Miss Universe Spain 2013

Miss Universe Spain 2013
Patricia Rodríguez, Miss Universe Spain 2013
Date	18 July 2013 (2013-07-18)
Venue	Convention Center at the Hotel Ada Palace, Madrid, Spain
Entrants	12
Placements	6
Winner	Patricia Rodríguez Tenerife
Congeniality	Kaira Cabrera
Best National Costume	Patricia Rodríguez Tenerife
Photogenic	Patricia Rodríguez Tenerife
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Miss Universe Spain 2013 was the first edition of the Miss Universe Spain pageant, held on 11 September 2013, selecting the Spanish representative to Miss Universe 2013 as a result of the discontinuation of the traditional Miss Spain pageant which was last held in 2011.

Beating 11 other finalists, the winner was Patricia Yurena Rodríguez, a former Miss Spain 2008 winner and Miss World 2008 semi-finalist. She eventually placed as the first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe Spain 2013	Tenerife – Patricia Yurena Rodríguez [4]
1st Runner-Up	Madrid – Lidia Santos
2nd Runner-Up	Jaén – Ana Montabes
Top 6	Las Palmas – Mariona Elías   Soria – Sara Niño   Barcelona – Belen Matas

References

1. 20minutos (2014-08-23). "La 'miss' Patricia Yurena, tras salir del armario: "Lo hice como la cosa más normal del mundo"". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
2. "Miss España se confiesa gay. "En el amor no hay género"". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
3. Ponferrada, Diario de León | Noticias de León, Bierzo y (2014-08-24). "Una miss del siglo XXI". Diario de León | Noticias de León, Bierzo y Ponferrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
4. "Former Miss Spain is country's first openly gay national beauty queen". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.