Russia's Ekaterina Plekhovm wins Miss Intercontinental 2013

23 year old Ekaterina Plekhovm from St. Petersburg, Russia was crowned as the new Miss Intercontinental 2013, the 42nd title which was held on December 14 at the Maritim Hall, Maritim Hotel Magdeburg in Magdeburg, Germany. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Daniela Chalbaud from Venezuela.

Aside from the coveted crown, Ekaterina won a cash prize of $15,000 and an additional contract for her reigning year by MGO, managed by MGO Germany with a monthly salary of $1500 plus Travel Trips within the year.

Plekhovm was also given the title of Miss Intercontinental Europe.

The 1st runner up and crowned Miss Intercontinental North America was Puerto Rico, Aleyda Ortiz. She will receive a prize of $3,000 plus a voucher of Lacomed for treatments worth $5,000 US.

Miss Intercontinental South America and also placed 2nd runner up is Margarita Peralta from Colombia won $1,000 cash. Philippines' Koreen Medina (Miss Intercontinental Asia & Oceania) and South Africa's Kayla Nel (Miss Intercontinental Africa) both won $1,000 for placing the 3rd and 4th runners-up respectively.

TOP 15 SEMI-FINALISTS:

* Argentina – Josefine Jimenez

* Costa Rica – Brenda Muñoz

* Curacao – Yolanda Cristal Smallegange

* England – Alexandra Devine

* Germany – Elena Schmidt

* Hungary – Timar Brigitta

* New Zealand – Hannah Carson

* Panama – Sara Bello

* Poland – Natalia Pigula

* Thailand – Keeratika Sawangjaeng

SPECIAL AWARDS:

* Miss Smile: Puerto Rico – Aleyda Ortiz

* Miss Congeniality: Germany – Elena Schmidt

* Miss Photogenic: Portugal – Berth Elouga

* Best National Costume: Panama – Sara Bello

* Best Evening Gown: Argentina – Josefine Jimenez

* Best Body: Puerto Rico – Aleyda Ortiz

* Miss Press: Turkey - Fulya Kilic

NON-WINNING CANDIDATES:
Albania, Vivian Canaj
Australia, Brydie Grossman
Barbados, Shontonia Hall
Bolivia, Rachelle Sharon Guislain Soria
Bonaire, Kathry Clarisse Perez
Canada, Vanessa Mary Anita Muff
China, Wang Siyue
Cuba, Brianna Ortiz
Denmark, Alexandria Eissinger
Dominican Republic, Paloma Almonte
El Salvador, Marcela Rivera
Equatorial Guinea, Restituta Mifumu Nguema
Gabon, Mbou Wouono Henriette
Georgia, Nino Karalashvili
Greece, Sophia Galanaki
Guadeloupe, Melissanore Brudey
Guatemala, Maria Gaitán Cruz
Honduras, Ashley Ayala
India, Sharon Fernandez
Korea, Hye-won Jung
Kosovo, Emine Aliu
Latvia, Anzelina Lucenko
Lebanon, Laura García Roko
Luxembourg, Cynthia Da moura
Malaysia, Julies Lucas
Malta, Jade Cini
Martinique, Julie Lebrasseur
Mexico, Melissa Carolina Lizarraga
Nepal, Osika Neupane
Netherlands, Danielle Bubberman
Nigeria, Doris Okafor
Peru, Odilia Garcia
Portugal, Berth Elouga
Romania, Teodora-Ioana Saramet
Scotland, Danielle Lynch
Slovak, Republic Lucia Kačurová
Spain, Ariane de Andres Arondo
Sri Lanka, Simerene Rabot
Taiwan, Meng-Yin Hung
Ukraine, Daria Belinskih
USA, Chrissy Reynoso
Venezuela, Iswill Raben
Wales, Chloe-Beth Morgan