Demi-Leigh Tebow Explained
Demi-Leigh Tebow |
Birth Name: | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters |
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Birth Date: | 28 June 1995 |
Alma Mater: | North-West University |
Birth Place: | Sedgefield, South Africa |
Height: | 1.71 m |
Eye Colour: | Hazel |
Hair Colour: | Brown |
Demi-Leigh Tebow (; née Nel-Peters; born 28 June 1995) is a South African model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2017. She was crowned Miss South Africa 2017, and the second Miss Universe winner from South Africa, following Margaret Gardiner, who was crowned Miss Universe 1978.
Early life and education
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was born on 28 June 1995 in Sedgefield, Western Cape, to Bennie Peters and Anne-Marie Steenkamp.[1] [2] Her half-sister, Franje, had cerebellar agenesis, and Nel-Peters said that she was the most significant motivator in her life; Franje died on 4 May 2019, which Nel-Peters confirmed on her Instagram.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Nel-Peters graduated from North-West University in March 2017, a few days before winning the Miss South Africa 2017 competition.[7] She is fluent in both English and Afrikaans.[8] [9]
Pageantry
Miss South Africa 2017
Nel-Peters began her pageantry career representing Western Cape in the Miss South Africa 2017 competition on 26 March 2017 which she won. As Miss South Africa, she had the right to represent South Africa in both Miss World 2017 and Miss Universe 2017, but since the dates of the two pageants coincided, she was sent only to Miss Universe, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Miss Universe 2017
In the final round Steve Harvey asked Nel-Peters, "What quality in yourself are you most proud of and how will you apply that quality to your time as Miss Universe?" She said: When asked about what she thought was the most important issue regarding women in the workplace, she said:
She went on to win the competition and was crowned Miss Universe 2017 by outgoing titleholder Iris Mittenaere.[10] [11] [12] Nel-Peters is the second titleholder from South Africa; Margaret Gardiner won Miss Universe 1978.[13] [14] [15]
Nel-Peters said during a segment at Miss Universe that she wants to use her self-defence workshops to help as many women as she can.[16] This stems from an incident a month after she was crowned Miss South Africa, when she was carjacked at Hyde Park. She handed over her car keys but was forced into her car by the carjackers.[17] [18] She punched one of them in the throat and managed to run away and get help.[17] [19] [20]
In her capacity as Miss Universe, Nel-Peters visited the Philippines (twice), Indonesia (twice), Thailand (twice), France, Mexico (twice), Ecuador, India, Lebanon, Egypt, Malaysia, various cities in the United States, and her home country, South Africa.
Nel-Peters ended her reign on 17 December 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand, the host nation of the 67th Miss Universe pageant. She eventually crowned Catriona Gray of the Philippines as her successor.
Personal life
During her reign as Miss Universe 2017, Nel-Peters began dating Tim Tebow, a former professional American football quarterback and former professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets minor league affiliates. Nel-Peters and Tebow became engaged on 9 January 2019 at Tebow's family farm in Jacksonville, Florida.[21] They married on 20 January 2020 in Franschhoek, Western Cape, about an hour outside of Cape Town.[22] Like Tebow, she is a Christian.[23]
External links
Notes and References
- sarahrosesummers . BklGdVOFLsa . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BklGdVOFLsa . 26 December 2021 . registration . Happy birthday to this genuine hearted roomie and sister of mine - and your Miss Universe! . . 28 June 2018.
- Web site: Who is Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters . 27 March 2017 . JK, Morne . Jacaranda FM.
- Web site: Tim Tebow's Fiancee's Sister Dies Suddenly At 13 From A Rare Condition . Women's Health . Wilkinson, Amy . 7 May 2019 . 10 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510055339/https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/tim-tebows-fiancees-sister-dies-suddenly-at-13-from-a-rare-condition/ar-AAB2DmX%3Focid%3Dspartandhp . 10 May 2019 . dead.
- demitebow . BxDaSYaBiVY . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BxDaSYaBiVY . 26 December 2021 . registration . My little Princess, Angel on Earth, biggest joy and baby sister, Franje, passed away earlier today. . 4 May 2019 . Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters.
- Web site: 15 Things You Should Know About Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters . 27 March 2017 . SA People News.
- Web site: Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters beats Colombia and Jamaica to win Miss Universe 2017 . Ghosh . Sutrishna . 27 November 2017 . International Business Times UK . en-GB . 27 November 2017.
- Web site: New Miss Universe Teaches Self-Defense After Getting Held at Gunpoint: 5 Things to Know . People.com . 27 November 2017.
- Web site: Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wins Miss Universe . 26 November 2017 . CBS News . en-US . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Wins Miss Universe 2017 . 26 November 2017 . Bustle . Denninger . Lindsay.
- Web site: South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wins Miss Universe 2017 . ABS-CBN News . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wins first Miss Universe 2017 crown for Miss South Africa in 39 years . Inquisitr . 26 November 2017 . Domirez . Darren.
- Web site: Miss Universe 2017 . 27 November 2017 . Amar Ujala.
- Web site: Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters named Miss Universe 2017 . New York Daily News . 26 November 2017 . Feldman . Kate.
- Web site: Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss Universe 2017-2018 Winner: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know . Heavy . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: Miss Universe 2017: Crowning moments of Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in PHOTOS . . 27 November 2017.
- News: Who is Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters? South African woman is Miss Universe 2017 winner . Silva . Cristina . 26 November 2017 . Newsweek . 27 November 2017 . en.
- Web site: Miss Universe 2017 Pageant: Who Won? . 26 November 2017 . 27 November 2017.
- Web site: Miss South Africa Wins Miss Universe 2017 . 27 November 2017 . 27 November 2017.
- Web site: Miss SA Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in hijacking drama - IOL News . 27 November 2017.
- Web site: I punched one of my attackers in the throat, says Miss SA on hijacking ordeal . 27 November 2017.
- Web site: Tim Tebow Is Engaged to Former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters . . Steve Helling . Lindsay Kimble . 10 January 2019 . 10 January 2019.
- Web site: 5 Facts About Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters' Wedding Venue . wedding-spot.com . Wedding Spot Blog . 23 January 2020.
- Web site: Everything to Know About Tim Tebow's Wife-To-Be Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters . 10 January 2019 . 29 July 2020 . People.