Miss Philippines wins Miss International 2013 in Tokyo | Bea Rose Santiago wins Miss International 2013 | Miss Philippines wins Miss International 2013 Philippines wins Miss International 2013 in Tokyo | Dec. 17, 2013 | Breaking News (Tokyo, Japan) The 53rd edition of the Miss International coronation night kicked off tonight, Dec. 17, at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall,Tokyo, Japan where 72 candidates from all corners of the globe are vying for Miss International crown. But one beauty queen stand apart from all of them, Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago is the new Miss International 2013. The annual international beauty pageant is a part of the Big Four international beauty pageant, including Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth. For this year's pageant, the 72 candidates has been involved in a series of pre-pageant activities including a tour of Tokyo, know-how of sushi, Japanese traditional dance training, an introduction to the art of Ikebana and a tour of the Imperial Palace. Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago the new Miss International 2013 will serve as the "Ambassadors of Peace and Beauty" as she will be symbol for beauty, friendship and intelligence. The new queen will also demonstrate tenderness, benevolence and the ability to take action to promote world peace, understanding and goodwill. Miss New Zealand Casey Radley second runner-up and Miss Netherlands Natalie den Dekker is the first runner-up. The Best in National Costume goes to Miss Aruba Erialda Croes, Miss Lithuania Elma Segzdaviciute is Miss Photogenic, Miss Friendship is awarded to New Zealand Casey Radley and Miss Macau Adela Ka-Wai Sou won the Miss Internet Award. Before the pageant starts today, the Miss International Organization was rocked with a scandal when reigning Miss International queen Ikumi Yoshimatsu filed a criminal complaint against a top agency executive for stalking, intimidation, extortion and obstruction of business. The alleged executive is Genichi Taniguchi, and according Yoshimatsu threatened her life after she refused to sign Burning Productions, a major film company. Because of this scandal, Yoshimatsu was stripped with her crown and was banned for this year's Miss International coronation night. She is supposed to crown the new queen and pass her responsibility as Miss International the new queen but because of this recent event she wasn't allowed to set foot in the pageant' final night for the scandal might overshadow the show. Top 15 Miss Gibraltar Miss Brazil Miss Puerto Rico Miss Ecuador Miss Hungary Miss Netherlands Miss USA Miss Philippines Miss New Zealand Miss Iceland Miss Colombia Miss Russia Miss Thailand Miss Spain Miss Poland Title: Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago Wins Miss International 2013 | By Riza Ornos | International Business Times | December 18, 2013 MANILA, Philippines -- Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago was crowned Miss International 2013 on Tuesday, December 17, at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo. This is the 5th Miss International title for the Philippines and the 3rd major crown by a Filipina this year, following wins by Megan Young at Miss World and Mutya Datul at Miss Supranational. Minutes before her crowning, Santiago delivered her final statement using the opportunity to thank the world for standing with the Philippines during the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan. Calling for unity among nations, she said, "If I win the crown, I will help promote camaraderie among countries." Santiago dedicated her win to her countrymen. "This is for the Philippines. I love you, Philippines." Miss Netherlands was crowned first runner up and Miss New Zealand was second runner up. Other members of the Top 5 were Colombia and Hungary. The Top 15 were Gibraltar, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Hungary, Netherlands, United States, Philippines, New Zealand, Lithuania, Iceland, Colombia, Russia, Thailand, and Spain. Video, Megan Young, Indonesia Miss World, Miss Philippines, Miss Philippines Megan Young, Miss World, Miss World 2013, Miss World Indonesia, Miss World Pageant, Miss World Security, Miss World Winner, Style News

• published: 18 Dec 2013
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