Miss Tourism International 2012 / 2013

Miss Tourism International 2012 World Final Rizzini Alexis Gomez, center, of Philippines poses for a photo with first runner-up Monika Radulovic, second from left, of Australia, second runner-up Marielis Alejandra Castellanos Perez, second from right, of Venezuela, third runner-up Lourdes Maria Del Carmen Motta Rolon, left, of Paraguay, and fourth runner-up Jun Yong Wan Jun of Malaysia after the beauty pageant held during the New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Sunway Resort in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.

The 22-year-old Cebuana bested 55 other delegates from around the world vying for the crown. Gomez is the second Filipina to win the crown after Miss Tourism International 2000 Maria Esperanza. The pageant began in 1994.

Completing the Top 10 semi-finalists were the contestants from China, India, New Zealand, Russia and Thailand.  Only 10 beauties made the final cut this year.

Best Moment Of The Year 2012

http://globalbeauties.com/blog/2012/12/ten-facts-andor-people-who-marked-2012-in-the-pageant-arena/

Panamerican Queen of Sugarcane 2012

The traditional Panamerican Queen of Sugarcane contest came back to life in the city of Cali, Colombia, and Miss Bolivia,  Yohana Paola Vaca Guzmán, was chosen as winner. Yohana won the title Miss World Bolivia 2011 and participated in Miss World last year, in London.

The 1st runner-up was Margarita María Peralta Tovar, Miss Colombia, and the 2nd runner-up was Elba Mercedes Fahsbender, Miss Peru. The representatives of Honduras and Mexico rounded out the top 5. 14 candidates competed for the title.

Miss Universe Malaysia 2013

Carey Ng, 23, 1.78 m-tall, was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 on December 10 in Shah Alam. She will represent Malaysia in the 2013 Miss Universe Pageant, possibly in Uruguay or South Africa.

The first runner-up was Natalie Ng and the second runner-up was May Salitah.

Miss Netherlands 2013

Stephanie Tency, Miss Noord-Holland, was crowned Miss Universe Nederland 2013 at the end of the Miss Nederland 2012 beauty pageant held in Amsterdam on Monday night of December 10, 2012. She will represent Netherlands in the Miss Universe 2013 beauty pageant.

Miss South Africa 2013

Marilyn Ramos is the winner of Miss South Africa 2012 and will compete in Miss World 2013 and Miss Universe 2013.

Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2012i

Lithuania walked away with the title Miss Tourism Queen of the Year 2012, held in China. Her name is Asta Kakumaite.

Complete results:

1^st Runner Up:   KOREA   (Ms KIM YOUNG-JOO)

2^nd Runner Up:   CHINA   (Ms LIU YAN JUN)

3^rd Runner Up:   DENMARK   (Ms SARAH LAERKE PEDERSEN)

4^th Runner Up:   PORTUGAL   (Ms NURIA AIDA JACINTO CARDOSO)

(Global Beauties)

Miss Universe 2012

Miss Universe 2012 winner is Miss USA Olivia Culpo
- The first runner-up: Miss Universe Philippines Janine Tugonon
- The second runner-up: Miss Universe Venezuela Irene Esser
- The third runner-up: Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris
- The fourth runner-up: Miss Universe Brazil Gabriela Markus