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Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss, took home the title of Miss World 2014 on Dec. 14 and we couldn’t be happier! But who exactly is she? Find out everything you need to know about the 22-year-old beauty queen! Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss, was crowned as Miss World 2014 at the competition’s grand final at the Excel London ICC Auditorium on Dec. 14. The 22-year-old beauty queen is a sight for sore eyes, but she’s also so much more! Here’s a list of everything you need to know about Rolene: 1. Rolene is the daughter of a doctor and a nurse, according to E! Online. 2. She is a fourth-year medical student, but put her studies on hold to compete. 3. Interestingly, her childhood dreams were to become Miss South Africa, Miss World and study medicine. 4. She’s currently enrolled at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, according to her Wikipedia page. 5. She is the third South African woman to win the Miss World page...

The Duchess of Alba, Spain's richest woman and one its most eccentric figures, has died aged 88 in Seville. Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart had more titles than any other aristocrat and owned palaces and an extensive property portfolio as well as paintings by Goya and Velazquez. She died at home on Thursday after a short illness. The duchess is survived by her husband of three years, Alfonso Diez, who is 25 years her junior. The Duchess of Alba was the head of one of Spain's oldest noble families. Her coffin was taken to the city council building in Seville, where relatives, dignitaries and members of the public paid their respects. The frizzy-haired eccentric aristocrat was one of Spain's most-loved figures whose antics filled the nation's gossip magazines and gripped the audiences of TV chat shows even during the final months of her long life. Described as the "rebel noble", she spurned convention to forge her own path in li...