Miss Earth 2013
| Miss Earth 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 7, 2013 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | David Pomeranz |
| Theme | The International Year of Water Cooperation |
| Venue | Versailles Palace, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 88 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Alyz Henrich Venezuela |
| Congeniality | Nita Sofiani Indonesia |
| Photogenic | Sobhita Dhulipala[1] India |
Miss Earth 2013 was the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines, on December 7, 2013.
Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic crowned Alyz Henrich of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event. Henrich made history as she put Venezuela on the map of pageantry as the only country to win all the Big Four beauty pageants at least twice.
88 contestants competed for this year's pageant, marking the highest turnout of any Miss Earth edition to date as of 2025. Miss Earth 2008, Karla Henry, was present at the pageant to express the gratitude to the different countries for helping the Philippines after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
Results
- Miss Earth
- Miss Earth – Air
- Miss Earth – Water
- Miss Earth – Fire
- Top 8
- Top 20
Placements
| Placement | Contestant[2] |
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| Miss Earth 2013 |
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| Miss Earth – Air 2013 |
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| Miss Earth – Water 2013 |
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| Miss Earth – Fire 2013 |
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| Top 8 |
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| Top 16 |
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Note: The Carousel Productions has confirmed that Punika Kulsoontornrut, Miss Earth Water 2013 was dethroned due to joining Miss International 2014 thus violating her contract as a titleholder.
Judges
| No. | Judge | Background |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Con Apostolopoulos | Vice President, Sales and Partnerships at Fox International Channels |
| 2 | Alexandra Rocha | Owner of Pinkerton Ice Cream, and the host of Solar News Channel's food and travel show, Something to Chew On |
| 3 | Joseph King | Owner at M&S Investments, Chairperson at North Asia Resources Group, Partner at Richland Capital and former Vice President at Blackstone Capital Partners Asia |
| 4 | Iza Calzado | Filipino actress, TV Host and model |
| 5 | Dibas Khaniya | International IT Award 2012 winner, Founder President of Friends Initiative |
| 6 | Jasper Tiu | Vice-President For Sales And Marketing Of Peerless Lion Corporation, Maker Of Hana Shampoo |
| 7 | Jake Letts | Team captain of Philippines national rugby union team |
| 8 | Sarah Meier | Filipino-Swiss model, TV Host and former MTV Philippines VJ |
| 9 | Allen Roxas | President of State Properties Corporation that owns the Versailles Palace, Chairperson of Chiang Kai Shek College |
| 10 | Lorraine Schuck | Former beauty queen, Executive Vice President of Carousel Productions |
Background music
- Opening: "Feel This Moment" by Christina Aguilera
- Swimsuit competition:
- Evening gown competition: "Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus
Contestants
88 delegates were selected to compete:
| Country/Terr. | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Afroviti Goge | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Tirana | 2 |
| Australia | Renera Thompson[3] | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Sydney | 2 |
| Austria | Katia Wagner[4] | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Vienna | 1 |
| Bahamas | Vandia Sands[5] | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nassau | 2 |
| Belgium | Kristina de Munter[6] | 26 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Brussels | 2 |
| Belize | Amber Rivero[7] | 21 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Belize City | 2 |
| Bolivia | María Renée Carmona | 18 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Cochabamba | 3 |
| Bonaire | Jeanine Ottenhof | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Huizen | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vera Krneta | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sarajevo | 1 |
| Brazil | Priscilla Martins | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Araújos | 3 |
| British Virgin Islands | Kimberly Herbert[8] | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Roadtown | 3 |
| Canada | Sofiya Chorniy | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Montreal | 1 |
| Chile | Natalia Lermanda[9] | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Santiago | 1 |
| China | Lisa Xiang[10] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Jiangsu | 2 |
| Colombia | Diana Ortegón[11] | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Girardot | 1 |
| Costa Rica | Mariela Aparicio | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | San José | 2 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Bintou Traoré[12] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Korhogo | 2 |
| Crimea | Mariya Makater[13] | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Simferopol | 1 |
| Curaçao | Archangela Garcia | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Willemstad | 1 |
| Czech Republic | Monika Leová | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Choceň | 2 |
| Denmark | Josefine Mikuta Poulsen | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Nørrebro | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | Maria Eugenia de los Santos[14] | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Juan de la Maguana | 3 |
| Ecuador | Ana María Weir | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Guayaquil | 1 |
| England | Chloe Othen[15] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | London | 1 |
| France | Sophie Garenaux[16] | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Harnes | 2 |
| Gabon | Filiane Mayombo Koundi[17] | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Ogooué-Lolo | 3 |
| Germany | Caroline Noeding | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Hanover | 3 |
| Ghana | Amabel Klutse | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Accra | 1 |
| Guadeloupe | Marie Vaitilingon | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Le Moule | 2 |
| Guam | Katarina Martinez[18] | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Barrigada | 2 |
| Guatemala | Jimena Mansilla Wever | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Guatemala City | 3 |
| Haiti | Carolina Rinchère | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Port-au-Prince | 3 |
| Hungary | Dalma Huszarovics[19] | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Budapest | 3 |
| India | Sobhita Dhulipala | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Guntur | 2 |
| Indonesia | Nita Sofiani[20] | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bandung | 1 |
| Israel | Maria Abboud[19] | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Jerusalem | 1 |
| Italy | Debora Bon[21] | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Venice | 3 |
| Japan | Yu Horikawa | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Tokyo | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | Kumis Bazarbayeva[19] | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Almaty | 2 |
| Kosovo | Donika Emini[22] | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Pristina | 2 |
| Lebanon | Rita Houkayem | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Beirut | 2 |
| Lithuania | Monika Sereckyte | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Vilnius | 1 |
| Macau | Ashely Qian | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Macau | 3 |
| Madagascar | Erwinah Mathon | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Antananarivo | 1 |
| Malaysia | Josephine Tan | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Pahang | 3 |
| Martinique | Rani Charles | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Fort-de-France | 2 |
| Mauritius | Virginie Dorza[23] | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Port Louis | 3 |
| Mexico | Kristal Silva | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ciudad Victoria | 3 |
| Mongolia | Bayartsatsral Baljinnyam | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Ulan Bator | 1 |
| Nepal | Rojisha Shahi Thakuri[24] | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Dhapakhel | 2 |
| Netherlands | Wendy-Kristy Hoogerbrugge[25] | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Rotterdam | 3 |
| Nigeria | Marie Miller[26] | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lagos | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | Amira Graham[19] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Belfast | 2 |
| Norway | Caroline Sparboe | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Oslo | 3 |
| Panama | Johanna Batista | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Panama City | 2 |
| Paraguay | Leticia Cáceres[27] | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Itá | 3 |
| Philippines | Angelee delos Reyes[28] | 26 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Olongapo | 1 |
| Poland | Aleksandra Szczęsna | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Warsaw | 1 |
| Portugal | Solange Duarte | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ovar | 3 |
| Réunion | Christelle Abrantes | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Saint-Pierre | 1 |
| Romania | Ioana Mihalache[19] | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Constanța | 3 |
| Russia | Olesya Boslovyak[19] | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Moscow | 3 |
| Scotland | Kiera Kingsman[19] | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Glasgow | 2 |
| Serbia | Anđelka Tomašević[29] | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Zubin Potok | 2 |
| Sierra Leone | Mariatu Dukuray[19] | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Freetown | 3 |
| Singapore | Vanessa Hee | 25 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Singapore | 1 |
| Slovak Republic | Lucia Slaninkova | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Považská Bystrica | 1 |
| Slovenia | Nina Kos | 21 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Ljubljana | 3 |
| South Africa | Ashanti Mbanga | 24 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Johannesburg | 1 |
| South Korea | Catharina Choi | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | São Paulo | 2 |
| South Sudan | Gloria Karsis Raymon | 18 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Malakal | 3 |
| Spain | Cristina Martínez | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | Solange Kristina Gunawijeya | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Nugegoda | 3 |
| Sweden | Denice Andrée[30] | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Stockholm | 2 |
| Switzerland | Djoa Strassburg | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Zurich | 1 |
| Tahiti | Maeva Simonin | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Punaauia | 3 |
| Taiwan | Lyu Ying Li[19] | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Taipei | 1 |
| Tanzania | Clara Noor[31] | 18 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Mwanza | 2 |
| Thailand | Punika Kulsoontornrut[19] | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ariana Rampersad | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Couva | 1 |
| Turkey | Ezgi Avci | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Istanbul | 2 |
| Ukraine | Anastasia Sukh[19] | 18 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Kyiv | 3 |
| United States | Nicolle Velez | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | New York City | 3 |
| United States Virgin Islands | Vanessa Donastorg[32] | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Saint Thomas | 2 |
| Venezuela | Alyz Henrich | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Punto Fijo | 2 |
| Wales | Angharad James[19] | 23 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Cardiff | 3 |
| Zambia | Winnie-Fredah Kabwe | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Lusaka | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | Samantha Dika[19] | 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Harare | 2 |
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Designations
- Belgium – Kristina de Munter was appointed to represent Belgium, she was previously Miss International Belgium 2011.
- Colombia – Diana Ortegon was appointed as "Miss Tierra Colombia 2013" after a casting call took place.
- Romania – Ioana Mihalache was appointed to represent Romania, she was previously Miss Universe Romania 2012 1st runner-up.
- United States Virgin Islands – Vanessa Donastorg was appointed to represent United States Virgin Islands.
Replacements
- Albania – Natalia Stamuli is replaced by Afroviti Goge because Stamuli did not reach the minimum age requirement.
- Curaçao – Silvienne Winklaar, who was elected Miss Earth Curaçao 2013 is replaced by Archangela Garcia who was previously Miss Curaçao 2013 contestant.
- Guatemala – Cristina Girón is replaced by Jimena Mansilla Wever.
- Paraguay – Karen Duarte is replaced by Leticia Caceres.
- Russia – Elina Kireeva is replaced by Olesya Boslovyak.
- South Korea – Hyo-hee Kim is replaced by Catharina Choi who was previously one of the 2nd runner-up of Miss Korea 2013.
- Ukraine – Natalia Varchenko is replaced by Anastasia Sukh.
Withdrawals
- During the contest
- New Zealand – Nela Zisser was able to participate during the preliminary activities in Manila but she decided to withdraw before the coronation night due to food poisoning.
- Before the contest
- Algeria – Rym Amari withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
- Aruba – Francis Massiel Sousa withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
- Equatorial Guinea – Restituta Mifumu Nguema withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
- Latvia – Ieva Lase withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
- Pakistan – Shanzay Hayat withdrew due to lack of sponsorship for the pageant. She competed the following year.
- Peru – Brunella Fossa withdrew due to financial issues.
- Puerto Rico – Velmary Paola Cabassa Vélez did not compete.
- Tonga – Diamond Langi withdrew after she was Crowned Miss Face of Beauty International 2013.
- Tunisia – Maha Sayi withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
Give up
International broadcasters
| Location | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific | STAR World Asia |
| Philippines | STAR World Philippines, ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel1 |
| Venezuela | Venevision |
| Japan | TV Asahi1 |
1Delayed Telecast on 8 December 2013 (10:00 AM Philippine Standard Time)
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