Miss Universe 2013 Candidates (Batch A-D)

For it's 62nd edition, the Miss Universe 2013 pageant will take place on November 9 at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia where the current Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo (photo above) from USA relinquish her crown to her successor.

The event will be broadcasted live via NBC and Telemundo. It will be hosted by American television journalist Thomas Albert Roberts and former Spice Girl and America's Got Talent judge Melanie "Mel B" Brown.

MEET THIS YEAR'S MISS UNIVERSE 2013 HOPEFULS: BATCH A-D

Angola Vaumara Rebelo Age: 22 Hometown: Luanda	Argentina Brenda Gonzalez Age: 20 Hometown: Rosario
Aruba Stefanie Evangelista Age: 24 Hometown: San Nicolaas	Australia Olivia Wells Age: 19 Hometown: Melbourne
Austria Doris Hofmann Age: 23 Hometown: Steyr	Azerbaijan Aysel Manafova Age: 21 Hometown: Baku
Bahamas Lexi Wilson Age: 22 Hometown: Nassau	Belgium Noemie Happart Age: 20 Hometown: Liege Notes: Top 20 Semi-Finalist in Miss World 2013
Bolivia Alexia Viruez Age: 19 Hometown: Santa Cruz Notes: Competed in Miss Global Teen 2010 and 1st run-up in Reina Hispanoamericana 2012	Botswana Tsaone Macheng Age: 19 Hometown: Gaborone
Brazil Jakelyne Oliveira Age: 20 Hometown: Rondonopolis Notes: Miss Globe International 2012 winner	British Virgin Islands Sharie De Castro Age: 22 Hometown: Road Town Notes: Miss Caribbean World 2013 winner
Bulgaria Veneta Krasteva Age: 21 Hometown: Sofia	Canada Riza Santos Age: 27 Hometown: Calgary Notes: Competed in Miss Earth 2006 and Top 30 Quarter Finalist in Miss World 2011
Chile Maria Jesus Matthei Age: 21 Hometown: Santiago Notes: Virreina (1st run-up) in Reina Hispanoamericana 2011	China Jin Ye Age: 25 Hometown: Hebei
Colombia Lucia Aldana Age: 21 Hometown: Cali	Costa Rica Fabiana Granados Age: 23 Hometown: Guanacaste Notes: Top 16 Semi-finalist in Miss Earth 2012, Top 6 in Miss Continente Americano 2012, Queen of Police in Reinado Internacional del Cafe 2012 and 1st run-up in Miss Panamerican 2012
Croatia Melita Fabecic Age: 18 Hometown: Zagreb	Curacao Eline de Pool Age: 19 Hometown: Willemstad Notes: 1st run-up in Miss Teenager Universe 2010
Czech Republic Gabriela Kratochvilova Age: 23 Hometown: Chotebor	Denmark Cecilia Iftikhar Age: 26 Hometown: Kokkedal Notes: Competed in Miss Earth 2011
Dominican Republic Yaritza Reyes Age: 19 Hometown: Santo Domingo

See Miss Universe 2013 Contestants Batch A-D | Batch E-I | Batch J-P | Batch R-Z

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