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Miss SA 2023 entry FAQ’s & requirements

How is Miss South Africa 2023 different this year?

This year, the Miss South Africa competition will be as you’ve never seen it before. Miss South Africa 2023 will be a televised reality competition along with a live finale crowning event. The contestants will be placed in real life Miss South Africa scenarios that comprise a series of challenges to execute. The challenges and execution of the competition will be based on the four pillars of Miss South Africa – duty, championship, empowerment and beauty. The process of the reality competition will ensure that an ambassador for South Africa is chosen based on her ability to showcase why she should be Miss South Africa 2023 and what she will accomplish with the title. The Crown Chasers competition will culminate in the Miss SA 2023 Finale event – the glamorous live event we all know and love, where Miss South Africa 2023 will be crowned.

What is the difference between Crown Chasers and Miss South Africa 2023 Finale event?

Crown Chasers is presented by Miss South Africa. Crown Chasers is a reality competition series that will showcase the journey of the finalists depicting what it takes to win the crown. The Miss SA 2023 Finale event is the final stage of the competition and is held in the form of a live show where the public is invited to join as the audience. The Miss SA 2023 crowning will take place at the Finale event.

Applicants to Miss South Africa 2023 are required to participate in Miss South Africa’s reality competition TV series ‘Crown Chasers’, as part of the competition process leading up to the finale event and crowning of Miss South Africa 2023.

How do I enter Miss South Africa 2023?

Applicants may enter via our online application process. All applicants are required to complete the online application form under the ENTER NOW page that can be found on the Miss SA app or www.misssa.co.za, as well as posting the compulsory entry video on their personal social media account/s. Ensure to watch the “How to Enter” video that will be shared on all Miss South Africa digital platforms, that will take you on a step by step guide on how to successfully enter Miss SA 2023.

How do I know if my entry has been received?

After ticking all boxes and completing all required information fields, the app will give you the option to press Submit. After which you will see a pop-up that will read:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRY. YOUR ENTRY WAS SUCCESSFUL AND HAS BEEN SAVED.

***You will NOT receive a confirmation email that your entry has been received. The app notification is your only confirmation.

What images should I submit when entering?

You need to submit a minimum of two photographs with your entry form – a portrait shot and a full body image. Both MUST be in colour (no black and white images will be accepted) and photographs must have been taken within the last six months.

 

While you are allowed to submit more than the 2 compulsory images, this will not mean you are advantaged in any way in any way.

 

Submit a clear head and shoulders picture. Try to be as natural as possible with natural make-up. Stay away from heavy or dramatic make-up.

 

Full body image of you standing – this image can be in a beautiful outfit; it is not compulsory to submit a bikini or swimsuit image.

 

Please see the examples below the FAQ section on this page. 

Do I need to have professional quality photos taken?

It is not compulsory to submit professional entry images. The Miss South Africa Organisation is aware of the costs to have professional images taken and wants to encourage potential entrants not to be deterred from submitting images taken using a cellular phone. However, should you have professional images, you are welcome to submit them. Note – AUTHENTICITY is key! It is essential that you refrain from using filters or over-editing your entry images. We want to get to know YOU, as you are.

Do I have to post an entry video on social media?

Yes. You need to submit an entry video on your social media as part of the application process. Your entry video needs to be filmed in landscape or portrait mode. All entry videos need to be submitted in colour. You need to cover the following in your entry video: Name, surname, age, province you representing and why you should be Miss SA 2023.

Your entry video may not exceed 1 minute in length.

Ensure to use the hashtag #MissSA2023 and tag Official Miss SA (IG, TikTok & Twitter: @official_MissSA, and FB: Miss South Africa) as well as Crown Chasers (IG & Tiktok: official_crownchasers and FB: Crown Chasers) in your posts.

 

You will be required to copy the link of your social media post of your entry video and paste it into the designated space in your entry form.

 

Your entry will not be considered if you have not included your entry video link in your entry form.

Please note – in the entry form you are required to submit additional video footage. These videos are NOT to be uploaded on social media as per your main entry video, as you can upload them directly from your device as per the entry form by following the prompts.

 

 

What can I expect during the application process?

Phase 1 – the application process for all entrants:

  1. An online application form to be completed on the Miss SA app or misssa.co.za
  2. Your application video must be posted on your social media account/s. The link to your video must to be inserted in your online application form accordingly. Post the video – and ensure to tag and mention Official Miss South Africa and Crown Chaseras, as well as #MissSA2023

** Your application is only valid when your entry video is posted on your social media and a link thereto is included in your completed application form.

 

Phase 2 – shortlisted contestants will be required to do the following further steps:

  1. Submit further information, images and videos as required by the Miss South Africa Organisation
  2. Be available for the necessary background checks, vetting, psychological screening and resilience testing as part of the selection process
  3. Be available for further telephonic/video interviews as required by the Miss South Africa Organisation and production team
  4. Be available to travel to Johannesburg for in person judging on dates specified by the Miss South Africa Organisation
  5. Be available on the dates set out in the eligibility requirements for Miss SA 2023

 

Phase 3 – selected Miss SA finalists will further have to:

  1. Submit further information, images and videos as required by the Miss South Africa Organisation and production team
  2. Be available on the the dates set out in the eligibility requirements for Miss SA 2023
How old must I be to be eligible to enter?

An applicant must be at least 20 years old and must be under 30 years of age as of 13 August 2023. This means that an applicant can turn 30 within their year of reign (starting August 2023).

Do I need a matric qualification and/or a degree?

No, there are no minimum qualifications required to enter.

Should I have done previous charity work?

No, it is not compulsory to have done charity work. We do, however, promote active citizenship and for every South African to play their part to promote change and make impact in their communities to build a better South Africa – together.

Can I enter in 2023 if I have already placed as a finalist in previous Miss South Africa competitions?

Yes. An applicant may enter again if they have been a finalist in a preceding year. However, the applicant may not have placed as a runner-up within the two preceding pageant years nor have previously held the title of Miss South Africa.

Do I need a driver’s license to enter?

The applicant is not required to be in possession of a valid driver’s license. However, in the event that the applicant makes it through as a finalist, they may be expected to take steps to attain their driver’s license by the time of the final pageant event (August 2023) due to sponsor requirements.

Do I have to have been born a female to enter?

You do not have to have been born a female to enter the Miss South Africa pageant. However, in order to be eligible to compete internationally the contestant must be in possession of a valid South African ID document reflecting that their amended sex is female.

Can I enter if I have dual citizenship or if I am only a permanent resident of South Africa?

Miss South Africa entrants must be South African citizens and in possession of a valid South African ID document or passport. If an applicant holds dual citizenship, they must provide details of both on the entry form.

Can I enter if I am currently married or have been married?

There are no restrictions in respect of the applicant’s marital status.

Can I be a guardian of a child or have given birth to a child?

There are no restrictions in respect of the applicant’s parental status or appointment as a legal guardian of a child.

Can I have visible tattoos or piercings?

There are no restrictions in terms of tattoos or piercings.

Are there height and/or weight restrictions?

No, there are no height or weight specifications or requirements.  

How do I prepare to enter Miss SA 2023?

Watch the Miss South Africa 2023 overview video posted on the Miss South Africa app, social media platforms and Miss South Africa website. In addition to this video, Official Miss South Africa will be hosting online empowerment sessions via social media with key individuals and organisations. Helpful information regarding how to prepare will be shared in these sessions. All of the live sessions will be saved and posted on the Miss South Africa digital platforms.

Do I need to be signed with a modelling agency to enter? Do I need any pageant training before entering?

No, it is certainly not a requirement to already be signed to a modelling agency! No training is required for an applicant to be eligible to enter. The Miss South Africa Organisation offers professional training to all finalists and the eventual winner. Miss South Africa title holders will be well prepared for any of the international pageants that Miss South Africa Organisation holds the license for.

Do my social media accounts need to be public accounts? Do I need to have a certain amount of social media followers to make it through to the next round of the competition?

When entering Miss South Africa, we require that ALL of your social media accounts are public accounts (not private accounts). It is important to indicate on your entry form whether you have more than one personal social media account/s on any social media platform, and list them all. Most importantly, it is not a requirement that an applicant have a large social media following to be eligible to enter Miss South Africa 2023.

Will I need to suspend my studies or professional career should I win Miss South Africa 2023?

Should you be crowned Miss South Africa 2023, you may be required to put your studies on hold and/or resign and become the official brand ambassador of the Miss South Africa Organisation. Being Miss South Africa is a full time job! Your prize money is provided to see you through your year as Miss South Africa.

How big of a financial investment do I need to make in order to enter?

You don’t need to make any financial investment to enter the Miss South Africa pageant – the Miss South Africa Organisation doesn’t want anyone to put themselves into a precarious financial situation. What we want in terms of investment is your commitment and passion!

How long should I make myself available for, should I make it into the following rounds of the competition and/or finals?

Should you be selected as a shortlisted entrant to progress to the next round of Miss South Africa 2023, you will be required to ensure your availability for vetting and further assessment/s from the beginning of May 2023. Format and details will be shared by the Miss South Africa Organisation. Post further vetting and assessments – selected entrants will progress to the interview round of Miss South Africa 2023. You will be required to ensure your availability for further content requests and in person selection process from early to mid-May 2023. Format and details will be shared by the Miss South Africa Organisation. You may be required to provide additional footage and details about yourself during May 2023.

 

If you are selected as a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist you will be required to ensure your sole availability to the Miss South Africa Organisation from mid-May 2023 through to end-June 2023 and from end-July 2023 to mid-August 2023. The finalist will be required to participate in the competition and/or the production of the competition and shall present herself and remain at such locations full time (which may include, for the avoidance of doubt, a location outside Gauteng) as may be required by the organisation. Further details will be shared by the Miss South Africa Organisation should you progress to this stage. You will also be required to intermittently avail yourself to the Miss South Africa Organisation through July 2023.

If I place as a Runner-up to Miss SA 2023, will I be required to represent South Africa at an international competition?

The Runner-up will only be required to participate in an international pageant if so determined by the Organisers. Factors that will be taken into consideration include, but are not limited to, the dates and timing of the international competitions, the availability of the reigning Miss South Africa 2023 to fulfil her duties and the rules and regulations of the specific international competition.

Important information to note regarding vetting, background checks:

Our rules state that any shortlisted entrant or finalist may not have been involved in any unsavoury or unethical incidents or conduct that may bring the Miss South Africa Organisation into disrepute. Unsavoury or unethical conduct includes, but is not limited to, bribery, racism, sexism, slander or defamation.

 

Accordingly, by entering to compete for the title of Miss SA 2023, you will be required to consent to and authorise the Miss South Africa Organisation doing a psychological wellbeing assessment including resilience testing, any background checks to verify information provided in your entry form, as well as to confirm that you are an upstanding citizen worthy of representing the country.

What personal data does the Miss SA Organisation process and why, and how is it stored?

We know that you care about how information about you is gathered and shared and we appreciate your trust in us to do this carefully and responsibly. We respect your privacy and accordingly, ensure that the way we process your Personal Information complies fully with POPIA and have implemented reasonable organizational and technical controls as a result.

 

As a matter of principle, the Miss SA Organisation only processes personal data that you have submitted to us or consented to. Typically this data is limited to your contact information, identity information, or the information that you have supplied on the entry form. Should the Organisation be required to process any additional personal data it will engage directly with you in respect of getting the requisite informed consent.

We process the Personal Information we collect and receive to: identify you, verify your identity, for operational, audit, legal, marketing and other legitimate business purposes, for the purpose of promotions and/or competitions that you have elected to participate in and/or to enter into a contract with you.

In compliance with its obligations under the POPI Act, the Miss SA Organisation will take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that your personal information is kept secure and is protected against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage, alteration, disclosure or access.

For more information about how the Miss SA Organisation complies with The POPI Act, refer to the official Miss South Africa website or relevant tab on the Miss SA App.

General Guidelines For Entry Images

What images should I submit when entering?

You need to submit a minimum of two photographs with your entry form – a portrait shot and a full body image. Both MUST be in colour (no black and white images will be accepted) and photographs must have been taken within the last six months.

You will be able to submit more images. However, you will not be advantaged in any way should you submit more than the two compulsory pictures.

Submit a clear head and shoulders picture. Try to be as natural as possible with natural make-up. Stay away from heavy or dramatic make-up.

Full body image of you standing – this image can be in a beautiful outfit; it is not compulsory to submit a bikini or swimsuit image.

Do I need to have professional quality photos taken?

It is not compulsory to submit professional entry images. The Miss South Africa Organisation is aware of the costs to have professional images taken and wants to encourage potential entrants not to be deterred from submitting images taken using a cellular phone. However, should you have professional images, you are welcome to submit them.

Note – AUTHENTICITY is key! Please refrain from using filters or over-editing your entry images. We want to get to know YOU, as you are.

EXAMPLES OF ENTRY PHOTOGRAPHS

Miss South Africa 2023 Eligibility Requirements

Miss South Africa 2023 Eligibility Requirements

 

An applicant must be at least 20 years old and be under 30 years of age as of 13 August 2023. This means that an applicant can turn 30 within her year of reign.

 

The applicant must be a South African citizen and in possession of a valid South African ID document or passport. If the applicant holds dual citizenship, please provide details of both.

 

The applicant is not required be in possession of a valid driver’s license. However, in the event that the applicant makes it through as a finalist, they may be expected to have taken steps to attain their driver’s license by the time of the final pageant event (August 2023) due to sponsor requirements.

 

The applicant may not have previously won Miss South Africa or held the title of Miss South Africa in a previous year. The applicant may not have placed as a runner-up within the two preceding pageant years (an applicant may enter again if they have been a finalist in a preceding year).

 

The applicant should have no criminal record and be truthful in respect of all matters in relation to the run-up to the competition, the competition itself and the period after the competition.

 

There are no restrictions in terms of the applicant’s marital status or parental status.

 

There is no restriction in terms of tattoos or piercings that the applicant may have.

 

The applicant must be able to represent and warrant that they have not been involved in any unsavoury or unethical incidents or conduct that may bring the organisers or the competition into disrepute, as determined by the organisers in their sole and absolute discretion. Unsavoury or unethical conduct shall include, but not be limited to, racism, bribery, sexism, and/or defamation.

 

Applicants that progress to the next round of the competition will be required to familiarise themselves with and abide by a contestant handbook with all needed information, rules, dates, obligations, etc. ahead of commencing with the competition.

 

In the event that any false or misleading information of whatsoever kind is submitted by the applicant, the organisation may, in its sole discretion, take any action that it deems appropriate including, without limitation, disqualification from participating in the Miss South Africa 2023 competition and/or termination of reign as a titleholder or as Miss South Africa 2023, as applicable.

 

Finalists may be required to attend and/or endorse certain objectives as required by the Miss South Africa Organisation which may include online or physical attendance at sponsor events and workshops and are therefore not permitted to enter another competition or contracts that may coincide or conflict with the timeline of the pre-competition and pageant. Accordingly, applicants must refrain from placing themselves in a position that may create a conflict of interest and scheduling conflicts with Miss South Africa and take steps to suspend such pre-existing contracts, if necessary.

 

Applicants to Miss South Africa 2023 are required to participate in Miss South Africa’s reality competition TV series Crown Chasers, as part of the competition process leading up to the finale event and crowning of Miss South Africa 2023.

 

No family of the Miss South Africa Organisation or related companies, Sun International Limited, any sponsor, production company, advertising agencies or suppliers associated with the competition will be permitted to enter.

 

Any official communication received from the Miss South Africa Organisation following an application is to remain strictly confidential. A failure to abide by this will result in automatic disqualification. Applicants that progress to the next round of the competition will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

 

 

Timeline requirements

 

Should you be selected to progress to the next round of Miss South Africa 2023, you will be required to ensure your availability for telephonic or online vetting and further assessment/s from early-May 2023. Format and details will be shared by the Miss South Africa Organisation.

 

Should you be selected to progress to the interview round of Miss South Africa 2023, you will be required to ensure your availability for in-person judging from mid-May 2023. Format and details will be shared by the Miss South Africa Organisation.

 

Should you be selected as a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist you will be required to ensure your availability to the Miss South Africa Organisation on a full-time basis from mid-May 2023 until end-June 2023 and from end-July 2023 to mid-August 2023 as well as intermittently through July 2023. Format and details will be shared by the Miss South Africa Organisation.

 

The Miss South Africa 2023 pageant finale will take place in mid-August 2023, date to be confirmed.

 

Post Miss South Africa 2023 pageant finale

 

The applicant understands and agrees that should they be selected as a finalist contestant in the competition, the organiser may assign a booking agent to them. The applicant further understands that the organiser, together with the booking agent, will be responsible for a fee structure which will be applicable to the applicant’s bookings. The applicant understands that bookings can only be made through the appointed booking agent from the date of the finalist agreement until one year from the date of the Miss South Africa 2023 live finale.

 

It is a condition of the applicant’s participation in the programme as one of the finalist contestants, that she enter into an agreement with an entity nominated by the Miss South Africa Organisation for the management of the applicant’s career in regard to the applicant’s name, likeness and biography in connection with advertising, endorsement, merchandising and sponsorship as a public figure and that this agreement will only become fully effective for the individuals selected as finalists of the competition or at the organisation’s option. The applicant must be able to warrant that as of the date of this agreement they have entered into no contract or arrangement which might prevent them from entering into the agreements specified in this clause above.

 

Finalists of the competition hereby agree to be contracted to the Miss South Africa Organisation talent agency division for the year following the Miss South Africa 2023 pageant finale.

 

The winner of the Miss South Africa 2023 pageant will be contracted to the Miss South Africa Organisation as a brand ambassador thereof for the full year of their reign. Following the completion of their reign they may be required to assist with up to 12 appearances.

 

The runner-up of the Miss South Africa 2023 pageant will be contracted to the Miss South Africa Organisation as a brand ambassador thereof for the full year of their reign. Following the completion of their reign they may be required to assist with up to six appearances.

 

Miss South Africa 2023 will be required to familiarise herself with and abide by the Miss South Africa code of conduct and handbook with additional information, rules, dates, obligations, etc. which will be provided to finalists ahead of commencing with the competition.

 

All prizes and sponsorship benefits are for the sole benefit of the intended recipient, being Miss South Africa or the runner-up.