Miss Universe 2013 is VENEZUELA!

María Gabriela Isler, 25, from Maracay, Venezuela, is the winner of the Miss Universe 2013 pageant, held in Moscow, Russia, on November 9th. This is the 7th ever crown for her country, which means they are only 1 crown behind the leader, USA, with 8 Miss Universe's crowns.


1st runner-up was Miss Spain, Patricia Yurena Rodríguez. She was actually Miss Venezuela's roomate during the pageant.

The top 2 were holding hands and they didn't realize who was the winner until Miss Venezuela got the crown on her head! It was a really unique crowning moment, yet confusing, but in the end both of them were really happy for each other.


2nd runner-up was Miss Ecuador, Constanza Baez, which is the highest placement for her country ever.
3rd runner-up was Miss Philippines, Ariella Arida, making the 4th consecutive top 5 placement for her country. She got her spot by being the most voted by the fans in the official online voting.
4th runner-up was Miss Brazil, Jakelyne Oliveira, making the 3rd consecutive top 5 placement for her country.

Top 5 delegates

Top 10:

Dominican Republic - Yaritza Reyes
Great Britain - Amy Willerton
India - Manasi Moghe
Ukraine - Olga Storozhenko
USA - Erin Brady

Spain, Philippines, Great Britain, India, Brazil, USA, Ukraine, Ecuador, Venezuela, Dominican Rep.

Top 16:

China - Jin Ye
Costa Rica - Fabiana Granados
Indonesia - Whulandary Herman
Nicaragua - Nastassja Bolivar
Puerto Rico - Monic Marie Perez
Switzerland - Dominique Rinderknecht


Special award winners:

Miss Congeniality: China
Miss Photogenic: Poland
Best National Costume: Nicaragua




Congratulations Venezuela!