South Africa's Rolene Strauss was named Miss World 2014 on Sunday. Edina Kulcsar of Hungary was the runner-up and Elizabeth Safrit of the United States took third place.
Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss, centre, celebrates after being crowned Miss World 2014, during the finale of the competition at the ExCel centre in London, Sunday, Dec. 14 2014. Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar, left, came second with Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, right, finishing third.
Credit: Alastair Grant
The winners were announced after a lengthy competition involving contestants from more than 120 countries. The first Miss World contest was held 63 years ago in Britain. This year's competition was filmed in London.