Courtney Thorpe

Biography

Miss World 2014 was the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom, on 14 December 2014. At the end of the event, Rolene Strauss of South Africa was crowned Miss World 2014 by Megan Young of the Philippines. This is the second time that South Africa has won the title outright and marking the country's first victory after 40 years, and their overall third victory in the pageant's history. The first runner-up was Edina Kulcsá representing Hungary, and the second runner-up was Elizabeth Safrit representing the United States.

== Background ==

=== Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals === This edition marked the debut of Chad and São Tomé and Príncipe, and the return of Egypt, Israel, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Uruguay and Zimbabwe; Myanmar, which last competed (as Burma) in 1960, Luxembourg in 2010, Egypt in 2011, and Israel, Uruguay and Zimbabwe in 2012. Angola, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Taiwan, Uzbekistan and Zambia, withdrew from the competition.

=== Miss Honduras === In April 2014, María José Alvarado won 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. Miss Honduras pageant organizers decided not to replace Alvarado and the country officially withdrew from the contest. On 23 November 2014, Miss World Organization Chairperson Julia Morley gave a special memorial service in remembrance for her and her sister.

== Results ==

=== Placements ===

§ – People's Choice winner

== Challenge Events ==