Bonang Matheba, 36, will host the Miss South Africa 2023 coronation ceremony at the SunBet Arena at Time Square in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa on August 13, 2023. It is the national beauty pageant’s 65th edition.
Miss South Africa 2023
On May 24, 2023, the list of 30 women competing for the Miss South Africa 2023 crown was revealed. Here are the candidates:
- Ané Oosthuysen, 25, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
- Anelisa Nxele, 22, Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal
- Angie Mkwanazi, 23, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- Anke Rothmann, 23, Upington, Northern Cape
- Barbara Moagi, 22, Mahikeng, North West
- Bryoni Govender, 26, Kempton Park, Gauteng
- Carmen Barnard, 24, Mabopane, Gauteng
- Hestie Jooste, 25, Pretoria, Gauteng
- Homba Mazaleni, 23, East London, Eastern Cape
- Jordan van der Vyver, 27, Durbanville, Western Cape
- Karla Pienaar, 25, Hartbeespoort, North West
- Keaoleboga Nkashe, 27, Itsoseng, North West
- Khanya Desi, 22, Frankfort, Eastern Cape
- Lebohang Raputsoe, 24, Sharpeville, Gauteng
- Lerato Maponya, 26, Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Levern José, 24, Kimberley, Northern Cape
- Lungo Katete, 26, Midrand, Gauteng
- Malandi Marais, 21, Citrusdal, Western Cape
- Mbali Mbalu, 25, Mandalay, Western Cape
- Melissa Nayimuli, 27, Butterworth, Eastern Cape
- Michelle Kruger, 28, Witbank, Mpumalanga
- Naledi Mara, 23, Seshego, Limpopo
- Nande Mabala, 25, Zwelethemba, Western Cape
- Natasha Joubert, 26, Tshwane, Gauteng
- Ndyebo Lurayi, 26, Midrand, Gauteng
- Nicole Eksteen, 28, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Oreabetse Molefe, 23, Northam, Limpopo
- Rozelle Bester, 27, Leribe, Free State
- Sibusisiwe Zwane, 20, Shelly Beach, KwaZulu-Natal
- Thandolwenkosi Hadebe, 22, Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal
Natasha Joubert
On October 24, 2020, Joubert competed for the Miss South Africa 2020 crown. She was second runner-up to Shudufhadzo Musida, 27, of Ha-Masia, Limpopo while Thato Mosehle, 28, of Stilfontein, North West was first runner-up.
On May 16, 2021, Joubert was unplaced at Miss Universe 2020 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States and on August 21, 2021, Mosehle became second runner-up to Miss Supranational 2021 Chanique Rabe, 26, of Namibia at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. On March 16, 2022, Musida finished in the Top 40 at Miss World 2021 at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
If Joubert wins Miss South Africa 2023, she may represent South Africa only at Miss Supranational 2024. In this case, either the first runner-up or the second runner-up will represent the country at Miss Universe 2023 at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 18, 2023.
On August 13, 2022, Ndavi Nokeri, 24,of Tzaneen, Limpopo was crowned Miss South Africa 2022 at the SunBet Arena in Time Square in Pretoria. Ayanda Thabethe, 23, of Taylor’s Halt, KwaZulu-Natal was first runner-up and Lebogang Mahlangu, 27, of Soshanguve, Gauteng was second runner-up.
On January 14, 2023, Nokeri finished in the Top 16 at Miss Universe 2022 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. On July 14, 2023, Thabethe finished in the Top 24 at Miss Supranational 2023 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz.
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