.

The 1st runner-up was Miss Netherlands (Nathalie Den Dekker) and the 2nd runner-up was Miss New Zealand (Casey Radley). Colombia and Hungary completed the Top 5.

Contestants from Brazil, Ecuador, Gibraltar, Iceland, Lithuania, Russia, Puerto Rico, Spain, Thailand and USA were part of the Top 15 semi-finalists.

Not a single African delegate reached the semi-finals.

New Zealand won Miss Friendship, Macau was awarded Miss Internet, Lithuania was elected Miss Photogenic and Aruba walked away with the award for Best National Costume.

This was the second international crown for the Binibining Pilipinas Gold (50th anniversary) class. Mutya Datul won the Miss Supranational competition in Belarus last September, while Ariella Arida was 3rd runner-up in Miss Universe. The country also won the Miss World crown with Megan Young.

It is also the 5th Miss International crown for the Philippines.

See Also Miss International 2013 Coverage

Russia's Ekaterina Plekhovm wins Miss Intercontinental 2013

23 year old Ekaterina Plekhovm from St. Petersburg, Russia was crowned as the new Miss Intercontinental 2013, the 42nd title which was held on December 14 at the Maritim Hall, Maritim Hotel Magdeburg in Magdeburg, Germany. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Daniela Chalbaud from Venezuela.

Aside from the coveted crown, Ekaterina won a cash prize of $15,000 and an additional contract for her reigning year by MGO, managed by MGO Germany with a monthly salary of $1500 plus Travel Trips within the year.

Plekhovm was also given the title of Miss Intercontinental Europe.

The 1st runner up and crowned Miss Intercontinental North America was Puerto Rico, Aleyda Ortiz. She will receive a prize of $3,000 plus a voucher of Lacomed for treatments worth $5,000 US.

Miss Intercontinental South America and also placed 2nd runner up is Margarita Peralta from Colombia won $1,000 cash. Philippines' Koreen Medina (Miss Intercontinental Asia & Oceania) and South Africa's Kayla Nel (Miss Intercontinental Africa) both won $1,000 for placing the 3rd and 4th runners-up respectively.

TOP 15 SEMI-FINALISTS:

* Argentina – Josefine Jimenez

* Costa Rica – Brenda Muñoz

* Curacao – Yolanda Cristal Smallegange

* England – Alexandra Devine

* Germany – Elena Schmidt

* Hungary – Timar Brigitta

* New Zealand – Hannah Carson

* Panama – Sara Bello

* Poland – Natalia Pigula

* Thailand – Keeratika Sawangjaeng

SPECIAL AWARDS:

* Miss Smile: Puerto Rico – Aleyda Ortiz

* Miss Congeniality: Germany – Elena Schmidt

* Miss Photogenic: Portugal – Berth Elouga

* Best National Costume: Panama – Sara Bello

* Best Evening Gown: Argentina – Josefine Jimenez

* Best Body: Puerto Rico – Aleyda Ortiz

* Miss Press: Turkey - Fulya Kilic

NON-WINNING CANDIDATES:
Albania, Vivian Canaj
Australia, Brydie Grossman
Barbados, Shontonia Hall
Bolivia, Rachelle Sharon Guislain Soria
Bonaire, Kathry Clarisse Perez
Canada, Vanessa Mary Anita Muff
China, Wang Siyue
Cuba, Brianna Ortiz
Denmark, Alexandria Eissinger
Dominican Republic, Paloma Almonte
El Salvador, Marcela Rivera
Equatorial Guinea, Restituta Mifumu Nguema
Gabon, Mbou Wouono Henriette
Georgia, Nino Karalashvili
Greece, Sophia Galanaki
Guadeloupe, Melissanore Brudey
Guatemala, Maria Gaitán Cruz
Honduras, Ashley Ayala
India, Sharon Fernandez
Korea, Hye-won Jung
Kosovo, Emine Aliu
Latvia, Anzelina Lucenko
Lebanon, Laura García Roko
Luxembourg, Cynthia Da moura
Malaysia, Julies Lucas
Malta, Jade Cini
Martinique, Julie Lebrasseur
Mexico, Melissa Carolina Lizarraga
Nepal, Osika Neupane
Netherlands, Danielle Bubberman
Nigeria, Doris Okafor
Peru, Odilia Garcia
Portugal, Berth Elouga
Romania, Teodora-Ioana Saramet
Scotland, Danielle Lynch
Slovak, Republic Lucia Kačurová
Spain, Ariane de Andres Arondo
Sri Lanka, Simerene Rabot
Taiwan, Meng-Yin Hung
Ukraine, Daria Belinskih
USA, Chrissy Reynoso
Venezuela, Iswill Raben
Wales, Chloe-Beth Morgan

Watch Miss International 2013 Live Stream

Who will be crowned as the 53rd Miss International? Who will succeed the reign of current queen, Ikumi Yoshimatsu from Japan?

Witness as the 67 international beauties compete for the title and the crown of Miss International 2013. Watch the live streaming straight from the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 17 at 5:30PM.

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See Also: Complete Coverage of Miss International 2013

Miss Mundo Argentina 2014 is Yoana del Carmen Don

23 year old Yoana del Carmen Don from Rosario was crowned Miss Mundo Argentina 2014 at the City Center Rosario on December 4. She will represent Argentina in Miss World 2014 in London, England.

The first runner-up was Martina Lehman and the second runner-up was Rocio Robles.

Aiday Issayeva crowned Miss Kazakhstan 2013

24 year old Aiday Issayeva was crowned Miss Kazakhstan 2013 at the Palace of the Republic in Almaty on December 5.

The first runner-up was Laura Shamgunova and the second runner-up was Vera Dushina.

Ada Sztajerowska wins Miss Polski 2013

And Poland has also crowned its representative for Miss World 2014. She is 21 year old Ada Sztajerowska, who was crowned Miss Polski 2013 in the city of Plock, on December 8. She will travel to London, England, to compete in Miss World next year.

The first runner-up was Paulina Maslanka and the second runner-up was Anna Pabis.

Miss Nederland 2013 Winners

Amsterdam hosted the Miss Netherlards 2014 competition, in which the Dutch representatives for Miss World and Miss Universe in 2014 were crowned.

Tatjana Maul, 25, is Miss World Nederland 2013. She will represent her country in Miss World 2014, in London, England.

Meanwhile, crowned as Miss Nederland Universe 2013 was Yasmin Verheijen, 19, who will travel to Fortaleza, Brazil, where she will compete in Miss Universe 2014.

1st run-up was Brendalina Charlotta.

Flora Coquerel (Orleanais) wins Miss France 2014

19 year old Flora Coquerel, Miss Orleanais, was crowned the 85th Miss France during a magnificent event held at the Zenith in Dijon, in the Bourgogne region in France, on December 7, 2013. After a tie in the first place, with both misses Orleanais and Tahiti, the public decided that Coquerel was the new Miss France.

Standing 1.82m tall, Flora works in international trade and will represent France in the Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London.

The 1st runner-up was Miss Tahiti Mehiata Riaria. And the 2nd runner-up was Provence Laetizia Giovannelli, and the 3rd and 4th runners-up were Cote D’Azur Aurianne Sinacola and Guadeloupe Chloe Deher, respectively.

Miss Tahiti is expected to represent France in the Miss Universe 2014 pageant, while one of the runners-up might to go Miss Supranational 2014 or Miss Earth 2014.

Winners of Best Model of the World 2013

Sophia, Bulgaria, played host to the beauty contest Best Model of the World 2013, and the winners were Nigeria, Onyinye Emeasoba, on the female category, and Turkey, Burak Celik, on the male category.

Among the women, the 1st runner-up was Turkey’s Aysenur Ozkan, and the 2nd runner-up was China’s Zishuo Yang.

As for the male models, Brazil’s Douglas Schwengber placed second, while Martinique’s Lucas Maspimby finished in the 3rd position.

Francine Pantaleao of Brazil was chosen as Miss Photomodel and Miss Friendship. USA’s Migash Daraei was voted Mister Photomodel.

Alyz Henrich of Venezuela wins Miss Earth 2013

23 year old Miss Venezuela, Alyz Sabimar Henrich Ocando won the title of Miss Earth 2013 which celebrates it's 13th edition held on December 7 at the Versailles Palace, Alabang in Muntinlupa City, Philippines. She was crowned by the outgoing Miss Earth 2012 Tereza Fajksova from Czech Republic.

Standing 5'9.5" tall, Alyz is from Punto Fijo, Falcon. She won the 2nd crown of Miss Earth from Venezuela. First was Alexandra Braun Waldeck in 2005.

The event was hosted by Oli Pettigrew, Linda Black and former Miss Earth of 2008 Karla Paula Henry. International balladeer David Pomeranz was invited as guest performer and serenaded the candidates.

Crowned as Miss Earth Air (1st run-up) was Austria's Katia Wagner. Miss Earth Water was Punika Kulsoontornrut from Thailand. And finally, the title of Miss Earth Fire was given to Korea's Catharina Choi.

Completing the top 8 finalists were Kristal Silva (Mexico), Angelee Claudette delos Reyes (Philippines), Aleksandra Szczesna (Poland) and Andjelka Tomasevic (Serbia).

The top 16 semi-finalists were Natalia Lermanda (Chile), Lisa Xiang (China), Sophie Garenaux (France), Virginie Dorza (Mauritius), Ashanti Mbanga (South Africa), Cristina Martinez (Spain), Ezgi Avci (Turkey) and Nicole Velez (USA).

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS:

* Best in Evening Gown: Venezuela - Alyz Henrich

* Best in Swimsuit: Ukraine - Anastasia Sukh

* Best in Talent: Kazakhstan - Kumis Bazarbayeva

* Best in Resorts Wear: Thailand - Punika Kulsoontornrut

* Miss Photogenic (Online Competition): India - Sobhita Dhulipala

* Miss Friendship: Indonesia - Nita Sofiani, Lebanon - Rita Hoykayem and Gabon - Filiane Mayombo Koundi

* Miss Earth Eco-Beauty (Online Eco-Video Competition): India - Sobhita Dhulipal

See also Miss Earth 2013 Complete Coverage

Yoana Don wins Miss Mundo Argentina 2014

Law student Yoana Don from Santiago del Estero won the most important beauty title in her country as she was crowned Miss Mundo Argentina 2014. She stands 1.74m tall and will now get ready to compete in Miss World 2014, in London, probably in November of next year.

The 1st run-up was Martina Lehman, from Distrito Capital, while Rocio Robles from Santa Fe finished was 2nd run-up.

Camila Bigon and Marisol Arrillaga completed the top 5 finalists.

The special awards and preliminary competitions winners were:

Camila Bigon – Top Model
Yanina Villagrana - Talent
Martina Lehmann – Beauty for a Cause
Rocio Robles – Best National Costume

The event took place at the Rosario City Center, in Rosario, and was hosted by television personality and Miss World Argentina 1980 Elsa Galotti. It was the 10th edition of Miss World Argentina under the production of Nadia Cerri.

Miss Mundo Argentina’s live telecast on C5N was a well-produced and upbeat event, having reached high numbers of audience throughout the country. Among special guests and judges in the pageant were Josefina Herrero, Miss World Argentina 2012, and Henrique Fontes, producer of Miss World Brazil.

Evening Gown Competition | Miss Earth 2013

Alyz Henrich of Venezuela bagged the top honors for Best in Evening Gown in a field of 90 beauties who competed for the Evening Gown Preliminaries of Miss Earth 2013 pageant held at Crimson Hotel in Filinvest Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

Shahi Thakuri of Nepal came close by winning the Silver medal while Philippines' Angelee Claudette Delos Reyes came in third and was awarded with the Bronze medal.

See also: Miss Earth 2013 Complete Coverage

Nikita Pia McElroy is Miss Resorts World Manila 2013

As Resorts World Manila searches for its next brand ambassador in this year’s Miss Resorts World Manila competition, the integrated lifestyle hub takes the opportunity to extend its efforts in helping the survivors of the catastrophe brought about by recent super typhoon Yolanda. Proceeds from the coronation night ticket sales on November 30 will be added to the collective RWM donation funds for the rebuilding phase of hard hit areas in the Visayas region.

As RWM’s brand ambassador for an entire year, Miss Resorts World Manila plays a key role in representing the integrated lifestyle hub in various events and activities including all corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. As part of the campaign in helping the Yolanda survivors, all Miss Resorts World Manila 2013 finalists roamed around the RWM property for two nights, inviting guests to watch the coronation night and at the same time help its relief efforts.

The 20 lovely finalists vying for the title are Jamie Herrell, Diane Joyce Ramirez, Samantha Purvor, Nastazha Cardel, Regine Chung, Monique Azerreda, Roz Mikaela Callejo, Avonlea Paraiso, Zahara Soriano, Erika San Buenaventura, Jaysel Arrozal, Elizabeth Sese, Natasha Julian, Anjellica Lopez, Priscilla Kim Dela Cruz, Nikita Pia McElroy, Roxanne Curloy, Canielle Faith Santos, Abigail Joyce Mendoza, Rhea Nakpil, and Gabrielle Runnstrom.

Miss Resorts World Manila 2013 is a celebration of beauty, congeniality, luxury and world-class elegance. Experience these thrills and more only at Resorts World Manila, where nothing compares.

Bar 360 regulars including power vocal trio Primo, classical crossover artist Fame Flores, and the very first “Voice of the Philippines” Mitoy Yonting with his band ‘Draybers’ will also be performing come coronation night.

Ticket price for Miss Resorts World Manila is PHP 500 each. The Final Runway and coronation night is slated on November 30, 8pm, at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Newport Mall, Resorts World Manila.

For more information on Miss Resorts World Manila 2013 and RWM’s Typhoon Yolanda Drive in rebuilding lives and communities, visit www.rwmanila.com or call the Tourist Hotline at (02) 908-8833.

Last Saturday night, November 30, a Davaoena won half a million pesos after being crowned Miss Resorts World Manila 2013. If Nikita Pia McElroy’s name sounds familiar, she was the young lady rumored last March to represent us in Miss Teen Universe 2013 but turned out to be untrue.

Anyways, the 5’9″ Nikita is all of 19 years old and beaming with pride after claiming victory over her more talked-about runners-up (1st RU Avonlea Paraiso, 2nd RU Natasha Julian, 3rd RU Samantha Purvor and 4th RU Jaysel Arrozal).

So the next question that begs to be asked is if she is interested at all in joining Bb. Pilipinas 2014. At this point, I don’t think she will be inclined to do so. Her contract with Resorts World Manila has just started and I doubt it if she will be allowed to switch interest so soon.