"Miss World - 2013" has become a Filipino Megan Young

The winner of the beauty contest " Miss World - 2013" has become a Filipino Megan Young. Her name was announced during the final show of the contest on the island of Bali in Indonesia.
Second place went to the representative of France , the third - Ghana , ITAR - TASS. A total of ten finalists include beauties , including the contender from the Ukraine.

Megan Young was born in the United States and moved to the Philippines when she was 10 years old . By her own admission, she is seriously interested in cinema , loves to play video games and is a fan of Harry Potter .

Russia will be represented by 19 - year-old Elmira Abdrazakova .



Initially, the organizers plan to hold the final of "Miss World - 2013" in a suburb of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, but the decision was met with protests by radical Indonesian Muslim minority , which did not satisfy even the rejection of the usual competitions for the previous release of girls in bikinis that have been replaced with traditional Indonesian sarongs - long fabric pieces are decorated with ethnic patterns . In connection with the protests, the government of Indonesia - the most populous Muslim country - suffered host the final on the island of Bali , the majority of whom are Hindus

" Miss Universe " and " Miss World " are the most prestigious beauty contests . Both competitions emerged in 1951 as a modest swimsuit fashion shows , only the " Miss Universe" in the town of Long - Beach (USA ) , and " Miss World " - London (UK).

To participate in the contest "Miss Universe" can a girl of 18 years, and in the " Miss World " - from the age of 17. " Miss Universe " is not a modeling contest. Girls can participate even low growth . The main thing that appearance was bright , and the figure is proportional . But under the terms of the contest " Miss World " increase participants should not be less than 172 centimeters.

The rest of the contestants are the same selection criteria . Common to the two competitions are the requirement that female candidates should not be engaged, must not be married ( even in a civil union ) and must not have children. Another condition - no topless shots in the past.