On January 14, 2014, the Miss World sisterhood welcomed a new titleholder when Aishwarya Rai was crowned Miss World 1994.
The Top 3 finalists at the Miss World 1994 pageant were:
1st princess & runner-up, South Africa – Basetsana Makgalemele
2nd princess & runner-up, Venezuela – Irene Ferreira
The Top 10 semi-finalists at the Miss World 1994 pageant were:
Croatia – Branka Bebic
Zimbabwe – Angeline Musasiwa
Belgium – Ilse De Meulemeester
Greece – Evi Adam
Malaysia – Rahima Orchient Yayah
Philippines – Caroline Subijano
United Kingdom – Melanie Abdoun