Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013
Starring	Giselle Blondet
Judges	Osmel Sousa Lupita Jones Julian Gil
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	11
Production
Running time	84-90 minutes
Release
Original network	Univision
Original release	March 10 – May 19, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by	Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012
Followed by	Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014
External links
Website

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 was the seventh season of Nuestra Belleza Latina and the seventh season to be aired on Univision. The season premiere was on March 10, 2013 at 8pm/7c and was aired every Sunday.

The auditions were shown on the first show, prior to the final 12 are reveled. Auditions were held January through February 4, 2013 in seven major US cities (New York City, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; San Jose, California; Los Angeles, California; and Miami, Florida) and in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the audition process, about 75 young women were given passes to the semi-finals in Miami. Two contestants were chosen from online Auditions, with the help of public votes.

The winner of the contest will be awarded a contract to be one of the new personality faces on many of Univision's programs and award shows; a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and prizes; a brand new car - Kia Forte; appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan en Español magazine and reign as Nuestra Belleza Latina for a year. This was the last season for Giselle Blondet to host.

The winner of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 was Marisela Demontecristo from El Salvador.

2013 Judges

Judges	Occupation	Judging Years
Osmel Sousa	President of the Miss Venezuela Organization	2007-Present
Lupita Jones	Former Miss Universe 1991 and President of Nuestra Belleza México	2008-Present
Julián Gil	Puerto Rican Actor and Model	2008 & 2010-2013

Changes and contestants

For the first time in Nuestra Belleza Latina the Top 30 girls chosen in the auditions were taken on an international trip by their respective judge. Osmel took his girls to Canada, Lupita took her girls to Mexico and Julian took his girls to Puerto Rico.

Contestants

Final Results	Contestants
Winner	El Salvador - Marisela Demontecristo
2nd place	Dominican Republic - Audris Rijo
3rd place	Puerto Rico - Viviana Ortiz
4th place	Colombia - Barbara Turbay
5th place	Mexico - Marina Ruiz
6th place	Cuba - Odaray Prats Molina
7th place	Mexico - Barbara Falcon
8th place	Mexico - Zuleyka Silver
9th place	Puerto Rico - Essined Aponte
10th place	Mexico - Karina Hermosillo
11th place	Mexico - Fernanda Loconsolo
12th place	Mexico - Lilia Fifield
Top 18	Colombia - Carolina Betancourth  Cuba - Alina Rodríguez  Cuba - Leticia Laurenti  Dominican Republic - Carlina Durán  Dominican Republic - Johanna Burgos  Puerto Rico - Sharen Vargas
Top 24	Chile - Stephanie Torres  Ecuador - Karina Correa  Mexico - Alejandra Robles  Mexico - Lisa Ruesga  Nicaragua - Marline Barberena  Puerto Rico - Tershya Soto
Top 30	Argentina - Natalia Fensel  Cuba - Sissi Marin  Mexico - Carolina Urrea  Puerto Rico - Carole Rigual  Puerto Rico - Neyra Alvarez  Dominican Republic - Maria Nelly Vicioso

Contestant Chart

Winner	First Runner-Up

Safe

Won the challenge of the week

Bottom 3 Won the challenge of the week

Bottom 3

Bottom 2

Eliminated

Stage:		Finalist						Finale
Week:		7/04	14/04	21/04	28/04	5/05	12/05	19/05
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Marisela Demontecristo	Won	Bottom 2	Safe	Won	Safe	Safe	Winner
2	Audris Rijo	Safe	Won	Bottom 2	Safe	Bottom 3	Bottom 2	Runner-Up
3	Viviana Ortíz	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd Place
4	Bárbara Turbay	Won	Won	Bottom 3	Bottom 3	Safe	Safe	4th Place
5	Marina Ruíz	Won	Bottom 3	Safe	Safe	Bottom 2	Won	5th Place
6	Odaray Prats Molina	Bottom 3	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	6th Place
7	Bárbara Falcón	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom 2	Won	7th Place
8	Zuleyka Silver	Bottom 2	Safe	Safe	Safe	8th Place
9	Essined Aponte	Safe	Safe	Safe	9th Place
10	Karina Hermosillo	Safe	Safe	10th Place
11	Fernanda Loconsolo	Safe	11th Place
12	Lilia Fifield	12th Place

Shows

2013 Auditions:

Audition	Date
San Juan, Puerto Rico	January 10, 2013
New York City	January 15, 2013
Chicago, Illinois	January 17, 2013
Houston, Texas	January 22, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona	January 24, 2013
San Jose, California	January 29, 2013
Los Angeles, California	January 31, 2013
Miami, Florida	February 4, 2013
Online Auditions	November 19, 2012 - January 23, 2013

Top 12 Contestants Notes

•  COL Barbara Turbay won Miss Mundo Colombia 2012 and represented Colombia at Miss World 2012 where she made it to the Top 30.
•  DOM Audris Rijo won Miss Turismo Dominicana 2009 representing La Altagracia. She also competed in Reinado Internacional del Café 2010 and placed as 2nd Runner-Up, there she won special awards, Queen of the Water and Best Face. She had also made it to the Top 24 in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011
•  ESA Marisela Demontecristo won Miss Carnaval San Miguel Las Vegas 2012.
•  MEX Barbara Falcon competed in Miss Texas USA 2012 representing Southwest Texas and placed as 3rd Runner Up. She had also won Miss Laredo Texas 2009, Miss Laredo Teen 2005 and was a finalist in Miss Texas Teen USA 2005. She was elected as Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2013 and she will compete in Nuestra Belleza México 2013.
•  MEX Zuleyka Silver competed in Model Latina 2009 and finished in 3rd place. She is also an actress in Los Angeles and has appeared in numerous films and music videos.
•  MEX Lilia Fifield competed in the 3rd cycle of Mexico's Next Top Model and finished in 12th place.
•  PRI Essined Aponte had previously competed in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012 and was voted off in the Top 24.
•  PRI Viviana Ortiz won Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2011 where she made it to the Top 16.

Winners

External links

• Nuestra Belleza Latina - Official Page (Spanish)

References

• Nuestra Belleza Latina at Univision.com (Spanish)
• Nuestra Belleza Latina at the Internet Movie Database