Miss South Africa

Miss South Africa is a national Beauty pageant in South Africa. Traditionally Miss South Africa competed at Miss World until they acquired the franchise of Miss Universe and Miss Supranational. The winners are sent to all three international pageants. The Miss South Africa organisation resorted to a contemporary format in selecting representatives which was inaugurated in 2018. Following their newer method, both a Miss World South Africa and a Miss Universe South Africa were selected as representatives. The reigning Miss South Africa is Sasha-Lee Olivier. She represented South Africa at the Miss World 2019 pageant and made it to the top 40, she took over from Zozibini Tunzi after she won Miss Universe. [1]

Miss South Africa Organization

Formation	1943
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Johannesburg
Location	South Africa
Membership	Miss World Miss Universe Miss Supranational
Official language	English
Partners	Sun International
Website	www.misssa.co.za

History

Established in 1956 in Apartheid South Africa, the first official Miss South Africa pageant was only open to "white" (Caucasian) females and was organized to send a representative to London for the Miss World pageant. That year Norma Vorster was crowned Miss South Africa. Two years later, an 18-year-old secretary from Durban, Penny Coelen, was crowned and would later go on to make history and win Miss World. It was not until 1992 that all persons of all races were allowed to compete in the Miss SA competition. Prior to that, people of colour competed in the Miss Africa South pageant,[2] which was renamed Miss Black South Africa in 1977.

This was just the beginning for the Miss South Africa organisation; of the 60 women who have worn the crown, only the last 27 winners have been chosen from the entire population of South Africa and not just white individuals. Since then, hundreds of young women have entered the pageant vying for the title.[3]

Miss South Africa (or a runner-up in some instances) has always competed at Miss World, but the first Miss South Africa to compete at Miss Universe was Kerishnie Naicker in 1998. The reigning Miss South Africa is Sasha-Lee Olivier, who as first runner-up to winner Zozibini Tunzi, assumed the title after Tunzi won the Miss Universe 2019 crown.

Prior to 1998, South Africa's representatives at Miss Universe qualified via other national pageants.

Miss South Africa runners-up do not compete at any international pageants.

Three Miss South Africas, namely, Rolene Strauss, Anneline Kriel and Penelope Coelen, have won the Miss World titles in 2014, 1974 and 1958 respectively. Three women from South Africa have won the title of Miss Universe - Margaret Gardiner in 1978, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in 2017 and Zozibini Tunzi in 2019. South Africa has not yet won any Miss Earth or Miss International titles.

Prior to the establishment of the official Miss South Africa, South African Pictorial ("The Union's National Weekly") held annual Beauty Competitions starting in 1923. This evolved later into Miss South Africa. The first winner of this prize was Mrs. Doris Ferramosca (née Doris Gwendoline Helliwell).

In 2020, Miss South Africa franchised the Miss Supranational license.[4][5]

Hosts

• Richard Steinmetz
• Bonang Matheba
• ProVerb

Titleholders

Miss South Africa

Year	Miss South Africa	First Princess	Second Princess
1923	Doris Ferramosca	W. J. van Blommestein	Marjorie Elizabeth Cowley
1943	Susie Smuts	N/A	N/A
1956	Norma Vorster	Gloria Keeley	Virginia Burman
1957	Adele Kruger	Jessie Waring	Denise Nichols
1958	Penelope Coelen	Rosemary Whitlock	Debbie du Toit
1959	Moya Meaker	Sophie Pieters	Kitty Green
1960	Denise Muir	Dorothy Farquhar	Stella Pithey
1961	Yvonne Hulley	Marlene Boyes	Rita Rheeder
1962	Yvonne Ficker	Ellen Liebenberg	Madeleine Usher
1963	Louise Crous[6]	Jennifer Slater	Maureen van Niekerk
1964	Vedra Karamitas	Lorraine Mason	Virginia Scott-King
1965	Carol Davis	Diane Webster	Ann Barber
1966	Johanna Carter	Dawn Duff-Gray	Margo Galbraith
1967	Disa Duivestein	Mary McDonald	Tiny de Lange
1968	Mitzianna Stander	Linda Collett	Patsy Goswell
1969	Linda Collett	Diana Newman	Jackie Sayer
1970	Jillian Jessup	Wendith Brink	Dorothea Scott
1971	Monica Fairall	Merle Worsley	Maria Claassen
1972	Stephanie Reinecke	Robin-Gail Hargreaves	Carolien van Niekerk
1973	Shelley Latham	Janet Sanderson	Theresa Rood
1974	Anneline Kriel	Ruanne Louw	Anita Michas
1975	Vera Johns	Crystal Cooper	Rhoda Rademeyer
1976	Lynn Massyn	Louise Withfield	Jan Kiggan
1977	Vanessa Wannenburg	Elizabeth Bunting	Marilyn Albutt
1978	Yolanda Kloppers	Monique Hare	Dawn Chapman
1979	Karen Sickel	Gail Rocher	Wendy Ross
1980	Sandra McCrystal	Kim Aston	Fiona White
1981	Linda Phillips	Elmarie van Aswegen	Susan Schuttler
1982	Odette Scrooby	Andrea Stelzer	Gail Sylvester
1983	Leanne Hosking	Karen Maingard	Cathy Steed
1984	Lorna Potgieter	Colleen Redman	Patience Craig
1985	Andrea Stelzer	Sandy McCormack	Lorna-Anne Findlay
1986	Sandy McCormack	Nancy Riach	Marie-Louise le Roux
1987	Wilma van der Bijl	Robyn Poole	Janine Botbyl
1988	Janine Botbyl	Roberta Alessandri	Mache Booysen
1989	Michelle Bruce	Helen Lewis	Deborah Good
1990	Suzette van der Merwe	Olivia Scrooby	Cheryl Coombe-Davis
1991	Diana Tilden-Davis	Amy Kleinhans	Sasha-Lee Walton
1992	Amy Kleinhans	Augustine Masilela	Lisa King
1993	Jacqui Mofokeng	Corinne Durrheim	Marelize Steyn
1994	Basetsana Makgalemele	Sonia Kempff	Helen Macleod
1995	Bernalee Daniell	Vanashree Moodley	Natalie Benard
1996	Peggy-Sue Khumalo	Babalwa Mneno	Adele van Niekerk
1997	Kerishnie Naicker	Jessica Motaung	Petro van Zyl
1998	Sonia Raciti	Heidi van Zyl	Keziah Jooste
1999	Heather Joy Hamilton	Nadia Wyngaard	Pulane Moraladi
2000	Jo-Ann Strauss	Layla Jeevananthum	Claire Drew
2001	Vanessa Do Céu Carreira	Claire Sabbagha	Bonneventia Pule
2002	Cindy Nell	Tammy-Anne Fortuin	Bridget Masinga
2003	Joan Ramagoshi	Marissa Eggli	Siza Majola
2004	Claudia Henkel	Dhiveja Sundrum	Sharon Arigye-Mushabe
2005	Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole	Avumile Qongqo	Matapa Maila
2006	Megan Coleman	Brigid Osborne	Tracey-Lee Flanders
2007	Tansey Coetzee	Avumile Qongqo	Manisha Pillay
2008	Tatum Keshwar[7]	Anja van Zyl	Buyi Shongwe
2009	Nicole Flint	Matapa Maila	Lisa van Zyl
2010	Bokang Montjane[8]	Dhesha Jeram	Bianca Coutinho
2011	Melinda Bam	Remona Moodley	Thuli Sangweni
2012	Marilyn Ramos	Stacey Webb	Pearl Nxele
2014	Rolene Strauss[9]	Ziphozakhe Zokufa	Matlala Mokoko
	Ziphozakhe Zokufa[lower-alpha 1]	Matlala Mokoko	N/A
2015	Liesl Laurie	Refilwe Mthimunye	Ntsiki Mkhize
2016	Ntandoyenkosi Kunene	Elizabeth Molapo	Tayla Skye Robinson
2017	Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters[10]	Adè van Heerden	Boipelo Mabe
	Adè van Heerden[lower-alpha 1]	Boipelo Mabe	N/A
Year	Miss South Africa	Miss Universe South Africa	Miss World South Africa
2018	Tamaryn Green	Tamaryn Green	Thulisa Keyi
2019	Zozibini Tunzi	Zozibini Tunzi	Sasha-Lee Olivier
	Sasha-Lee Olivier[lower-alpha 2]

Year	Miss South Africa	Miss Universe South Africa	Miss World South Africa	Miss Supranational South Africa
2020	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Big Four pageants representatives

The following women have represented South Africa in two of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women.[11][12] These are Miss World and Miss Universe; Miss International and Miss Earth are held by separate national beauty pageants in South Africa.[13][14][15]

Miss Universe South Africa

Main article: Miss RSA

•      : Declared as Winner
•      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•      : Ended as special awards winner

On some occasions, the winner of Miss South Africa represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. Prior to 1982, the winner of the Miss RSA pageant represented South Africa at Miss Universe. Prior to 1998, the winner of the individual Miss Universe South Africa compete at Miss Universe. From 1981-1983 and in 1979, delegates from two of South Africa's Bantustans competed at Miss Universe.

Year	Province	Miss South Africa	Placement at Miss Universe	Special Awards	Notes
2020	TBA	TBA	TBA
2019	Eastern Cape	Zozibini Tunzi	Miss Universe 2019
2018	Western Cape	Tamaryn Green	1st Runner-up
2017	Western Cape	Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters	Miss Universe 2017
2016	Mpumalanga	Ntandoyenkosi Kunene	Unplaced
2015	Gauteng	Refilwe Mthimunye	Top 15
2014	Eastern Cape	Ziphozakhe Zokufa[16]	Unplaced
2013	North West	Marilyn Ramos	Unplaced
2012	Gauteng	Melinda Bam	Top 10
2011	Gauteng	Bokang Montjane	Unplaced
2010	Gauteng	Nicole Flint	Top 10
2009	KwaZulu-Natal	Tatum Keshwar	Top 10
2008	Gauteng	Tansey Coetzee	Top 15
2007	KwaZulu-Natal	Megan Coleman	Unplaced
2006	Gauteng	Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole	Unplaced
2005	Gauteng	Claudia Henkel	Top 15
2004	Gauteng	Joan Ramagoshi	Unplaced
2003	Gauteng	Cindy Nell	2nd Runner-up
2002	Gauteng	Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira	3rd Runner-up
2001	Western Cape	Jo-Ann Strauss	Unplaced
2000	Gauteng	Heather Joy Hamilton	Top 10
1999	Gauteng	Sonia Raciti	Top 5
1998	KwaZulu-Natal	Kerishnie Naicker	Top 10
Miss Universe South Africa
1997	KwaZulu-Natal	Mbali Gasa	Unplaced
1996	Gauteng	Carol Becker	Unplaced
1995	Gauteng	Augustine Masilela	Top 10
Did not compete between 1985—1994 as the country was barred from competing due to the country's practice of apartheid
Miss South Africa and Miss Transkei
1984	Gauteng	Letitia "Tisha" Snyman	1st Runner-up
1983	KwaZulu-Natal	Leanne Beverly Hosking	Unplaced
	Transkei (Eastern Cape)[lower-alpha 3]	Nomxousi Xokelelo	Unplaced		Competed as Transkei
1982	Gauteng	Odette Octavia Scrooby	Top 12
	Transkei (Eastern Cape)[lower-alpha 3]	Noxolisi Mji	Unplaced		Competed as Transkei
Miss Republic of South Africa / Miss RSA, Miss Transkei & Miss Bophuthatswana
1981	KwaZulu-Natal	Daniela di Paolo	Unplaced
	Transkei (Eastern Cape)[lower-alpha 3]	Kedibone Tembisa Letlaka	Unplaced		Competed as Transkei
1980	Gauteng	Jenny Kay	Did not compete
1979	Gauteng	Veronica Wilson	Top 12
	Bophuthatswana	Alina Moeketse	Unplaced		Competed as Bophuthatswana
	Transkei (Eastern Cape)[lower-alpha 3]	Lindiwe Bam	Unplaced		Competed as Transkei
1978	Western Cape	Margaret Gardiner	Miss Universe 1978
1977	Western Cape	Glynis Fester	Unplaced
1976	Western Cape	Cynthia Claasen	Unplaced
1975	Western Cape	Gail Anthony	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1969—1974
Miss Hibiscus Queen
1968	KwaZulu-Natal	Monica Fairall	Unplaced
1967	Gauteng	Wendy Ballenden	Unplaced
1966	KwaZulu-Natal	Lynn Carol de Jager	Unplaced
1965	Gauteng	Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge	Top 15
1964	Gauteng	Gail Robinson	Unplaced
1963	Gauteng	Ellen Liebenberg	Top 15
1962	Gauteng	Lynette Gamble	Unplaced
1961	Gauteng	Marina Christelis	Unplaced
1960	Gauteng	Nicky Caras	3rd Runner-up
Did not compete between 1954—1959
Miss Golden Jubilee
1953	Western Cape	Ingrid Rita Mills	Top 16
1952	Gauteng	Catherine Higgins	Top 10

Miss World South Africa

•      : Declared as Winner
•      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•      : Ended as special awards winner

On some occasions, the winner of Miss South Africa represents her country at the Miss World pageant. From 1970 to 1976, South Africa had one white and one black representative at Miss World. The white representative wore a sash that said "South Africa" and the black representative wore a sash that said "Africa South".

Year	Province	Miss South Africa	Placement at Miss World	Special Awards
2020	TBA	TBA	TBA
2019	Gauteng	Sasha-Lee Olivier	Top 40
2018	Eastern Cape	Thulisa Keyi	Top 30	World Dress Designer award, Miss World Top Model (4th Runner-up)
2017	Western Cape	Adè van Heerden	Top 10	Beauty with a Purpose (Top 5-joint winner)
2016	Mpumalanga	Ntandoyenkosi Kunene	Unplaced	Miss World Talent (Top 21)
2015	Gauteng	Liesl Laurie	Top 11	Miss World Africa
2014	Mpumalanga	Rolene Strauss	Miss World 2014	Miss World Africa
2013	North West	Marilyn Ramos	Unplaced
2012	Western Cape	Remona Moodley	Unplaced
2011	Gauteng	Bokang Montjane	Top 7	Miss World Africa
2010	Gauteng	Nicole Flint	Top 25
2009	KwaZulu-Natal	Tatum Keshwar	2nd Runner-up	Miss World Africa
2008	Gauteng	Tansey Coetzee	Top 5
2007	KwaZulu-Natal	Megan Coleman	Unplaced
2006	Gauteng	Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole	Unplaced
2005	—	Dhiveja Sundrum	Top 15
2004	Gauteng	Joan Ramagoshi	Unplaced
2003	Gauteng	Cindy Nell	Unplaced
2002	—	Claire Sabbagha	Unplaced
2001	Western Cape	Jo-Ann Strauss	Top 10
2000	Gauteng	Heather Joy Hamilton	Unplaced
1999	Gauteng	Sonia Raciti	2nd Runner-up	Miss World Africa
1998	KwaZulu-Natal	Kerishnie Naicker	Top 5	Miss World Africa
1997	—	Jessica Motaung	2nd Runner-up	Miss World Africa
1996	—	Peggy-Sue Khumalo	Top 10	Miss World Africa
1995	—	Bernelee Daniell	Top 10	Miss World Africa
1994	Gauteng	Basetsana Makgalemele	1st Runner-up	Miss World Africa
1993	—	Palesa Mofokeng	1st Runner-up	Miss World Africa
1992	Western Cape	Amy Kleinhans	Top 5	Miss World Africa
1991	—	Diana Tilden-Davis	2nd Runner-up	Miss World Africa
Did not compete between 1978—1990 as the country was barred from competing due to the country's practice of apartheid
1977	—	Vanessa Wannenburg	Unplaced
Miss South Africa & Miss Africa South — Two Republic of South Africa Representatives at Miss World
1976	—	Lynn Massyn	Unplaced
	—	Veronica Mutsepe · Miss Africa South	Unplaced
1975	—	Rhoda Rademeyer	Top 15
	—	Lydia Johnstone · Miss Africa South	Unplaced
1974	Gauteng	Anneline Kriel	1st Runner-up
—	Evelyn Williams · Miss Africa South	Top 15
1973	—	Shelley Latham	4th Runner-up
—	Ellen Peters · Miss Africa South	Top 15
1972	—	Stephanie Reinecke	Top 15
	—	Cynthia Shange · Miss Africa South	Unplaced
1971	—	Monica Fairall	Top 15
	—	Gaily Ryan · Miss Africa South	Unplaced
1970	—	Jillian Jessup	4th Runner-up
—	Pearl Jansen · Miss Africa South	1st Runner-up	Miss Congeniality[17]
Miss South Africa
1969	—	Linda Collett	Top 7
1968	—	Mitzianna Stander	Unplaced
1967	—	Disa Duivestein	Top 15
1966	—	Johanna Maud Carter	Top 15
1965	—	Carrol Davis	Unplaced
1964	—	Vedra Karamitas	Unplaced
1963	—	Martie Claassen	Unplaced
1962	—	Yvonne Ficker	3rd Runner-up
1961	—	Yvonne Hulley	Top 15
1960	—	Denise Muir	2nd Runner-up
1959	—	Moya Meaker	Top 11
1958	KwaZulu-Natal	Penelope Coelen	Miss World 1958
1957	—	Adele Kruger	2nd Runner-up
1956	—	Norma Vorster	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1951—1955

See also

• Miss Earth South Africa
• Miss South Africa 2014

References

1. Maxouris, Christina (9 December 2019) Miss South Africa crowned 2019 Miss Universe CNN
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3. http://www.misssa.co.za/about-miss-sa/
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12. Kenya, News (15 July 2011). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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Notes

1. After the winner won an international pageant, the First Princess replaced her as Miss South Africa and Second Princess became the First Princess.
2. After the winner won an international pageant, the runner-up replaced her as Miss South Africa
3. Transkei became part of the Eastern Cape after the reintegration of the Bantustans at the end of apartheid in South Africa.

External links

• Official Miss South Africa website