Fashioning Modern Africanism

The Miss South Africa Organisation launches the Miss South Africa App as the new content hub for all exclusive content, voting and entries for Miss South Africa 2022. Entries for Miss South Africa 2022 are set to open on Friday 01 April 2022. Young women from all over the country will have the chance to follow in Miss South Africa 2021 Lalela Mswane’s footsteps and become one of South Africa’s most prominent brand ambassadors and have the opportunity to represent their country on the global stage. “We are proud to announce the launch of the official Miss South Africa App. The app is aimed at expanding the Miss SA digital platforms and adding a new dimension to the Miss SA Competition.” Says Stephanie Weil, CEO of the Miss South Africa Organisation. The official Miss South Africa app will also allow fans to have a say in who the next Miss South Africa will be! Read and get to know the contestants, vote for their favorite, view exclusive content, buy Miss SA merchandise and learn m

Miss South Africa 2020, Shudufhadzo Musida, unfortunately did not make it to the Top 12 at the 70th Miss World pageant, which was held at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico this morning.  Representing South Africa, twenty-six-year-old Musida – who comes from Ha-Masia in Venda in Limpopo – was one of the front runners throughout the competition. Her win in the prestigious Beauty With a Purpose (BWAP) segment of the pageant fast tracked her into the top 40 Miss World semi-finalists. Musida’s BWAP win was based on her advocacy campaign that focused on removing the stigma associated with mental illness. Miss World judges were impressed with the weekly IGTV Live sessions – Mindful Mondays – that she hosted with mental health experts. These shone a spotlight on “taboo” subjects like depression and suicide. Musida also wrote a children’s book, Shudu Finds Her Magic, which told the story of how she overcame bullying as a child.  The glittering Miss World event was hosted by TV p

The 24-year-old – who comes from KwaSokhulu in Richards Bay – graduated with a Bachelor of Law from the University of Pretoria. She is also a model and a dancer. Mswane received R1 million in cash as well as a further R3 million worth of sponsorships and prizes, including the use of a fully furnished and serviced apartment at the luxurious Central Square Sandton, with fabulous interior décor by Vursa, and a Mercedes Benz C-Class Sedan for the year of her reign.   The two runners-up were Moratwe Masima, a qualified doctor from Midrand in Gauteng, and BCom Law degree student Zimi Mabunzi from eQonce (King William’s Town) Eastern Cape. Both received R175 000.   These Top 3 will represent South Africa at the world’s three most prestigious pageants – Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Supranational. The person going to which competition will be revealed in coming days as the Miss South Africa Organisation decides which candidate would do the best at which pageant.   The new Miss South Afric

Some of this country’s best fashion designers will be dressing the Top 10 finalists at this year’s Miss South Africa live pageant in a not-to-be-missed celebration of South African talent.   Miss South Africa 2021 will be crowned on Saturday, October 16, at the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town. The event will be screened live from 17h00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) and will also be streamed online for an international audience on MissSA.live with extra highlights and exclusive content. Soweto-born   Sello Medupe , the brainchild behind the Scalo fashion brand says:   “This year’s Top 10   are more determined and hungrier to win. they see great opportunities that arise from winning or ending up in the top three. Kaylan and Zimi both have bubbly personalities and great confidence. Audiences can expect sophistication and modern African couture.”   For the second year, the dazzling apparel in the swimwear sequence has been created by Cape Town’s TracyB

Miss South Africa 2021 will be crowned on Saturday, October 16, at the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town. The event will be screened live from 17h00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) and will also be streamed for an international audience on MissSA.live. Anele Mdoda has been associated with Miss South Africa since 2013 as a judge but this is her first time hosting the pageant. It’s second time around for Panagio who recently completed fronting the latest series of  Survivor SA  for M-Net.   So how does Anele feel about moving from the judges’ panel to centre stage: “It’s the Top 10 who are centre stage, I am merely a vehicle that moves the night along with an insight of where the finalists’ minds should be and what the judges will be thinking, and I will be the one giving the audience at home the scoop!” She encourages television and online viewers to tune in as the next queen is crowned: “It’s going to be a beautiful evening – finding our new Miss South

Miss Supranational South Africa Thato Mosehle has made the Top 3 at the Miss Supranational pageant held in Nowy Sącz, Poland, at the weekend. It was a good night for the African continent with Chanique Rabe from Namibia taking the title. Twenty-six-year-old Mosehle, from North West, represented South Africa against contestants from nearly 60 other countries in the competition, and was one of the front runners throughout the build-up to the finale. The show was aired live on the Miss Supranational Facebook and YouTube channels. Said Mosehle: “Congratulations to Chanique, she is going to be a fantastic title holder and I wish her everything of the best during the coming year. This whole experience has been beyond my wildest expectations and I am delighted to have done so well. Poland is a magical country and everyone we met has made us feel so welcome. Thank you also to every one back home for your wonderful messages of support.”   Both Stephanie Weil, CEO of the Miss South Africa Organi

Cape Town, Tuesday, August 3, 2021:  This year’s Top 10 Miss South Africa finalists – one of whom will be crowned Miss South Africa 2021 on Saturday, October 16 live from Grand West Arena in Cape Town – have been announced. For the second consecutive year, the pageant will take place in the Mother City and will be simulcast live on M-Net (DStv channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 17:00, as well as live-streamed on the My DStv App. International audiences can also tune in via the online platform at misssa.live.   The contestants represent four provinces – Gauteng has four (with one from Tshwane), followed by the Western Cape with three, the Eastern Cape with two and Kwa-Zulu Natal with one entrant. They are an impressive group and include a medical doctor working on the Covid frontline; a commercial pilot; owners of a model agency, swimwear company and an online bakery and legal graduates and students.   The Top 3 will go on to represent the country at the world’s three m

South Africa and the judges have voted! The Top 10 finalists for Miss South Africa 2021 will be announced Today, August 3, at 11h00 and everyone is invited to the virtual reveal on the Miss South Africa Organisation’s YouTube channel  youtube.com/TheMissSAPageant   Read about Miss South Africa Top 30 Semi-Finalists The 63 nd  edition of Miss South Africa Will take place on Saturday, October 16, in a glamorous and entertainment-packed pageant – taking place in Cape Town’s Grand West Arena and screened live on M-Net and Mzansi Magic – where one of the Top 10 will inherit the glittering crown from current Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida. Miss South Africa is presented by Weil Entertainment in association with M-Net, Mzansi Magic and Sun International.   Go to: https://www.misssa.co.za Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ MissSouthAfricaOfficial Twitter:  @Official_MissSA Instagram:  @official_misssa YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ MissSouthAfricaOfficial

Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida can now add the title of author to her impressive list of achievements. Musida has written a children’s book –  Shudu Finds Her Magic , published by Jacana Media in six languages and with delightful illustrations by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne – which will be available in bookstores around the country and online towards the end of August.   The book is inspired by Musida’s own childhood and the bullying she experienced when she moved to a new province and a new school.   Musida is a well-known advocate for mental health awareness, and this year launched her online mental health initiative # MindfulMondays  on her Instagram platform @shudufhadzomusida ,  in conjunction with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) and Discovery Vitality. She explains: “The book is aimed at children aged between four and 12 years of age and deals with bullying and the power of friendship. I hope that youngsters will be able to see themselves reflected in

Meet the Miss South Africa Top 30 vying for the title of Miss South Africa 2021 and vote for your favourite to make the Top 10. The Top 30 is an impressive and diverse group. Among them are two medical doctors, an attorney, a commercial pilot, an environmental specialist as well as models, graduates and students. Some have started their own businesses while others run charitable organisations. There is also the first transgender woman – Lehlogonolo Machaba from North West – to openly enter the Miss South Africa pageant.   Three have entered before – they are Miss South Africa Kgothatso Dithebe who was Top 5 in 2019; Olin Shae de la Cruz who believes this year will be third time lucky (she placed Top 15 in 2020 and Top 26 in 2017) and Catherine Groenewald who was Top 30 in 2019. The 30 contestants come from around the country – Gauteng has 12 contenders (with four from Pretoria), followed by the Western Cape with seven; KwaZulu Natal with four; the Eastern Cape with three and the Free S