Lalela Mswane

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Lalela Mswane
Lalela Mswane at the Puteri Indonesia 2023 final coronation.jpg
Mswane in 2023
Born
Lalela Lali Mswane

(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)
Richards Bay, South Africa
Education University of Pretoria (LLB)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorBlack[ citation needed ]
Eye colorBrown[ citation needed ]
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss South Africa 2021 (Winner)
  • Miss Universe 2021 (2nd Runner-Up)
  • Miss Supranational 2022 (Winner)

Lalela Lali Mswane (born 27 March 1997) is a South African beauty queen who was crowned Miss Supranational 2022. She was previously crowned Miss South Africa 2021 and participated at the Miss Universe 2021, placing second runner up.

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Early life and education

Mswane was born 27 March 1997 in Richards Bay, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. [2] Her father, Muntu Mswane, was an Eswatini-born former diplomat and minister who died in 2010, while her mother Hleliselwe worked as an accounts clerk and homemaker. [3] [2] She is the youngest of three children, having an elder brother and sister. After completing her secondary education at Pro Arte Alphen Park in 2015, Mswane enrolled in the University of Pretoria, later graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree. [2] [4]

Prior to becoming Miss South Africa, Mswane worked as a professional model signed to the South African modeling agency Alushi Models. [1]

Pageantry

Mswane began her pageantry career after participating in the Matric Experience 2015 pageant, where she finished as the first runner-up. [2]

Miss South Africa 2021

On 6 July 2021, Mswane was announced as one of the 30 women shortlisted for the Miss South Africa 2021 competition. [5] [6] Following a further series of interviews and public voting, she was announced on 3 August as one of the ten semifinalists who advanced to the televised finale. [7] [8]

The finals of Miss South Africa 2021 were held on 16 October, at Grand West Arena in Cape Town. After participating in the swimsuit and evening gown portions of the competition, Mswane advanced as a member of the top five. She later competed in the question and answer round, and was selected as one of the three finalists, before being crowned as Miss South Africa 2021. [9] [10] [11] As Miss South Africa, Mswane received an array of prizes and rewards, including R1 million, a one-year residence in a fully furnished apartment in Sandton, a one-year lease on a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and the opportunity to represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2021. [12]

Miss Universe 2021

Mswane received widespread criticism within South Africa for agreeing to compete in Miss Universe 2021, which was set to be held in Israel, due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Despite the criticism, the official Instagram account for Miss South Africa confirmed in a post with comments disabled, that Mswane would still be competing. [13] On 14 November 2021, the government of South Africa withdrew its support to Mswane to compete at Miss Universe 2021. [14] On 27 November, Mswane posted on her Instagram account that she had decided to participate in Miss Universe after weeks of absence. [15] On 13 December 2021, Mswane competed at Miss Universe and ended up as second runner-up. [16]

Miss Supranational 2022

On 15 February 2022, the Miss SA Organization announced that Mswane would represent South Africa at the 13th edition of Miss Supranational. [17]

During the pageant's preliminary activities, Mswane reached the top 10 at Supra Fan Vote, top 22 at Supra Influencer, and top 11 at Supra Model of the Year. At the pageant, she won the competition, becoming the first black woman and South African to win the title. Her victory also marked a back-to-back win for Africa. [18] [19]

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  13. ↑ "@official_misssa statement". 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "South Africa withdraws support to her Miss at Miss Universe 2021 in Israel". 15 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "@lalela_mswane statement" . Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "India Harnaaz Sandhu win Miss Universe 2021". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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  19. ↑ Engelbrecht, Leandra. "'It is South Africa's victory,' says Lalela Mswane after winning Miss Supranational". News24. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Supranational
2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Universe 2nd Runner-Up
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thato Mosehle
 Miss Supranational South Africa
2022 		Succeeded by
Ayanda thabethe
Preceded by Miss Universe South Africa
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss South Africa
2021 		Succeeded by
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