Miss World, the most awaited beauty pageant, has kick started in London this year. The 64th edition of Miss World competition has officially begun with 125 contestants arriving in the city.
The Miss World 2014 grand finale will take place on 14 December in the state of the art ICC Auditorium, the largest flexible auditorium in the UK, according to the official website of Miss World.
A record 125 contestants from across the world will compete with each other to win the coveted crown.
"We are delighted to have been chosen as this year's host for the Miss World Final. With our experience of world-famous, televised events such as the G20, Olympic Games and Sports Personality of the Year, we have welcomed royalty, world leaders and stars from across the globe including, most recently, William Hague and Angelina Jolie," James Rees, Executive Director, ExCeL London said.
"It is this experience which will help us deliver a fabulous event and we look forward to welcoming the organisers and contestants of this hugely glamorous occasion to our ICC Auditorium," he added.
Before the grand finale, the contestants will compete for a number of other top awards, including Sports & Fitness, Top Model, People's Choice Awards, Beauty with a Purpose and Talent Award.
Here is the full schedule of the events provided by Miss World website:
20th
CONTESTANT ARRIVALS!!
22nd
CHALLENGE EVENT - Sports Elimination
23rd
Service Of Unity
26th
CHALLENGE EVENT - Sports Finals
28th
CHALLENGE EVENT - Miss World Top Model
30th
Miss World Charity Gala
December
2nd
Oxford Debate
6th
River Thames Party Cruise
7th
CHALLENGE EVENT - Talent
13th
Miss World 2014 - Dress Rehearsal
14th
Miss World 2014 - Grand Finale
Here is the list of contestants who will compete to win the Miss World title.
Miss Albania, Xhensila Pere
Miss Algeria, Fatima Zohra Chouib
Miss Argentina, Yoana Don
Miss Aruba, Joitza Henriquez
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 Belize, Raquel Alejandra Badillo
Miss Bermuda, Lilian Lightbourn
Miss Bolivia, Andrea Forfori
Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina, Isidora Borovčanin
Miss Brazil, Julia Gama
Miss British Virgin Islands, Rosanna Chichester
Miss Cameroon, Larissa Ngangoum
Miss Canada, Annora Bourgeault
Miss Chad, Sakadi Djivira
Miss China, Du Yang
Miss Colombia, Leandra Garcia Caicedo
Miss Costa Rica, Natasha Sibaja
Miss Cote d'Ivoire, Jennifer Yeo
Miss Croatia, Antonija Gogic
Miss Curacao, Gayle Sulvaran
Miss Cyprus, Ionna Filippou
Miss Czech Republic, Tereza Skoumalova
Miss Denmark, Pernille Sorensen
Miss Dominican Republic, Dhio Moreno Romero
Miss Ecuador, Virginia Limongi Silva
Miss Egypt, Amina Ashraf
Miss El Salvador, Larissa Mariana Vega Graniello
Miss England, Carina Tyrrell
Miss Equatorial Guinea, Agnes Genoveva Cheba Ade
Miss Ethiopia, Yirgalem Hadish Adhanom
Miss Fiji, Charlene Tafunai'i
Miss Finland, Krista Haapalainen
Miss France, Flora Coquerel
Miss Gabon, Pulcherie Nze Nzoughe
Miss Georgia, Ana Zubashvili
Miss Germany, Egzonita Ali
Miss Ghana, Nadia Naa Ntanu
Miss Gibraltar, Shyanne Azzopardi
Miss Greece, Eleni Kokkinou
Miss Guadeloupe, Wendy Metony
Miss Guam, Chanel Cruz Jarrett
Miss Guatemala, Keyla Bermudez
Miss Guinea, Halimatou Diallo
Miss Guinea-Bissau, Maila Da Costa
Miss Guyana, Rafieya Husain
Miss Haiti, Carolyn Desert
Miss Honduras, Maria Jose Alvarado Munoz
Miss Hong Kong China, Erin Wong
Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar
Miss Iceland, Tanja Ýr Astþórsdóttir
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, Madina Davletova
Miss Kenya, Idah Nguma
Miss Korea, Hwa-Young Song
Miss Kosovo, Vita Rexhepi
Miss Kyrgyzstan, Aikol Alikzhanova
Miss Latvia, Liliana Garkalne
Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige
Miss Lesotho, Nthole Matela
Miss Lithuania, Agne Kavaliauskaite
Miss Luxembourg, Frédérique Wolff
Miss Malaysia, Dewi Liana Seriestha
Miss Malta, Joanna Galea
Miss Martinique, Anaïs Delwaulle
Miss Mauritius, Sheetal Khadun
Miss Mexico, Daniela Alvarez Reyes
Miss Moldova, Alexandra Caruntu
Miss Mongolia, Battsetseg Turbat
Miss Montenegro, Natasa Novakovic
Miss Myanmar, Wyne Lay
Miss Namibia, Brumhilda Ochs
Miss Nepal, Subin Limbu
Miss Netherlands, Tatjana Maul
Miss New Zealand, Arielle Garciano
Miss Nicaragua, Yumara Lopez
Miss Nigeria, Iheoma Nnadi
Miss Northern Ireland, Rebekah Shirley
Miss Norway, Monica Olivia Pedersen
Miss Panama, Raiza Erlenbaugh
Miss Paraguay, Myriam Arevalos
Miss Peru, Sofia Rivera
Miss Philippines, Valerie Weigmann
Miss Poland, Ada Sztajerowska
Miss Portugal, Zita Margarida REIS Oliveira
Miss Puerto Rico, Genesis Davila
Miss Romania, Bianxa Adriana Fanu
Miss Russia, Anastasia Kostenko
Miss São Tomé and Príncipe, Djeissica Barbosa
Miss Scotland, Ellie Mckeating
Miss Serbia, Milica Vuklis
Miss Seychelles, Camilla Estico
Miss Singapore, Dalreena Poonam Gill
Miss Slovakia, Laura Longauerova
Miss Slovenia, Julija Bizjak
Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss
Miss South Sudan, Awien Kuanyin-Agoth
Miss Spain, Lourdes Rodriguez
Miss Sri Lanka, Chulakshi Ranathunga
Miss Sweden, Olivia Asplund
Miss Switzerland, Dijana Cvijetic
Miss Tanzania, Happiness Watimanya
Miss Thailand, Maeya Nonthawan Thongleng
Miss Trinidad & Tobago, Sarah Jane Waddell
Miss Tunisia, Wahiba Arres
Miss Turkey, Amine Gulse
Miss Uganda, Leah Kalanguka
Miss Ukraine, Andriana Khasanshin
Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit
Miss Uruguay, Romina Fernandez Sellanes
Miss US Virgin Islands, Aniska Tonge
Miss Venezuela, Debora Menicucci
Miss Vietnam, Loan Nguyen Thi
Miss Wales, Alice Ford
Miss Zimbabwe, Tendai Bongani Hunda
