The Miss Universe 2013 is Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler. The 25-year-old beauty was the hot favorite of judges ever since the competition began and took home the crown of Miss Universe 2013. So how well do you know the present Miss Universe? Not much? Worry not..Read on.

The gorgeous contestant has many interesting things stuff to know about. She is an accomplished dancer who took flamenco dancing lessons when she was a child, but says that her "real training" began when her niece was born. The beauty queen has a maternal side to her as she regularly helped her sister take care of her daughter, and even considers herself a second mother to the child. Gabriela currently works as a talent on the Venevision TV Network. She however says that motherhood is the hardest profession in life.

As a baby, Gabriela was fond of attending parties she wasn't invited to, but ended up always making friends with the birthday boy or girl. This 5 feet, 10 inches beauty queen might now be the role model for all aspiring young women but who is her role model? You will be surprised to know that it is her mother because despite the diversity she and her family faced growing up, her mother stayed strong and taught her humility and to live in every difficult condition.

You must be curious to know what was the question for Miss Venezuela. Well she has a rather simple one, "What is your biggest fear and how do you plan to overcome it?

"We should overcome all our fears and this in turn would make us stronger. As soon as we overcome our fears, we can face any challenge," was her winning answer!

The international beauty contest kicked off Saturday night at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. Contestants representing 86 countries competed in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. Hundreds of millions of people watched the show.

Miss Philippines Ariella Arida was the favorite bet to win but she could not take home the crown but ended up as Runners up with Miss Spain. Nevertheless the support for Miss Philippines keeps pouring.

"Well I must barely accept the fact the 3rd runner up is still better than not on top #MissUniverse2013 #PhilippinesMU2013 GoodJob Arida! :)," writes a fan Dominique of Ariella on Twitter.

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