Who’s choosing this year’s Miss SA Top 30?

The Miss South Africa Top 30 is due to be revealed live on the Miss South Africa app on Monday, 16 May at 7PM and these are the judges who will choose them:

• Previous judge and Miss South Africa 2015, Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni
• Body positive activist, Tracey-Lee Lusty Horwitz
• Business dynamo, Koo Govender
• Fashion designer, Khosi Nkosi
• Businesswoman and award-winning editor, Makhosazana Zwane-Siguga
• Actor, Simoné Nortmann
• Actor and television personality, Thando Thabete.

Miss South Africa is presented by Weil Entertainment in association with M-Net, Mzansi Magic, Sun International and Brand South Africa and by the sound of it, identifying the Miss South Africa Top 30 was no easy task.

Simoné Nortmann said in an Instagram post that she literally jumped out of her skin when she was asked to join the selection panel.

“If you know me, I’ve always been a little obsessed with this competition. Apart from the fact that it has always been a dream of mine to become Miss SA when I was a little girl doing beauty pageants with a mullet (swipe to see the magic), I also remember how me and my mom used to place bets on who would win, then invite our neighbours and put out snacks to watch the crowning event. My interest and passion never subsided.”