Miss Grand South Africa 2025

Miss Grand South Africa 2025
Date	28 June 2025
Venue	Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg
Entrants	31
Placements	11
Winner	Boitshepo Lamolao (Soshanguve)
←  2024

Miss Grand South Africa 2025 was the 10th Miss Grand South Africa pageant, held on 28 June 2025 at the Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg. ^{[1] [2]} Thirty-one contestants from different districts of the country competed for the title. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The contest was won by a 29-year-old model representing Soshanguve, Boitshepo Lamolao, who was crowned by the predecessor, Sharné Dheochand of Newcastle. ^[6] Lamolao will internationally represent South Africa at the parent stage, Miss Grand International 2025, ^{[3] [7]} to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 18 October 2025.

Background

An application for this year's edition was opened from 15 November ^[8] to 31 December 2024. ^[9] The list of qualified finalists, which consisted of 35 candidates from different districts of the country, was then revealed on 13 January 2025. The central organizer directly elected all national aspirants, as done in all previous editions; no regional preliminary pageant was conducted to elect the local representative. ^[10]

The Theatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace, in Johannesburg, will host the final round of the pageant on June 28, 2025, as announced in late January 2025. ^{[1] : 5  [2]}

Result

Position	Delegate
Miss Grand South Africa 2025	Soshanguve – Boitshepo Lamolao [6]
Miss Asia Pacific South Africa 2025	Boksburg – Bejandri Lourens
1st runner-up	Wilro Park – Genive Trimble [6]
2nd runner-up	Hercules – Levern Donnatella José [6]
3rd runner-up	Alberton – Chanél Herrmann
4th runner-up	Kempton Park – Kagiso Mashishi
Top 11	No data available

Contestants

Thirty-one contestants have confirmed their participation, with the majority coming from the Province of Gauteng. ^[10] No contestant from the provinces of North West, Free State, and Northern Cape.

Gauteng Province		KwaZulu-Natal Province		Number of contestants by district Color key:   District with 8 contestants  District with 5 contestants  District with 4 contestants  District with 2 contestants  District with 1 contestant   No representative
Alberton – Chanél Herrmann [11] Boksburg – Bejandri Lourens [3] [12] : 16–7  Brackendowns – Shanice Singh [12] : 28–9  Dainfern – Luyanda Mthembu [2] Ekangala – Nomasonto Tshabalala [13] Hercules – Levern José [14] Kempton Park – Kagiso Mashishi Krugersdorp – Betty Ngonhamo [15] : 62–3  Lonehill – Jo-Lene Van Der Walt Lyndhurst  [ af ] – Machindo Belange Kahenga [16] Mabopane – Letta Tshwane Morningside – Nandi Zureida Magwaza Randfontein – Keaoleboga Badise Rivonia – Amandla Malindi Roodepoort – Tanzile Mngomezulu Soshanguve – Boitshepo Lamolao [17] Troyeville – Prosperity Phahlane Waterkloof Glen – Keneilwe Gaesite Wilro Park – Genive Trimble [4]		Amanzimtoti – Robyn Hill [18] : 26–7  Cowies Hill – Tara-Linn Mehl [1] [18] : 24–5  Port Shepstone – Tamaryn Price [19]
		Eastern Cape Province
		Despatch – Arielle De Villiers East London – Chumasande Somazembe Ntabankulu – Siphesihle Majala [20]
		Limpopo Province
		Burgersfort – Letato Moahloli Mamone – Happiness Mariri Mokopane – Reneilwe Sekwakwa
		Mpumalanga Province
		Bushbuckridge – Phodiso Makhubedu [21]
		Western Cape Province
		Durbanville – Charné Malan [22] Woodstock – Phenyo Maila
Withdrawn contestants
Amrisha Baboolall Masechaba Tsebe Moloke Maps Ramaboea Ofentse Selatole

References

1. "Westville Finalist Aims To Transform Children's Lives". Highway Mail. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025. Cropped from the hard copy: Link
2. Anita Nkonki (8 February 2025). "Young Model Embraces Pageantry as a Platform for Change". The Star . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
3. Melissa Nell (20 January 2025). "Plaaslike skoonheid inspireer met haar reis na Miss Grand SA" [Local beauty inspires with her journey to Miss Grand SA] (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
4. "10 Questions For Miss Grand South Africa Hopeful Genive Trimble". The Sandton Times. 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025.
5. "Miss Grand South Africa 2025 Entries Opening Soon! Dreaming of stepping onto the grand stage? The wait is almost over! MGSA 2025 entries will be opening soon, and we can't wait to meet our next group of inspiring contestants. Keep a close eye on our social media for all the details on how to enter". Miss Grand South Africa. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
6. Lineo Lesemane (1 July 2025). "Boitshepo Lamola to fly SA flag at Miss Grand International 2025 in Bangkok". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
7. "Luyanda Mthembu & Tara-Linn Mehl Take On Miss Grand South Africa". The Sandton. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
8. "We're searching for our next Miss Grand South Africa!". Miss Grand South Africa. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
9. "The Final Countdown is on!". Miss Grand South Africa. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
10. "We are thrilled to introduce the extraordinary women who will be competing for the title of Miss Grand South Africa 2025". Miss Grand South Africa. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
11. Sibongile Sokela (5 February 2025). "Empowering Change as a Finalist for Miss Grand South Africa 2025". Ekurhuleni News. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
12. Johan Ungerer, ed. (1 February 2025). "PPMC Magazine South Africa Issue 141 April 2025" (PDF). Opulent Models South Africa. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
13. Thia Botha (13 February 2025). "Bronkies resident has her sight on Miss Grand SA title". Ridge Times. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
14. Lineo Lesemane (16 January 2025). "Levern José fights for a new crown after 2023 Miss SA 'bullying' withdrawal". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025.
15. Johan Ungerer, ed. (1 April 2025). "PPMC Magazine South Africa Issue 141 April 2025" (PDF). Opulent Models South Africa. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
16. Sharon Mdaka (12 February 2025). "Greenstone woman who escaped attempted kidnapping spreads awareness". The Citizen . Retrieved 1 March 2025.
17. Keletso Mkhwanazi (31 March 2025). "Boitshepo battles township pain one crown at a time!". Daily Sun . Retrieved 20 May 2025.
18. Johan Ungerer, ed. (1 April 2025). "PPMC Magazine South Africa Issue 142" (PDF). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
19. "Model Advocates for Peace". South Coast Herald. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
20. Anita Nkonki (1 March 2025). "Siphesihle Majala: From Eastern Cape to Miss Grand South Africa finalist, empowering youth through education". Independent Online . Retrieved 4 March 2025.
21. Riot Hlatshwayo (4 April 2025). "Young Bushbuckridge model a finalist in Miss Grand South Africa 2025". The Citizen . Retrieved 20 May 2025.
22. "Charne Malan Set to Shine on National Stage as Miss Grand South Africa 2025 Finalist". thenewspaper.co.za. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

External links

• Media related to Miss Grand South Africa at Wikimedia Commons