News 2014

Miss World Organization has announced the hosts for the finals night of Miss World 2014 pageant scheduled to be held on December 14' 2014 in London, England. The 64th edition of the pageant will be hosted by Megan Young together with Tim Vincent and Frankie Cena. Tim Vincent is a Welsh actor and famous television presenter well known for presenting mainstream shows Access Hollywood and Phenomenon. Tim is one of Hollywood’s most in demand television hosts and personalities, known for his sharp wit, humor and ability to entertain a live crowd. Tim will be assuming hosting duties for the Miss World contest for the third time, having earlier been the host for Miss World 2005 and Miss World 2006. Frankie Cena is a presenter, singer, and an international speech coach living in Vancouver, Canada. He was first introduced to the Miss World Organization as a contestant in the 2013 series of Mister World where he claimed a top ten finish overall and was awarded Mister World Talent for his rendition of Down by Jay Sean. Frankie was then hired to present at Mister World 2014 with the reigning Miss World, Megan Young, in Torbay, England. After a brilliant vocal recital at the competition and stellar performance as a presenter, Frankie has now been given the duties to be a host for Miss World 2014 back in England. And finally we will have the very beautiful, elegant and eloquent - the reigning Miss World 2013, Megan Young of Philippines as the charming host for the gala evening. She had earlier hosted Mister World 2014 together with Frankie Cena. With Tim, Frankie and Megan hosting the finals, we are sure to get a rocking evening!

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.

By Angelopedia

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.

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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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At the final gala night of Miss Zambia 2014 pageant held on October 29' 2014 at Mika Convention Centre in Lusaka as part of the nation's Golden Jubilee celebrations, Michelo Malambo from Ndola, the reigning Miss Copperbelt has been crowned Miss Zambia 2014. She succeeds Christine Mwaaba, the Miss Zambia 2013. Michelo, 23 years of age, will now represent Zambia at Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England on December 14' 2014.

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At the finals pageant night of Miss Uganda 2014 pageant held on October 25’ 2014 at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Leah Kalanguka from Lganga has been crowned as Miss Uganda 2014 by her predecessor Stellah Nantumbwe, Miss Uganda 2013. Leah, 23 years of age, defeated nineteen other contestants to clinch the coveted title. She will now represent Uganda at Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England on December 14' 2014. The theme of the pageant was "Making and promoting agriculture entrepreneurship attractive to young women in Uganda". The pageant's main focus was mainly based on agriculture. The agricultural theme to the pageant gave it a representation of the African values according to the organizers.

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Idah Nguma representing Machakos has been crowned Miss World Kenya 2014 at the conclusion of the finals of the pageant held on October 25' 2014 at KICC Courtyard, Nairobi. She was crowned by her predecessor Sherry Wangui Gitonga, the Miss World Kenya 2013. Idah is 22 years of age, stands tall at 5'7" and has vital statistics of 34-27-36. She defeated twenty-three (23) other beauties competing at the finals to clinch the title. She will now represent Kenya at Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England on December 14' 2014.

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Bianca Fanu, from Timisoara was crowned the winner of the national pageant Miss World Romania 2014 held during the weekend, and will now be official representative of Romania at Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London on December 14' 2014, where she will compete with beauties from more than 120 countries hoping to win the first ever Miss World title for Romania. Runners-up of Miss World Romania 2014 were - Ionella Postelnicu, Alexandra Predus and Adelina Lupchian. She succeeds Andreea Chiru, the Miss World Romania 2013, who represented Romania at Miss World 2013 pageant held last year in Bali, Indonesia. Bianca is 25 years of age, 170cm tall and has vital statistics of 86-60-90. Born in Timisoara, she is a fifth year student at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", Timisoara. This stunning and captivating beauty seems to have what it takes to be the first ever Romanian Miss World titleholder. What do you think?

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At the splendid finals night of Miss World Korea 2014 pageant held on October 11’ 2014 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, in Yongsan, Seoul, Song Hwayoung has been crowned Miss World Korea 2014. She succeeds Park Min-ji, the Miss World Korea 2013. Song Hwayoung, who is 22 years of age and stands tall at 176cm, will now represent Korea at Miss Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England on December 14' 2014. At the same event, Seo Young Seok was crowned Mr World Korea 2014.

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Valerie Weigmann has been crowned Miss World Philippines 2014 at the conclusion of coronation night held tonight at the Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines. She succeeds the beautiful Miss World Philippines 2013 Megan Young, who is also the reigning Miss World. Twenty-six (26) beautiful ladies competed for the coveted title at the gala finals night.Valerie also walked away with a number of special awards and sponsor awards including Best in Long Gown, Best in Fashion Runaway, Miss Solaire, Miss Figlia, Jessie Mendez Salon Ambassador, Miss Reticin 2014, Miss Bluewater Day Spa, Miss Bench, Miss Olay and Miss Hana.Valerie, who is 24 years of age and stands tall at 175cm, will now represent Philippines at Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England later this year. And she will be under considerable pressure to deliver a back-to-back title for Philippines. Megan Young was the first Filipina to win the Miss World title for Philippines in the year 2013. Top 5 winners at the event comprised of - 1st Runner-up: Lorraine Kendrickson 2nd Runner-up: Nelda Ibe 3rd Runner-up: Nicole Kim Donesa 4th Runner-up: Rachel Louise Peters

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At the final pageant night of Miss World Kosovo 2014 held on October 9, 2014 (the same day as Miss Universe Kosova 2014) in Pristina, Vita Rexhepi has been crowned Miss World Kosovo 2014 by her predecessor Antigona Sejdiu, Miss World Kosovo 2013. Vita Rexhepi will now represent Kosovo at t Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England on December 14' 2014.

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At the conclusion night of Miss Lebanon 2014 pageant held on October 5’ 2014 at Casino Du Liban. Beirut, Saly Greige has been crowned as Miss Lebanon 2014 by her predecessor Karen Ghrawi, Miss Lebenon 2013. Saly defeated thirteen other contestants to clinch the coveted title. She will now represent Lebanon at the Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London, England on December 14' 2014 and at Miss Universe pageant to be held in Doral on January 25’ 2015. Elsa Hajjar won the first runner-up and Rouba Monzer was the second runner-up at the conclusion of the event.

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Pernille Sørensen, 23-year-old beauty from Aalborg, was crowned Miss World Denmark 2014 at the conclusion of the event held on October 4' 2014 in Copenhagen.Aisha Isabella Hansen was the 1st runner-up, while Amalie Eva Musolino Nørreby was the second runner-up. Top 5 finalists also included Sisse Houlberg Winther and Malene Love Sigaard.

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Virginia Limongi Silva has been crowned Miss World Ecuador 2014 by her predecessor and outgoing queen - Laritza Parraga, the Miss World Ecuador 2013, at the splendid finals night of Miss World Ecuador 2014 held on October 4' 2014. She is 20 years of age and stands tall at 176cm. Other winners of Miss World Ecuador 2014 were: Fatima Gianina Bayona Grijalva, Ritha Estefanía Limaico Berrazueta, Maria Belen Intriago Velasquez, and Estefania Andrea Realpe Perez

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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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