Rolene strauss won miss world 2014

The beauty queen is a fourth year medical student and science is clearly in her blood. Her parents are a doctor and nurse, and in a pre-taped interview for the pageant, Rolene said that becoming Miss South Africa and Miss World and studying medicine were her 'childhood dreams'. As well as being a medical student, Rolene is bilingual and speaks fluent English, as well as Afrikaans.

Celebrations: As well as being a medical student, Rolene is bilingual. She speaks fluent English, as well as Afrikaans and says she has always dreamed of being Miss World and a doctor. Writing on her website, she explains that she's always had 'big dreams'. She said: 'We moved to a small town called Volksrust, in Mpumalanga. Ever since then I was a small town girl with big dreams.

We all have a future of hope, a destiny planned for each as individual. The choices we make are the turns we take on the road to our destinies. Paying tribute to her country after being crowned, she said: 'South Africa this is for you. I think I will brace myself for what's about to happen. It's a huge responsibility. Rolene is determined to use her new crown for the good of the community.

She told AFP she wanted to help spread education in her homeland and thereby help other people realise their dreams. Top three: Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, left, was judged the runner-up and Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, came third in the 64th annual competition, contested by women from countries. According to the Miss World website, she is grateful to her father for initiating her interest in medicine, her mother for teaching her the power of the mind and her brother for teaching her compassion and patience.

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Beauty pageant titleholder. Preceded by Megan Young.