Venezuela takes home Miss Universe crown

Nov 10, 2013 News

Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2013 at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, last evening, beating 85 of the world’s most beautiful women. Last year’s title holder, Olivia Culpo of the United States America (USA) handed over the coveted Diamond Nexus crown to 25-year-old Gabriela Isler.

Miss Universe Venezuela 2013. Here during national costume round (Photo: Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP)

Isler will for the next year travel the world representing the Miss Universe organization and a charity organization of her choice. Spain’s Patricia Yurena Rodriguez was the first runner-up and Miss Ecuador, Constanza Baez, the second runner-up.
The top ten semi-finalists included Great Britain, India, USA, Ukraine and Dominican Republic. Beauties from Costa Rica, China, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua and Switzerland had made to top 16.
Miss Nicaragua Nastassja Bolivar won the national costume contest held on November 3 at Vegas Mall in Moscow. Miss Philippines, Ariella Arida, who came fourth in the finals, had bagged the top prize for the photo shoot for Italian lingerie brand, Yamamay, taken by New York-based Fashion Photographer, Fadil Berisha.
Guyana’s Katherina Roshana did not make it to the top 16.
It is Venezuela’s seventh win, just a step behind the USA which secured eight titles.