Miss World 2013 is Megan Young from the Philippines!


Miss World 2013 was the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant held on September 28, 2013, at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia.

Presenters: Myleene Klass, Kamal Ibrahim, Daniel Mananta, Jennifer Reoch, Gwendoline Ruais (Ms World 2011-1st Princess), Francisco Escobar

Miss World 2013: Philippines – Megan Young
1st Runner Up: France – Marine Lorphelin
2nd Runner Up: Ghana – Naa Okailey Shooter

Top 6   
 Brazil – Sancler Frantz
 Spain – Elena Ibarbia
 Gibraltar – Maroua Kharbouch (People's Champion)

Top 10   
 Australia – Erin Holland
 Nepal – Ishani Shrestha
 England – Kirsty Heslewood
 Indonesia – Vania Larissa
 Jamaica – Gina Hargitay

Top 20   
 Aruba – Larissa Leeuwe
 Belgium – Noémie Happart
 Canada – Camille Munro
 Dominican Republic – Joely Bernat
 India – Navneet Dhillon
 Italy – Sarah Baderna
 Netherlands – Jacqueline Steenbeek
 Slovakia – Karolína Chomisteková
 Ukraine – Anna Zayachkivska
 United States – Olivia Jordan

Continental Queens of Beauty
Africa: Ghana – Naa Okailey Shooter
Americas: Brazil – Sancler Franz
Asia & Oceania: Philippines – Megan Young
Caribbean: Jamaica – Gina Hargitay
Europe: France – Marine Lorphelin

Challenge Events

Beach Fashion
Winner: Brazil - Sancler Frantz
1st Runner-Up: France - Marine Lorphelin
2nd Runner-Up: Ghana - Naa Okailey Shooter
3rd Runner-Up: Jamaica - Gina Hargitay
4th Runner-Up: Philippines - Megan Young

Top 11   
 China PR - Wei Wei Yu
 Indonesia - Vania Larissa
 Italy - Sarah Baderna
 Moldova - Valeriya Tsurkan
 Spain - Elena Ibarbia (tie)
 Ukraine - Anna Zayachkivska (tie)

Top 32   
 Albania - Ersela Kurti
 Aruba - Larisa Leeuwe
 Bahamas - De'Andra Bannister
 Bulgaria - Nansi Karaboycheva
 Chile - Camila Andrade
 Cote d'Ivoire - Aïssata Ezzedine
 Curaçao - Xafira Urselita
 Czech Republic - Lucie Kovandova
 Denmark - Malene Sorensen
 Ecuador - Laritza Parraga
 England - Kirsty Heslewood
 Ethiopia - Genet Tsegay
 Guyana - Ruqayyah Boyer
 Japan - Michiko Tanaka
 Kyrgyzstan - Zhibek Nukeyeva
 Martinique - Julie Lebrasseur
 Russia - Elmira Abdrazakova
 Slovakia - Karolína Chomistekova
 South Sudan - Manuela Matong
 US Virgin Islands - Petra Cabrera-Badia
 Venezuela - Karen Soto

Sports and Fitness
Winner: Netherlands - Jacqueline Steenbeek
1st Runner Up: Spain - Elena Ibarbia
2nd Runner Up: Northern Ireland - Meagan Green
3rd Runner Up: Paraguay - Coral Ruíz
4th Runner Up: El Salvador - Paola Ayala

Top 20   
 Aruba - Larisa Leeuwe
 Belgium - Noemie Happart
 Bulgaria - Nansi Karaboycheva
 Cyprus - Kristi-Mari Agapiou
 Dominican Republic - Joely Bernat
 England - Kirsty Heslewood
 Hungary - Annamaria Rakosi
 Italy - Sarah Baderna
 Montenegro - Ivana Milojko
 New Zealand - Ella Langsford
 Nicaragua - Luz Decena
 Panama - Virginia Hernandez
 Peru - Elba Fahsbender
 Scotland - Jamey Bowers
 Slovakia - Karolína Chomisteková

All top 20 contestants are split into four teams. Here are this year’s teams.
Yellow Team (Group Winner)
 Bulgaria - Nansi Karaboycheva
 Italy - Sarah Baderna
 Netherlands - Jacqueline Steenbeek
 Nicaragua - Luz Decena
 Slovakia - Karolína Chomisteková

Group 1   
 Belgium - Noemie Happart
 Hungary - Annamaria Rakosi
 Northern Ireland - Meagan Green
 Scotland - Jamey Bowers
 Aruba - Larisa Leeuwe

Group 2 (Winner: Volleyball)
 Dominican Republic - Joely Bernat
 El Salvador - Paola Ayala
 Montenegro - Ivana Milojko
 Spain - Elena Ibarbia
 Cyprus - Kristi-Mari Agapiou

Group 3 [Winner: Waterbucket, Bakiak Race (Indonesian Race), Tug Of War]
 Italy - Sarah Baderna
 Netherlands - Jacqueline Steenbeek
 Nicaragua - Luz Decena
 Slovakia - Karolína Chomisteková
 Bulgaria - Nansi Karaboycheva

Group 4   
 England - Kirsty Heslewood
 New Zealand - Ella Langsford
 Panama - Virginia Hernandez
 Paraguay - Coral Ruíz
 Peru - Elba Fahsbender

Talent Competition
Winner: Indonesia – Vania Larissa
1st Runner Up: Australia – Erin Holland
2nd Runner Up: Ukraine – Anna Zayachkivska
3rd Runner Up: British Virgin Islands – Kirtis Mallone
4th Runner Up: Canada – Camille Munro

Top 12
 Cameroon – Denise Valerie Ayena
 Dominica – Leslassa Armour-Shillingford
 Hong Kong – Jacqueline Wong
 Panama – Virginia Hernandez
 Slovakia – Karolína Chomistekova
 Trinidad & Tobago – Sherrece Villafana
 Wales – Gabrielle Shaw

Top Model - the contestants took to the stage wearing a selection of exquisite designs made especially for the contestants of Miss World by 48 of Indonesia’s Elite Fashion designers.
Winner: Philippines – Megan Young
1st Runner Up: United States – Olivia Jordan
2nd Runner Up: France – Marine Lorphelin
3rd Runner Up: Ukraine – Anna Zaiachkivska
4th Runner Up: Brazil – Sancler Frantz

Top 10   
 Cameroon – Denise Valerie Ayena
 Cyprus – Kristi-Mari Agapiou
 England – Kirsty Heslewood
 Italy – Sarah Baderna
 South Sudan – Manuela Matong

Beauty with a Purpose
Winner: Nepal – Ishani Shrestha
1st Runner Up: Australia – Erin Holland
2nd Runner Up: Tanzania – Brigitte Alfred Lyimo
3rd Runner Up: Belgium – Noémie Happart
4th Runner Up: Brazil – Sancler Frantz
6th Position: France – Marine Lorphelin
7th Position: Ghana – Naa Okailer Shooter
8th Position: England – Kirsty Heslewood
9th Position: India – Navneet Kaur Dhillon
10th Position: Aruba – Larissa Leeuwe

Multimedia Award
Winner: India – Navneet Kaur Dhillon
1st Runner Up: Thailand- Kanyaphak Phokesomboon
2nd Runner Up: Nepal- Ishani Shrestha
3rd Runner Up: Philippines- Megan Young
4th Runner Up:  Malaysia- Melinder Bhullar

People's Champion - For the first time ever, the contestant with the highest votes was named as "People's Champion" and automatically became a finalist unless she had already been chosen in Top 5.
Winner: Gibraltar – Maroua Kharbouch

There are a total of 127 delegates for this year's Miss World competition.

It's also nice to note that there are two presenters who has a Filipino blood: Myleene Klass and Gwendoline Ruais (Ms World-Philippines 2011 winner and Ms World 2011-1st Princess).

Megan Young is the first ever Filipina to take home the crown for the 63 year-old beauty pageant! This is the second crown after Mutya Johanna Datul took home also the first crown for the 5 year-old Miss Supranational that was held in Minsk, Belarus last September 6.