Miss World 2013 will be crowned on
September 28 at the Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali. This is the first time
that a Miss World Pageant will be crowned in South East Asia and Indonesia was
always seen as a brave, if not risky choice by the Miss World Organisation. The
final was supposed to take place close to Jakarta but demonstrations and
threats by hardline extremists forced the government of Indonesia to make the
decision that the pageant will stay in Bali. The organizers basically had two
weeks to relocate the final rounds to Bali. It’s rather disappointing to say
the least and we feel extremely sorry for the friends, family, and fans who
already booked flights and hotels to Jakarta. This should never have happened –
they should have stuck with Bali in the first place or never even considered
Indonesia as a host.
Even though the pageant is now scheduled to
take place in Bali which is far more liberal, the threats from the extremists
continue. It’s disappointing that these extremists don’t really take a look to
see that the Miss World Organisation does a lot of good in this world. There is
far greater evil in this world. Now, we really hope that the local organizers
are extremely prepared to ensure that nothing terrible happens.
On a positive side, stunning Bali provided
a gorgeous backdrop for the 127 lovely ladies competing to be this year’s Miss
World. It’s so hard to choose the top contenders this year because there are so
many stunning ladies competing. We just hope that the results are fair and that
the most deserving beauties make it to the final 20. Politics, propaganda, and
business decision take a lot of credibility away from pageant – so may the BEST
girl win. Now for my comments – I always try to keep it as nice as possible and
would definitely not like to offend any girl or their family. This is a
competition though, so I have to also keep my comments fair.
****** Miss World 2013 crown contender
***** Top 5 contender/Continental Title Contender
**** Potential top 10 semi-finalist
*** Likely to be a top 20 semi-finalist
** Could miss the cut or be a surprise in the top 20
* Very likely to miss the cut
FRANCE:
MARINE LORPHELIN ******
Marine is just absolutely stunning. She has been shining
since day one. I think Miss World fits her like a glove – this is the
competition for her for sure. She seems to be a genuinely sweet and sincere
girl and that always goes down well at this pageant. Partnered with her
alluring beauty that really captivates you, I feel that is has the complete
package that the Miss World judges are looking for. It’s definitely between
France and Spain for the Miss World Europe title… and I’ll even go as far as
saying that she could steal the crown away from more heavily favored girls.
GABON:
BRUNILLA MOUSSADINGO **
I keep saying this but the African girls are really
strong this year. Their second ever contestant is very pretty but she was just
outshined by several other delegates. Brunilla was a good representative and
her country can feel very proud of her but I think the group is just too
competitive. I’m expecting a breakthrough for Gabon real soon though.
GEORGIA:
TAMAR SHEDANIA *
Honestly speaking, I feel Tamar was much better suited
for Miss Universe than for Miss World. She captured a lot of attention at Miss
Universe because she is really fierce. Unfortunately most of that just gets lost
at this pageant. She was amazing on the runway and should have been selected as a top model finalist though. Georgia’s decade long
drought is likely to continue.
GERMANY:
AMINA SABBAH *
Germany used to do so well in almost every single pageant
there was but their glory days have been over for decades now. I’m still
waiting for a stunning German to come a long and stun us all this pageant.
Amina was crowned only days before the
Miss World Pageant started. She did her best to get ready in such a short
period of time.
GHANA:
CARRANZER SHOOTER ******
My African Queen!!!!!!!! There is no doubt in my mind
that Carranzer will be Miss World Africa and I wish we could have more than one
Miss World this year. It’s time for Africa again – it has been for a while.
Carranzer is tall, stunningly beautiful, and she definitely has the aura of a
Miss World. Her Beauty with A Purpose project is absolutely amazing and I was
deeply touched by it. I hope she wins the Beauty With A Purpose Award.
Carranzer is Africa’s top bet this year and an absolutely crown contender. She
should definitely be in the top 3.
Updated: I feel Ghana deserved far better than only 7th place in BWAP!
GIBRALTAR:
MAROUA KHARBOUCH ***
Maroua is the best delegate Gibraltar has sent since
Kaiane in 2009. In fact, I honestly think she is even more beautiful than
Kaiane. Something I was worried about
before the start of the pageant was her photo shoots which were a bit on the
sexy side but she’s toned her sexiness down for Miss World. She seems to have
loads of support from her countrymen and I believe that she’s in contention for
a top 20 spot.
GREECE:
ATHINA PIKRAKI *
Athina should have left her hair blonde. It was far more
complimentary and highlighted her beauty
much better. The black hair didn’t work and it made her look harsh and vampish.
With some questionable styling choices, she almost became cartoonish. It could
have been a whole different story if she kept her hair blonder.
GUADELOUPE:
SHERYNA VAN DER KOELEN *
GUAM:
CAMARIN MENDIOLA *
Guam’s delegate last year did so well to be in the top 30
but this year I think their delegate is just too young and inexperienced to
even try to make a real impact. Better luck for next year for them though.
GUATEMALA:
LORAINE QUINTO **
Loraine is another delegate that surprised me. She is
radiant and styled really well. She did actually impress me much more than I
thought she did. I don’t think she’s in serious contention for a top 20 spot
but if her interview went well and she gets a few more valuable points in the
challenge events, I don’t think a placement is totally impossible.
Photos: Miss World Organisation 
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