World Miss University 2014

World Miss University 2014
Date	January 25, 2014
Venue	Seoul, Korea
Entrants	41
Winner	Karina Jiménez  Mexico
Congeniality	Isabel Vieira  Portugal
Photogenic	Olga Marcela Gore  Philippines

World Miss University 2014 was the 26th edition of the international female pageant. The final was held in Seoul, Korea on January 25, 2014 . About 41 countries were represented in the pageant. Karina Stephania Martín Jiménez^[1] of Mexico crowned as winner at the end of the event.

Results

Placements

Final result	Contestant
World Miss University 2014	Mexico – Karina Martin Jiménez
1st runner-up	Zimbabwe – Siboninkosi Hove
2nd runner-up	Brazil – Juliete de Pieri

Continental Queens

Award	Name	Country
Africa	Siboninkosi Hove	Zimbabwe
North America	Denise Garrido	Canada
South America	Juliete de Pieri	Brazil
Asia	Maria Benjieleen	Philippines
Europe	Mathilde Duriez	France

Special awards

Award	Name	Country
National Costume Award	Park Hyon-a	Korea 1
Miss Sincerety	Natchanakarn Somboonsab	Thailand
Miss Photogenic	Maria Benjieleen	Philippines
Miss Community Service	Bat-Erdene Nomin-Erdene	Mongolia
YouTube Vote	Maria Benjieleen	Philippines
Miss Friendship	Isabel Vieira	Portugal
Peace Forum/Speech	Denise Garrido	Canada
Environmental Forum	Maria Rimmer-Turbakova	England
Best Dressed	Tatana Makarenko	Czech Republic
Talent Award	Oksana Vatamaniuk	Ukraine
Mecenat Beauty	Diana Schoutsen-Mendoza	Honduras

Delegates

Argentina – Martina Paula Rousseau  Brazil – Juliete Janaine Beraldo de Pieri  Bulgaria – Dobrina Dimitrova  Canada – Denise Garrido  China – Li Yixuan  Czech Republic – Tatana Makarenko  Denmark – Sisse Houlberg Winther  Dominican Republic – Jennipher Julissa Lama Caba  El Salvador – Amalia Georgina González Romero  England – Maria Rimmer-Turbakova  France – Mathilde Duriez  Honduras – Diana Gertrude Schoutsen Mendoza  Hong Kong – Ai Xin Nie  Indonesia – Kanty Widjaja  Korea 1 – Park Hyon-a  Korea 2 – Park Soo-byn  Latvia – Zane Dombrovska  Lebanon – Demi-Lee Rebula  Macau – Wang Ting  Malaysia – Charissa Chong Su Huey  Mexico – Karina Stephania Martín Jiménez

Mongolia – Bat-Erdene Nomin-Erdene  New Zealand – Deborah Rose Lambie  Nicaragua – Kathya Elizabeth Poveda Flores  Pakistan – Bakhtawar Shah  Paraguay – Bettina Carolina Zayas Benítez  Philippines – Maria Benjieleen  Poland – Anna Miller  Portugal – Isabel Maria Pinho Vieira  Russia – Aigul Valieva  Scotland – Alexandra Lauren Lilley  Serbia – Jovana Maksimovic  Singapore – Chloe Xu Xiaohui  Slovakia – Radka Hudecova  South Africa – Mmathapelo Nerisha Matlala  Sweden – Cecilia Malin  Taiwan – Yang Yun-Jhen  Thailand – Natchanakarn Somboonsab  Ukraine – Oksana Vatamaniuk  Wales – Annabel Mizel  Zimbabwe – Siboninkosi Hove

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

Miss Universe

• 2013:  Honduras: Diana Gertrude Schoutsen Mendoza

Miss World

• 2010:  Canada: Denise Garrido

Miss Earth

• 2008:  Canada: Denise Garrido

Miss International

• 2013:  Malaysia: Charissa Chong Su Huey

Miss Asia Pacific World

• 2011:  Brazil: Juliete de Pieri

Top Model of the World

• 2011:  Brazil: Juliete de Pieri

Miss Tourism Queen International

• 2013:  Taiwan: Yang Yun-Jhen

Miss Yacht International

• 2011:  Philippines: Olga Marcela Gore

Miss Tourism International

• 2012:  Pakistan: Bakhtawar Shah

Miss Globe

• 2013:  Malaysia: Charissa Chong Su Huey

Lebanon Emigrant

• 2012:  Lebanon: Demi-Lee Rebula [represented as  South Africa]

Miss Eurovision

• 2013:  Czech Republic: Tatana Makarenko

Nuestra Belleza México

• 2014:  Mexico: Karina Stephania Martín Jimenez

External links

References

1. http://beautypageantnews.com/karina-jimenez-mexico-wins-world-miss-university-2014/karina-jimenez-world-miss-university-2014/