Miss South Africa 2024

Miss South Africa 2024
Date	10 August 2024
Presenters	Bonang Matheba
Entertainment	Jesse Clegg Kamo Mphela Zoë Madiga Lebo Mashile
Venue	SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria
Broadcaster	SABC 3 Miss South Africa App
Winner	Mia le Roux Western Cape
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Miss South Africa 2024 was the 66th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, on 10 August 2024.

The winner was Mia le Roux of Western Cape. She was crowned by her predecessor Natasha Joubert of Gauteng. ^[1] She is the first deaf woman to win the Miss South Africa title.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss South Africa 2024	Western Cape – Mia le Roux
1st Runner-Up	Gauteng – Nompumelelo Maduna
2nd Runner-Up	North West – Onalenna Constantin
Top 5	Gauteng – Layla Zoubair Miss Supranational South Africa 2025 Gauteng – Ontshiametse Tlhopane
Top 7	Gauteng – Taahira Katz Gauteng – Kirsten Khan
Top 10	Mpumalanga – Kebalepile Ramafoko KwaZulu-Natal – Lebohang Khoza Gauteng – Palesa Lombard

Crown Chasers

Top 16

This Top 16 were selected and therefore advanced in the competition on Episode 1 of Crown Chasers.

Delegate	Age	Status [2]	Province	Hometown	Finish	Placement
Kebalepile Ramafoko	25	Finalist	Mpumalanga	Emahlaleni	—
Kirsten Khan	26		Gauteng	Johannesburg
Layla Zoubair	29		Gauteng	Kempton Park
Lebohang Khoza	27		KwaZulu-Natal	Pietermaritzburg
Mia le Roux	28		Western Cape	Oudtshoorn
Nompumelelo Maduna	28		Gauteng	Soweto
Onalenna Constantin	26		North West	Potchefstroom
Ontshiametse Tlhopane	23		Gauteng	Soweto
Palesa Lombard	25		Gauteng	Johannesburg
Taahira Katz	25		Gauteng	Eldorado Park
Chidimma Adetshina	23	Withdrew	Gauteng	Soweto	Episode 6	11th
Lethaukuthula Ayanda Maseko	24	Eliminated	Gauteng	Daveyton	Episode 5	12th-13th
Nobuhle Langa	26		Mpumalanga	Emahlaleni
Nolene Spinks	23	Eliminated	Eastern Cape	Gqeberha	Episode 4	14th
Naledi Matlakala	24	Eliminated	Gauteng	Midrand	Episode 3	15th
Reinette Potgieter	26	Eliminated	Mpumalanga	Trichardt	Episode 2	16th

Elimination chart

Elimination chart

Contestant	Episode 1 [a]	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6
Nompumelelo Maduna		Win	Win	High	High	2nd
Layla Zoubair			High			5th
Mia le Roux		High	Low	Win	Win	1st
Lebohang Khoza				Low		10th
Onalenna Constantin			High	High	High	3rd
Ontshiametse Tlhopane						4th
Palesa Lombard						8th
Taahira Katz		Win				6th
Kebalepile Ramafoko				Low		9th
Kirsten Khan		Low				7th
Chidimma Adetshina					Low	Withdrew
Lethaukuthula Ayanda Maseko					Out
Nobuhle Langa
Nolene Spinks		Low	Low	Out
Naledi Matlakala			Out
Reinette Potgieter		Out

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 2024 finalist.

  Contestant was chosen by the judges as the winner of the episode, and selected to be a Miss South Africa 2024 finalist.

  Contestant was included by the judges in the bottom three of the episode, and selected to be a Miss South Africa 2024 finalist.

Top 30

The Top 30 semifinalists were announced on 22 May, will be advanced to the top 16. Those who did not advance were: ^[3]

Delegate	Age	Province	Hometown
Andrea Morrison	25	KwaZulu-Natal	Durban
Danae Kukard	24	Eastern Cape	East London
Demoivre Bjalane	26	Limpopo	Monsterlus
Denechia Lowings	24	Gauteng	Centurion
Felicia Modupe Lutendo Bajomo	27	Limpopo	Thohoyandou
Janeke van Tonder	23	Free State	Hennenman
Johaneske Pelzer	23	North West	Potchefstroom
Kayla Wagg	22	Gauteng	Johannesburg
Kaylan Zeelie	21	Eastern Cape	Uitenhage
Madri van Jaarsveld	27	Gauteng	Boksburg
Nokulunga Zungu	29	KwaZulu-Natal	Umlazi
Shané Maloney	20	Gauteng	Pretoria
Sherry Wang	29	Gauteng	Sandton
Sinenhlanhla Mthethwa	23	KwaZulu-Natal	Richards Bay

Judges

Semi-finals

• Leandie du Randt — Actress, television personality ^[4]
• Lerato Kganyago — Media and television personality and entrepreneur ^[4]
• Stephanie Weil — CEO of Miss South Africa ^[4]

Finals

• Leandie du Randt — Actress, television personality ^{[4] [5]}
• Lerato Kganyago — Media and television personality and entrepreneur ^{[4] [5]}
• Rolene Strauss — Miss South Africa 2014 and Miss World 2014 ^[5]
• Jo-Ann Strauss — Miss South Africa 2000 ^[5]
• Thembi Seete — Actress and musician ^[5]

Controversy

Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition due to a controversy about her nationality. ^[6]

Notes

1. Episode 1 determined the Top 16

References

1. Winter, Joseph (11 August 2024). "First deaf Miss South Africa crowned after divisive competition". BBC News . Retrieved 5 September 2024.
2. "Crown Chasers 2024". Miss South Africa .
3. Naidoo, Alicia (22 May 2024). "Hello, South Africa! Meet your Miss SA Top 30". The South African . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
4. Lesemane, Lineo (30 May 2024). "'A full circle moment' – Lerato Kganyago thrilled to judge Miss SA 2024". The Citizen . Retrieved 4 June 2024.
5. "Miss SA 2024: Meet the Top 10 Finalists for the Prestigious Crown". MYNEWSROOM. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
6. "Miss South Africa 2024: Chidimma Adetshina's participation sparks nationality row". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.