Miss International 2013 is Bea Rose Santiago from the Philippines! 3rd Crown this year!


Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago was crowned Miss International 2013. This was 53rd edition of the Miss International pageant held on December 17, 2013 at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

This is the 5th Miss International title for the Philippines following wins by:
1964 Gemma Teresa Cruz Araneta
1970 Aurora McKenney Pijuan
1979 Mimilanie Laurel Marquez
2005 Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman

And the 3rd major crown this year, following wins by Megan Young at Miss World and Mutya Datul at Miss Supranational.

Santiago was not new to the international pageant. On 2012 she represented the Philippines in Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012 where she placed as top 10 semi-finalists.

Miss International 2013: Philippines – Bea Rose Santiago
1st Runner Up: Netherlands – Nathalie den Dekker
2nd Runner Up: New Zealand – Casey Radley

Top 5:
Philippines – Bea Rose Santiago
New Zealand – Casey Radley
Colombia – Lorena Hermida
Netherlands – Nathalie den Dekker
Hungary – Brigitta Ötvős

Top 15 Finalist:
Gibraltar – Jamielee Randall
Brazil – Cristina Alves Da Silva
Puerto Rico – Ashley Beth Pérez
Ecuador – Nathaly Arroba Hurtado
Hungary – Brigitta Ötvős
Netherlands – Nathalie den Dekker
USA – Andrea Neu
Philippines – Bea Rose Santiago
New Zealand – Casey Radley
Lithuania – Elma Segzdaviciute
Iceland – Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir
Colombia – Lorena Hermida
Russia – Olga Gaidabura
Thailand – Chonticha Tiengtham
Spain – Araceli Carrilero Martínez

Special Awards:
National costume: Aruba – Erialda Croes
Photogenic: Lithuania – Elma Segzdaviciute
Friendship: New Zealand – Casey Radley
Internet: Macau – Adela Ka-Wai Sou

Judges:
Mariko Bando – President of Showa Women’s University
Maria Teresa Lopez – Wife of Philippine Ambassador to Japan
Alejandra Andreu – Miss International 2008
Ryohei Miyata – President of Tokyo University or Arts
Hirokazu Hasegawa – Chairman and Executive Director of Hasegawa
Marlene Villela-Talbott – Embassy of Honduras
Michie Nakamaru – Opera Singer
Mitsuo Katsui – Art Director
Sojitsu Kobori – Grand Master of the Enshu Sado School
Akie Abe – Wife of the Prime Minister of Japan
Akemi Shimomura – Chair Person of the International Cultural Association
Yuki Ikenobo – Headmaster of Ikenobo
Junko Koshino – Designer
Seiko Noda – Member of the House of Representatives

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