Miss South Africa 2021

Miss South Africa 2021 was the 63rd edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the Grand West Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, on 16 October 2021.

Miss South Africa 2021
Date16 October 2021[1]
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueGrand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town
Broadcaster
Entrants10
Placements5
WinnerLalela Mswane
KwaZulu-Natal
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Shudufhadzo Musida crowned Lalela Mswane as her successor at the end of the event. She went on to represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2021 and Miss Supranational 2022.[2][3] She finished as second-runner up at Miss Universe 2021 and was later crowned as Miss Supranational 2022.[4][5]

Results

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Placements

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Color keys
Placement Contestant International placement
Miss South Africa 2021
2nd Runner-Up – Miss Universe 2021
Runners-Up
Top 5

Order of Announcement

Delegates

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The official Top 10 finalists were announced on 3 August 2021.[1][6]

Name Age Province Hometown Placement
Bianca Bezuidenhout 22   Western Cape Strand Top 5
Catherine Groenewald 23   Western Cape Constantia
Cheneil Hartzenberg 24   Gauteng Meredale
Jeanni Mulder 24   Western Cape Sea Point Top 5
Kaylan Matthews 25   Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
Kgothatso Dithebe 26   Gauteng Centurion
Lalela Mswane 24   KwaZulu-Natal Richards Bay Miss South Africa 2021
Moratwe Masima 24   Gauteng Atholl Top 3
Tiffany Francis 22   Gauteng Mulbarton
Zimi Mabunzi 26   Eastern Cape King William's Town Top 3

Top 30

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The Top 30 was announced on 6 July 2021. The following 20 delegates did not advance to the top ten.[7][8]

Delegate Age Province Hometown
Andile Mazibuko 23 KwaZulu-Natal Ulundi
Ané Oosthuysen 23 Gauteng Vanderbijlpark
Danielle Marais 24 Gauteng Randburg
Eloïse van der Westhuizen 26 Western Cape Panorama
Ferini Dayal 26 Gauteng Kensington
Itumeleng Baloyi 23 Limpopo Seshego
Jamie Cloete 23 Western Cape Edgemead
Keashel van der Merwe 22 Gauteng Roodepoort
Kgaketsang Mathobisa 22 Free State Bloemfontein
Kgatlhiso Modisane 27 Gauteng Pretoria
Licalle Isaacs 21 Western Cape Plumstead
Lisanne Lazarus 25 KwaZulu-Natal Amanzimtoti
Lehlogonolo Machaba 24 North West Oskraal
Mawusive Sibutha 24 Eastern Cape Tabankulu
Olin-Shae De La Cruz 27 Gauteng Bryanston
Pearl Ntshehi 24 Gauteng Mamelodi
Precious Mndalama 23 Gauteng Soshanguve
Pumeza Zibi 24 Western Cape Heideveld
Savannah De Almeida 23 KwaZulu-Natal Hillcrest
Tshegofatso Molefe 26 Free State Kestell

Judges

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Semifinals

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The following four judges determined the 30 semifinalists.[9]

Finals

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References

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  1. ^ a b Morkel, Graye. "Where to watch the Miss South Africa top 10 reveal". Channel. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "Miss South Africa 2021 entries are now open!". News24. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Lalela Mswane to represent South Africa at Miss Supranational 2022". News24. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Mzansi react to Lalela Mswane crowned second runner-up at Miss Universe 2021 pageant". IOL. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Lalela Mswane 'overwhelmed' as she's crowned Miss Supranational 2022". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "PHOTOS Miss South Africa 2021 top 10 finalists announced". Channel 24. 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ Miss South Africa 2021. "Road to Miss South Africa". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Meet the Miss South Africa 2021 top 30 contestants". News24. 6 July 2021.
  9. ^ Mazibuko, Thobile (28 June 2020). "Former Miss South Africa titleholders to pick this year's top 30". Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Seemela, Masego (5 October 2021). "Panel of judges for Miss SA 2021 finale announced". The Sowetan.