Rolene Strauss Biography – Rolene Strauss Wiki
Rolene Strauss is a South African model. She is recognized as a beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss South Africa 2014 and later earned the crown to be Miss World 2014. She is the third South African woman to be crowned Miss World, after Penelope Anne Coelen in 1958 and Anneline Kriel in 1974. She serves as the chairperson of the non-profit organization The Strauss Foundation. She undertook her undergraduate degree at the University of the Free State in South Africa, pursuing medicine.
She kicked off her modeling career when she was 15 years. At that age in 2007, she became the titleholder of the Elite Model Look South Africa competition. In 2011, she was among the top five of Miss South Africa after Melinda Bam was crowned the winner. In 2014 she made a comeback to the pageant competition. She represented Bloemfontein and was crowned Miss South Africa that same year. Following her crowning in 2014, she was expected to compete in both Miss Universe 2014 and Miss World 2014.
Strauss competed in the Miss World 2014 contest in London, United Kingdom, and during the final question and answer round, Strauss was asked – “Why should you be the next Miss World?” to which Strauss responded by stating:
“I believe that the story of my book is more meaningful than my cover. Being proudly South African, I have firsthand experience that unity, respect, and forgiveness exist and those are the aspirations of the Miss World Organization. So, it would be amazing to represent an organization that is a beacon of hope to the world”
She was ultimately crowned as Miss World 2014 at the end of the event, becoming the third South African to Miss World since the pageant’s inception in 1951. Because of this, she could not compete in Miss Universe 2014. Ziphozakhe Zokufa, her first runner-up, stepped in as Miss South Africa 2014 and represented the country at the Miss Universe 2014 competition.
After being crowned Miss World 2014, she started her responsibilities as Miss World and has since made trips to Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Kenya, Jamaica, Cameroon, United Kingdom, the United States amongst other countries to fulfill her various obligations in the role. Strauss was invited as a judge in Miss World 2018, becoming the first and so far the only Miss World from the 2010s to become a judge in a Miss World finals.
Rolene Strauss Age
She was born on April 22, 1992, in Volksrust, South Africa.
Rolene Strauss Husband
She is married to her husband D’Niel Strauss. They got married on February 6, 2016, at the Laurent Wedding venue in Somerset West. The couple coincidentally shares the same last name (surname) a distinguishing factor since they have no blood relations. After dating for more than five years, she became engaged to D’Niel in December 2014. They have two children together.
Rolene Strauss Children
She has two sons. Their first child, a son, was born in January 2017. In February 2020, she gave birth to her second son.
Rolene Strauss Parents
The model was born in Volksrust, South Africa. Her parents are her mother, Theresa, a nurse, and Hennie Strauss, her father who works as a doctor. She was born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) commonly referred to as a test tube baby. In her own words, she said, “I’m a test tube baby and I believe my passion for health was born with me.”
Rolene Strauss Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (1.77 meters) tall.
Rolene Strauss Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @rolenestrauss.
