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Miss USA 2013 Telecast Judges Announced
New York, NY – June 10, 2013 – NBC, Donald J. Trump and Paula M. Shugart, president of the MissUniverse Organization, announced today the judges for the 2013 MISS USA® Competition, which will broadcast live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 16th at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.
The panel of judges includes:
- Bob Harper, Health and Fitness Expert, Author and Star on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”
- Betsey Johnson, Legendary Fashion Designer and Star of Style Network’s “XOX Betsey Johnson”
- NeNe Leakes, Actress “Glee,” Bravo star of “Real Housewives Atlanta” and “I Dream of NeNe”
- Wendie Malick, Actress, Star of TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland”
- Jessica Robertson, Reality TV Personality on A&E’s “Duck Dynasty”
- Larry Fitzgerald, MVP Wide Receiver for the Arizona Cardinals, Seven-time Pro Bowl Selection
- Nikki Bella, Former WWE® Diva Champion and TV Personality on E!’s “Total Divas”
- Mo Rocca, Correspondent, “Sunday Morning” with Charles Osgood, Host of Cooking Channel’s “My Grandmother’s Ravioli”
- Christina Milian, American Actress, Singer-songwriter, Social Media Correspondent on NBC’s “The Voice”
“We have a great show in store for our fans and a diverse lineup of judges to select our next Miss USA,” said Shugart. “We like to bring a mix of talent to the judging panel. It reflects who we are as a country and creates an interesting outcome for the competition.”
Joining the musical lineup for the MISS USA telecast is Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, one of the world’s most sought after DJs, who will bring the electronic dance music phenomenon to the stage. Currently holding DJ residencies in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, Pauly’s eclectic track selection, incomparable style and charismatic personality continues to captivate crowds around the globe leaving them fist pumping all night. The Jonas Brothers to perform during the Swimsuit Competition.
Additionally, fans are able to vote their favorite contestant into the semifinals at the MISS USA competition. Voting is taking place now through June 15 by logging on to http://www.missusa.com or voting through the vote icon on the official MISS USA Facebook page.
The MISS USA telecast is televised in approximately 90 countries and territories around the world and was one of the top social media trending topics during last year’s show. For more information, visit http://www.missusa.com.
Miss USA 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, June 3
Event: Catalyst Bar/Recycled Percussion Flair Bartending Event
Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Catalyst Bar at The Quad
Description: Contestants will be entertained while watching Flair Bartenders mix drinks as the Recycled Percussion makes some noise. With the manipulation of bar tools and liquor bottles, drinks will be prepared in tricky ways. Miss New Hampshire USA, a flair bartender herself, will participate.
Tuesday, June 4
Event: Line Dancing and Iconic Country Hairdo Contest with Miss USA Hair Care Sponsor CHI
Time: 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Location: Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill at Harrah’s
Description: Contestants will choose from 5 iconic country singers’ hairstyles and recreate the look before arriving for line dancing at the event location. The contestants will be narrowed down while competing for the “best look” and a CHI professional with the crowd eventually choosing the winner of the contest.
Wednesday, June 5
Event: Meal Package Event Benefiting Haiti and Stop Hunger Now
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: The Venetian
Description: Contestants will participate in packing meals that will directly benefit and go to Stop Hunger Now, an organization dedicated to ending hunger by providing food and life-saving aid to the world’s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.
Thursday, June 6
Event: GO Pool Paddle Board Races with Miss USA Swimsuit Sponsor ViX
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Flamingo
Description: Contestants will take part in a paddle board race hosted by Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether. The girls will have to balance while dodging corners, waterfalls and opposing teams that will be soaking them with water guns.
Saturday, June 8
Event: PURE Nightclub Red Carpet Photo Opportunity
Time: 11:30 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Location: Paris
Description: Contestants and Miss USA Nana Meriwether will walk the red carpet for photos before entering PURE Nightclub at Caesars.
Sunday, June 9
Event: Best Buddies Sock Hop Sponsored by CHI
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: TBD
Description: Best Buddies creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This year’s sock-hop themed event will include musical performances by the Opportunity Village Elvis, dancing and a myriad of games, including volleyball and a parachute activity.
Wednesday, June 12
Event: Press Junket
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: Celebrity Ballroom 5 at Planet Hollywood
Description: Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether and the 2013 Miss USA contestants will be present for interviews.
Event: 2013 Miss USA® Preliminary Competition
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Description: Get ready as the competition heats up! Join us for the 2013 Miss USA Preliminary Competition, where the world will get their first glimpse at the contestants.
Sunday, June 16
Event: 2013 MISS USA® Competition Red Carpet Media Arrival: 3:00 p.m.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Mezzanine Level of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Description: The 2013 MISS USA® Competition Red Carpet will feature Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether, judges, hosts and celebrity guests.
Event: The 2013 MISS USA® Competition
Time: 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Sunset 3 on the mezzanine level of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Description: 51 state titleholders will compete for the coveted title of Miss USA 2013 during the 62nd Annual Miss USA® Competition telecast.
Miss USA 2013 – Fitting and Registration in Photos
The Miss USA 2013 contenders go through registration, fitting and photo shoots.
Miss USA Hopefuls Arrive in Las Vegas
The 2013 Miss USA Pageant hopefuls starts arriving today at Planet Hollywood. They have a busy weekend of wardrobe fittings for swimsuits and gowns and then on Monday start a rigorous schedule of filming and interviews with judges.
The Quad headliners Recycled Percussion will welcome the hopefuls Monday at the hotel’s Catalyst Bar, with Miss New Hampshire taking part in a flair bartender challenge. On Tuesday, they re-create iconic country hairstyles to film at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill in Harrah’s with a line-dancing contest. Reigning 2012 Miss USA Nana Meriwether hosts next Thursday’s paddleboard racing challenge at Go Pool in Flamingo, with contestants in their new ViX swimsuits.
Party time is set for Chateau Nightclub at the Paris next Friday, and then June 12 is the first preliminary competition at PH Live in Planet Hollywood. The live NBC telecast with pageant owner Donald Trump is Sunday, June 16 (Father’s Day), with hosts Giuliana Rancic and Nick Jonas, who will be joined by his brothers Joe and Kevin as entertainment. Jeannie Mai from The Style Network will provide live backstage dressing room mayhem commentaries during the telecast. The judges will be announced next week.
The contestants will fulfill charitable commitments while in Las Vegas for Best Buddies, with a musical performance by our beloved Opportunity Village Elvis and a parachute challenge. The pageant queens will pack meals for Stop Hunger Now and also to benefit the food situation deteriorating in Haiti.
Fans of the pageant can vote for their favorite contestants right up until the night before the broadcast at MissUSA.com or at the Miss USA Facebook page. For the first time, there also will be an Instagram challenge with fans submitting their own “crowning moment” photos. The traditional Miss USA welcome dinner will be at Buca di Beppo just off the Strip next Wednesday.
Courtesy of the Las Vegas Sun
Human Error Blamed for Change in Miss Universe Canada 2013 Results
The 2013 Miss Universe Canada pageant took place on Saturday, May 25 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto. During the validation of the computerized scoring results (which occurs the following day), a typo was discovered in the top 5 entries, which significantly impacted the final results of the competition. This is the first instance of this type of error in the 11 years that Beauties of Canada (BOC) has produced the Miss Universe Canada pageant.
This is an unfortunate circumstance where a human error was made, and in such a situation, as difficult as it is, it is only right to correct the error. Therefore, the official results of Miss Universe Canada 2013 are as follows:
Miss Universe Canada 2013 Riza Santos (Calgary, AB)
1st runner-up Siera Bearchell (Moose Jaw, SK)
2nd runner-up Diana Martin (Mississauga, ON)
3rd runner-up Denise Garrido (Bradford, ON)
4th runner-up Michelle McKay (Sarnia, ON)
We would like to offer our sincere apology to Denise Garrido for this human error discovered while validating the results. Miss Garrido’s example and grace represents all we look for at Miss Universe Canada. We have no doubt she will continue to succeed in her endeavours and we wish her well. We truly hope she remains a strong part of the Miss Universe Canada Organization.
Beauties of Canada congratulates Riza Santos as the winner of Miss Universe Canada 2013 competition, and looks forward to working with her as she prepares to represent our country at Miss Universe 2013. BOC would also like to congratulate all the runners-up on their proper placements at the pageant, as well as the other 52 extraordinary young women who competed for the title in Toronto.
Denise Garrido is Miss Universe Canada 2013
25-year-old Denise Garrido was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2013. She stands 5’9″ and hails from Bradford, Ontario.
Denise earned her a 2nd degree black belt in TaeKwon-Do and a graduated Cum Laude at Laurentian University, where she studied Biomedical Sciences.
Her thesis, completed at the Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Center, was the application of her theoretical knowledge to laboratory research, and was focused on Breast Cancer. November 2011 through January 2012, Denise toured throughout India with the children’s’ charity, “Healthy Kids, Happy Kids”. They provided food, clothing and medical treatment to thousands of children in need.
Denise loves playing the piano (level 8 Royal Conservatory), long distance running, ballroom dancing, and attending local Toastmasters meetings.
She fulfilled a dream that she has held since she was a little girl, to represent Canada at the Miss Universe Pageant.
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