In front of a worldwide audience of approximately 1 billion viewers, Miss Universe Venezuela, Gabriela Isler was crowned Miss Universe 2013 from Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. The 62nd Annual MISS UNIVERSE® Competition was broadcast on NBC with a Spanish simulcast on Telemundo.
Miss Universe Venezuela,
Gabriela Isler is the 7th young woman to take home the Miss Universe crown from
Venezuela. The 25 year-old college graduate with a marketing degree enjoys
flamenco dancing and baking when she is not modeling. She is from the town of
Maracay, Venezuela, right outside of Caracas, the country’s capital.
Thomas Roberts, anchor of
(“MSNBC Live”) and Melanie Brown, best known to audiences as Mel B (“America’s
Got Talent”), co-hosted the pageant. Jeannie Mai, recognized for her fashion
segments on NBC’s “Today,” served as commentator.
The judges who sealed the
fate of this year’s winner included: Steven Tyler, Aerosmith’s front man and
lead singer; Chef Nobu, acclaimed chef proprietor of Nobu and Matsuhisa restaurants;
Tara Lipinski, Gold medal figure skater and 2014 Winter Olympics figure skating
analyst for NBC Olympics’ multi-platform coverage; Carol Alt, TV personality,
star of Fox News Channel’s ‘A HEALTHY YOU AND CAROL ALT’, international
supermodel, actress, author, entrepreneur and raw-food enthusiast; Anne V,
supermodel, actress, philanthropist and mentor on Oxygen’s upcoming season of
“The Face” with nine consecutive appearances in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
issue; Farouk Shami, founder of Farouk Systems, Inc. makers of CHI and
presenting hair care sponsor of the 2013 MISS UNIVERSE® Competition; Italo
Fontana, pioneering designer of U-BOAT Watches; and Philip Kirkorov, iconic
Russian pop-star.
In addition to his judging
duties, Steven Tyler took the stage for a special performance. Tyler and the
celebrity judges joined an exciting broadcast that included performances by
Grammy-nominated band Panic! At The Disco and international recording artist
EMIN.
Throughout the MISS
UNIVERSE Competition, contestants representing 86 countries competed in three
categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. The telecast concluded with
Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo crowning her successor.
Final Results:
- First Runner-Up: Miss Universe Spain, Patricia Yurena Rodriguez will assume the duties of Miss Universe 2013 if the titleholder for some reason cannot fulfill her responsibilities.
- Second Runner-Up: Miss Universe Ecuador, Constanza Baez.
- Rest of Top Five: Miss Universe Brazil, Jakelyne Oliveira; and Miss Universe Philippines, Ariella Arida.
- Rest of Top Ten: Miss Universe Great Britain, Amy Willerton; Miss Universe India, Manasi Moghe; Miss Universe USA, Erin Brady; Miss Universe Ukraine, Olga Storozhenko; and Miss Universe Dominican Republic, Yaritza Reyes.
- Rest of Top Sixteen: Miss Universe Costa Rica, Fabiana Granados; Miss Universe China, Jin Ye; Miss Universe Indonesia, Whulandary; Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Monic Perez; Miss Universe Nicaragua, Nastassja Bolivar; and Miss Universe Switzerland, Dominique Rinderknecht.
- Miss Photogenic Universe™ Award: Miss Universe Poland, Paulina Krupinska. An expert panel chose the delegate they thought best exemplifies beauty through the lens of a camera. She was awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a gift from pageant sponsor Diamond Nexus.
- Miss Congeniality Universe™ Award: Miss Universe China, Jin Ye. This award reflects the respect and admiration of the delegate’s peers who voted for her as the most congenial, charismatic and inspirational participant. She was awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a gift from Diamond Nexus.
