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.jpg) Megan Young, Miss World 2013 | |
| Date | 28 September 2013 |
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| Venue | Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center,South Kuta,Bali, Indonesia |
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| Entrants | 127 |
| Placements | 20 |
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| Winner | Megan Young Philippines |
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Miss World 2013 was the 63rd edition of theMiss World pageant, held at theBali International Convention Center inBali,South Kuta, Indonesia, on 28 September 2013.
Yu Wenxia ofChina crownedMegan Young of thePhilippines, as her successor at the conclusion of the event, marking the only time to date that thePhilippines has won theMiss World title. This victory also made the Philippines the third country to win all of theBig Four international beauty pageants.
It was the first time inSoutheast Asia and it also was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in aMuslim majority country.
After protests from hard-lineIslamic extremism groups threatened to force the pageant out of Indonesia, the national government announced that the finals would be moved from a venue near thecapital city, to a venue on the predominantlyHindu island ofBali.[1] Furthermore, Miss World Organization ChairpersonJulia Morley replaced the "Beach Fashion"bikini swimsuit event, with a "Balinese Beach Fabric"sarong cloth event.[2]
Contestants from 127 countries and territories competed in this year'sMiss World pageant.
This edition saw the debut of Cameroon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo and Uzbekistan, and the return of The British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Ghana, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Moldova, Namibia, Romania, Samoa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia and Zambia; Haiti, which last competed in1975, Dominica and Tunisia in1978, Samoa (as Western Samoa) in1988, The British Virgin Islands in2001, Switzerland in2005, Taiwan (as Chinese Taipei) in2008, Lesotho and Zambia in2010, and Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Namibia and Romania in2011.[3]
Bonaire, Macau, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Uruguay and Zimbabwe, withdrew from the competition.Yityish Titi Aynaw of Israel, withdrew due to political reason regarding to Indonesia being anIslamic country. Later competed atMiss Universe 2013 inMoscow.[4]
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§ —People's Choice winner; Not part of the Top 20
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There were six challenge events. They were Top Model, Beach Fashion, Sport, Multimedia, Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose. Important points were awarded to each winner. All six winners went through to the Top 20.
Megan Young ofPhilippines won Miss World Top Model 2013.
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Sancler Frantz ofBrazil won Miss World Beach Beauty 2013.
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Jacqueline Steenbeek ofNetherlands won Miss World Sport and Fitness 2013.
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Navneet Kaur Dhillon ofIndia won Miss World Multimedia 2013.
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Vania Larissa ofIndonesia won Miss World Talent 2013.
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Ishani Shrestha ofNepal won Miss World Beauty With a Purpose 2013.
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The judges for Miss World 2013 were:
127 Contestants competed for the title.
Belarus – Maryia Vialichka was appointed to represent Belarus, after no national pageant was held because the Miss Belarus pageant is a bi-annual event. It was last time held in 2012. Maria won the title of Miss Charity at the Miss Belarus 2012 pageant.
British Virgin Islands – Kirtis Kassandra Malone was appointed as Miss World British Virgin Islands 2013. The Miss World British Virgin Islands Committee acquired the franchise license from the Miss World organisation this year.
Cyprus – Kristy Marie Agapiou was appointed to represent Cyprus, she was the 1st runner-up at the Star Cyprus 2011 pageant.
Guyana –Ruqayyah Boyer was appointedMiss Guyana 2013 after Natasha Martindale became the new national director in Guyana.
Iceland – Sigríður Dagbjört Ásgeirsdóttir was appointed to represent Iceland, she was the 2nd runner-up at the Ungfrú Island 2011 pageant.
Kazakhstan –Aynur Toleuova was appointed to represent Kazakhstan. She was previously Miss Kazakhstan 2011.
Mongolia – Pagmadulam Sukhbaatar was appointed as Miss World Mongolia 2013 after a casting call took place.
Nicaragua – Luz Decena was appointed as Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2013 by Denis Davila, national director of Miss World in Nicaragua.
Norway – Alexandra Backström was appointed as Miss World Norway 2013 after a casting call took place.[14]
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Trevicia Adams was appointed as Miss World St. Kitts & Nevis 2013 by Eversley Liburd & Joan Millard, national directors of Miss World in St. Kitts & Nevis.[15]
South Korea – Park Min-ji was appointed to represent Korea. She was the 2nd runner-up at the Miss World Korea 2011 pageant.
United States –Olivia Jordan, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was appointed to represent United States. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss California USA 2013 pageant. Later competed atMiss USA 2015 asMiss Oklahoma USA and won the title and competed atMiss Universe 2015 and placed as 2nd runner-up.
Vietnam – Thảo Lại Hương was appointed to represent Vietnam. The permission was granted by the Ministry of Culture of Vietnam, which authorises the international representation of the nation in events of any kind. Thảo was crowned Miss Sport Vietnam 2012.
Zambia – Christine Mwaaba was appointed to represent Zambia, she was the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Zambia 2010 pageant.
Hong Kong – The reigning Miss Hong Kong Carat Cheung was replaced by her 1st runner-up Jacqueline Wong due to being over-age.
Serbia – Nikolina Bojić was replaced by Aleksandra Doknić the 1st runner-up of Miss Serbia 2012, after being withdrawn because of her marriage to Canadian tennis player Frank Dancevic.Note: These countries were to debut or return atMiss World, but did not compete.
Benin
Cape Verde - Christina Spencer
Greenland - Dianne Illiansen
Grenada - Priscilla Collingsworth
Madagascar
Mozambique
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
