The 15 finalists for Miss High School SA 2018 did not make it an easy task for the judges to narrow down the number to reach the top three winners.
Confident young girls from across the country’s high schools locked horns on the Rusty Hook stage in Honeydew on Saturday, 1 December, contesting for the most-sought-after Miss High School crown that evening.
The finales had a number of modelling activities that had to be undertaken on stage which included introductions, casual and evening wear catwalks – which were flavoured with their exquisite poses and daring smiles.
Nevertheless after all the cheering from supporters in the crowd, the judges, of which the panel included last year’s winner, still had the uneasy duty of trimming the 15 girls to five.
After the decision was final about the top five girls, the traditional session of questions and answers by the judges took place and subsequent to that, the three winners were announced.
Participant Shanice Radhalai was crowned first Princess with Elani Pienaar crowned second Princess, and the new crown for 2018 went to Jenna du Toit, who walked with the top of the range prizes, including hampers, money and a professional photo shoot, to mentions things.
Gareth Brown, the organiser of the event, spoke to Northsider about the pageant and journey these young girls had to undertake in order to be where they were on the day. “We’ve been running this beauty pageant for the past three years and we had entrances from all parts of the country; however, most of the finalists this year were from the Gauteng province.
“It’s a long process getting the pageant together including getting the girls and schools involved from all the provinces. However, we normally start with entries from the beginning of the year where we follow a selection criterion and conduct electronic interviews before selecting the semi-finalists who are then tasked to be proactive in their communities by conducting community projects and starting off charities. From there we then select the finalist to compete for the crown,” Gareth explained.
For aspiring model participants for 2019, Gareth hinted that the judges look for in their quest to find crown a winner. “The judges look for a strong confident girl that’s going to be a role model to other teenagers in their schools,” she cited.
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