Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013

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Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013
Starring Giselle Blondet
Judges Osmel Sousa
Lupita Jones
Julian Gil
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes11
Production
Running time84-90 minutes
Original release
Network Univision
ReleaseMarch 10 (2013-03-10) 
May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19)
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Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 was the seventh season of Nuestra Belleza Latina and the seventh season to be aired on Univision. The season premiere was on March 10, 2013 at 8pm/7c and was aired every Sunday.

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The auditions were shown on the first show, prior to the final 12 are revealed. Auditions were held January through February 4, 2013 in seven major US cities (New York City, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; San Jose, California; Los Angeles, California; and Miami, Florida) and in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the audition process, about 75 young women were given passes to the semi-finals in Miami. Two contestants were chosen from online Auditions, with the help of public votes.

The winner of the contest will be awarded a contract to be one of the new personality faces on many of Univision's programs and award shows; a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and prizes; a brand new car - Kia Forte; appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan en Español magazine and reign as Nuestra Belleza Latina for a year. This was the last season for Giselle Blondet to host.

The winner of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 was Marisela Demontecristo from El Salvador.

2013 Judges

JudgesOccupationJudging Years
Osmel Sousa President of the Miss Venezuela Organization2007–Present
Lupita Jones Former Miss Universe 1991 and President of Nuestra Belleza México 2008–Present
Julián Gil Puerto Rican Actor and Model 2008 & 2010-2013

Changes and contestants

For the first time in Nuestra Belleza Latina the Top 30 girls chosen in the auditions were taken on an international trip by their respective judge. Osmel took his girls to Canada, Lupita took her girls to Mexico and Julian took his girls to Puerto Rico.

Contestants

Final ResultsContestants
Winner
Runner-Up
3rd place
4th place
5th place
6th place
7th place
8th place
9th place
10th place
11th place
  • Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico - Fernanda Loconsolo
12th place
Top 18
Top 24
Top 30

Elimination table

PlaceCountryContestantWeek
3/25
(Ep. 4)
4/1
(Ep. 5)
4/8
(Ep. 6)
4/15
(Ep. 7)
4/22
(Ep. 8)
4/29
(Ep. 9)
5/6
(Semifinal)
5/13
(Final)
1 Flag of El Salvador.svg Marisela DemontecristoSAFEWINBTM2SAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEWinner
2 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Audris RijoSAFESAFEWINBTM2SAFEBTM3SAFEBTM21st runner-up
3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Viviana OrtízSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFE2nd runner-up
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Bárbara TurbaySAFEWINWINBTM3BTM3SAFESAFESAFE3rd runner-up
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Marina RuízSAFEWINBTM3SAFESAFEBTM2WINSAFE4th runner-up
6 Flag of Cuba.svg Odaray PratsSAFEBTM3SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIM
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Bárbara FalcónSAFESAFESAFESAFEBTM2WINELIM
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Zuleyka SilverSAFEBTM2SAFESAFESAFEELIM
9 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Essined AponteSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIM
10 Flag of Mexico.svg Karina HermosilloSAFESAFESAFEELIM
11 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernanda LoconsoloSAFESAFEELIM
12 Flag of Mexico.svg Lilia FifieldSAFEELIM
  The contestant won the week's reward challenge.
  The contestant was in the bottom three, but was saved by the other contestants.
  The contestant was in the bottom two.
  The contestant won the week's reward challenge and was eliminated.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant won the week's reward challenge and was in the bottom three, but was saved by the other contestants.
  The contestant was a finalist, but did not win.
  The contestant was the runner-up.
  The contestant won Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013.

Shows

2013 Auditions:

AuditionDate
San Juan, Puerto Rico January 10, 2013
New York City January 15, 2013
Chicago, Illinois January 17, 2013
Houston, Texas January 22, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona January 24, 2013
San Jose, California January 29, 2013
Los Angeles, California January 31, 2013
Miami, Florida February 4, 2013
Online AuditionsNovember 19, 2012 - January 23, 2013

Top 12 Contestants Notes

Winners

Preceded byNuestra Belleza Latina 2013
Marisela Demontecristo
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