Miss Universe 2014: Spain now leads the Leaderboard!

by **MyongNguyen** Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:18 pm

A couple of days from the preliminary event (Presentation Show), Spain now has the preference of our analysts with a near perfect score: 4.98! In the last two publications of GB’s Leaderboard (including this one) the two lowest scores received by each candidate are eliminated, in order to avoid injustice. The rest is averaged. By doing this, you will note that in overall terms, average scores have considerably raised. Spain is the 4th Leaderboard leader in 4 publications, which shows that Miss Universe 2014 has no clear favorite.
Who remains in 2nd place is Miss Colombia, followed by Serbia in 3rd place (top 5 for the first time), USA, our last leader, dropping to 4th, and surprising Jamaica in the 5th position. Venezuela is now 6th.

Miss Mexico’s climb on our ranking is remarkable: 37th to 25th, and now 11th! Miss Philippines, 9 positions up, is back in the Top 20 in 14th place. Thailand and Dominican Republic jumped from the Top 40 to the Top 20, in 16th and 19th place, respectively.
And who each of our judges has as his own favorite for the title? Let’s find out:
“Miss Venezuela remains my favorite. Back-to-back for Venezuela on Sunday”. Greg (USA)
“Miss Spain continues in my first position so far but Miss Russia is just close behind”. Julio (Venezuela)
“My favourite at this point of the competition is no other than Miss Serbia. Why? She is not only sexy, but also funny! She rocked her interview video and she is not the typical and boring ‘eurocandidate’. My 2nd favorite now is Netherlands, eye on her.”Keno (Chile)
“I am a die-hard fan of Misses Venezuela. But I want Spain to win this year Miss Universe because she has a perfect aura of both Dayana Mendoza and Gabriela Isler, with a regal face, a body to die-for and very classy. Viva España!” Donald (Vietnam)
“My favorites are India and Serbia, but India’s preparation might give her an extra edge over Serbia”. Jean (Belgium)
“I still love Miss Spain the most”. Hector Joaquin (Puerto Rico)
“Miss Colombia is close to perfect, I have her as my winner”. Mark (Philippines)
You can see all the ups and downs of our rankings bellow:

by **MyongNguyen** Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:20 pm

*current rank*	*Country / territory*	*score*	*3rd list*	*2nd list*
1	SPAIN	4.98	4	7
2	COLOMBIA	4.81	2	3
3	SERBIA	4.71	8	8
4	USA	4.64	1	2
5	JAMAICA	4.63	7	28
6	VENEZUELA	4.59	3	1
7	RUSSIA	4.58	14	10
8	AUSTRALIA	4.51	5	5
9	FRANCE	4.50	9	12

10	INDIA	4.48	6	4
11	MEXICO	4.38	25	37
12	ARGENTINA	4.34	14	19
13	BRAZIL	4.31	18	9
14	PHILIPPINES	4.28	23	13
15	UKRAINE	4.27	11	6
16	THAILAND	4.19	35	40
17	COSTA RICA	4.17	11	14
18	AUSTRIA	4.10	9	20
19	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	4.06	39	34
19	GUYANA	4.06	22	22
19	SLOVAK REPUBLIC	4.06	20	52
22	NETHERLANDS	3.88	13	32
23	ANGOLA	3.87	26	56
24	ECUADOR	3.84	27	18
25	GREAT BRITAIN	3.82	19	27
26	SOUTH AFRICA	3.79	29	33
27	LITHUANIA	3.77	21	53
27	PUERTO RICO	3.77	33	31
29	SINGAPORE	3.75	36	73
30	CZECH REPUBLIC	3.74	28	30
31	INDONESIA	3.61	23	35
32	KAZAKHSTAN	3.55	43	41

by **MyongNguyen** Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:21 pm

33	POLAND	3.38	46	25
34	GABON	3.35	16	21
35	ITALY	3.29	54	69
36	GERMANY	3.12	53	49
37	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	3.07	46	73
38	ETHIOPIA	3.04	41	25
39	EL SALVADOR	3.01	61	64
40	TURKS & CAICOS	2.99	63	61
41	HONDURAS	2.95	30	50
42	GREECE	2.94	17	23
43	SWEDEN	2.92	48	36
44	BELGIUM	2.86	59	61
45	ALBANIA	2.82	37	16
45	ISRAEL	2.82	42	59
46	GHANA	2.78	51	76
48	KOSOVO	2.77	44	10
49	CURAÇAO	2.76	32	17
49	MALAYSIA	2.76	33	47
51	LEBANON	2.73	64	51
52	GUATEMALA	2.61	55	60
52	URUGUAY	2.61	61	56
54	IRELAND	2.59	65	68
55	GUAM	2.56	50	54
55	PORTUGAL	2.56	78	76
57	KOREA	2.51	68	79
58	CANADA	2.50	51	44

by **MyongNguyen** Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:21 pm

59	PARAGUAY	2.46	49	38
60	TURKEY	2.45	60	41
61	HUNGARY	2.44	30	29
62	NICARAGUA	2.43	69	39
63	FINLAND	2.42	38	44
64	HAITI	2.35	70	80
64	JAPAN	2.35	80	81
66	PANAMA	2.33	55	46
67	ARUBA	2.32	70	67
68	SAINT LUCIA	2.29	75	71
69	GEORGIA	2.24	81	55
69	PERU	2.24	66	61
71	BAHAMAS	2.22	55	43
72	CHILE	2.18	77	70
73	CHINA	2.14	40	15
74	KENYA	2.13	58	78
75	MYANMAR	2.10	73	66
76	BOLIVIA	2.01	74	47
76	MAURITIUS	2.01	70	75
78	SLOVENIA	1.97	79	72
79	NEW ZEALAND	1.96	82	83
80	CROATIA	1.93	44	24
81	NORWAY	1.91	84	86
82	EGYPT	1.89	86	87
82	SRI LANKA	1.89	76	82
84	TANZANIA	1.84	67	65
85	SWITZERLAND	1.81	83	58
86	BULGARIA	1.63	84	84