On August 11, 2013, Meena Ghimire created history by winning the title of Mrs Intelligence at the finals of Mrs Universe 2013. Ghimire represented Nepal at the beauty pageant that was held at The Westin Aruba Resort in Palm Beach, in the Caribbean. The main title went for the first time to the Asian country, Mrs Malaysia Carol Lee. Mrs Canada and Mrs Portico became first and second runners-up respectively.
44 year old Ghimire, who had also won the title of Miss Congeniality at Mrs Nepal 2013 organised by EPlanet, beat 30 out of 40 contestants to enter the top 10 and eventually won Mrs Intelligence. Her wardrobe was designed by Bishwo Gautam.
List of Sub-Title Winners
Mothers of universe Singapore
Mrs. Intelligence Nepal – Meena Ghimire
Mrs. beautiful Pakistan
Best Talent Ukraine
Best friendship Bangladesh
National costume China
Best body Guatemala
Mrs. photogenic Hong Kong
Mrs. famous India
Most Popular voting Malaysia
Mrs. Business woman News land
Best face book popular UK
Best evening gown (cocktail) Venezuela
There are no sub-titles in Mrs. Universe. They are separate, independent titles given as special, international awards. Thus, the recipients are international award winners or international awardees.