Miss World 2014: Top 5 Finalists Announced

The Miss World 2014 beauty pageant revealed the name of the top five contestants during the grand finale night.

The top five contestants in no particular order are Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar, Miss Australia Courtney Thorpe, Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss, Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit and Miss England Carina Tyrrell.

Miss India Koyal Rana failed to make it to the top 5.

Previously, the hosts revealed the top 10 contestants and Miss India Koyal Rana topped the list. 

The 10 semi-finalists have reached the semi-final stage after beating other 115 contestants. And the 10 semi-finalists are from the countries Australia (10), Mexico (9), United States (8), Kenya (7), Hungary (6), Brazil (5), Guyana (4), England (3), South Africa (2) and India (1).

Miss India Koyal Rana has topped the list, followed by Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss at second place and Miss England Carina Tyrrell at third. 

The top five contestants were selected based on their positions on the pageant's leader board. The scoreboard ranked the top contestants based on their performances in the six competitions, which includes Top Model, Beach Fashion, Sports and Fitness, Beauty with a Purpose, Talent Competition and the World Fashion Designer Award.

The final of the 64^th edition of the annual Miss World competition is being held at London, UK. A total 125 contestants from across the world have participated in the beauty pageant, but only one of them will be crowned the winner, by the reigning Miss World 2013, Megan Young of Philippines.