Islands, Cyprus, Ireland, and Saint Lucia withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate. Results Placements § - Voted into the Top 16 by viewers Final Scores After 2 years, the final scores returned. However, instead of being televised, the judge's results were shown through the "You Be The Judge" app. Here, the public could participate online and evaluate each of the participants, where viewers could vote for one candidate to advance into the semi-finals. At the end of the competitions, viewers were able to get an exclusive look at the official 2013 MISS UNIVERSE finals judges’ scores. Special awards Best National Costume Pageant Format Same with 2011, 15 semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition— composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. The internet voting is still being implemented, with fans being able to vote for another delegate to advance into the semifinals, making the number of semifinalists 16. The top 16 competed in the swimsuit competition and were narrowed down to the top 10 afterward. The top 10 competed in the evening gown competition and were narrowed down to the top 5 afterward. The top 5 competed in the question and answer round and the final look. Selection committee Preliminary competition Irina Agalarova – Russian fashion icon Corinne Nicolas – modeling industry veteran David Perozzi – Emmy-nominated producer and journalist Alicia Quarles – New York-based correspondent for E! News Gabriel Rivera-Barraza – fashion publicist and philanthropist Jose Sariego – Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Telemundo Media Elena Semikina – Miss Universe Canada 2010 Final telecast Carol Alt – American model and actress, host of Fox News program A Healthy You & Carol Alt Italo Fontana – Italian watchmaker, founder of U-Boat Watches Philipp Kirkorov – Russian pop singer Tara Lipinski – retired American figure skater, Olympic gold medalist Nobu Matsuhisa – Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur Farouk Shami – Palestinian-American businessman, founder of professional hair care products company Farouk Systems Steven Tyler – lead vocalist of Aerosmith, former American Idol judge Anne Vyalitsyna – Russian model, coach for Oxygen reality show The Face Contestants 86 contestants competed for the title. Notes References External links Miss Universe official website 2013 beauty pageants 2013 Beauty pageants in Russia 2013 in Russia November 2013 events in Europe Events in Moscow