Miss World 2014
| Miss World 2014 | |
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| Date | 14 December 2014 |
| Presenters | Tim Vincent, Megan Young, Frankie Cena, Steve Douglas |
| Entertainment | Sky Blu, The Vamps |
| Venue | ExCeL London, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | E!, London Live |
| Entrants | 121 |
| Placements | 26 |
| Debuts | Chad, São Tomé & Príncipe |
| Withdrawals | Angola, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, St. Kitts & Nevis, Samoa, Uzbekistan, Zambia |
| Returns | Egypt, Israel, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Uruguay, Zimbabwe |
| Winner |
Rolene Strauss  South Africa |
Miss World 2014, the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2014 at the ExCeL London in London, UK. Megan Young of the Philippines crowned her successor Rolene Strauss of South Africa at the end of the event.[1] 121 contestants competed for the crown. This is the second time that South Africa has won the title outright and the third time they have held the title.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss World 2014 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 11 |
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| Top 26 |
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§ People's Choice winner
Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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| Oceania |
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Contestants
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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 Albania | Xhensila Pere | 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Pogradec |
 Argentina | Yoana Don | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Santiago del Estero |
 Aruba | Joitza Henriquez | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Oranjestad |
 Australia | Courtney Thorpe | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Brisbane |
 Austria | Julia Furdea | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Asten |
 Bahamas | Rosetta Cartwright | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Nassau |
 Barbados | Zoé Trotman | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Bridgetown |
 Belarus | Viktoria Mihanovich | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Minsk |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Anissa Blondin | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Brussels |
 Belize | Raquel Badillo | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Belize City |
 Bermuda | Lillian Lightbourn | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Hamilton |
 Bolivia | Andrea Forfori | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Santa Cruz |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | Isidora Borovčanin | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Pale |
 Brazil | Julia Gama | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Porto Alegre |
 British Virgin Islands | Rosanna Chichester | 25 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Road Town |
 Cameroon | Larissa Ngangoum | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Yaounde |
 Canada | Annora Bourgeault | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Regina |
 Chad | Sakadi Djivra | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Abéché |
 China PR | Du Yang | 22 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Beijing |
 Colombia | Leandra García | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cali |
 Costa Rica | Natasha Sibaja | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | San José |
 Côte d'Ivoire | Yéo Jennifer | 18 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Aboisso |
 Croatia | Antonija Gogić | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Zagreb |
 Curaçao | Gayle Sulvaran | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Willemstad |
 Cyprus | Ioánna Filíppou | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nicosia |
 Czech Republic | Tereza Skoumalová | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ostrava |
 Denmark | Pernille Sørensen | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Aalborg |
 Dominican Republic | Dhío Moreno | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Santo Domingo |
 Ecuador | Virginia Limongi | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Portoviejo |
 Egypt | Amina Ashraf | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Giza |
 El Salvador | Larissa Vega | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Santa Ana |
 England | Carina Tyrrell | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Cambridge |
 Equatorial Guinea | Agnes Cheba | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Luba |
 Ethiopia | Yirgalem Hadish | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Addis Ababa |
 Fiji | Charlene Tafuna'i | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nadi |
 Finland | Krista Haapalainen | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Helsinki |
 France | Flora Coquerel | 20 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Orléanais |
 Gabon | Jessie Lekery | 24 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | Moyen-Ogooué |
 Georgia | Ana Zubashvili | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Tbilisi |
 Germany | Egzonita Ala | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Stuttgart |
 Ghana | Nadia Ntanu | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Accra |
 Gibraltar | Shyanne Azzopardi | 23 | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | Gibraltar |
 Greece | Eleni Kokkinou | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Athens |
.svg.png){kind=small} Guadeloupe | Wendy Metony | 20 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Le Gosier |
 Guam | Chanel Cruz Jarrett | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Agana Heights |
 Guatemala | Keyla Bermúdez | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Guatemala City |
 Guinea | Halimatou Diallo | 20 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Conakry |
 Guyana | Rafieya Husain | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Anna Regina |
 Haiti | Carolyn Desert | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Port-au-Prince |
 Hong Kong | Erin Wong | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kowloon |
 Hungary | Edina Kulcsár | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Budapest |
 Iceland | Tanja Ýr Ástþórsdóttir | 22 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Hafnarfjörður |
 India | Koyal Rana | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | New Delhi |
 Indonesia | Maria Rahajeng | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Mamuju |
 Ireland | Jessica Hayes | 20 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Cork |
 Israel | Mor Maman | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Beersheba |
 Italy | Silvia Cataldi | 24 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Sannicola |
 Jamaica | Laurie-Ann Chin | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Montego Bay |
 Japan | Hikaru Kawai | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sendai |
 Kenya | Idah Nguma | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Machakos |
 Korea | Hwa-young Song | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Suwon |
 Kosovo | Vita Rexhepi | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Priština |
 Kyrgyzstan | Aikol Alikzhanova | 24 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | Jalal-Abad |
 Latvia | Liliana Garkalne | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Riga |
 Lebanon | Saly Greige | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Beirut |
 Lesotho | Nthole Matela | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mapoteng |
 Lithuania | Agnė Kavaliauskaitė | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Vilnius |
 Luxembourg | Frédérique Wolff | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Luxembourg City |
 Malaysia | Dewi Liana Seriestha | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Sarawak |
 Malta | Joanna Galea | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Valletta |
 Martinique | Anaïs Delwaulle | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Fort-de-France |
 Mauritius | Sheetal Khadun | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Port Louis |
 Mexico | Daniela Álvarez | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Cuernavaca |
 Moldova | Alexandra Caruntu | 18 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ungheni |
 Mongolia | Battsetseg Turbat | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ulan Bator |
 Montenegro | Natasa Novaković | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Podgorica |
 Myanmar | Wyne Lay | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Naypyidaw |
 Namibia | Brumhilda Ochs | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Windhoek |
 Nepal | Subin Limbu | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Dharan |
 Netherlands | Tatjana Maul | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | The Hague |
 New Zealand | Arielle Garciano | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lyttelton |
 Nicaragua | Yumara López | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Rivas |
 Nigeria | Iheoma Nnadi | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Akwa Ibom |
 Northern Ireland | Rebekah Shirley | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Belfast |
 Norway | Monica Pedersen | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Moelv |
 Panama | Nicole Pinto | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Panama City |
 Paraguay | Myriam Arévalos | 21 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Asunción |
 Peru | Sofía Rivera | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Oxapampa |
 Philippines | Valerie Weigmann | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Legazpi |
 Poland | Ada Sztajerowska | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Piotrków Trybunalski |
 Portugal | Zita Oliveira | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lisbon |
 Puerto Rico | Génesis Dávila | 22 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Arroyo |
 Romania | Bianca Fanu | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Timisoara |
 Russia | Anastasia Kostenko | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Moscow |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | Djeissica Barbosa | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | São Tomé |
 Scotland | Ellie McKeating | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Milngavie |
 Serbia | Milica Vukliš | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Belgrade |
 Seychelles | Camilla Estico | 23 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | Victoria |
 Singapore | Dalreena Poonam Gill | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bedok |
 Slovakia | Laura Longauerová | 18 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Detva |
 Slovenia | Julija Bizjak | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lesce |
| South Africa | Rolene Strauss | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Volksrust |
 South Sudan | Awien Kuanyin-Agoth | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Gogrial |
 Spain | Lourdes Rodríguez | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Daimiel |
 Sri Lanka | Chulakshi Ranathunga | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Colombo |
 Sweden | Olivia Asplund | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Stockholm |
 Switzerland | Dijana Cvijetic | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Gossau |
 Tanzania | Happiness Watimanya | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Dodoma |
 Thailand | Nonthawan Thongleng | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Surat Thani |
 Trinidad & Tobago | Sarah Jane Waddell | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Carenage |
 Tunisia | Wahiba Arres | 20 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Menzel Bourguiba |
 Turkey | Amine Gülşe | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Izmir |
 Uganda | Leah Kalanguka | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Iganga |
 Ukraine | Andriana Khasanshin | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Lviv |
 United States | Elizabeth Safrit | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | North Carolina |
 Uruguay | Romina Fernández | 20 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Montevideo |
 US Virgin Islands | Aniska Tonge | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | St. Thomas |
 Venezuela | Debora Menicucci | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
 Vietnam | Nguyễn Thị Loan | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Thái Bình |
 Wales | Alice Ford | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Cardiff |
 Zimbabwe | Tendai Humda | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Chitungwiza |
Judges
Miss World 2014 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, some of whom included former Miss World winners.[2]
- Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization[2][3]
- Rudy Salles – Member of the National Assembly of France[2][3]
- Jody Reynolds – A past president of Variety International[2][3]
- Marsha-Rae Ratcliff – Variety International board member[3]
- Tony Hatch – British most celebrated musical acts and films[3]
- Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001 from Nigeria[3]
- Azra Akin – Miss World 2002 from Turkey[3]
- Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China PR[3]
- Kaiane Aldorino – Miss World 2009 from Gibraltar[3]
Notes
Debuts
- Chad
- São Tomé & Príncipe
Returns
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Last competed in 1960:
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Last competed in 2010:
Last competed in 2011:
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Last competed in 2012:
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Designations
- Albania – Xhensila Pere was appointed Miss World Albania 2014 by Vera Grabocka, president of Miss & Mister Albania, only days before the start of the competition after she decided not to send Afroviti Goge who was previously appointed to represent the country.
- Belize – Raquel Badillo was appointed Miss World Belize 2014 by Miss World Belize Ltd franchise holders for Miss World in Belize.
- Ethiopia – Yirgalem Hadish was appointed Miss World Ethiopia 2014 after a casting call was organised by Gadol Wilson, national director for Miss World in Ethiopia.
- Greece – Eleni Kokkinou was appointed as Miss World Greece 2014 after a casting call was organised by Vassilis Prevelakis, national director for Miss World in Greece.
- Guadeloupe – Wendy Métony was appointed Miss Monde Guadeloupe 2014. She was crowned Miss Intercontinental Tourism 2014 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic earlier in 2014.
- Norway – Monica Olivia Pedersen was appointed Miss World Norway 2014 after a casting call was organised by Morten Sommerfeldt, national director for Miss World in Norway.
- Martinique – Anaïs Delwaulle was appointed Miss Monde Martinique 2014 after no pageant was held. She was the 1st runner-up at Martinique Queens 2013 pageant.
- Russia – Anastasia Kostenko was appointed as Miss World Russia 2014 after Miss Russia Organization decided to send the original winner of Miss Russia 2014 Yulia Alipova only to Miss Universe 2014 so as to avoid scheduling conflicts. Kostenko was the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Russia 2014 pageant.
- Uruguay – Romina Fernandez has been appointed as Miss Mundo Uruguay 2014. She was the 1st runner-up at Miss Universe Uruguay 2014 pageant.
- Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Loan was appointed to represent Vietnam by Elite Model Vietnam, the franchise holder. She was among the Top 5 at the Miss Vietnam 2010 pageant and also 2nd runner-up at Miss Vietnam Ethnic 2013 pageant.
Replacements
- Belgium – Anissa Blondin replaced Miss Belgium 2014, Laurence Langen, for undisclosed reasons. Anissa Blondin was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Belgium 2014 pageant.
- Gabon – Jessie Lekery replaced Miss World Gabon 2014, Pulchérie Nzoughe, after Pulchérie Nzoughe resigned for unknown reason. Jessie was Miss Gabon 2013 contestant.
- Ghana – Nadia Ntanu replaced Miss Ghana 2013, Guiseppine Baafi, after Guiseppine resigned from the Miss Ghana organisation. Nadia was the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Ghana 2012 pageant.
- Hong Kong – When the new Miss Hong Kong was crowned, Miss Hong Kong 2013, Grace Chan, was replaced by the Miss Hong Kong 2014 1st runner-up Erin Wong.
- Nicaragua – Yumara Lopez replaced Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2014, Maria Esther Cortes, after Maria stepped down due to personal reasons. Yumara was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2014 pageant.
- Panama – Nicole Pinto replaced Miss Mundo Panamá 2014, Raiza Erlenbaugh, after Raiza was dethroned for not fulfilled her duties. Nicole was the 1st runner-up at Miss Mundo Panamá 2014 pageant and was later crowned Miss América Latina del Mundo 2014. Nicole resigned her title as Miss América Latina del Mundo 2014 to participate in Miss World 2014.
- Portugal – Zita Margarida Reis Oliveira replaced Miss World Portugal 2014, Catarina Sikiniotis, after Catarina chose not to sign a contract with her country's national organisation thereby forfeiting the right to participate in the Miss World 2014 pageant. Zita was crowned Miss República Portuguesa in September 2014 and was supposed to participate in the Miss World 2015 pageant, but Zita has now agreed to participate in the Miss World 2014 pageant.[4]
- Switzerland – Dijana Cvijetic replaced the original winner of the Miss World Switzerland 2014 pageant, Aline Morger, after Aline stepped down for unknown reasons. Dijana was the 1st runner-up at the Miss World Switzerland 2014 pageant.[5]
- Zimbabwe – Thabiso Phiri was the original winner of Miss Zimbabwe 2014 pageant However she resigned due to personal reasons hence Catherine Makaya was crowned the new winner after an impromptu second contest was held in which both the runners-up refused to take part stating they were happy with their positions but days before leaving for London Catherine was dethroned for her being difficult to work with by the Miss Zimbabwe Trust. The original Miss Zimbabwe 2014 1st princess, Tendai Hunda replaced Makaya.
Withdrawals
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Angola – No contest held -
Botswana – No contest held -
Bulgaria – Simona Evigenieva did not compete due to age requirements because she is just 17 turining 18 on January so she lately participate at Miss World 2015. -
Chile – The Miss World Chile pageant was rescheduled later September next year. -
Chinese Taipei – Jessy Yan did not compete due to financial problem with the organisation. -
Dominica – Due to lack of sponsorships -
Guinea-Bissau – Shelly Mandradelo was supposed to compete at Miss World 2014 pageant, but her participation was cancelled. But the Miss Guinea-Bissau organisation decided not to replace her. -
Honduras – In April 2014, María José Alvarado was crowned Miss Honduras World, she was expected to represent Honduras and was scheduled to fly to London, England for the Miss World pageant. On 19 November 2014, Alvarado and her sister Sofía Trinidad were found murdered and then buried in the village of Cablotales. -
Kazakhstan – Due to lack of sponsorships -
Macedonia – Nadica Dimovska did not compete due Miss Macedonia organisation conflict until 2015, but Macedonia will return on Miss World 2016. -
St. Kitts & Nevis – Due to lack of sponsorships -
Samoa – No contest held -
Uzbekistan – No contest held -
Zambia – No contest held
Other notes
- Australia, Brazil, England, India, Indonesia, and Philippines placed in four consecutive editions.
- Philippines landed as one of the quarter finalist breaking the record spiels of being unplaced for a Winning country to place on the following year,
- Dominican Republic, Netherlands, and United States placed in three consecutive editions.
- Ghana placed in two consecutive editions.
- China, Mexico, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sweden last placed in 2012 edition.
- Hungary, Scotland, South Africa, Thailand, and Trinidad & Tobago last placed in 2011 edition.
- Russia last placed in 2010 edition.
- Vietnam last placed in 2009 edition.
- Malaysia last placed in 2007 edition.
- Bolivia last placed in 2003 edition.
- Finland last placed in 1993 edition.
- Guyana last placed in 1971 edition.
Miss Honduras World 2014
In April 2014, María José Alvarado was crowned Miss Honduras World, she was expected to represent Honduras and was scheduled to fly to London, England for the Miss World pageant. On 19 November 2014, Alvarado and her sister Sofía Trinidad were found murdered and then buried in the village of Cablotales.[6] Miss Honduras pageant organizers decided not to replace Alvarado; therefore, the country has officially withdrawn from the contest this year. On 23 November 2014, Miss World Organisation Chairperson Julia Morley gave a special memorial service in remembrance for her and her sister.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Harriet Marsh (14 December 2014). "Miss World 2014: Miss England misses out on crown as South Africa scoops glory". mirror. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Simi John. "Miss World 2014 Live: The 64th annual beauty pageant begins". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Global Beauties – Miss World Portugal is replaced". Global Beauties. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "1st runner-up awarded as Miss World Switzerland 2014". Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "Maria Jose Alvarado Miss World Honduras 2014 found murdered". Angelopedia.com. 19 November 2014.
- ↑ "Missing Miss Honduras: Police Find Bodies". Sky News. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ Helling, Steve (19 November 2014). "Miss World Contestants Mourn the Death of Miss Honduras, María José Alvarado". People. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ Cena, Frankie (23 November 2014). "Day 4 – Service of Unity". Miss World website. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
Further reading
- "Miss World 2014: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan felicitated for being the most successful Miss World so far". CNN-IBN. December 15, 2014.
- "Nicaragua en miss mundo 2012 · El Nuevo Diario". Elnuevodiario.com.ni. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
External links
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