by Temitope Onitiju

Rolene Strauss of South Africa has won the 2014 edition of the Miss World beauty pageant.

Hungarian representative, Edina Kulcsar was first runner-up, while Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit was second runner-up in the competition.

The five semi-finalists of the pageant, in no particular order, are Hungary, Australia, United States, South Africa and England.

The annual contest was held in ExCeL London, United Kingdom.

Kolapo Olapoju