Miss World 2013

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Miss World 2013
Miss World 2013 Megan Young (cropped).jpg
Megan Young, Miss World 2013
Date28 September 2013
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueBali Nusa Dua Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
Broadcaster
Entrants127
Placements20
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Megan Young
Philippines
  2012
2014  

Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali International Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first time in Southeast Asia and it also was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in a Muslim majority country. Contestants from 127 countries and territories competed in this year's Miss World pageant, marking the biggest turnout for any beauty pageant globally as of 2024. Yu Wenxia of China crowned her successor Megan Young of the Philippines at the end of the event, marking the only time to date that the Philippines has won the Miss World title. This victory also made the Philippines the third country to win all of the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Contents

The show was hosted by singer and supermodel Myleene Klass, theatre Producer Kamal Ibrahim and Actor Daniel Mananta, while television personalities Amanda Zevannya and Steve Douglas provided commentary and analysis. Singer-songwriter Matt Cardle and Eurovision participant Blue, both of Britain, performed.

Results

Placements

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Miss world 2013 participating countries and territories
PlacementContestant
Miss World 2013
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 6
Top 10
Top 20

§ — People's Choice winner
(Voted into the Top 6 by viewers)

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental GroupContestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Oceania

Challenge Events

There were six challenge events. They were Top Model, Beach Fashion, Sport, Multimedia, Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose. Important points were awarded to each winner. All six winners went through to the Top 20.

Top Model

Megan Young of Philippines won Miss World Top Model 2013.

Final resultContestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Beach Beauty

Sancler Frantz of Brazil won Miss World Beach Beauty 2013.

Final ResultContestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana - Carranzar Naa Okailey
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 11

Sports and Fitness

Jacqueline Steenbeek of Netherlands won Miss World Sport and Fitness 2013.

Final ResultContestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 20

Multimedia

Navneet Kaur Dhillon of India won Miss World Multimedia 2013.

Final resultContestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up

Talent

Vania Larissa of Indonesia won Miss World Talent 2013.

Final resultContestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 11

Beauty With a Purpose

Ishani Shrestha of Nepal won Miss World Beauty With a Purpose 2013.

Final resultContestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Contestants

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Nusa Dua, Bali - Indonesia, host city of Miss World 2013.

127 Contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Ersela Kurti 22 Tirana
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Maria Castelo23 Uíge
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Teresa Kuster24 Buenos Aires
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Larisa Leeuwe22 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Erin Holland 24 Sydney
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ena Kadic23 Innsbruck
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas De'Andra Bannister24 Nassau
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Regina Ramjit19 Bridgetown
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Maryia Vialichka22 Vitebsk
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Noémie Happart [1] 20 Liège
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Idolly Louise Saldivar22 Belmopan
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Katherine Arnfield18 Hamilton
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia Alejandra Castillo20 Tarija
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanda Gutić19 Sarajevo
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Rosemary Keofitlhetse20 Gaborone
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Sancler Frantz 21 Arroio do Tigre
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Kirtis Malone21 Tortola
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Nansi Karaboycheva 20 Pazardzhik
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Denise Valerie Ayena22 Yaoundé
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Camille Munro 24 Regine
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Camila Andrade 22 Concepcion
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Yu Weiwei25 Ankang
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Cinzia Chang21 Taipei
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Daniela Ocoro23 Cali
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Yarley Marín23 Puntarenas
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire Aïssata Dia21 Aboisso
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Lana Gržetić18 Rijeka
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Xafira Urselita18 Willemstad
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Kristi-Mari Agapiou20 Nicosia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Lucie Kovandova19 Dolní Kounice
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Malene Riis Sorensen20 Haderslev
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Leslassa Armour-Shillingford19 Roseau
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Joely Bernat24 Bronx
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Laritza Párraga 19 Santo Domingo
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Paola Ayala18 San Salvador
Flag of England.svg England Kirsty Heslewood24 London
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Restituta Mifumu Nguema19 Micomeseng
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Genet Tsegay22 Mekele
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Caireen Erbsleben21 Suva
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Maija Kerisalmi20 Nokia
Flag of France.svg France Marine Lorphelin 20 Charnay-lès-Mâcon
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Brunilla Moussadingou19 Lambarene
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Tamar Shedania 21 Zugdidi
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Amina Sabbah18 Jena
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Carranzar Shooter 22 Accra
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Maroua Kharbouch 22 Gibraltar
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Athina Pikraki21 Athens
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Sheryna van der Koelen21 Saint-François
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Camarin Mendiola18 Agana Heights
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Karla Loraine Quinto25 Guatemala City
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Mariama Diallo22 Conakry
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Heny Tavares21 Bafatá
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Ruqayyah Boyer 23 Georgetown
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Ketsia Iciena Lioudy19 Cap-Haïtien
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras Mónica Elwin19 Roatan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Jacqueline Wong 24 Hong Kong
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Annamaria Rakosi21 Debrecen
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Sigríður Dagbjört Ásgeirsdóttir22 Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg India Navneet Kaur Dhillon 20 Patiala
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Vania Larissa 17 Pontianak
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Aoife Walsh 23 Clonmel
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Sarah Baderna22 Castell'Arquato
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Gina Hargitay18 Kingston
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Michiko Tanaka23 Shizuoka
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Ainura Toleuova18 Taldykorgan
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Wangui Gitonga23 Mombasa
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Min-ji Park24 Busan
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Antigona Sejdiju19 Pristina
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan Zhibek Nukeeva19 Bishkek
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Eva Dombrovska22 Jelgava
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Karen Ghrawi 22 Beirut
Flag of Lesotho.svg LesothoMamahlape Matsoso19 Maseru
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Ruta Mazureviciute22 Garliava
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia Kristina Spasenoska21 Kičevo
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Melinder Bhullar 20 Kuala Lumpur
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Donna Leyland24 Attard
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique Julie Lebrasseur19 Ducos
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Nathalie Lesage 18 Grand Baie
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Marilyn Chagoya 23 Poza Rica
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Valeriya Tsurkan21 Tiraspol
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Pagmadulam Sukhbaatar20 Ulaanbaatar
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Ivana Milojko19 Kotor
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Paulina Malulu 24 Windhoek
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Ishani Shrestha 21 Kathmandu
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Jacqueline Steenbeek23 Drunen
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Ella Langsford20 Auckland
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Luz Mery Decena Rivera23 Jalapa
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Anna Banner 18 Bayelsa
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Meagan Green23 Lisburn
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Alexandra Backstrom23 Oslo
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Virginia Hernández 23 Panama City
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Coral Ruiz Reyes22 Luque
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Elba Fahsbender 21 Lima
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Megan Young 23 Olongapo
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Katarzyna Krzeszowska22 Krynica-Zdrój
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Elisabete Rodrigues20 Porto
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Nadyalee Torres 25 Caguas
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Andreea Chiru20 Braila
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Elmira Abdrazakova [2] 18 Mezhdurechensk
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Trevicia Adams22 Basseterre
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Penina Paeu21 Apia
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Jamey Bowers24 Edinburgh
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Aleksandra Doknić18 Požarevac
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles Agnes Gerry19 Victoria
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Maria-Anna Zenieris18 Singapore
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Karolína Chomistekova19 Oravský Podzámok
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Maja Cotič24 Nova Gorica
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Marilyn Ramos [3] 22 Klerksdorp
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Modong Manuela21 Juba
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Elena Ibarbia 18 San Sebastián
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Iresha Asanki de Silva22 Colombo
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Agneta Myhrman 19 Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Cindy Williner18 Zürich
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Brigitte Lyimo20 Dar-es Salaam
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Natalie Phoksomboon 22 Udon Thani
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Sherrece Villafana 19 San Fernando
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Hiba Telmoudi22 Gabes
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Ruveyda Oksuz19 Istanbul
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Stellah Nantumbwe 22 Kampala
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Anna Zayachkivska 21 Ivano-Frankivsk
Flag of the United States.svg United States Olivia Jordan 24 Tulsa
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands Petra Cabrera 21 Charlotte Amalie
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Rakhima Ganieva18 Tashkent
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Karen Soto 21 Maracaibo
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Lại Hương Thảo22 Quảng Ninh
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Gabrielle Shaw19 Wrexham
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Christine Mwaaba25 Lusaka

Judges

The judges for Miss World 2013 were:

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Designations

Replacements

Withdrawals

Did not compete

Note: These countries were to debut or return at Miss World, but did not compete.

Controversies

After protests from hard-line Islamic extremism groups threatened to force the pageant out of Indonesia, the national government announced that the finals would be moved from a venue near the capital city, to a venue on the predominantly Hindu island of Bali. [8] Furthermore, Miss World Organization Chairperson Julia Morley replaced the "Beach Fashion" bikini swimsuit event, with a "Balinese Beach Fabric" sarong cloth event. [9]

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