It's Official! Mrs. Malaysia wins the 2013 Mrs. Universe Crown and Title!
Reigning Mrs. Universe-Malaysia, Carol Lee, made history when she was elected and crowned Mrs. Universe 2013, becoming the first Asian to win the significant, international and global pageant that celebrates and honors married women around the planet.
Mrs. Lee, 39, secured the coveted crown during the finals on Aug. 11, 2013 at The Westin Resort Hotel in Palm Beach, in the Caribbean island-country of Aruba.
The news presenter and former talk show host beat 32 candidates worldwide to clinch the major, universal title, along with the Mrs. Universe-Popularity title and award.
Mrs. Lee garnered 88,649 votes in the online fan votes contest, narrowly beating Mrs. U.S.A. Amanda Grad who scored 88,556 votes.
MRS. UNIVERSE 2013 CAROL LEE
She spent 10 months preparing, both physically and mentally, for the competition. The theme and main thrust for this year’s pageant was ‘Stop Domestic Violence, which fit into Mrs. Lee’s championing of nationwide campaigns to assist non-governmental organizations in the fight against domestic violence against women.
Besides being an avid public speaker and emcee, Mrs. Lee also runs Starz Studio, a child development and learning centre for the young.
At the pageant finals, Mrs. Lee wore clothes by Malaysian designer Carven Ong, the Asian Top Designer of the Year in 2009.
One of Ong’s notable creations was the exotic national costume Mrs. Lee paraded at the pageant, which featured a giant red hibiscus over one shoulder.
The 2013 MRS. UNIVERSE CONTEST RESULTS were as follows:
Mrs. Universe 2013 - Mrs. Malaysia, Carol Lee (Mrs. Universe-Popular Awardee)
First Runner-up - Mrs. Canada, Melanie Peppin-Wildman
Second Runner-up - Mrs. Puerto Rico, Thania Espaillat-Geigel
Third Runner-up - Mrs. U.S.A., Amanda Nicole Grad
Fourth Runner-up - Mrs. Belarus, Svetlana Kuznetsova (Mrs. Universe Ltd. Awardee)
MRS. UNIVERSE 2013 WINNER, CAROL LEE
Mrs. Malaysia also came out on top in the online fan vote with 96,767 votes, with second belonging to Mrs. U.S.A. with 88,556 votes and narrowly in third was Mrs. Belarus with 88,420 votes!
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