The Miss World Pageant took place on Sunday in London, and a winner has emerged in the person of Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss.

"South Africa, this is for you," she said in an interview after the pageant. "I'm so proud of you, and I'm proud to be your representative."

Strauss, 22, inherited the crown from Miss World 2013, Megan Young of the Philippines. She won the title over runner-up Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar. Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit took third place.

Strauss, a fourth-year medical student at University of the Free State, put her studies on hold after being crowned Miss South Africa in March.

According to reports, Strauss credits former South African President Nelson Mandela with paving the way for her to pursue a career in medicine by creating a democratic South Africa.

Nigerian’s representative at the Miss World Pageant was 19 year old  Iheoma Nnadi  from Awka Ibom state who won miss Nigeria early this year.