SASHES AND TIARAS.....Miss International 2013 is Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago: Fifth Time for The Philippines!

Last night a new Miss International was crowned: Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago, beat out 66 other beauties from all over the world for the coveted beauty title. The Miss International pageant is considered one of the top four "Grand Slam" international beauty contests, alongside Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth.







The new Miss International is 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall 23 year-old Bea Rose Santiago. She was born in Cataingan, Masbate, where she was raised by
her grandparents. She is the eldest of the three children. At 15, she
and her family moved to Canada. Santiago later became a fashion model
and was signed up as the only Filipino for the Elite Model Management. In 2012, Santiago represented the
Philippines in the Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International and
placed in the Top 10.







This was the fifth time that the Philippines won the Miss
International beauty pageant since its inception in 1960. It was also
the third time in a row this year that a Filipina captured an
international title in a beauty contest. Earlier, Mutya Datul won the Miss Supranational in Belarus while Megan Lynne Young was crowned Miss World in Bali, Indonesia.









This year's 52nd Annual "Miss International" occurred at the Shinagawa Hotel Hall in Tokyo Japan and was marred with controversy: last year’s Miss International, Ikumi
Yoshimatsu of Japan, was not allowed to attend the finals due to her
involvement in a media scandal which includes harassment accusations to
powerful people in the business. She was not able to crown her successor.







Miss International 2013 National Costume Highlights:








Miss Puerto Rico Ashley Beth Perez (left) wore a coral colored fit-to-flare sheer gown with silver stud-and-sequin detail. Very pretty and good fit.




Miss Spain Araceli Carrilero Martinez (right) wore an ivory gown with solid satin sides and front lace panel detail with a high front neckline. This was a tad "Wedding Gown"-like but a nice gown showing for Miss Spain.








Second Runner-up Miss New Zealand Casey Radley: Casey wore a black one shoulder gown with silver scroll-like details and high side front slit. It was very "Pageant typical" and her side swept hair didn't help.





The Winner Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago: Bea Rose wore a one shoulder red stretch sequined with nude illusion side panel and crystal accents radiating from heavy to light at the sides. The gown was quite sexy, had lots of stage presence and fit her perfectly. The elegant slicked back chignon, delicate makeup and drop earrings finished the look off very well. It reminded me a little of the beautiful one shoulder gown that...