The
Top 12 Miss South Africa finalists – who are vying for the title of Miss South
Africa 2017 – have been announced.
They
will compete to wear the prestigious crown at the Sun City Superbowl on Sunday,
March 26, in an event which will be televised live and simulcast on M-Net and
Mzansi Magic.
Miss
South Africa 2017 will receive R1-million in cash from sponsors Sun
International and Cell C, as well as a bouquet of prizes that will elevate the
competition to one of the richest pageants in the world.
The
finalists come from three of the country’s nine provinces: eight are from
Gauteng with two from the Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. In Gauteng they come
from Alexandra, Soweto, Lenasia, Pretoria, Benoni and Krugersdorp and the
Western Cape finalists hail from Herold’s Bay and Sedgefield. Kwa-Zulu Natal
contestants come from Durban and Mtunzini.
They
are (in alphabetical order of their first names):
Adè
van Heerden – Herold’s Bay,
Western Cape
Boipelo
Mabe – Alexandra, Gauteng
Demi-Leigh
Nel-Peters – Sedgefield,
Western Cape
Iman
Mkwanazi – Lenasia, Gauteng
Kayla
Malherbe – Mtunzini, Kwa Zulu Natal
Nicole
van Niekerk - Môregloed,
Pretoria, Gauteng
Nompumelelo
Mampholo – Diepkloof, Soweto, Gauteng
Odirile Sepeng – Mabopane, Pretoria, Gauteng
Priyeshka Lutchman – Yellowwood Park, Durban, Kwa
Zulu Natal
Shané
Naidoo – Benoni, Gauteng
Shelbe Pretorius – Pinehaven, Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Yuta
Raubenheimer – Kameeldrift, Pretoria, Gauteng
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For the first time in the history of the Miss
South Africa pageant, members of the public were invited to vote for their
favourite Miss South Africa 2017 semi-finalist and propel her into the Top 12.
The winner of the public vote was Pretoria’s Nicole van Niekerk.
The second round of public voting opens on
midnight on February 2. The public’s SMS votes will have a 25 percent weighting
of the overall voting towards the winner, with 75 percent resting with the
official judges. Voting is done via SMS. The public can SMS the number of their
favourite Top 12 finalist to the short code number 45791. Each SMS will cost R1.50. Proceeds from the
competition will benefit the Cell C Girl Child Bursary Fund. Up for grabs for five
lucky voters is a weekend at The Palace at Sun City and VIP tickets to attend
the live Miss South Africa pageant and after party at Sun City. For more
information visit the Miss South Africa website www.misssa.co.za.
Says Sun International PR Manager Claudia Henkel:
“We are absolutely delighted with the finalists. The young women who have been
selected depict everything that we hope the pageant represents; intelligence,
integrity and beauty.”
Suzette van der Merwe, Managing Executive for
Cell C says: “The Miss South Africa pageant provides a prestigious and
respected platform for these dynamic, talented young women to discover their
strengths, boost their confidence and propel their lives forward. It provides
life changing experiences for all the participants and, for the winner, an
opportunity to inspire and make a real difference.”
The
young woman who is crowned Miss South Africa 2017 will automatically become the
spokesperson for the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative.
Ntandoyenkosi
Kunene, the current Miss South Africa who recently competed in both Miss World
and Miss Universe, will crown her successor at the 2017 pageant.
The
Miss South Africa Pageant is a proud collaboration between Sun International
and Cell C. The new Miss South Africa 2017 will be crowned at Sun City on March
26 and simulcast live on Mzansi Magic (Channel 161) and M-Net (Channel 101).
Judges
for the pageant include Maps
Maponyane, Bridget Madinga and Ezra Davids, with more celebrity judges to be
announced for the final.
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