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Miss Universe South Africa Bryoni Govender launches Her Way Out advocacy campaign
Miss Universe South Africa Bryoni Govender has launched her countrywide advocacy campaign Her Way Out, ahead of her participation at the 72nd Miss Universe pageant which takes place in El Salvador on November 18. Govender, who was named Miss Universe South...
Miss Universe South Africa Bryoni Govender wants crown back in South Africa
Bryoni Govender, who placed as first runner-up at the Miss South Africa 2023 finale last month, is delighted to be representing South Africa at the 72nd Miss Universe Competition which takes place in El Salvador on November 18. The pageant was last held in the Central...
NATASHA JOUBERT IS CROWNED MISS SOUTH AFRICA 2023
An ecstatic Natasha Joubert from Tshwane has been crowned Miss South Africa 2023 at the spectacular pageant finale held at the SunBet Arena at Time Square in Pretoria on Sunday night. Joubert (26) is a BCom Marketing Management graduate and is the owner and fashion...
Five fabulous females announced for Miss South Africa 2023 judging panel
Reigning Miss Universe, R'Bonney Nola Gabriel, will join four other leading South African personalities on this year’s Miss South Africa judging panel. They are Leandie du Randt, Thuso Mbedu, Devi Sankaree Govender and Jo-Ann Strauss. Gabriel (29) – an American...
New Miss South Africa crown makes its debut at 2023 pageant
When Miss South Africa 2023 is crowned on Sunday she will wear a brand new coronet dubbed Mowana, the “Tree of Life”. As the new title holder takes in the enormity of the moment in which she becomes a South African ambassador and role model to young people...
Bonang Matheba to host Miss South Africa 2023 pageant
South African born media personality and style icon, Bonang Matheba returns to the Miss South Africa pageant stage this Sunday as the official host. Her House of BNG Cap Classique is also the official Miss South Africa celebration sponsor. Having a long...
Keaoleboga Nkashe is the final Miss South Africa finalist to be eliminated from Crown Chasers
: Keaoleboga Nkashe (27), from Itsoseng in the North West, became the final Miss South Africa finalist voted out of the pageant following her elimination from episode 5 of Crown Chasers, the Miss South Africa behind-the-scenes television series broadcast on SABC 3....
MISS SA 2023 FINALE TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
You've watched our reality series, Crown Chasers, and seen the thrills, tears, and elation as the finalists fought to win a place in the coveted final line-up. Tickets for the pageant and entertainment bonanza are now on sale! Book to watch Miss SA 2023 finale LIVE!...
Ané Oosthuysen is latest Miss South Africa finalist to be eliminated
Primary school teacher Ané Oosthuysen is the latest Miss South Africa finalist to be voted out of the pageant following her elimination from Crown Chasers, the Miss South Africa behind-the-scenes television series broadcast on SABC 3. The 25-year-old...
Natasha Joubert celebrates back-to-back wins on Crown Chasers
Miss South Africa finalist Natasha Joubert has won her second Crown Chasers challenge on SABC3 with an impressive back-to-back win. In Episode 3 titled Down to Business the remaining 10 Miss South Africa finalists were introduced to MoFaya energy drinks and asked to...
Lungo Katete becomes second Miss South Africa finalist voted out of Crown Chasers
Twenty-six year old Lungo Katete – who hails from Midrand in Gauteng - became the second Miss South Africa finalist to be voted out of Crown Chasers, the behind-the-scenes Miss South Africa television series which debuted last week on SABC 3. In the first...
Vanessa Carreira Coutroulis is next Crown Chasers’ guest judge
Shudufhadzo Musida also makes an appearance as the show goes to Mauritius Former Miss South Africa Vanessa Carreira Coutroulis makes her appearance as a guest judge on the Miss South Africa television series Crown Chasers on Sunday (July 16) at 16h00. She joins the...
Lebohang Raputsoe is first Miss South Africa finalist voted out of Crown Chasers
Sharpeville’s Lebohang Raputsoe became the first Miss South Africa finalist to be voted out of Crown Chasers, the behind-the-scenes Miss South Africa television series which debuted today on SABC 3. In the first episode viewers got to meet the finalists in the...
MoFaya is an official sponsor for Miss South Africa 2023
MoFaya was the first proudly black owned energy drink in South Africa when it was co-founded by DJ Sbu (Sibusiso Leope) andSiphiwe Likhuleni Shongwe back in 2013. The celebrated South African brand has since become a force in the South African marketplace and has come...
Miss South Africa returns to the SABC after 23 years!
… and brings with it a thrilling behind-the-scenes five-part series It’s been 23 years since the Miss South Africa pageant was broadcast on SABC3 but now it’s back on the channel bigger and better than ever. In 1999, the grand finale was held at the Sun...
L’Oréal Paris announces partnership with Miss South Africa
Empowering Women to ‘Walk Your Worth’ L'Oréal Paris is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of Miss South Africa 2023. As the official makeup, skin and hair care sponsor for Miss South Africa 2023, L'Oréal Paris is dedicated to empowering women to embrace their worth...
Zozibini Tunzi to host Miss SA TV series Crown Chasers along with judges Bonang Matheba and Leandie du Randt
Former Miss Universe and Miss South Africa title holder Zozibini Tunzi makes her television series debut as the host of the very first Miss South Africa television show, Crown Chasers, which starts on SABC3 on Saturday, July 8, at 16h00. In the 5 x 60-minute...
Miss South Africa Top 12 finalist withdraws from this year’s pageant
Miss South Africa Top 12 finalist Levern José has made the decision to withdraw from the 2023 Miss South Africa pageant in light of the baseless bullying allegations and attacks she has faced in the past week on social media. “As a survivor of bullying I learned how...
Miss South Africa 2023 Top 12 announced
The 2023 winner will be crowned at Sun International’s flagship venue, the SunBet Arena at Time Square, Pretoria on Sunday, August 13. It promises to be a spectacular and entertainment-packed show and will fittingly take place during Women’s Month. They are Ané...
The search is on for Miss South Africa 2023
The search has begun for the dynamic woman who will follow in the footsteps of the current Miss South Africa, Ndavi Nokeri, represent her country on the international stage and become one of South Africa’s most recognisable faces and ambassadors. However, there...
Entries for Miss South Africa 2023 open on Monday
South Africa will soon be searching for Miss South Africa 2023 to follow in the footsteps of reigning queen Ndavi Nokeri. Entries for Miss South Africa 2023 open on Monday, March 13, at 15h00 with several exciting new additions to this year’s competition being...
Learners in Limpopo are the first beneficiaries of Miss South Africa’s Ed-Unite campaign
Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri has chosen her home province to announce a new partnership, which forms part of her much-lauded Ed-Unite movement, as learners in a Limpopo school become the first beneficiaries of her campaign. Ed-Unite by Ndavi Nokeri, in...
Miss South Africa launches Ed-Unite and urges corporate South Africa to join campaign
Thursday, October 13, Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct, Women’s Prison: Reigning Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri today launched her advocacy campaign Ed-Unite which was attended by special guest Professor Thuli Madonsela. The launch included a panel...
Ndavi Nokeri crowned Miss South Africa 2022
A radiant Ndavi Nokeri from Limpopo has been crowned Miss South Africa 2022 at a glittering pageant finale which was held at the SunBet Arena at Time Square in Pretoria. The 23-year-old – who comes from Tzaneen – obtained her BCom Investment Management qualification...
Miss South Africa 2022 Judges Announced
Former South African Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, will join reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu of India on this year’s Miss South Africa judging panel. The all-female judging line-up comprises of some of the country’s most respected and influential...
Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane is crowned Miss Supranational
Friday July 15: Reigning Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane has been crowned Miss Supranational. The pageant took place tonight at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheatre in Nowy Sącz, Poland, where Chanique Rabe of Namibia crowned her successor at the end of the event....
Celebrated Mzansi fashion brand teams up with Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane to design new glamour line
There’s a new glamour girl clothing range headed for the shops this winter, born out of an exciting collaboration between reigning Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane and the design team from the innovative South African brand Khosi Nkosi. It’s a marriage made in...
Meet the judges who will choose this year’s Miss South Africa Top 30
Meet the judges who will choose this year’s Miss South Africa Top 30, the list of which will be revealed live on the Miss South Africa app on Monday, May 16 at 19h00. They are previous judge and Miss South Africa 2015, Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni, body positive...
Miss South Africa launches brand new digital platform for Miss SA 2022 Entries
The Miss South Africa Organisation launches the Miss South Africa App as the new content hub for all exclusive content, voting and entries for Miss South Africa 2022. Entries for Miss South Africa 2022 are set to open on Friday 01 April 2022. Young women from...
Miss South Africa 2021, Lalela Mswane set to compete at Miss Supranational 2022
The Miss South Africa Organisation is excited to announce that the reigning Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, will represent Mzansi at the 13th edition of Miss Supranational, which is set to be held in Nowy Sacź, Poland in July 2022. Lalela Mswane was crowned...
Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane makes Top 3 at Miss Universe 2021 Pageant
Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane made the Top 3 at the 70th Miss Universe pageant which was held in Eilat, Israel this morning. Mswane was crowned second runner up with Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu taking the crown and Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira the first runner-up....
MISS SOUTH AFRICA 2021 LALELA MSWANE
Lalela Mswane was crowned Miss South Africa 2021 on October 16, 2021, in Cape Town. As the reigning Miss South Africa 2021, Mswane will be participating at the 70th Miss Universe pageant to be held in December in Eilat, Israelm where Andrea Meza of Mexico will...
Anele Mdoda and Nico Panagio to host Miss South Africa 2021 pageant finale
Two of South Africa’s best-loved television personalities – Anele Mdoda and Nico Panagio – will be co-hosting this year’s dazzling Miss South Africa pageant. Miss South Africa 2021 will be crowned on Saturday, October 16, at the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape...
Miss SA Shudufhadzo Musida visits Riverton Primary in Bishop Lavis
Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida today visited Riverton Primary in Bishop Lavis as part of the Cape Town leg to promote her new children’s book Shudu Finds Her Magic. The book is already a best-seller. It only went into bookstores at the beginning of the...
A ‘CASTLE’ FIT FOR A QUEEN!
Central Square apartment undergoes lavish refurbishment with unique Miss South Africa Vursa design collection When Miss South Africa 2021 is crowned in October she will move into an apartment fit for the queen she is. The new title holder will win a...
SHE DID IT! OUR DOCTOR MAKES TOP 3
South Africa’s Thato Mosehle is the second runner-up for 2021 Miss Supranational Miss Supranational South Africa Thato Mosehle has made the Top 3 at the Miss Supranational pageant held in Nowy Sącz, Poland, at the weekend. It was a good night for the African...
Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida authors children’s book
Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida can now add the title of author to her impressive list of achievements. Musida has written a children’s book – Shudu Finds Her Magic, published by Jacana Media in six languages and with delightful illustrations by Chantelle...
MISS SOUTH AFRICA 2021 TOP 10 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Cape Town, Tuesday, August 3, 2021: This year’s Top 10 Miss South Africa finalists – one of whom will be crowned Miss South Africa 2020 on Saturday, October 16 live from Grand West Arena in Cape Town – have been announced. They are Bianca Bezuidenhout, Catherine...
South Africa’s Thato Mosehle wants to make history at Miss Supranational
Medical doctor Thato Mosehle – who was crowned Miss Supranational South Africa 2020 at the Miss South Africa pageant last year – leaves on Wednesday (August 4) to compete in the international competition. She will be taking part in the 12th edition of the Miss...
Tears of joy as Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida graduates
Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida graduated yesterday with a BA Honours in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand. The graduation ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Musida was a guest of the Wits Vice...
Miss South Africa Top 30 announced
Meet the Miss South Africa Top 30 vying for the title of Miss South Africa 2021 and vote for your favourite to make the Top 10. The Top 30 is an impressive and diverse group. Among them are two medical doctors, an attorney, a commercial pilot, an environmental...
Former Miss South Africa title holders to pick this year’s Top 30
Entries for Miss South Africa 2021 have now closed and the four judges, who will pick the Top 30 that will go forward to the next round, are busy reviewing entry forms and videos ahead of the reveal on Tuesday July 6. They are all former Miss South Africa title...
The Miss South Africa Organisation continues to push the boundaries in the pageant’s eligibility requirements by being more inclusive and embracing all forms of beauty
Since the Miss South Africa Organisation bought the license to the Miss South Africa pageant in 2019, Transgender women have been able to enter and compete for the country’s most sought-after beauty pageant prize. For the third successive year, Trans women are...
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR MISS SOUTH AFRICA 2021
Do you have what it takes to succeed former Miss Universe title holders Zozibini Tunzi and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and the current Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida? The search has begun for the young woman who will follow in the footsteps of current Miss South...
South Africa – currently the top pageant country in the world – is looking for the magic double at Miss Universe
OR Tambo International Airport - Monday, May 3, 2021: Miss Universe South Africa Natasha Joubert left South Africa today to participate in the 69th Miss Universe pageant which takes place in Florida in the US on Sunday, May 16. South Africans are hoping for a...
Miss Supranational South Africa 2020 Thato Mosehle’s online medical talk show
Tuesday, April 20, 2021: Miss Supranational South Africa 2020, Thato Mosehle, launches her weekly #ChooseDay Talks with Dr Thato online show today to share her medical knowledge. Mosehle – who last month completed her medical internship and has been working as a...
Join Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida, virtually, on her run for mental wellbeing
Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida will be doing a 5km run to raise funds for mental wellbeing on Thursday, April 15, at 07h00 in partnership with Discovery Vitality and the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG). She will be accompanied by Miss...
Miss Universe South Africa reveals national costume ahead of her departure for the US
Miss Universe South Africa, Natasha Joubert, has revealed some of the outfits she will be wearing when the 69th Miss Universe pageant takes place in Florida in the US on Sunday, May 16, when our own Zozibini Tunzi will crown her successor at the end of the event....
Miss Universe South Africa 2020 announces 12 #DestinyDesigned labels chosen for virtual fashion show
Natasha Joubert will also reveal her Miss Universe national costume at the event Miss Universe South Africa 2020, Natasha Joubert has announced the 12 design labels chosen to take part in her upcoming #DestinyDesigned virtual fashion show in April aimed at empowering...
Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship As Miss Universe South Africa 2020 launches #DestinyDesigned
Miss Universe South Africa 2020, Natasha Joubert, has launched #DestinyDesigned, a project to empower fashion designers through her own passion for entrepreneurship and design. Joubert – who will be representing South Africa at the Miss Universe pageant later this...