Bea Santiago from Philippines was crowned Miss International 2013 on 17th December 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. She won the title and brought the crown home at the age of 23. The beauty is a Filipino-Canadian actress and also a model. Prior to her win at Binibining Pilipinas, she was a Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 titleholder who represented the Filipino Community in Canada. She was a fashion model for Elite Model Management before joining Binibining Pilipinas 2013. She went to Masbate City and studied High School in Liceo de Masbate. At 15 years of age, she and her family moved to Canada where she studied Communications at York University and became a model under Elite Model Management. Santiago represented the Philippines in Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012, where she placed in the Top 10. She won beating 66 other contestants and became the fifth Filipino to win the title of Miss International 2013 after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, Melanie Marquez in 1979 and Lara Quigaman in 2005. In an interview after her win, she dedicated her crown to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.