25-YEAR-OLD VENEZUELAN, GABRIELA ISLAR, WINS MISS UNIVERSE 2013

The 25 year old Venezuela beauty was crowned the 61st Miss Universe at the Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia. She beat 86 other beauty queens to clinch the coveted crown. The 1st runner up was Patricia Yurena Rodriguez from Spain, 2nd runner up, Constanza Baez from Ecuador, 3rd runner up Ariella Arida from Philippines, while the 4th runner up was Jakelyne Oliveira from Brazil. No African made the top 5. Congrats to Gabriela ( my daughter's name sake).