ミス・ワールド2014、美しさと知性を極めた女性たちの競演(画像)

ファンファーレが鳴り響く中、南アフリカの美女ロレーヌ・ストラウスさんが、12月14日イギリスで行われたミス・ワールド2014の栄冠に輝いた。
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Miss South Africa and the 2014 Miss World, Rolene Strauss (C), dances with first runner up Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar (L) and second runner up Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit (R) during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
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ファンファーレが鳴り響く中、南アフリカの女性ロレーヌ・ストラウスさんが、12月14日イギリスで行われたミス・ワールド2014の栄冠に輝いた。大会前にミス・ホンジュラスが殺害されるという悲劇はあったが、大会は大きな盛り上がりを見せた。

22歳の医学生であるストラウスさんは、ミス・ワールド2013のフィリピン人のミーガン・ヤングさんから王冠を授与され、喜びにあふれていた。最終選考の候補者5名 (オーストラリア、ハンガリー、イングランド、アメリカ、南アフリカの各代表) の中で、ハンガリー代表のエディーナ・クルチャールさんが2位となり、アメリカ代表のエリザベス・サフリットさんが3位となった。

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その素晴らしい夜の、忘れられない瞬間をいくつか見てみよう。

ミス・インドのコヤル・ラナさんがダンスを披露する

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黒のドレスを着た出場者がグランド・フィナーレで踊る

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ミス・フィンランドのクリスタ・ハアアパライネンさんの演技

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ミス・南アフリカのロレーヌ・ストラウスさん、ミス・ケニアのイダ・ングマさん、ミス・メキシコのダニエラ・アルバレス・レイエスさんが、ミス・ワールド2014の水着審査部門で1位となったミス・スウェーデンのオリビア・アスプルンドさんを祝福する

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2013年のミス・ワールド、ミーガン・ヤングさんが、ミス南アフリカのロレーヌ・ストラウスさんに王冠を授ける

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グランプリに輝いたミス・南アフリカ、ロレーヌ・ストラウスさん

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ミス・ワールド2014のロレーヌ・ストラウスさんが、2位のミス・ハンガリー、エディーナ・クルチャールさん、3位のミスアメリカ、エリザベス・サフリットさんと踊る

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ミス・ワールド 2014
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Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss, is crowned Miss World 2014 at the final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss, centre, reacts as she is crowned Miss World 2014 at the final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit takes part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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FILE - A Sunday, Dec. 14 2014 file photo showing Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss, centre, waving after being crowned Miss World 2014, during the finale of the competition at the ExCel centre in London. Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar, left, came second with Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit, right, finishing third. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss, is crowned Miss World 2014 at the final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar, takes part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss, before she is crowned Miss World 2014 at the final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit, centre, takes part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World contestants take part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss India Koyal Rana takes part in the Miss World 2014 final, on stage at the Excel centre in east London, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss South Africa and the 2014 Miss World, Rolene Strauss (C), waves as other contestants link hands during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss World 2013 Megan Young (top) crowns Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss (bottom) as Miss World 2014 during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss Philippines Valerie Weigmann parades during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss Thailand Maeya Nonthawan parades during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss parades during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss World Contestant Miss Norway, Monica Pederson, poses for photographs in London\'s County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World Contestant Miss Jamaica, Laurie-Anne Chin, poses for photographs in London\'s County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World Contestants Miss Sweden, left, Olivia Aspllund, Miss Norway, Monica Pederson, and Miss Denmark Pernille Sorenson pose for photographs in London\'s County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World Contestant Miss USA, Elizabeth Safrit poses for photographs on the steps of a hotel next to London County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World Contestant Miss Sweden Olivia Aspllund poses for photographs in London\'s County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World Contestant Miss Brazil, Julia Werlang Gama, poses for photographs in London\'s County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World Contestant Miss Hong Kong China, Cheuk Ki Wong, poses for photographs in London\'s County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss World Contestants Miss Germany, Egzonita Ala, poses for photographs in London\'s County Hall in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Miss France Flora Coquerel parades during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss Slovenia Julija Bizjak dances during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss Boliva Andrea Forfori Aguilera dances during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss India Koyal Rana dances during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Miss Mongolia Battsetseg Turbat dances during the grand final of the Miss World 2014 pageant at the Excel London ICC Auditorium in London on December 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)

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