{"id":74037,"date":"2014-12-14T20:24:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-14T20:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=74037"},"modified":"2014-12-14T20:24:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T20:24:05","slug":"miss-south-africa-rolene-strauss-crowned-miss-world-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=74037","title":{"rendered":"Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World on Sunday in a competition in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2\">&#8220;South Africa, this is for you,&#8221; she said in an interview after the pageant. &#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of you and I&#8217;m proud to be your representative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-74040 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130355-02-miss-world-460460492-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"141214130355-02-miss-world-460460492-horizontal-gallery\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130355-02-miss-world-460460492-horizontal-gallery.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130355-02-miss-world-460460492-horizontal-gallery-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3\">Strauss, 22, won the title over runner-up Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar. Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit took third place. Strauss inherited the crown from Miss World 2013, Megan Young of the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UEgOoMa78xg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph4\">Strauss, a fourth-year medical student at University of the Free State, put her studies on hold after being crowned Miss South Africa in March. In her official Miss World 2014 introduction video she credits former South African President Nelson Mandela with allowing her to pursue a career in medicine by creating a democratic South Africa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74041\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74041\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130410-03-miss-world-460460070-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Miss World 2013  Megan Young (top) crowns Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss (bottom) as Miss World 2014 during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO \/ LEON NEAL        (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130410-03-miss-world-460460070-horizontal-gallery.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130410-03-miss-world-460460070-horizontal-gallery-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miss World 2013 Megan Young (top) crowns Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss (bottom) as Miss World 2014 during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO \/ LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5\">Strauss said she looked forward to continuing the legacy of Miss World CEO Julia Morley, founder of &#8220;Beauty with a Purpose,&#8221; a nonprofit that supports humanitarian projects of Miss World contestants. As Miss South Africa, Strauss has supported projects in women&#8217;s rights, health and education, including one to provide menstruation education to schoolgirls in South Africa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74042\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74042\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130421-04-miss-world-460460418-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Miss South Africa and the 2014 Miss World, Rolene Strauss (C), reacts flanked by first runner up Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar (L) and second runner up Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit (R) during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO \/ LEON NEAL        (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130421-04-miss-world-460460418-horizontal-gallery.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141214130421-04-miss-world-460460418-horizontal-gallery-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miss South Africa and the 2014 Miss World, Rolene Strauss (C), reacts flanked by first runner up Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar (L) and second runner up Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit (R) during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO \/ LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tttaP2FRpRY?list=PLU5UzgW959OBrUQFmLEwm2G9K_9E1aPWr\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: CNN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World on Sunday in a competition in London. &#8220;South Africa, this is for you,&#8221; she said in an interview after the pageant. &#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of you and I&#8217;m proud to be your representative.&#8221; Strauss, 22, won the title over runner-up Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar. 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