Ariella Arida, the Philippines' bet for the Miss Universe 2013 crown, is picked by New York-based Connoisseur Osvaldo Inbanchi as one of the best contestants in this year's beauty pageant being held in Russia's capital city - Moscow.

With just few more days before the pageant night, Arida emerged as one of the serious contenders to bag the crown for the 62nd edition of Miss Universe.

Inbanchi, who is a respectable beauty contest critique, said he was very much impressed by the candidates from Panama, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, France, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Russia, Venezuela, and the Unites States.

He believes representatives of these countries have a high chance of making it into the next round of competition. However, Inbachi pointed out that Ms. Philippines really stood out from the rest of the girl in the evening gown event while also gave high marks for Puerto Rico and Panama.

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Arida wore a beautifully designed gown made by Columbian master designer Alfredo Barraza. Arida's presence in evening gown competition definitely caught the attention of several pageant pundits, including Inbachi.

Making Some Noise

Even before the start of the competition, Ms. Philippines has been viewed as a top candidate for this edition of Miss Universe following the success of fellow Filipina in earlier beauty contest. '

Last month, Megan Young became the first ever Filipina to capture the Miss World crown after dominating the preliminary round of competitions in Bali Indonesia. The Philippines also nabbed the Ms. Supranational crown courtesy of Mutya Datul.

With these victories, Arida is facing a huge pressure of bringing home the country's third ever Ms. Universe victory. Ms. Gloria Diaz won the honor in 1971 while Margie Moran duplicated the feat in 19

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She Got Company

Despite gaining the top spot of several online betting websites and generating tremendous online backings, the Miss Universe crown is not yet in the bag for Ms. Philippines. In fact, there is a bunch of candidates capable of spoiling the fun for Filipinos.

Other contenders for this year's diadem are: Miss Spain Patricia, Miss Russia Elmira Abdrazakova, Miss France Hinarani de Longeaux, and Miss USA Erin Brady.

The coronation night of Miss Universe 2013 will take place on the 9th of November at Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia.