# Miss Heritage 2014

Miss Heritage 2014 was the second Miss Heritage pageant, held at the Silver Star Hotel and Casino in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 20, 2014.
Shequera Grace King of The Bahamas crowned Odessa Mae Tadaya of the Philippines at the end of the event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Heritage 2014 | Philippines – Odessa Mae Tadaya |
| 1st Runner-Up | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Anna La Borde |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Botswana – Katlego Gaotsenelelwe |
| 3rd Runner-Up | South Africa – Kgomotso Caroline Angel Pilane |
| 4th Runner-Up | Australia – Jennifer Hunt |

### Continental Queens

| Continent | Contestant |
| Miss Heritage Africa | Ghana – Zina Asiedu |
| Miss Heritage Asia | India – Avneet Kaur Arora |
| Miss Heritage Europe | Belgium – Jennifer Den Haese |
| Miss Heritage South America | Ecuador – Maria Jose Otavalo |
| Miss Heritage North America | Mexico – Andrea Celeste |

## Contestants

| Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Algeria | Nassima Marwa Aid | 23 | Algeria |
| Argentina | Sofia Pomo | 21 | Argentina |
| Australia | Jennifer Hunt | 25 | New South Wales |
| Bangladesh | Fatimatu Zohra Etisha | 20 | Dhaka |
| Belize | Jessel Lauriano | 26 | Belize |
| Belgium | Jennifer Den Haese | | Belgium |
| Botswana | Katlego Gaotsenelelwe | 20 | Gaborone |
| Belarus | Iana Fedoseeva | 20 | Tula |
| Cameroon | Florence Épée Ngasse | 21 | Yaounde |
| Canary Islands | Mishela Batista | 27 | Canarias Espana |
| Crimea | Skrylkova Ekaterina | 20 | Tula |
| Ecuador | Maria Jose Otavalo Quizhpe | 18 | Cuenca |
| Ethiopia | Genet Tsegay | 23 | Addis Ababa |
| Ghana | Zina Asiedu | 26 | Accra |
| Guadeloupe | Anaïs Modeste | 18 | Trois-Rivières |
| Iceland | Unnur Zodiak | 18 | Iceland City |
| India | Avneet Kaur Arora | 19 | New Delhi |
| Indonesia | Rakhmi Wijiharti | 21 | Semarang |
| Italy | Olga Matsyana | 24 | Rome |
| Ivory Coast | Reine Victoire Aka | 21 | Abidjan |
| Kyrgyzstan | Rannat Aitalieva | 25 | Kyrgyzstan |
| Lebanon | Mirna Olleik | 28 | Beirut |
| Mauritius | Dona Charun | 21 | Port Louis |
| Mexico | Andrea Celeste | | Chiapas |
| Morocco | Saloua Bouchaib | 28 | Marrakesh |
| Namibia | Magdelena Weef Geaorge | 20 | Windhoek |
| New Zealand | Paige Thiyagarajah | 21 | Auckland |
| Netherlands | Joyce Jansen | | Netherlands |
| Nigeria | Kehinde Mojisola | 22 | Lagos |
| Poland | Natalia Janoszek | 24 | Bielsko-Biała |
| Portugal | Raquel Fonte | 22 | Lisbon |
| Philippines | Odessa Mae Tadaya | 18 | Guimba |
| Romania | Burca Monica | 27 | Bucharest |
| Russia | Kristina Kuzovnikova | 20 | Tula |
| Rwanda | Marlene Mutoniwase | 22 | Kigali |
| Spain | Laura Illanas | 21 | Spain |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Anna La Borde | 25 | Kingstown |
| South Africa | Kgomotso Caroline Angel Pilane | | |
| Swaziland | Phumzile Thwala | 23 | Mbabane |
| United States | Michelle Cooper | 20 | San Diego |
| Uganda | Aiysha Nagudi | 26 | Kampala |
| Vietnam | Pearlynn Dang | 18 | California |
| Zambia | Tina Shinga | 22 | Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe | Tendai Rukwava | 25 | Harare |

### Crowned Queens at national pageants

Miss Heritage Rwanda Marlene Mutoniwase was crowned on 20 February at the Miss Rwanda Pageant .
Miss Heritage Swaziland Phumzile Thwala was crowned in September 2013.
Miss Heritage Philippines Odessa Mae Tadaya was crowned as the official delegate for Philippines for Miss Heritage 2014.
Miss Heritage India Avneet Kaur Arora was crowned as the official delegate of India for Miss Heritage 2014.

## Heritage Championship events
### Ludo-diversity Queen

Ludo Diversity means diversity in games, of all sorts, physical and non physical. Contestants engage into traditional games, from different countries. Traditional games are part of intangible heritage and a symbol of the cultural diversity in the world. They are medium to project and show the great values of solidarity, diversity, inclusiveness and cultural awareness.
Game 1- Iintonga is a South African ancient Indigenous Game.
This game is an ancient game that has been practiced for many centuries in South AfricaTwo fighters go into a ring. Each contestant will be having two plastic form rubber sticks, the attack and the defense stick. The referee blows a whistle to start the game and the fighters try to hit their opponent with their stick, while defending themselves with the defense stick. Points are given due to number of blows that hit the fighter’s body. A referee controls the match and a timekeeper controls the rounds in each bout. A bout consists of three rounds of one minute each.
| Result | Contestant |
| Winner | Rwanda – Marlene Mutoniwase |
| 1st runner-up | Ecuador – Maria José Otavalo |
| 2nd runner-up | India – Avneet Kaur Arora |

### Heritage Cuisine Queen

This competition is a Gift performance show, ie Talent in layman’s terms. It is based on gifts/talents that are Traditional, Heritage themed depending per country. So each contestant shows off her country’s culture through the heritage performance. Contestants shall also be put into two groups’ whereby they are required to produce a 5 minute Drama /Play per group which Portrays World Heritage related Issues.
Winner
* Netherlands - Joyce Jansen
1st runner up
* India -Avneet Kaur Arora
2nd runner up
* Australia -Jennifer Hunt