* Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene
Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's final in London on 14
December 2014, with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around
the globe.
* Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, was the
runner-up and Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, came third in the 64th
annual competition, contested by women from 121 countries.
* Strauss clasped her hands together in
surprise and was presented with the sash by the outgoing Miss World, Megan
Young of the Philippines.
* The medical student sat in the winner's
throne as the 2013 champion put the glittering crown on her head before a
fireworks finale at the ExCeL exhibition centre in east London.
* "South Africa this is for you,"
Strauss said afterwards. "I think I will brace myself for what's about to
happen. It's a huge responsibility."
* Koyal Rana, India's contender to Miss
World 2014 couldn't make it to the top 5.
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