Miss World 2014 Confirmed 77 Candidates
Known for its mentality of "Beauty with a Purpose", the 2014 Miss World beauty pageant will kick once again with 77 confirmed contestants from all corners of the world who are striving for the prestigious title. The 64th edition of the Miss World pageant is scheduled to take place at ExCel London in London, England where reigning Miss World Megan Young from the Philippines will crown her successor at the end of the annual event.
Registered as a charity and a non-profit organization associated with Miss World organization, Beauty with a Purpose together with reigning Miss World raises money and participates in humanitarian projects across all areas of the globe. The organization created by Julia Morley in 1972, managed to raise hundreds of millions of pounds to be donated in local and international organization who are in need to help disadvantaged children.
An oldest major surviving international beauty pageant, 2014 Miss World is scheduled on Dec. 14, 2014 where the winner will spends a year travelling to represent the organization and its numerous causes. 2013 Miss World Megan Young was the first Filipina to be crowned as Miss World last September 28, 2013 in Bali, Indonesia.
"Aside from winning, it also has a lot of meaning to me. All that hard work that I put into it was really paid off. But aside from that, before I always wonder, what is my purpose? What am I going to do in future with my life," revealed Young during her first official interview when she was asked what winning the Miss World title meant to her.
"And then during that night from Miss World, I just knew from that moment on what I wanted to pursue. I knew that I could use my skills, my voice and my knowledge to help people and that really means a lot to me," she added.
This year's pageant is expected to have 130 contestants to compete for the title, but only 77 are confirmed as of this time. Here are the 77 countries and their representatives for the 2014 Miss World beauty pageant taken from Miss World Web site.
Miss Argentina, Yoana Don
Miss Australia, Courtney Thorpe
Miss Austria, Julia Furdea
Miss Bahamas, Rosetta Cartwright
Miss Barbados, Zoe Trotman
Miss Belarus, Viktoriya Miganovich
Miss Belgium, Laurence Langen
Miss Bermuda, Lilian Lightbourn
Miss Bolivia, Andrea Forfori
Miss Brazil, Julia Gama
Miss Cameroon, Larissa Ngangoum
Miss Canada, Annora Bourgeault
Miss Cape Verde, Cristy Spencer
Miss Colombia, Jessica Leandra Garcia
Miss Cote D'Ivoire, Jennifer Yeo
Miss Curacao, Gayle Sulvaran
Miss Cyprus, Ionna Filippou
Miss Czech Republic, Tereza Skoumalova
Miss El Savador, Larissa Vega
Miss England, Carina Tyrrell
Miss Equatorial Guinea, Agnes Genoveva Cheba Ade
Miss Fiji, Charlene Tafunai'i
Miss Finland, Krista Haapalainen
Miss France, Flora Coquerel
Miss Gabon, Pulcherie Nze Nzoughe
Miss Georgia, Ana Zubashvili
Miss Gibraltar, Shyanne Azzopardi
Miss Greece, Eleni Kokkinou
Miss Guadeloupe, Wendy Metony
Miss Guatemala, Keyla Bermudez
Miss Guinea, Halimatou Diallo
Miss Guinea-Bissau, Maila Da Costa
Miss Guyana, Rafieya Husain
Miss Honduras, Maria Jose Alvarado Munoz
Miss Hongkong China, Grace Chan
Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar
Miss India, Koyal Rana
Miss Indonesia, Maria Asteria Sastrayu
Miss Ireland, Jessica Hayes
Miss Israel, Mor Maman
Miss Italy, Silvia Cataldi
Miss Jamaica, Laurie-Ann Chin
Miss Japan, Hikaru Kawai
Miss Kazakhstan, Aiday Isaeva
Miss Lavia, Liliana Garkaline
Miss Malta, Joanna Galea
Miss Mauritius, Sheetal Khadun
Miss Mexico, Daniela Alvarez Reyes
Miss Moldova, Alexandra Caruntu
Miss Namibia, Brumhilda Ochs
Miss Nepal, Subin Limbu
Miss Netherlands, Tatjana Maul
Miss New Zealand, Arielle Garciano
Miss Nicaragua, Maria Esther Cortes
Miss Nigeria, Iheoma Nnadi
Miss Northern Ireland, Rebekah Shirley
Miss Panama, Raiza Erlenbaugh
Miss Peru, Sofia Rivera
Miss Poland, Ada Sztajerowska
Miss Portugal, Catarina Sikiniotis
Miss Russia, Yulia Alipova
Miss Scotland, Ellie Mckeating
Miss Serbia, Milica Vuklis
Miss Seychelles, Camilla Estico
Miss Slovakia, Laura Longauerova
Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss
Miss Sweden, Olivia Asplund
Miss Switzerland, Aline Morger
Miss Tanzania, Happiness Watimanya
Miss Thailand, Maeya Nonthawan Thongleng
Miss Trinidad & Tobago, Sarah Jane Waddell
Miss Tunisia, Wahiba Arres
Miss Turkey, Amine Gulse
Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit
Miss US Virgin Islands, Anika Tonge
Miss Venezuela, Debora Menicucci
Miss Wales, Alice Ford