20-year-old Nadi beauty, Charlene Tafuna’i was tonight crowned Miss World Fiji 2014 at the Pearl South Pacific Resort in Pacific Harbour.

The aircraft engineering student was picked ahead of nine other finalists who underwent 16 weeks of training and were judged at different events and in different categories.

Tafuna'i also won the Beach Beauty, People’s Choice and Best Dressed awards.

Australian based Asena Rokotuiwai finished off as first runner-up and also won the Top Model award while Vasiti Radekedeke was crowned the second runner-up.

Teresia Weeks who took home the Miss Photogenic award.

The Miss World Fiji event was judged by Lanny Zenga- the director of Scouting One Management, one of the world’s top boutique model agencies in New York; Natalie Marletta, General Manager, The Pearl South Pacific and Tappoo’s Executive Director, Kaushal Tappoo.

Tafuna’i will represent Fiji in the Miss World finals in November which will be hosted in London.

By Reginald Chandar