Qhawekazi Mazaleni | |
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 Mazaleni as finalist for Miss South Africa 2025 | |
| Born | Qhawekazi Mazaleni 2001 (age 23–24) East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss South Africa 2025 |
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Qhawekazi Mazaleni (born 2001) is a South African speech language therapist, author and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2025.
Mazaleni was born and raised in a suburb of East London in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. [1] [2] She attended Beaconhurst High School and later completed a degree in speech, Language and Hearing Therapy at Stellenbosch University. [3] She is pursuing postgraduate studies of Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Pretoria. [4] [5]
Mazaleni is a qualified speech-language therapist who has worked with children, including those with cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorders. [6] [7] She is also a children's author, who has published an IsiXhosa children's book Amasele Amdaka. [8] The book is designed to teach reading and counting skills in a home language. She plans to have the book translated into South Africa’s other official languages and to create educational resources and workshops for teachers, parents, and students in underserved communities. [9]
Mazaleni entered the national the 67th edition of Miss South Africa pageant in 2025 and was selected as a finalist. [10] [11] On the 25th of October 2025, she was crowned the new Miss South Africa 2025 preceded by Mia le Roux. [12] [13] [14] In the competition she outperformed eight other finalists when her first runner-up was Luyanda Zuma and second runner-up was Karabo Mareka. [15] [16] [17]