Critical Beauty

  Dewi Liana Seriestha was  crowned Miss Malaysia World 2014 on August 30' 2014 at Ballroom, Corus Hotel, Jalan Ampang. She will compete in Miss World 2014 to be held in London on December 14.

Josefin Donat, a 20-year-old  model from Leipzig, was crowned Miss Universe Germany 2014   on August 31st. She will now represent Germany at Miss Universe 2014 pageant whose date and venue are still to be confirmed. The first runner-up was Sandra Somodevilla and the   second runner-up was  Valmira Krasniqi .

Kaci Fennell, 21, was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2014 on August 30th in Kingston. She represented Sand Castles. She will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant whose date and venue have not yet been confirmed.      The first runner-up (right) is Rochell McKinley and the second runner-up is Kimar Muir (left)

Sabrina Pinion , representing USA, was crowned Mrs. Universe 2014 at Sunway Hotel & Spa in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 29.  1st Runner-up is Mrs .Universe Mexico, Yezzi Navarro  2nd Runner-up is Mrs. Universe UK, Robyn Morrison-Charlesworth  3rd Runner-up is Mrs. Universe Russia - Ekaterina Plotko  4th Runner-up is Mrs. Universe South Korea - Aiko Lee Macdonald

Miss Asia Pacific World ousted its 2014 winner, Myanmar model May Myat Noe , because she was rude and disrespectful, contest organizers said. After the announcement, the 18-year-old allegedly ran off with the pageant's $100,000 crown. / KHIN MAUNG WIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS Uneasy lies the head that wears the stolen crown. A dethroned beauty queen from Myanmar swiped her $100,000 tiara after she was ousted Wednesday for being rude and lying, pageant officials said. May Myat Noe had an ungrateful attitude since she was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World in May — even after sponsors paid her $10,000 plastic surgery tab, said David Kim , media director for the South Korea-based pageant. "We thought she should be more beautiful ... so we sent her to the hospital to operate on her breasts," Kim said. The pageant hoped to turn the 18-year-old into a regional megastar and booked singing gigs and video deals for the teen. But Noe was unappreciative of every g

How did you become interested in pageants? I was looking for a way to push through my insecurities and challenge myself to truly believe that I like who I am, and decided that pageants would be a good way to start. Little did I know that they would teach me more about myself than I ever thought possible and made me realise it isn’t about liking every single thing about yourself, it is about being completely self-aware and accepting the good with the bad and to never stop striving to improve on who you are physically, mentally and emotionally. How does it feel to represent Australia in Miss World 2014? Unbelievable! It is a feeling I don’t even know how to explain. It is a mix of excitement, pride, nerves and gratitude with a little bit of pressure all mixed into one strange but amazing feeling! More than anything I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to represent my country in something I have worked so hard for. Tell me about your country and

The new Miss Universe Honduras 2014 is Gabriela Ordonez, 22 ,  who represented Comayagua. She will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2014 whose date and venue will soon be announced. The Virreina (sub-queen) is Belkys Sanders who will replace Ordonez if for any reason she cannot fulfill her obligations. The first runner-up is Celia Monterrosa who was named Miss Continentes Unidos Honduras 2015 and will compete in Miss Continentes Unidos 2015 pageant in Ecuador.

Two new Aruban queens were crowned yesterday. Digene Zimmerman from Orangestad (left) is the new Miss Aruba 214  She will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant whose date and venue will be announced by pageant owner Donald Trump soon.  Joitza Henriquez (right) was crowned Miss Aruba World 2014 and will compete in Miss World 214 to be held in London on December 14.

   Rathi Menon, 23, was crowned Miss Universe Singapore 2014 on Friday night.  The first runner-up was 20-year-old model and entrepreneur Arrian North, while law student Ijechi Nwaozuzu , also 20, was the second runner-up.  Rathi will represent Singapore in the Miss Universe 2014 pageant whose date and venue will be announced soon by pageant owner Donald Trump , according to his tweet earlier today.

A two-time national beauty queen for Spain has outed herself on Instagram as the first openly gay national pageant winner.   Patricia Yurena , Miss Spain in 2008 and again in 2013, recently posted a sexy Instagram pic of her and her lover, Vanesa Cortes, with the caption “Romeo and Juliet”— effectively announcing to the world which way this beauty queen swings.   The Miss Universe runner-up and Cortes , a DJ on the Spanish house circuit, are pictured cozying up in bed while gazing deeply into each other’s eyes.   Social media has openly supported the 24-year-old Castilian beauty queen, prompting her gratitude on Twitter: “Thanks to everyone for their comments,” she said. “I published the picture spontaneously and in an impulsive manner.”   Beauty pageants have historically been pretty, ahem, straight-laced. In 2013, Russia’s anti-homosexual laws tainted its Miss Universe pageant in Moscow — openly gay Andy Cohen pulled out of the hosting gig.      Sou

Kimberly Castillo, 24,   was crowned Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2014 in Santo Domingo on August 17th. She represented the city of Higuey. She will now compete in Miss Universe 2014 whose date and venue are yet to be confirmed. Castillo was a former Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2010.

Genesis Davila (Miss Arroyo)   was crowned Miss World Puerto Rico 2014 tonight in San Juan. She will now compete in Miss World 2014 pageant to be held in London on December 14. The 1st runner-up is Franceska Toro (Miss Toa Baja) and the 2nd runner-up is  Rebeca Valentín (Miss Dorado). It is not clear which of these two women will compete in Miss Earth 2014 or Miss Grand International 2014. 

Julia Gama , 21 years old, a chemical engineering student from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul was crowned Miss World Brazil 2014 at the Costão do Santinho Resort, in Florianópolis, Brazil last weekend. She will compete in Miss World 2014 to be held in London on December 14, The 1st runner-up was Vitória Strada , and the 2nd runner-up was Vitória Bisognin .  

  Wendy Métony has been appointed as Guadeloupe's representative to Miss World 2014 to be held in London on December 14. Wendy is the reigning Miss Intercontinental Tourism 2014, a title she won in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on July 26.  Meanwhile, Alex Rabolion, Miss United Nations 2013, will represent Guadeloupe in Miss Model International 2014 to be held in Beijing, China starting August 26. Source: FranceAntilles.com 

For the first time in the history of the Miss Bahamas Organization, a double header (two pageants held hours apart from each other) took place on August 3rd. Rosetta Cartwright, 19, representing Grand Bahama, was crowned Miss World Bahamas 2014 at the Atlantis Grand Ballroom in Paradise Island on August 3rd. She will compete in Miss World 2014 to be held in London on December 14.  The first runner-up is Shanae Strachan and the second runner-up is Chantal O'Brien . Four hours after Cartwright's coronation, Tomacina (Tomii) Culmer , 22, also representing Grand Bahama, was crowned Miss Universe Bahamas 2014. She will compete in Miss Universe 2014 whose date and venue are still to be confirmed.

  Brumhilda Ochs (22) was crowned Miss Namibia 2014 at the Windhoek County Club Resort on August 2. She will represent Namibia in Miss World 2014 in London, England on December 14 and/or Miss Universe 2014. Bernedine Kubersky was the first runner-up and Anienke Karsten was the second runner-up.

Twitter picture Olivia McMillan , 17, of Georgia was crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2014 in Orlando, Florida on August 2nd. Her court includes:  1st runner-up : Lexie Perry , 17, Tennessee 2nd runner-up : Morgan Green , 17, Alabama 3rd runner-up : Casey Shepard , 15, Virginia 4th runner-up : Morgan Holen , 16, Nebraska Photo credit: Miss America Organization

K. Lee Graham, 17, of Chapin, South Carolina was crowned Miss Teen USA 2014 on August 2nd at the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas.  Her court includes: 1st runner-up - Mississippi - Vaeda Mann 2nd runner-up - Pennsylvania - Sydney Robertson 3rd runner-up - California - Bianca Vierra 4th runner-up - New Jersey - Valentina Sanchez Special Awards: Miss Photogenic - Baskin Champion, Alabama Miss Congeniality - Sydney Robertson, Pennsylvania Top 15 Miss Teen USA 2014 as they were called out in order: 1.Indiana - Zoe Parker 2. Oklahoma - Brooklynne Bond 3. Mississippi - Vaeda Mann 4. Tennessee - Morgan Moseley 5. West Virginia - Lexsey Marrara 6. New Jersey - Valentina Sanchez 7. South Carolina - K. Lee Graham 8.Texas - Kellie Stewart 9. Delaware - Mia Jones 10.Pennsylvania - Sydney Robertson 11. Arizona - Savannah Mix 12. Wisconsin - Patience Vallier 13. Michigan - Iris Robare 14. California - Bianca Vierra 15. Mass