And the winner of the 2014 Miss World pageant is....Miss
South Africa, Rolene Strauss!
The 22-year-old beauty queen was crowned onstage at the
competition's grand final at the Excel London ICC Auditorium on
Sunday. Strauss, the daughter of a doctor and nurse, is a fourth-year medical
student who had put her studies on hold. She had said becoming Miss South
Africa and later Miss World and studying medicine were her childhood dreams."Everyone in my town called me Little Dr.
Strauss," she said.
Donning a high, blue and golden jeweled crown and pale pink,
off-the-shoulder, romantic-style, cleavage-baring, ruffled evening gown,
Strauss waved and smiled at the crowd.Strauss was among 122 contestants who competed for the
coveted title this year. During the ceremony, contestants wore colorful
costumes representing their countries and territories and several also took
part in a group performance of the hit ballad "You Raise Me Up," made
famous by Josh Groban.
After she was crowned, the remaining contestants on stage
danced to LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem." Group member Sky Blu, who wore
a fairytale prince-like outfit, performed solo."Miss World 2014. Put your hands up, ya'll!" he
shouted. "Put those hands up! Oh yeah! We love girls all around the world.
All around the world, we love girls. I love ya'll."
The two runners-up were:
2. Hungary: Edina Kulcsár, a former finalist of the
2009 Miss Plastic Hungary beauty pageant. The contest featured contestants who
had plastic surgery and aimed to promote the benefits of cosmetic
procedures.
3. United States: Elizabeth Safrit,
who represented North Carolina at the 2014 Miss United States pageant, has
a BA in political science from the University of Southern California and has
been dancing since she was little.
The other contestants who made it to the top 10 were:
4. Australia: Courtney Thorpe, a marketing student
5. England: Carina Tyrrell, a med student at the
prestigious University of Cambridge.
6. Guyana: Rafieya Husain
7. Brazil: Julia Gama
8. Kenya: Idah Nguma
9. Mexico: Daniela Álvarez
10. India: Koyal Rana
People's Choice winner: Thailand: Nonthawan
Thongleng.
The ceremony also featured a tribute to Indian actress Aishwarya
Rai, Miss World 1994.
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