Miss South Africa 2020

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Miss South Africa 2020
Date24 October 2020 [1]
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueThe Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town
Broadcaster
Entrants10
Placements5
Winner Shudufhadzo Musida
Limpopo
  2019
2021  

Miss South Africa 2020 was the 62nd edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, on 24 October 2020. [1] [2]

Contents

Sasha-Lee Olivier of Gauteng crowned Shudufhadzo Musida of Limpopo as her successor at the end of the event. [3] She will represent South Africa at Miss World 2021. Musida, being the winner, also received prizes in excess of 3 million rand, including a car and one-year free stay in the Miss South Africa official apartment, located in Sandton, Johannesburg. First runner-up Thato Mosehle received 250,000 rand and represented South Africa at Miss Supranational 2021, second runner-up Natasha Joubert received 100,000 rand and represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2020.

Results

Placements

Color keys
PlacementContestantInternational placement
Miss South Africa 2020
Top 40 Miss World 2021
1st runner-up
2nd Runner-Up – Miss Supranational 2021
2nd runner-up
UnplacedMiss Universe 2020
Top 5

Delegates

The top ten finalists were revealed on 5 August. [4] [5]

NameAgeProvinceHometownPlacement
Aphelele Mbiyo24 Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth
Busisiwe Esther Mmotla27 Gauteng Soweto
Chantelle Pretorius24 Gauteng Pretoria
Jordan van der Vyver25 Western Cape Durbanville
Karishma Ramdev25 KwaZulu-Natal Chatsworth
Lebogang Mahlangu24 Gauteng Soshanguve Top 5
Melissa Nayimuli24 Eastern Cape Butterworth Top 5
Natasha Joubert 23 Gauteng Centurion 2nd Runner-Up
Shudufhadzo Musida 24 Limpopo Ha-MasiaMiss South Africa 2020
Thato Mosehle25 North West Stilfontein 1st Runner-Up

Non-finalists

Top 15

The top fifteen was revealed on 24 June. The following five delegates did not advance to the top ten. [6] [7] [8]

NameAgeProvinceHometown
Anarzade Omar21 Gauteng Johannesburg
Matsepo Sithole21 KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg
Olin-Shae De La Cruz26 Gauteng Sandton
Palesa Keswa23 Free State Sasolburg
Savannah Schutzler24 Western Cape Rondebosch

Top 35

The top 35 was announced on 11 June 2020. The following 20 delegates did not advance to the top fifteen. [9]

DelegateAgeProvinceHometown
Anica Myburgh27 Free State Bethlehem
Carla Peters20 Eastern Cape Bethelsdorp
Gabriella Koopman23 Gauteng Sandton
Jamie Lee Harris24 KwaZulu-Natal Bluff
Kadija Makhanya23 KwaZulu-Natal Umlazi
Karabo Legodi21 Gauteng Soweto
Kayla Neilson27 Gauteng Meredale
Kea Mokorotlo21 Free State Bloemfontein
Lerato Manoko Malatji25 Gauteng Orange Farm
Lerato Siko24 North West Potchefstroom
Lesedi Phala24 KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg
Lindokuhle Mvango24 Western Cape George
Luvé Meyer23 Western Cape Brackenfell
Melvarene Theron25 Gauteng Eldorado Park
Nicole Wilmans25 Western Cape Stellenbosch
Nkosazana Sibobosi24 Western Cape Cape Town
Olorato Major24 Northern Cape Warrenton
Sherry Wang25 Gauteng Sunninghill
Shevon Pereira23 Gauteng Johannesburg
Stacy Gossayn23 Free State Viljoenskroon

Judges

Semifinals

The following four judges determined the 35 entrants who made it to the semifinals.

Finals

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