Miss Philippines International Bea Rose Santiago won the crown for this year’s Miss International 2013. She bested 67 other candidates from different countries all over the world in the recent beauty pageant held on December 17, 2013, at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
The First runner up title goes to Miss Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker and the Second runner up title goes to Miss New Zealand Casey Radley.
Miss International 2013 Top Candidates
Have you ever wondered why Bea Rose Santiago was crowned as Miss International 2013? Read and watch the video for her answer and also the answers of the other top 5 contestants during the question and answer portion.
After reading the transcript and/or watching the replay video, I suggest that you compare the answers to have an idea of why she won this prestigious pageant.
The 67 Miss International 2013 candidates were narrowed down to Top 15 and then undergo another screening where it was further reduced to Top 5 composed of Miss Philippines, Miss Netherlands, Miss New Zealand, Miss Hungary, and Miss Colombia.
Miss International 2013 Top 15 Candidates
- Miss Brazil Cristina Alives Da Silva
- Miss Gibraltar Jamielee Randall
- Miss Puerto Rico Ashley Beth Perez Calderon
- Miss Ecuador Nathaly Arroba Hurtado
- Miss Hungary Brigitta Otvos
- Miss Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker
- Miss United States Andrea Neu
- Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago
- Miss New Zealand Casey Radley
- Miss Lithuania Elma Segzdaviciute
- Miss Iceland Sigrun Eva Armannsdottir
- Miss Colombia Lorena Hermida
- Miss Russia Olga Gaidabura
- Miss Spain Araceli Carrilero Martinez
- Miss Thailand Chonthicha Tiengtham
Miss International 2013 Top 5 Candidates
- Miss Colombia Lorena Hermida
- Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago
- Miss Hungary Brigitta Otvos
- Miss Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker
- Miss New Zealand Casey Radley
Miss International 2013 Question and Answer Transcript and Video Replay
The 5 remaining candidates were given 30-seconds each to answer one question which is the deciding factor to bag the crown for Miss International 2013. The question is “What would they do if they become Miss International?”
Read the respective answers from the top 5 candidates below:
Miss Colombia Cindy Lorena Hermida Aguilar – “I am very happy. Japan is a magnificent experience.”
Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago – “The whole world saw how my country the Philippines suffered. The agony of my people was felt but, One by one country to country came to help. I would like to thank all the nations that helped my country in our darkest hours, you have opened my eyes and my heart on how important it is if we all just support each other. If I become Miss International I will uphold international camaraderie to sustain the spirit for sympathy and to continually share the message of hope. I believe that whatever calamity may come to us as long as we have each other there will be hope. Thank You.”
Miss Hungary Brigitta Otvos – “Good evening, everyone. I would like to thank the most important things that I get in this competition… I’m so happy that I’m here in this stage.”
Miss Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker – “I’d be more than happy to give back. We should never stop caring. Eventually, we are one world, and one dream. Together, we are one.”
Miss New Zealand Lorena Hermida – “If I was to be the next Miss International 2013, there are many things I’d like to achieve. I would like to work with the young women of today’s society. There are many ideologies of what you should be or shouldn’t be, rather than embracing who they really are.”
After the judges heard the contestant’s respective answers, here is the result of the pageant:
Bea Rose Santiago – Miss International 2013
Miss International 2013 First Runner Up
Miss International 2013 Second Runner up
Watch Miss International 2013 Question and Answer Replay
* Credits to Miss International official website, and ishareyoushareweshare of youtube for the video
Miss New Zealand is Casey Radley, not Lorena Hermida.