Miss Universe Spain 2013 Explained

Winner:	Patricia Rodríguez
Represented:	Tenerife
Venue:	Convention Center at the Hotel Ada Palace, Madrid, Spain
Congeniality:	Kaira Cabrera
Best National Costume:	Patricia Rodríguez Tenerife
Photogenic:	Patricia Rodríguez Tenerife
Entrants:	12
Placements:	6
Before:	2011
Next:	2014
Image Size:	150px

Miss Universe Spain 2013 was the first edition of the Miss Universe Spain pageant, held on 11 September 2013, selecting the Spanish representative to Miss Universe 2013 as a result of the discontinuation of the traditional Miss Spain pageant which was last held in 2011.

Beating 11 other finalists, the winner was Patricia Yurena Rodríguez, a former Miss Spain 2008 winner and Miss World 2008 semi-finalist. She eventually placed as the first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe Spain 2013	– Patricia Yurena Rodríguez^[4]
1st Runner-Up	– Lidia Santos
2nd Runner-Up	– Ana Montabes
Top 6	– Mariona Elías – Sara Niño – Belen Matas

Notes and References

1. Web site: 20minutos . 2014-08-23 . La 'miss' Patricia Yurena, tras salir del armario: "Lo hice como la cosa más normal del mundo" . 2023-02-24 . www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias . es.
2. Web site: Miss España se confiesa gay. "En el amor no hay género" . 2023-02-24 . La Nación . es.
3. Web site: Ponferrada . Diario de León Noticias de León, Bierzo y . 2014-08-24 . Una miss del siglo XXI . 2023-02-24 . Diario de León Noticias de León, Bierzo y Ponferrada . es.
4. Web site: Former Miss Spain is country's first openly gay national beauty queen . 2023-02-24 . TODAY.com . en.