Miss Universe 2013: PHL in beauty grand slam?

And the answer is: we can hope! :)

After the coronation of Mutya Johanna Datul as Miss Supranational 2013 in Belarus, Megan Young as Miss World 2013 in Bali, the pressure is high on the chemist-beauty queen from the province of Laguna, Ariella Arida to bag the Miss Universe crown, something which has eluded the Philippines since 1973.

Reports state that Ariella is a top favorite in a field of 86 equally beautiful candidates from all over the world, and we wish her luck! The live telecast of Miss Universe 2013 from Crocus City Hall in Moscow happens in a few hours!

Beauty Grandslam

My beauty watching friends say the Question and Answer portion of the pageant will be very crucial. I retrieved Ariella’s answer in the Bb. Pilipinas 2013 Q & A and contrary to what some people say, it wasn’t bad at all. I am sure she will do better in Miss Universe 2013 because she had ample time to train for it.

Prior to winning Bb. Pilipinas Universe, Ariella or Ara was a contestant to Binibining Laguna and Miss Philippines Earth 2012. Her parents are both public school teachers and she graduated with a degree in chemistry from the University of the Philippines Los Banos.

We caught Ara during a crying moment with her mom after the winners were announced in the Bb. Pilipinas 2013 pageant.

arielle arida with mom

Miss Universe 2013: our Top 5

Avid beauty watchers can’t wait for the wee hours of Sunday, November 9 (about 2am) when Miss Universe 2013 will be telecast live from Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. I won’t be up so early to watch the pageant so I will probably just wake up to announcements in my social media feeds about who the winner is :)

The good news is that the Philippines’ very own Ariella Arida is emerging to be a heavy favorite in the world’s most prestigious beauty tilt, even winning the title Ice Princess in a pre-pageant contest. The pressure is up because Venus Raj in 2010, Shamcey Supsup in 2011 and Janine Tugonon in 2012 all landed in the Miss Universe Top 5 and won runners-up titles. So let us wear our colors proud Team Philippines and vote for Ariella using this link

Ariella - Miss Universe 2013

Remember, we also predicted Olivia Culpo to win Miss U 2012 in our fearless forecast here . Here’s our Top 5 bets for Miss Universe 2013: (all photos courtesy of the official pageant site at www.missuniverse.com)

1. Bb. Pilipinas Ariella Arida – for patriotic reasons and because her beauty can stand out with the rest of the 85 world-class contestants ;)

2. Miss USA Erin Brady of Connecticut

Miss USA - Miss Universe 2013

3. Miss Spain Patricia Yurena Rodriguez

Miss Spain - Miss Universe 2013

4. Miss France Hinarani de Longeaux

Miss France - Miss Universe 2013

5. Miss Puerto Rico Monic Perez

Miss Puerto Rico - Miss Universe 2013

The rest of our Magic 14:

6. Miss Colombia Lucia Aldana

7. Miss Dominican Republic Yaritza Reyes

8. Miss Venezuela Gabriel Isler

9. Miss Croatia Melita Fabecic

10. Miss Poland Paulina Kropinska

11. Miss Israel Titi Yitayish

12. Miss Czech Republic Gabriela Kratochvilova

13. Miss Panama Carolina Brid

14. Miss Australia Olivia Wells