Ariella Arida, Riza Santos Are Roomates In Russia

Ariella Arida has arrived in Russia on Tuesday for the Miss Universe 2013 competition.

Ariella Arida (Left) and Riza Santos

Apparently, she will be spending many of her time in the foreign country with a "kababayan," in the person of Riza Santos, who is representing Canada in the prestigious beauty pageant. The two Filipinas have reportedly been assigned to a same room.

Santos was crowned Miss Canada Universe 2013 in May, two days after the coronation night. This was after a typo error which significantly impacted the final results of the competition was discovered by the organizers. After the error was corrected, it was found out that the contestant crowned that night was actually just fourth and Santos was the one whp received the highest score from the judges. The organizers later apologized for what happened and gave the title to Santos.

The 27-year-old former "Pinoy Big Brother" housemate had represented Canada in the 2006 Miss Earth and 2011 Miss World pageants

On the other hand, Arida, 24, bested 49 other lovely candidates of the 2013 Binibining Pilipinas in April to win the coveted title. She also won the "Best in Swimsuit" award. She previously competed in "Miss Earth Philippines."