Miss South Africa 2020 | |
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Date | 24 October 2020 [1] |
Presenters | |
Entertainment |
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Venue | The Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town |
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Entrants | 10 |
Placements | 5 |
Winner | Shudufhadzo Musida Limpopo |
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]
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.
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Placement | Contestant | International placement |
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Miss South Africa 2020 | Top 40 – Miss World 2021 | |
1st runner-up |
| 2nd Runner-Up – Miss Supranational 2021 |
2nd runner-up | Unplaced – Miss Universe 2020 | |
Top 5 |
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The top ten finalists were revealed on 5 August. [4] [5]
Name | Age | Province | Hometown | Placement |
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Aphelele Mbiyo | 24 | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | |
Busisiwe Esther Mmotla | 27 | Gauteng | Soweto | |
Chantelle Pretorius | 24 | Gauteng | Pretoria | |
Jordan van der Vyver | 25 | Western Cape | Durbanville | |
Karishma Ramdev | 25 | KwaZulu-Natal | Chatsworth | |
Lebogang Mahlangu | 24 | Gauteng | Soshanguve | Top 5 |
Melissa Nayimuli | 24 | Eastern Cape | Butterworth | Top 5 |
Natasha Joubert | 23 | Gauteng | Centurion | 2nd Runner-Up |
Shudufhadzo Musida | 24 | Limpopo | Ha-Masia | Miss South Africa 2020 |
Thato Mosehle | 25 | North West | Stilfontein | 1st Runner-Up |
The top fifteen was revealed on 24 June. The following five delegates did not advance to the top ten. [6] [7] [8]
Name | Age | Province | Hometown |
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Anarzade Omar | 21 | Gauteng | Johannesburg |
Matsepo Sithole | 21 | KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg |
Olin-Shae De La Cruz | 26 | Gauteng | Sandton |
Palesa Keswa | 23 | Free State | Sasolburg |
Savannah Schutzler | 24 | Western Cape | Rondebosch |
The top 35 was announced on 11 June 2020. The following 20 delegates did not advance to the top fifteen. [9]
Delegate | Age | Province | Hometown |
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Anica Myburgh | 27 | Free State | Bethlehem |
Carla Peters | 20 | Eastern Cape | Bethelsdorp |
Gabriella Koopman | 23 | Gauteng | Sandton |
Jamie Lee Harris | 24 | KwaZulu-Natal | Bluff |
Kadija Makhanya | 23 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umlazi |
Karabo Legodi | 21 | Gauteng | Soweto |
Kayla Neilson | 27 | Gauteng | Meredale |
Kea Mokorotlo | 21 | Free State | Bloemfontein |
Lerato Manoko Malatji | 25 | Gauteng | Orange Farm |
Lerato Siko | 24 | North West | Potchefstroom |
Lesedi Phala | 24 | KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg |
Lindokuhle Mvango | 24 | Western Cape | George |
Luvé Meyer | 23 | Western Cape | Brackenfell |
Melvarene Theron | 25 | Gauteng | Eldorado Park |
Nicole Wilmans | 25 | Western Cape | Stellenbosch |
Nkosazana Sibobosi | 24 | Western Cape | Cape Town |
Olorato Major | 24 | Northern Cape | Warrenton |
Sherry Wang | 25 | Gauteng | Sunninghill |
Shevon Pereira | 23 | Gauteng | Johannesburg |
Stacy Gossayn | 23 | Free State | Viljoenskroon |
The following four judges determined the 35 entrants who made it to the semifinals.
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