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Known as the strongest typhoon on record to ever strike the Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda forced thousands of Filipinos to abandon their homes on November 8 the day before the Coronation Night of the 62nd edition of Miss Universe. Pageant's host Thomas Roberts announced before the final announcement of this year's Miss Universe that the pageant's finale is dedicated to Vietnam and Philippines.

November 9, 2013 marks the day when the new Miss Universe was crowned in Moscow, Russia which was held in Crocus City Hall. Miss Venezuela Gabriella Isler was crowned as the 62nd Miss Universe after Olivia Culpo of USA won her title on December 2012 in Las Vegas, USA.

The world's most glamorous event in Moscow, Russia ended when Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler was crowned as Miss Universe 2013, the coveted Diamond Nexus crown was handed over to her by the former Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo. Isler bested 85 other contestants from around the world even the crowd's favorites Miss USA Erin Brady and Miss Philippines Ariela Arida who ended up getting the third runner-up.

Russia crowns new Miss Universe 2013 Gabriella Isler in the pageant's coronation night. During the interview question she was asked about her biggest fear and how she plans to overcome it. Her winner answer is: "Fear is not negative. 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."

According to International beauty experts, Arida is one of the top candidates to win the diamond Nexus crown for the 2013 Miss Universe to be held in Moscow, Russia. Thanks to her timeless beauty and stage presence, Arida would likely to advance in the Top 5 based on the assessment of a French beauty expert Ines Ligron, 2011 Miss USA Alyssa Campanella and 2010 Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete from Mexico.

Philippines' bet Ariella Arida is fans favorite among the 15 candidates from the top 16 in the final night of the 62nd edition of Miss Universe Pageant in Moscow, Russia. Ariella Arida was the last candidate to be called in the top 16 and the beauty queen can't hide the shock in her face when her name was called.

Typhoon Haiyan is long gone but her footprints can be seen from all over the country, her distractions and displacements left many families homeless and left more than 100 dead. Now the question is, will Philippines bet Ariella Arida bring home the crown to give hope for her country after the Haiyan/Yolanda tragedy?

Miss Philippines Ariella Arida will surely need all the support that she can get, and good thing fellow Filipina Miss Universe 2012 first runner-up Janine Tugonon is within arm's reach as the pageant's web correspondent.

It's the day before the Miss Universe 2013 Coronation Night in Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia and the pressure is on for the pageant's 86 aspiring beauty queens who are vying for the Nexus Crown.

Its one more day before the final night, and a new queen will be crowned as Miss Universe 2013 in Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. But before the coronation night comes, here are the top 5 controversial contestants who made headlines for this year's most prestigious beauty pageant.

The couple took home three awards for Male and Female Vocalist of the year, and Blake winning the Album of the Year in an event which was held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 6, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 47th Annual Country Music Awards was a complete package of celebration of good music where country superstars from around the country gathered to commemorate another year of Country Music Awardees for New Artist, Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Music Event of the Year, Pinnacle of the Year, Song of the Year and Single of the Year.

Italian swimwear and lingerie brand Yamamay will unveil their million dollar swimsuit on this year's Miss Universe Coronation night on November 9, at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. The Italian brand recently held a fashion show in Moscow featuring their new set of swimwear, the Miss Universe Collection, where selected candidates are chosen to wear the white Italian-made bikinis on the runway.

Donald Trump, the man behind Miss Universe, is now in Moscow to oversee the whole pageant.

With the mission to bring the message of peace and harmony to every corner of the world, Miss Grand International 2013 started to kickoff on Nov. 3 for the first edition of the pageant. Contestants started to arrive in Thailand's capital in Bangkok and warming up for the pageant's Preliminary round on Nov. 17; the Coronation Night is scheduled on Nov. 19 to be held at the Beauty Thunder Dome.

Victoria Secret Angel Gisele Bundchen, 33, strips down and laces up for 'Vogue' Paris November edition. This super model is Voque's cover girl who looks fabulously hot after a year of giving birth to her second child.

Out of 86 very creative national costumes, Miss Nicaragua bags the most coveted award as the Best in National Costume held on November 3, 2013 at Vegas Mall in Moscow, Russia.

The 62nd edition of Miss Universe Pageant Preliminary Round kicked off last night in Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia featuring 86 candidates from across the globe all vying for the Nexus crown. Reigning Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and Nick Teplitz hosted the preliminary round as they present the candidates in their best evening gown and swimwear.

Held at Moscow's sleek Crocus City Hall, the Miss Universe 2013 Preliminary Round was hosted by the reigning Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and Nick Teplitz as the 86 delegates from around the world showcased their catwalk skills in the elegant evening gown and hot swimwear.

Miss Philippines Ariella Arida is definitely the lady to watch our for in the Miss Universe 2013 pagent. Once again she proved herself that she can outshine the 85 other contestants in the Preliminary Round.

Known for his role as Christopher McCandless in the movie "Into the Wild," Emile Hirsch welcomes his newborn son Valor, on October 27. The proud new dad posted a photo of his son on November 2, who was born at a Florida hospital in Cape Canaveral; Valor was six pounds and two ounces.

Russian singer Emin is scheduled to release his new single "In Another Life" featuring Miss Philippines Ariella Arida and eight other Miss Universe delegates for his upcoming music video. The Azerbaijan-born singer recently released his other single "Amor" from his upcoming album featuring reigning Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, the video was entirely shot in Moscow.

Miss World Megan Young and Miss World Organization Chairman Julia Morley suffered serious accident in their recent charity trip in Haiti on Thursday, October 31 while visiting an orphanage in Port Au Prince. Due to a bad fall, Mrs. Morley had to be taken by ambulance and was airlifted to a hospital in Miami for surgery.

Reigning Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and the delegates of Peru, Philippines, Spain, Japan, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, Ukraine, France and Russia are the few lucky ladies who will attend the Nobu Moscow Demo Show on Nov. 6, the day after the MU Preliminaries.

Today is the day, and all the suspense and the waiting seems unbearable for most Miss Universe fans for tonight's MU Preliminary Competition, the Swimwear and Evening Gown portion. Scheduled to kick off at 11 ET, the 62nd Miss Universe edition will be held at Crocus City Hall in Russia's capital, Moscow.

Britney Spears debuts her new single "Perfume" from her Britney Jean album. Posted a few hours ago from her Facebook account, "Perfume" tells about a former lover who is moving on to another woman.

Will Erin Brady and Olivia Culpo make history and give USA its back-to-back win? This is the question that most people have when Brady is making a lot of waves for the 62nd edition of Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, Russia.

"A Moment with Olivia Culpo" is a question-and-answer online activity with the one and only Olivia in her last few days as the most beautiful woman in the universe.

After Miss World Megan Young's visit in the U.S., she is now in Haiti as Miss World's ambassador for Beauty with a Purpose to oversee the developments of several projects funded by The Miss World Organization.