Miss South Africa


Miss South Africa is a national Beauty pageant in South Africa. Traditionally Miss South Africa competed at Miss World until they acquired the franchise of Miss Universe and Miss Supranational. The winners are sent to all three international pageants. The Miss South Africa organisation resorted to a contemporary format in selecting representatives which was inaugurated in 2018. Following their newer method, both a Miss World South Africa and a Miss Universe South Africa were selected as representatives. The reigning Miss South Africa is Sasha-Lee Olivier. She represented South Africa at the Miss World 2019 pageant and made it to the top 40, she took over from Zozibini Tunzi after she won Miss Universe.

History

Established in 1956 in Apartheid South Africa, the first official Miss South Africa pageant was only open to "white" females and was organized to send a representative to London for the Miss World pageant. That year Norma Vorster was crowned Miss South Africa. Two years later, an 18-year-old secretary from Durban, Penny Coelen, was crowned and would later go on to make history and win Miss World.
It was not until 1992 that all persons of all races were allowed to compete in the Miss SA competition. Prior to that, people of colour competed in the Miss Africa South pageant, which was renamed Miss Black South Africa in 1977.
This was just the beginning for the Miss South Africa organisation; of the 60 women who have worn the crown, only the last 27 winners have been chosen from the entire population of South Africa and not just white individuals. Since then, hundreds of young women have entered the pageant vying for the title.
Miss South Africa has always competed at Miss World, but the first Miss South Africa to compete at Miss Universe was Kerishnie Naicker in 1998. The reigning Miss South Africa is Sasha-Lee Olivier, who as first runner-up to winner Zozibini Tunzi, assumed the title after Tunzi won the Miss Universe 2019 crown.
Prior to 1998, South Africa's representatives at Miss Universe qualified via other national pageants.
Miss South Africa runners-up do not compete at any international pageants.
Three Miss South Africas, namely, Rolene Strauss, Anneline Kriel and Penelope Coelen, have won the Miss World titles in 2014, 1974 and 1958 respectively. Three women from South Africa have won the title of Miss Universe - Margaret Gardiner in 1978, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in 2017 and Zozibini Tunzi in 2019. South Africa has not yet won any Miss Earth or Miss International titles.
Prior to the establishment of the official Miss South Africa, South African Pictorial held annual Beauty Competitions starting in 1923. This evolved later into Miss South Africa. The first winner of this prize was Mrs. Doris Ferramosca.
In 2020, Miss South Africa franchised the Miss Supranational license.

Hosts

YearMiss South AfricaFirst PrincessSecond Princess
1923Doris FerramoscaW. J. van BlommesteinMarjorie Elizabeth Cowley
1943Susie Smuts
1956Norma VorsterGloria KeeleyVirginia Burman
1957Adele KrugerJessie WaringDenise Nichols
1958Penelope CoelenRosemary WhitlockDebbie du Toit
1959Moya MeakerSophie PietersKitty Green
1960Denise MuirDorothy FarquharStella Pithey
1961Yvonne HulleyMarlene BoyesRita Rheeder
1962Yvonne FickerEllen LiebenbergMadeleine Usher
1963Louise CrousJennifer SlaterMaureen van Niekerk
1964Vedra KaramitasLorraine MasonVirginia Scott-King
1965Carol DavisDiane WebsterAnn Barber
1966Johanna CarterDawn Duff-GrayMargo Galbraith
1967Disa DuivesteinMary McDonaldTiny de Lange
1968Mitzianna StanderLinda CollettPatsy Goswell
1969Linda CollettDiana NewmanJackie Sayer
1970Jillian JessupWendith BrinkDorothea Scott
1971Monica FairallMerle WorsleyMaria Claassen
1972Stephanie ReineckeRobin-Gail HargreavesCarolien van Niekerk
1973Shelley LathamJanet SandersonTheresa Rood
1974Anneline KrielRuanne LouwAnita Michas
1975Vera JohnsCrystal CooperRhoda Rademeyer
1976Lynn MassynLouise WithfieldJan Kiggan
1977Vanessa WannenburgElizabeth BuntingMarilyn Albutt
1978Yolanda KloppersMonique HareDawn Chapman
1979Karen SickelGail RocherWendy Ross
1980Sandra McCrystalKim AstonFiona White
1981Linda PhillipsElmarie van AswegenSusan Schuttler
1982Odette ScroobyAndrea StelzerGail Sylvester
1983Leanne HoskingKaren MaingardCathy Steed
1984Lorna PotgieterColleen RedmanPatience Craig
1985Andrea StelzerSandy McCormackLorna-Anne Findlay
1986Sandy McCormackNancy RiachMarie-Louise le Roux
1987Wilma van der BijlRobyn PooleJanine Botbyl
1988Janine BotbylRoberta AlessandriMache Booysen
1989Michelle BruceHelen LewisDeborah Good
1990Suzette van der MerweOlivia ScroobyCheryl Coombe-Davis
1991Diana Tilden-DavisAmy KleinhansSasha-Lee Walton
1992Amy KleinhansAugustine MasilelaLisa King
1993Jacqui MofokengCorinne DurrheimMarelize Steyn
1994Basetsana MakgalemeleSonia KempffHelen Macleod
1995Bernalee DaniellVanashree MoodleyNatalie Benard
1996Peggy-Sue KhumaloBabalwa MnenoAdele van Niekerk
1997Kerishnie NaickerJessica MotaungPetro van Zyl
1998Sonia RacitiHeidi van ZylKeziah Jooste
1999Heather Joy HamiltonNadia WyngaardPulane Moraladi
2000Jo-Ann StraussLayla JeevananthumClaire Drew
2001Vanessa Do Céu CarreiraClaire SabbaghaBonneventia Pule
2002Cindy NellTammy-Anne FortuinBridget Masinga
2003Joan RamagoshiMarissa EggliSiza Majola
2004Claudia HenkelDhiveja SundrumSharon Arigye-Mushabe
2005Nokuthula "Thuli" SitholeAvumile QongqoMatapa Maila
2006Megan ColemanBrigid OsborneTracey-Lee Flanders
2007Tansey CoetzeeAvumile QongqoManisha Pillay
2008Tatum KeshwarAnja van ZylBuyi Shongwe
2009Nicole FlintMatapa MailaLisa van Zyl
2010Bokang MontjaneDhesha JeramBianca Coutinho
2011Melinda BamRemona MoodleyThuli Sangweni
2012Marilyn RamosStacey WebbPearl Nxele
2014Rolene StraussZiphozakhe ZokufaMatlala Mokoko
2014Ziphozakhe ZokufaMatlala Mokoko
2015Liesl LaurieRefilwe MthimunyeNtsiki Mkhize
2016Ntandoyenkosi KuneneElizabeth MolapoTayla Skye Robinson
2017Demi-Leigh Nel-PetersAdè van HeerdenBoipelo Mabe
2017Adè van HeerdenBoipelo Mabe
YearMiss South AfricaMiss Universe South AfricaMiss World South Africa
2018Tamaryn GreenTamaryn GreenThulisa Keyi
2019Zozibini TunziZozibini TunziSasha-Lee Olivier
2019Sasha-Lee OlivierZozibini TunziSasha-Lee Olivier

YearMiss South AfricaMiss Universe South AfricaMiss World South AfricaMiss Supranational South Africa
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Big Four pageants representatives

The following women have represented South Africa in two of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World and Miss Universe; Miss International and Miss Earth are held by separate national beauty pageants in South Africa.

Miss Universe South Africa

Miss World South Africa