PURVA RANA CROWNED VICE-QUEEN AT MISS UNITED CONTINENT 2013

September 15, 2013

Purva_RanaMiss India 2012 finalist Purva Rana was crowned Vice-Queen at the Miss United Continent 2013 held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 14. The winner of the pageant Miss United Continent 2013 is, not surprisingly, 21-year-old Carolina Aguirre from the host country itself! Also crowned were three runners-up from a total of 27 contestants from different parts of the world -- Maria Belen Jerez of Chile (1st runner-up); Sherine Dandoy of Belgium (2 nd runner-up), and Camilla Vezzoso of Uruguay (3rd runner-up).

India struck gold in her first ever foray into the Miss United Continent pageant as Purva Rana won the second position! She was also adjudged 2nd Runner-up for Best National Costume last week on September 7 at the same pageant -- Miss United Continent 2013. (Check out: Purva Rana's pics )

FINAL RESULTS of Miss United Continent 2013

MISS UNITED CONTINENTS 2013 - ECUADOR - CAROLINA AGUIRRE

VICE-QUEEN - INDIA - PURVA RANA

1ST RUNNER UP - CHILE - MARIA BELEN JEREZ

2ND RUNNER-UP - BELGIUM - SHERINE DANDOY

3RD RUNNER-UP - URUGUAY - CAMILA VEZZOSO

4TH RUNNER-UP - PANAMA - MARIA GABRIELLE SEALY

Special awards were handed to Christina Montero Devries of the Philippines (Miss Photogenic), Kelly Saks of the United States (Miss Congeniality), Carolina Aguirre of Ecuador (Best National Costume, Most Beautiful Face), and Camila Vezzoso of Uruguay (Miss Kotex Evolution). Twenty-seven countries competed in this year's pageant.

Miss India 2012 finalist, now Miss United Continent Vice Queen Purva Rana was studying B.Tech in electronics and communications before she auditioned for the Miss India 2012 pageant, where she was one of the finalists and also won the sub-title Miss Dream Girl. Later as a representative of Miss India, Purva Rana also was crowned the 1st runner up at Miss Tourism 2012 in Myanmar.

Miss United Continent used to be called Miss Continente Americano but the name was changed earlier this year to attract countries beyond the Americas.

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