Miss International 2013

Miss International 2013, the 53rd Miss International pageant, was held on December 17, 2013 at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Alejandra Andreu, Miss International 2008, crowned Bea Santiago of the Philippines at the end of the event. This was the second consecutive year Japan hosted the pageant.

The incumbent titleholder Miss International 2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan was barred from attending the event due to her involvement in a scandal where a media executive Genichi Taniguchi allegedly harassed and intimidated Ms. Yoshimatsu for not signing on to a talent agency with ties to the Japanese Yakuza or underworld.

Background
On September 6, 2013, it was announced by Akemi Shimomura, the president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2013 pageant will be held in Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo, Japan on December 17, 2013.

Placements
§ - Fan Vote Winner

Debuts

 * 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Returns

 * Last competed in 1996:
 * 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
 * Last competed in 2004:
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland
 * 🇹🇳 Tunisia
 * Last competed in 2010:
 * 🇱🇹 Lithuania
 * Last competed in 2011:
 * 🇦🇼 Aruba
 * 🇨🇳 China
 * 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands
 * 🇷🇴 Romania
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa
 *  Vietnam

Designations

 * 🇸🇻 El Salvador - Yaritza Rivera was appointed to represent El Salvador, she was previously Miss Earth El Salvador 2012.
 * 🇪🇪 Estonia - Madli Vilsar was appointed to represent Estonia, she was previously Miss Estonia 2011.
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland - Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir was appointed to represent Iceland, she was previously Ungfru Islands 2011.
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia - Charissa Chong was appointed to represent Malaysia, she was previously Miss Global Malaysia 2012.
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico - Lucero Montemayor was appointed to represent Mexico, she was the 1st runner-up at the Nuestra Belleza México 2012 pageant.
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker was appointed to represent Netherlands by Katia Maes, national director of Miss International in Netherlands, she was previously Miss Nederland 2012.
 * 🇵🇪 Peru - Maria Gracia Figueroa was appointed to represent Peru, she was previously Miss Earth Peru 2011.
 * 🇵🇱 Poland - Katarzyna Oracka was appointed to represent Poland, she was in the Top 10 at the Miss Polonia 2012 pageant.
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine - Margaryta Gorbyk was appointed as Miss International Ukraine 2013 after a casting call took place.
 *  Vietnam - Lô Thị Hương Trâm was appointed to compete the peageant by Elite Vietnam. She crowned Miss Jewelry Vietnam 2013.

Replacements

 * 🇨🇦 Canada - Sarah Ainsley Harrison was appointed to represent Canada after the original representative of Canada, Siera Bearchell could not compete after not being able to fulfill her contractual obligations required by the Miss Universe Canada Organization, Harrison was previously Miss Universe Canada 2013 Contestant.
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon - Deedee Zibara was replaced by Layla Yarak, the 1st runner-up after Zibara could not compete due to some serious issues between her and the committee.
 * 🇪🇸 Spain - Jara Rodriguez was replaced by Araceli Carrilero Martinez, the 1st runner-up after Rodriguez gave up the title.
 *  Tahiti - Due to Maeva Simonin's inability to participate, Ohana Huber represented Tahiti at Miss international 2013.
 * 🇹🇳 Tunisia - Sana Sallah is originally Miss International Tunisia. Due to Sana's higher studies abroad in Moscow, Sondes Zamouri replaced Sallah to compete. She was the runner-up at Miss Tunisia 2013.
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - Sophie Moulds was replaced by Elizabeth Greenham. She was an Miss Universe Great Britain 2011 contestant.

Withdrawals

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina - Zaida Schoop, due to lack of funding & sponsorship.
 * 🇧🇾 Belarus - No contest held
 * 🇧🇿 Belize - No contest held
 * 🇨🇲 Cameroon - No contest held
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark - Josefine Emilie Egebjerg, undisclosed reasons.
 * 🇫🇷 France - Christelle Roca, undisclosed reasons.
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras - Natalia Coto, sent back to Honduras because the national director failed to inform the Japanese committee that she was replacing Jennifer Valle.
 * 🇮🇱 Israel - No contest held
 * 🇱🇻 Latvia - Svetlana Goldberga, undisclosed reasons.
 * 🇲🇺 Mauritius - Shiksha Matabadul, undisclosed reasons.
 * 🇳🇦 Namibia - Antonia Shinana, undisclosed reasons.
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - Simerene Rabot, due to failing to meet the age requirements.
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey - Ahu Agisbas, due to failing to meet the age requirements.
 *  U.S. Virgin Islands - No contest held

Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:


 * Miss Universe
 * 2011: 🇪🇪 Estonia - Madli Vilsar
 * 2012: 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker
 * 2017: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic - Carmen Isabel Muñoz Guzmán
 * Miss World
 * 2011: 🇮🇸 Iceland - Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir
 * 2012: 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker (Top 15)
 * 2015: 🇲🇳 Mongolia- Anu Namshir
 * Miss Earth
 * 2011: 🇵🇪 Peru - Maria Gracia Figueroa
 * 2012: 🇸🇻 El Salvador - Yaritza Rivera
 * 2014: 🇺🇸 United States - Andrea Neu (Miss Earth-Air/1st runner-up)
 * 2015: 🇬🇹 Guatemala - Sara Guerrero
 * Miss Globe
 * 2013: 🇲🇾 Malaysia - Charissa Chong
 * Miss Grand International
 * 2014: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg - Corrine Semedo Furtado
 * Miss Supranational
 * 2010: 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker
 * 2012: 🇮🇸 Iceland - Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir (Semi-finalist)
 * 2014: 🇧🇪 Belgium - Ekaterina Sarafanova
 * 2014: 🇵🇹 Portugal - Ana Claudia Ornelas
 * Miss Tourism International
 * 2010: 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker (Winner)
 * 2014: 🇨🇷 Costa Rica - Andrea Rojas
 * Miss Tourism Queen International
 * 2013: 🇳🇿 New Zealand - Casey Radley (Oceania Queen)
 * 2013: 🇵🇹 Portugal - Ana Cláudia Ornelas (4th runner-up)
 * 2016: 🇲🇳 Mongolia- Anu Namshir (winner)
 * Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
 * 2010: 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker (Semi-finalist)
 * 2012: 🇵🇭 Philippines - Bea Santiago (Semi-finalist)
 * World Miss University
 * 2014: 🇲🇾 Malaysia - Charissa Chong
 * Face of Beauty International
 * 2014:  Chinese_Taipei - Xiao-wen Chen (4th runner-up, Best in Talent)
 * Reinado Internacional del Café
 * 2014: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic - Carmen Isabel Muñoz Guzmán
 * Reina Mundial del Banano
 * 2014: 🇹🇼 Taiwan - Xiao-wen Chen
 * Reina de la Costa Maya
 * 2013: 🇨🇷 Costa Rica - Andrea Rojas
 * Miss Turismo Latino
 * 2012: 🇬🇹 Guatemala - Sara Guerrero (1st runner-up)
 * Miss Mesoamérica
 * 2012: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - Ashley Beth Perez (1st runner-up)
 * Top Model of the World
 * 2012: 🇸🇻 El Salvador - Yaritza Rivera
 * Supermodel International
 * 2015: 🇲🇳 Mongolia - Anu Namshir (1st runner-up, Photogenic Model, Best Catwalk)