Natasha Joubert, who made the Miss SA top three in 2020, was crowned Miss SA 2023 at the SunBet Arena at Time Square in Pretoria on Sunday, 13 August.
Here’s all you need to know.
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Ndavi Nokeri passed down her crown to her successor at the finale of the Miss SA pageant.
Bryoni Govender, who, like Joubert hails from Gauteng, was crowned the runner up and Nande Mabala from the Western Cape was the second runner-up.
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According to the Miss South Africa website, the organisation is a leadership platform for ambitious young South African women.Â
The Miss SA pageant is a national beauty pageant that selects representatives to compete in international beauty pageants.
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This year the finalists’ journey was a little journey. The Top 12 finalists competed for seven spots on a reality show titled Crown Chasers. So, five of the Top 12 were eliminated from the pageant.
The top seven finalists who were competing to be the next Miss SA title on Sunday were:
- Anke Rothmann
- Bryoni Govender
- Homba Mazaleni
- Jordan van der Vyver
- Melissa Nayimuli
- Nande Mabala
- Natasha Joubert
The finale was hosted by media personality Bonang Matheba.
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