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Miss South Africa 2023

Miss South Africa 2023

65th Miss South Africa Pageant

Miss South Africa 2023 was the 65th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held on Sunday, 13 August 2023 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria. Ndavi Nokeri of Limpopo crowned Natasha Joubert of Gauteng as her successor at the end of the event.

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Joubert had previously represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2020 so her first runner-up Bryoni Govender represented the country at Miss Universe 2023.[1]

Results

Placements

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Pageant

Starting this year, the top 12 delegates participated in a reality show called Crown Chasers, where they competed in challenges reflecting the Miss South Africa values. Each week, one contestant was eliminated, wherein in the end, only seven contestants participated in the final show.

Crown Chasers

The official Top 12 finalists who would participate in Crown Chasers were announced on 8 June.[2] During the show, Lebohang Raputsoe, Lungo Katete, Ané Oosthuysen, and Keaoleboga Nkashe were eliminated, while Levern José withdrew from the competition amidst bullying allegations which resurfaced from former classmates on Twitter.[3] The seven finalists advanced to the televised Miss South Africa 2023 final were revealed on 6 August.[4]

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Elimination chart

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  Contestant was chosen by the judges as the winner of the episode.
  Contestant was included by the judges in the top three of the episode, but not the winner.
  Contestant got through to the next episode, but was not in the top three or bottom three.
  Contestant was included by the judges in the bottom three of the episode, but was not eliminated.
  Contestant was eliminated from the competition.
  Contestant withdrew from the competition.
  Contestant was selected to be a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist.
  Contestant was chosen by the judges as the winner of the episode, and selected to be a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist.
  Contestant was included by the judges in the bottom three of the episode, and selected to be a Miss South Africa 2023 finalist.

Top 30

The Top 30 semifinalists were announced on 24 May. The semifinalists who did not advance to the Top 12 were:[5]

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Judges

Semifinals

Crown Chasers

Bonang Matheba and Leandie Du Randt served as judges for all episodes of Crown Chasers, while the following guest judges were featured in each episode:

Final

References

  1. [1]
    Abrahams, Marcelle (14 August 2023). "Who is Bryoni Govender, Miss SA 2023 runner-up?". Independent Online.
  2. [2]
    Mackay, Bronwyn. "Miss South Africa 2023: Meet the top 12 finalists vying for the crown". News24. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Nkanjeni, Unathi. "Miss SA top 12 finalist Levern José withdraws from the competition amid bullying allegations". Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Miss South Africa – Crown Chasers". Miss South Africa. 6 August 2023. SABC 3.
  5. [5]
    Mackay, Bronwyn. "One of these impressive ladies could be the next Miss SA - Meet the official Top 30". News24. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Selection process gets under way for the Miss South Africa 2023". The Newspaper. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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