The names of the Top 26 Miss South Africa semifinalists, who are vying for the title of Miss South Africa 2017, have been revealed – and four of them are either West Randers or live nearby.
These young women will compete for the prestigious title at the Sun City Superbowl on March 25 in an event which will be televised live and simulcast on M-Net and Mzansi Magic. The Miss South Africa 2017 semi-finalists are an impressive group – among them are a medical doctor and a speech therapist; several law students; one about to qualify as an engineer; the owner of a construction company and a news reader on Soweto TV; two former Miss South Africa finalists (placed in the Top 12 in 2014 and 2015); one was awarded her Protea colours in rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 13 and was a gold medal winner at the All African Championships, while another contestant is the daughter of a legendary former Bafana Bafana soccer captain.
The semi-finalists come from six of the country’s nine provinces. Fourteen of them are from Gauteng, six are from the Western Cape, three are from Kwa-Zulu Natal and there is one each from the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
The areas in Gauteng that they come from include Alexandra, Soweto, Johannesburg, Lenasia, Pretoria, Springs, Benoni and Krugersdorp. The Western Cape semi-finalists hail from Cape Town, Herolds Bay, Atlantis and Sedgefield, while the Kwa-Zulu Natal contestants come from Durban, Mtunzini and Port Shepstone.
The four local lasses are Jessica Tovey, from Rand Park Ridge, Johannesburg; Saskia Wagner, from Honeydew; Shelbe Pretorius, from Pinehaven in Krugersdorp; and Tshegofatso Monggae, from Dobsonville, Soweto.
Visit www.misssa.co.za or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MsSouthAfrica to see all 26 semifinalists.
“We have a very talented and diverse Top 26 this year, a group of young women who are passionate about competing and who have the intelligence, dedication and attitude to take the crown,” says Claudia Henkel, PR Manager: Sun International, licence holders of Miss South Africa.
The young woman who is crowned Miss South Africa 2017 will automatically become the spokesperson for the Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative. Ntandoyenkosi Kunene, the current Miss South Africa, will crown her successor at the 2017 pageant. She will be leaving at the end of the year to compete in the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.
Additional info:
• Miss South Africa is the most prestigious pageant in South Africa, having produced a Miss Universe and three Miss Worlds, and the women who have worn the crown are icons in many different spheres of life. It is the hope and dream of every one of the Top 26 semi-finalists to have her portrait hung in that hall of fame.
• Miss South Africa 2017 will receive R1 million in cash from the sponsors, Sun International and Cell C, plus a bouquet of prizes that will elevate the competition to one of the richest pageants in the world.
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