Strauss won her first title at age 15, when she won the
Elite Model Look South Africa competition in 2007. Strauss later placed in the top 5 of
Miss South Africa 2011, where
Melinda Bam became the winner. She returned three years later to compete, representing
Bloemfontein, and was crowned
Miss South Africa 2014. As Miss South Africa 2014, Strauss was expected to compete at 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: She was eventually 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 at
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, Strauss began her responsibilities as
Miss World and has since travelled to
Hong Kong,
China,
Indonesia,
India,
Philippines,
Brazil,
Sri Lanka,
Mexico,
Kenya,
Jamaica,
Cameroon,
United Kingdom, the
United States amongst other countries to fulfil 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. ==References==