With less than a month left to the beginning of Miss World 2014, which this year returns to its origins and will be celebrated in London, England, GB releases it’s first pre-arrival list of favorites with 116 participants (Iceland and Lesotho had not been included when the first round of voting ceased).
Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss is on a comfortable lead by now, being the only competitor to have a superior average score to 4.50 (crown material). Is South Africa finally set to win its first Miss World title since the end of Apartheid? So many have gotten very close since 1991, but none has actually taken the big prize home. South Africa’s two Miss World winners were crowned way before that: 1958 and 1974 (the second one replaced the actual winner, Miss UK).
The Caribbean goddess Dhío Moreno, from the Dominican Republic, follows in a firm 2nd place, with an average score slightely higher than that of Miss Philippines, Valerie Weigmann, who will try the back-to-back title for her country on December 14th. Don’t be surprised if it happens, this girl seems to have it all, just like Megan Young.
Thailand has a history of success in Miss Universe, but has never reached the Top 3 in Miss World history. Currently appearing in 4th place on our list, the very gorgeous Nonthawan Thonglengcould easily change that.
Rounding out the Top 5, we have perhaps a surprise: Israel‘s Mor Maman. Although Israel has a fantastic overall showing in Miss World history, since 1999 no Israeli beauty has placed even among the quarter-finalists of this contest. Her dazzling blue eyes have captivated GB’s judges for now.
Very, very, close behind, we will find Brazil, Lebanon, Turkey, Puerto Rico and France, completing the Top 10.
Once again, a very promising Miss World contest lies ahead!
Meet the 5 Miss World experts who will follow the 130 candidates every step until December 14th
Alberto Dubal is one of the editors of pageant-history blog Miss Memorabilia. He’s also been a talented GB reporter and contributor for over a decade, and when Miss World is the topic, this man can talk to you for hours! Dubal is from Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Born in Langebaan, South Africa and currently living in Shanghai, China, Andre Sleigh is a teatcher and avid Miss World fan who runs one of the best pageant-related blogs around, the greatEye for Beauty.
Edwin Toledo is probably the #1 Miss World fan and advocate in the world. This passion for the pageant, which he follows ever since he was in his diapers, resulted in the cration of Times of Beauty, one of the most important pageant news and results sources. He’s from Hatillo, Puerto Rico, currently lives in Alexandria, USA.
A journalist, fashion and beauty pageant expert from Santiago, Chile, Ricardo has been living in London, England, since the 1980’s. He was a press photographer in Miss World in the 1980’s and in 1999/2000 and has even sent Chilean delegates to compete in Miss World 2006 and 2008. He runs the very charming Chilean Charm.
Hailing from Scarborough and currently living in London, England, Sally-Ann Fawcett has been a Miss World follower and supporter for quite a long time. She’s a former beauty queen, author of ‘Misdemeanours – Beauty Queen Scandals‘ and judge for Miss International UK 2014.
As you can see, these are people who truly know the subject. Thank you, judges, it’s great to have you aboard!
The judging system
Judges were asked to score all candidates from 0.00 to 5.00, keeping on mind:
4.50-5.00 – Crown material. Candidates who they feel are ready to wear the Miss World crown.
3.50-4.49 – Top 5 material. Candidates who could easily be among the Top 5 or 6 finalists, with potential to fight for the crown.
2.50-3.49 – Semi-finalist or quarter-finalist material. Candidates who by placing among the semi or quarter-finalists of Miss World 2014, would not surprise anyone.
1.50-2.49 – Although considered “long shots”, these contestants could pull a surprise (there’s always a couple, don’t forget it!)
0.00-1.49 – Candidates our judges do not see as Miss World material at this point. Let’s see later on in the competition, this is only the beginning and first impression scores!
The complete list – GB Miss World 2014 Leaderboard
Here is the first list, with all scored Miss World 2014 candidates, divided by categories. It’s time to match your list of favorites with ours!
57 SCOTLAND 2.48 58 GUINE-BISSAU 2.46 58 IRELAND 2.46 58 US VIRGIN ISLANDS 2.46 61 WALES 2.44 62 SWEDEN 2.42 63 NEW ZEALAND 2.40 64 KOREA 2.38 65 SEYCHELLES 2.36 66 CAPE VERDE 2.34 66 EL SALVADOR 2.34 68 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2.32 69 HONDURAS 2.30 70 URUGUAY 2.28 71 GUADELOUPE 2.26 71 BOLIVIA 2.26 73 GUINEA 2.24 73 BELGIUM 2.24 73 JAPAN 2.24 76 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2.22 76 TUNISIA 2.22 78 PANAMA 2.16 79 CZECH REPUBLIC 2.14 79 GABON 2.14 81 COTE D’IVOIRE 2.12 81 NIGERIA 2.12 83 ARUBA 2.10 84 MYANMAR 2.08 84 PARAGUAY 2.08 84 SLOVENIA 2.08 84 ZIMBABWE 2.08 84 LATVIA 2.08 84 NICARAGUA 2.08 90 BELARUS 2.06 90 HAITI 2.06 92 DENMARK 2.02 93 KYRGYZSTAN 2.00 93 SWITZERLAND 2.00 95 EGYPT 1.94 95 CURAÇAO 1.94 97 GEORGIA 1.90 98 COSTA RICA 1.88 99 MALAYSIA 1.86 99 NEPAL 1.86 101 LUXEMBOURG 1.84 102 CAMEROON 1.82 103 BAHAMAS 1.80 104 FINLAND 1.78 104 GHANA 1.78 104 MAURITIUS 1.78 104 HONG KONG 1.78 108 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1.74 109 GREECE 1.72 110 GIBRALTAR 1.70 111 CYPRUS 1.64 112 SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE 1.60 112 SINGAPORE 1.60 114 FIJI 1.58
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