Miss South Africa 2023

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Miss South Africa 2023
Date13 August 2023
Presenters Bonang Matheba
Entertainment
  • Siki Jo-An
  • Jimmy Nevis
  • Brenda Mtambo
  • Robot Boii
VenueSunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria
Broadcaster
Entrants7
Placements5
Winner Natasha Joubert
Gauteng
  2022
2024  

Miss South Africa 2023 was the 65th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, on 13 August 2023.

Contents

Ndavi Nokeri of Limpopo crowned Natasha Joubert of Gauteng as her successor at the end of the event. Joubert had previously represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2020, her first runner-up Bryoni Govender was the country representative Miss Universe 2023. [1]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss South Africa 2023
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 7

Pageant

Starting this year, the top 12 delegates participated in a reality show called Crown Chasers, where they competed in challenges reflecting the Miss South Africa values. Each week, one contestant was eliminated, wherein in the end,only 7 finalistas competed on final.

Crown Chasers

The official Top 12 finalists who would participate in Crown Chasers were announced on 8 June. [2] During the show, Lebohang Raputsoe, Lungo Katete, Ané Oosthuysen, and Keaoleboga Nkashe were eliminated, while Levern José withdrew from the competition amidst bullying allegations which resurfaced from former classmates on Twitter. [3] The seven finalists advanced to the televised Miss South Africa 2023 final were revealed on 6 August. [4]

DelegateAgeStatus [4] ProvinceHometownFinishPlacement
Bryoni Govender 27Finalist Gauteng Kempton Park
Natasha Joubert 26 Gauteng Tshwane
Nande Mabala25 Western Cape Zwelethemba
Homba Mazaleni23 Eastern Cape East London
Melissa Nayimuli27 Eastern Cape Butterworth
Anke Rothmann23 Northern Cape Upington
Jordan van der Vyver27 Western Cape Durbanville
Keaoleboga Nkashe27Eliminated North West Itsoseng Episode 58th place
Ané Oosthuysen25Eliminated Gauteng Vanderbijlpark Episode 49th place
Levern José24Withdrew Northern Cape Kimberley Episode 310th place
Lungo Katete26Eliminated Gauteng Midrand Episode 211th place
Lebohang Raputsoe24Eliminated Gauteng Sharpeville Episode 112th place

Elimination chart

Elimination chart [4]
ContestantEpisode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4Episode 5
AnkeHIGHLOWHIGHFINAL
BryoniHIGHFINAL
HombaWINFINAL
JordanHIGHLOWFINAL
MelissaWINHIGHFINAL
NandeLOWHIGHFINAL
NatashaHIGHWINWINHIGHFINAL
KeaolebogaLOWLOWLOWOUT
AnéLOWLOWOUT
LevernLOWQUIT
LungoOUT
LebohangOUT

Colour key:

  Contestant was chosen by the judges as the winner of the episode.
  Contestant was included by the judges in the top three of the episode, but not the winner.
  Contestant got through to the next episode, but was not in the top three or bottom three.
  Contestant was included by the judges in the bottom three of the episode, but was not eliminated.
  Contestant was eliminated from the competition.
  Contestant withdrew from the competition.
  Contestant was selected to be a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist.
  Contestant was chosen by the judges as the winner of the episode, and selected to be a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist.
  Contestant was included by the judges in the bottom three of the episode, and selected to be a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist.

Top 30

The Top 30 semifinalists were announced on 24 May. The semifinalists who did not advance to the Top 12 were: [5]

DelegateAgeProvinceHometown
Anelisa Nxele22 KwaZulu-Natal Inanda
Angie Mkwanazi23KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Barbara Moagi22North West Mahikeng
Carmen Barnard24Gauteng Mabopane
Hestie Jooste25Gauteng Pretoria
Karla Pienaar23North West Hartbeespoort
Khanya Desi22Eastern Cape Frankfort
Lerato Maponya26Gauteng Johannesburg
Malandi Marais21Western Cape Citrusdal
Mbali Mbalu25Western Cape Mandalay
Michelle Kruger28 Mpumalanga Witbank
Naledi Mara23 Limpopo Seshego
Ndyebo Lurayi26Gauteng Midrand
Nicole Eksteen28Western Cape Stellenbosch
Oreabetse Molefe23Limpopo Northam
Rozelle Bester27 Free State Leribe
Sibusisiwe Zwane20KwaZulu-Natal Shelly Beach
Thandolwenkosi Hadebe22KwaZulu-Natal Bergville

Judges

Semifinals

Crown Chasers

Bonang Matheba and Leandie Du Randt served as judges for all episodes of Crown Chasers, while the following guest judges were featured in each episode:

Final

References

  1. Abrahams, Marcelle (14 August 2023). "Who is Bryoni Govender, Miss SA 2023 runner-up?". Independent Online .
  2. Mackay, Bronwyn. "Miss South Africa 2023: Meet the top 12 finalists vying for the crown". News24 . Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. Nkanjeni, Unathi. "Miss SA top 12 finalist Levern José withdraws from the competition amid bullying allegations". Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Miss South Africa – Crown Chasers". Miss South Africa . 6 August 2023. SABC 3.
  5. Mackay, Bronwyn. "One of these impressive ladies could be the next Miss SA - Meet the official Top 30". News24 . Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Selection process gets under way for the Miss South Africa 2023". The Newspaper. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.