Miss Ariella Arida of the Philippines was the last to be called in the Top 16 announcement of the Miss Universe 2013, even denying the hometown’s favorite Russia’s last spot in the world’s most prestigious competition.
Here’s the Top 16 Finalists:
1. Costa Rica Fabiana Granados
2. Ukraine Olga Storozhenko
3. China Jin Ye
4. Ecuador Constanza Baez
5. Great Britain Amy Willerton
6. Indonesia Whulandary
7. Venezuela Gabriela Isler
8. Dominican Republic Yaritza Reyes
9. Puerto Rico Monic Perez
10. Spain Patricia Yurena Rodriguez
11. USA Erin Brady
12. Nicaragua Nast(–foul word(s) removed–)ja Bolivar
13. Switzerland Dominique Rinderknecht
14. India Manasi Moghe
15. Brazil Jakelyne Oliveira
16. Philippines Ariella Arida
The Finals judges includes the following personalities:
1. Steven Tyler
2. Chef Nobu
3. Tara Lipinski
4. Carol Alt
5. Anne V
6. Farouk Shami
7. Italo Fontana
8. Philip Kirkorov