Miss Universe 2014
Miss Universe 2014 finale will take place on 25 January in Miami. Facebook/MissUniverse

The top 10 semi-finalists of the 63rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant have been announced in Miami, Florida.

The contestants of Miss Universe 2014 are from Jamaica, Colombia, Ukraine, Argentina, Philippines, Spain, Netherlands, Venezuela, Australia and USA.

Besides the top 10 semi-finalists, contestants from Italy, India, France, Indonesia and Brazil made it to the top 15.

Miss Universe 2014 Great Britain, Grace Levy, could not make to the top fifteen.

Meanwhile, this year's winner will also be the first contestant to wear a new crown.

The new crown has been created by Diamonds International Corporation (D.I.C) which claims that the crown will "capture the elegance, poise and beauty of the titleholders".

The panel of judges for the finale includes actress and shoe designer Kristin Cavallari, actor and TV host Lisa Vanderpump, model and fashion journalist Louise Roe, boxer, politician and actor Manny Pacquiao, former model William Levy, Grammy winner musician Emilio Estefan, Marie Claire magazine's Nina Garcia, DeSean Jackson from the Washington Redskins, entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek, and American baseball outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.

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