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Valerie Weigmann is a Filipino beauty queen who crowned Miss World Philippines 2014 in a pageant held on October 12’ 2014, in Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Philippines. At the same event she bagged many special awards and titles like Best in Fashion Runaway, Best in Long Gown, Miss Solaire, Miss Figlia, Jessie Mendez Salon Ambassador, Miss Reticin 2014, Miss Bluewater Day Spa, Miss Bench, and Miss Olay. Valerie is an established Television actress and a successful professional model. She started her career in the year 2008 with the second teen edition of Pinoy Big Brother a Television show. In the year 2013 she became part of the TV series of TV5, Kidlat and also became a regular co-host of the noontime show of GMA Network, Eat Bulaga. She also star in TV commercials and appear on magazines. Valerie looks to be a strong contender at the ongoing Miss World 2014 pageant, as she is one of the most admired beauty queen among others. She is also among the Top 10 contestant in the online voting for people’s choice award and Beauty with a Purpose. Will Megan Young, the reigning Miss World 2013, again crown Valerie Weigmann as her successor at Miss World 2014? What do you think?

By Angelopedia

With two days to go for the much awaited Miss World 2014 pageant, finale is scheduled to be held on December 14’ 2014 at Excel London, England, we unveil our list of Top 10 favourites shortlisted by our panel of pageant experts. So here goes the list of our Top 10 Favourites (in alphabetical order) who we think can make it to the top and clinch the coveted crown of Miss World 2014 - Australia - Courtney Thorpe is 24 years of age and stands tall at 170cm. She is a student of Mass Communications and also works part time as a freelance writer and fashion stylist. Her hobbies include wake boarding, horse riding, camping and boating. England - Carina Tyrrell is 24 years of age and stands tall at 175cm. She is a student of Preclinical Medical Studies at Cambridge University and a qualified Ski instructor. Her hobbies include painting, dress designing and she likes listening to the latest chart hits, and reading autobiographies. Hungary - Edina Kulcsár is 23 years of age and stands tall at 173cm. She is a model by profession and aspires to be an actress. She likes being in nature and loves riding horse. India - Koyal Rana is 21 years of age and stands tall at 173cm. She is the director of a NGO Moksha Foundation which aims at increasing awareness about legal and health issues and also focuses on green energy production. She is a model by profession. Lebanon - Saly Greige is 25 years of age and stands tall at 172cm. She has completed a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and currently works as a quantity surveyor. Her hobbies include swimming and reading. Mexico - Daniela Álvarez Reyes is 20 years of age and stands tall at 174cm. She is a model by profession and aspires to be a Television host. She is fond of music and is skilled at the flute and piano. She is also a trained Jazz dancer. South Africa - Rolene Strauss is 22 years of age and stands tall at 177cm. She is a fourth year medical student and aspires to be a doctor. She is a sports person and hobbies include playing golf, netball and cycling. She can also play flute, piano and guitar. Spain - Lourdes Rodriguez is 20 years of age and stands tall at 173cm. She is a language student and aims to be a successful journalist. She excels in ballet and flamenco dancing styles. Her hobbies include playing volleyball and basketball. Trinidad & Tobago - Sarah Jane Waddell is 25 years of age and stands tall at 168cm. She is an Accounts Executive & Copy Writer and aspires to become an advocate. Her hobbies include Latin dancing, playing the violin and horse riding. United States of America - Elizabeth Safrit is 22 years of age and stands tall at 174cm. She is currently working as a lobbyist and aims to become a political broadcaster for a news network. Her hobbies include runnig, practicing Bikram Yoga and watching musical theatre. She excels in Pointe Ballet dancing, special effects make-up and baking. Stay tuned to Angelopedia as we unveil the final Top 5 favourites.

By Angelopedia

The Miss World 2014 pageant night this year is filled with all the more fun, excitement and class. The final gala night of Miss World 2014 pageant is scheduled to be held on December 14’ 2014 at ICC Auditorium, Excel London, England. One hundred and twenty four (124) beauties from around the world will be competing for the coveted crown of Miss World 2014. The attraction of the gala night is the live performance at the opening and closing of the event by Sky Blu from LMFAO. Sky Blu is Grammy award-nominated and multi-platinum artist, who is known for his chart-topping global hits ‘Party Rock’ and ‘Sorry for Party Rocking’; will debut his newest single ‘We Love Girls’ at the pageant night. The single will be premiered to a global audience for the first. Sky will then close the show with a medley of his smash singles ‘Pop Bottles’ and ‘Shots’ accompanied by live dancers and all the gorgeous contestants of Miss World 2014 pageant. Megan Young, the reigning Miss World 2013 from Philippines will crown her successor at the end of the gala event.

By Angelopedia

The 64th edition of Miss World 2014 pageant has commenced from November 20’ 2014 with the arrival of one hundred and twenty four (124) beautiful delegates from around the world. The organisers of the Miss World pageant have revealed the latest updated list of the Top 10 people’s choice contestants on their official facebook page. The online voting is still on for the people’s choice award. So, here goes the updated list of Top 10 Miss World 2014 people’s choice contestants (In alphabetical order) - Australia - Courtney Thorpe, Barbados - Zoé Trotman, Haiti - Carolyn Desert, India - Koyal Rana, Nepal - Subin Limbu, Netherlands - Tatjana Maul, Philippines - Valerie Weigmann, Russia - Anastasia Kostenko, South Africa - Rolene Strauss, Thailand - Maeya Nonthawan Thongleng. Miss World 2014 finale is scheduled to be held on December 14’ 2014 at Excel London, England.

By Angelopedia

With five days to go for one of the Big 4 beauty pageants; Miss World 2014, finale is scheduled to be held on December 14’ 2014 at Excel London, England, we present the list of our Top 20 favourites whom we think deserves to be placed among the top finalists. The Top 20 favourite contestants have been selected by careful examination of their performance in various ongoing challenge events. So here goes the list of our Top 20 Favourites (in alphabetical order) who we think can make it to the top and clinch the coveted crown of Miss World 2014 – Australia - Courtney Thorpe, Bolivia - Andrea Forfori Aguilera, Brazil - Júlia Gama, Colombia - Leandra García Caicedo, Croatia - Antonija Gogic, England - Carina Tyrrell, France - Flora Coquerel, Guyana - Rafieya Husain, Hungary - Edina Kulcsár, India - Koyal Rana, Indonesia - Maria Asteria Sastrayu, Lebanon - Saly Greige, Mexico - Daniela Álvarez Reyes, Netherlands - Tatjana Maul, Philippines - Valerie Weigmann, Russia - Anastasia Kostenko, South Africa - Rolene Strauss, Spain - Lourdes Rodriguez, Trinidad and Tobago - Sarah Jane Waddell, United States of America - Elizabeth Safrit.

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Miss World 2014 has already set on fire from November 20’ 2014 with the arrival of the delegates from around the world; finale is scheduled to be held on December 14’ 2014 at Excel London, England. Megan Young, the reigning Miss World from Philippines will crown her successor at the end of the gala event. The panel of pageant experts has been following the one hundred and twenty four (124) candidates who have already been crowned in their respective countries and are giving a strong competition to each other in the various challenge events like Top Model, World Fashion Designer, Beauty with a Purpose and many more to clinch the coveted title of Miss World 2014. With a complete analysis Angelopedia presents its Top 30 favorites for Miss World 2014. So here goes the list of our Top 30 Favourites (in alphabetical order) who we think can make it to the top and bring laurels to the home country – Albania - Xhensila Pere, Australia - Courtney Thorpe, Belarus - Viktoryia Mihanovich, Bolivia - Andrea Forfori Aguilera, Brazil - Júlia Gama, Colombia - Leandra García Caicedo, Costa Rica - Natasha Sibaja, Croatia - Antonija Gogic, El Salvador - Larissa Mariana Vega Graniello, England - Carina Tyrrell, France - Flora Coquerel, Gabon - Jessie Mathas Lekery, Germany - Egzonita Ali, Guyana - Rafieya Husain, Hungary - Edina Kulcsár, India - Koyal Rana, Indonesia - Maria Asteria Sastrayu, Italy - Silvia Cataldi, Lebanon - Saly Greige, Mexico - Daniela Álvarez Reyes, Netherlands - Tatjana Maul, Northern Ireland - Rebekah Shirley, Philippines - Valerie Weigmann, Russia - Anastasia Kostenko, South Africa - Rolene Strauss, Spain - Lourdes Rodriguez, Trinidad and Tobago - Sarah Jane Waddell, Turkey - Amine Gülse, United States of America - Elizabeth Safrit, Venezuela - Débora Menicucci.

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At the ongoing 64th edition of Miss World beauty pageant in London, another event was organized on November 28’ 2014, at Grosvenor Hotel in London in which 10 finalists were announced for Beauty with a Purpose, one of whom will become the winner of Beauty with a Purpose challenge event.“Beauty with a purpose” is considered as the heart of Miss World beauty pageant. It was created by Julia Morley in 1972. Through this event hundreds of millions of pounds are raised and donated to the international organizations in aid of the sick, needy, poor and disadvantaged children.This year over 20 thousand pounds were raised. In addition to that , Miss World 1953 Denise Perrier of France donated the trophy she won when she was elected as Miss World, 61 years ago. It was sold for 30 thousand pounds.This year also the girls put on their finest gowns for the classic event of Miss World Charity Gala and Auction. Different projects were taken up by the contestants like providing poor women with sexual education, repairing cleft lips, making people aware of blood and organ donations etc. Few of the eye catching projects included one from Serbia where the contestant trained a disabled volleyball team in her home country which indeed helped in transforming the team. Another one was by Netherland where the contestant spent 13 hours in a cage to depict and signify the pain of the women who were trapped in their country and are forced into the business of prostitution.The 10 finalists of Beauty with a Purpose were:Koyal Rana - India Julia Gama - Brazil Andrea Forfori Aguilera - Bolivia Carina Tyrrell - England Rafieya Husain - Guyana Maria Asteria Sastrayu - Indonesia Idah Nguma - Kenya Tatjana Maul - Netherlands Valerie Weigmann - Philippines Rolene Strauss - South Africa Miss World 2014 final is scheduled to be held on December 14’ 2014 at Excel London, England.

By Angelopedia

At the 64th edition of Miss World beauty pageant, Top 20 finalists were selected in the challenge event of Top Model organized on November 28’ 2014. In the event for selection of Top 20 models, the gorgeous contestants wore their cocktail dresses and walked the ramp. Since Miss World is not all about beauty, therefore a panel of judges judged them on the basis of their grace, beauty, poise, elegance, attitude, their walk and their presence on ramp. Out of 124 beauties, Top 20 finalists were selected excelled in all terms. The Top 20 finalists selected were: Hungary - Edina Kulcsar, India – Koyal Rana, Mongolia - Battsetseg Turbat, Haiti - Carolyn Desert, Zimbabwe - Tendai Bongani Hunda, Australia - Courtney Thorpe, Czech Republic - Tereza Skoumalova, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Isidora Borovčanin, Dominican Republic - Dhio Moreno, South Sudan - Awien Kuanyin-Agoth France - Flora Coquerel, Namibia - Brumhilda Ochs, Scotland - Ellie Mckeating, Turkey - Amine Gulse, Russia - Anastasia Kostenko, Mexico - Daniela Alvarez Reyes, Puerto Rico - Genesis Davila, Croatia - Antonija Gogic, South Africa - Rolene Strauss, China PR - Du Yang. Miss World 2014 final scheduled to be held on December 14’ 2014 at Excel London, England.

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At the ongoing preliminary events of Miss World 2014 pageant, Koyal Rana of India bagged the World Fashion Designer Award held on November 29’ 2014, along with two other events which were selection of Top 20 models and Beach Beauty. The runner up being Ellie Mckeating of Scotland and second runner up being Dhio Moreno Romero of Dominican Republic. Miss World India Koyal Rana wore the gown designed by Falguni and Shane Peacock. First runner-up Miss Scotland Ellie Mckeating wore the gown designed by Eleganza Sposa and Siobhan Mackenzie and the second runner up Miss Dominican Republic Dhio Moreno was wearing Keyther Esteuez’s designed gown. For the World Fashion Designer Award, contestants walked the ramp in the ravishing gowns designed by the designers from their home countries and were judged on the basis of their beauty, elegance, grace accompanied by their equally beautiful gowns. The panel of judges for the World Fashion Designer Award consisted of Mike Dixon, Donna Darby, Andrew Minarik, staff from the FRA, a panel of FRA students, and Miss World Chairman, Julia Morley.

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Maria Jose Alvarado, the reigning Miss World Honduras, has been found murdered just few days before she was supposed to fly off to London to compete in Miss World 2014 pageant in London. She and her sister Sofia Trinidad disappeared last week on Thursday after they were seen leaving a local party and getting into a vehicle without a license plate. Both have now been found dead days after going missing in Santa Barbara. Police said they found the bodies of Maria and her sister Sofia on a river bank, after mounting an exhaustive search. Police have arrested a few suspects, and the investigation is ongoing in this kidnapping and murder case. Honduras is the world's most violent country with a murder rate above 90 people per 100,000, about double the rate of its closest peers Venezuela, Belize and El Salvador. The very beautiful and full of life Maria was just 19 years of age. She was crowned Señorita Honduras 2014 at the finals of the national pageant held on April 26' 2014. May her soul rest in peace!

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As we approach the final night of Miss World Ecuador 2014, which is scheduled to be held tonight, we have shortlisted our Top 5 favorites to win the coveted crown. Our list comprises of (in alphabetical order) - Fatima Gianina Bayona Grijalva, Marjorie Elizabeth Zambrano Guerrero, Nelly Nataly Campos Coello, Ritha Estefanía Limaico Berrazueta and Valeria Elizabeth Chavarria Zavala. If we were to prune our list to Top 3, we can say our Top 3 will be comprised of Marjorie Elizabeth Zambrano Guerrero, Ritha Estefanía Limaico Berrazueta and Valeria Elizabeth Chavarria Zavala.

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Today, at the press presentation held at the Eclipse Bar & Lounge at Solaire Resort & Casino, the twenty-six (26) candidates of Miss World Philippines 2014 were officially presented to the media. The candidates will now compete at the Miss World Philippines 2014 finals scheduled for October 12' 2014 at the Mall of Asia, Arena. Megan Young, the Miss World Philippines 2013 and the reigning Miss World, will crown her successor as Miss World Philippines 2014 at the finals nights. The winner will go on to compete at the Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England on December 14' 2014. The 2014 Miss World Philippines finalists are - Lorraine Kendrickson, Cyra Guilalas, Alexa Kirby, Priscilla Kimberley Dela Cruz, Gazini Christiana Ganados, Kristine Angeli Estoque, Rachel Louise Peters, Rachelle Emmylou Carandang, Ranielah Marie Oval, Grace Ann Bautista, Moriel Olea, Christine Balaguer, Kimberly Anne Sarreal, Nicole Donesa, Theresa Regli, Ina Dominica Guerrero, Kimberly Pajares, Ruffa Nava, Valerie Weigmann, Nelda Ibe, Jean Marie Feliciano, Abegail Galisim, Frances Ruth Constantino, Carina Jennah Aguilar, Eliza Johanna Cruz and Jahziel Pernia Roxanne Cabañero, who was initially included in the list of candidates, has quit the pageant after receiving negative reactions, and is not part of the above finalists.

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Miss Malaysia World 2014 preliminary & subsidiary title winners were announced at a gala event held tonight at Ballroom, Corus Hotel, Jalan Ampang. The preliminary gala night was held a day before the final night, which is scheduled for tomorrow, when Melinder Bhullar will crown her successor Miss Malaysia World 2014.

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With three days to go for the finals of Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2014, which is scheduled to be held on August 13' 2014, I have shortlisted my Top 5 favourites to win the coveted crown. My list comprises of (in alphabetical order) - Darli Arni Pacheco , Franceska Toro, Rebeca Valentin , Tershya Soto, and Wilmarie Rosado.

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