Miss South Africa 2021 Explained

Winner:	Lalela Mswane
Represented:	KwaZulu-Natal
Date:	16 October 2021^[1]
Entrants:	10
Placements:	5
Venue:	Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town
Before:	2020
Next:	2022

Miss South Africa 2021 was the 63rd edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the Grand West Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, on 16 October 2021.

Shudufhadzo Musida crowned Lalela Mswane as her successor at the end of the event. She went on to represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2021 and Miss Supranational 2022.^{[2] [3]} She finished as second-runner up at Miss Universe 2021 and was later crowned as Miss Supranational 2022.^{[4] [5]}

Results

Placements

Color keys

• The contestant Won in an International pageant.
• The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.

Placement	Contestant	International placement
Miss South Africa 2021	KwaZulu-Natal – Lalela Mswane
Runners-Up	1st Eastern Cape – Zimi Mabunzi 2nd Gauteng – Moratwe Masima
Top 5	Western Cape – Bianca Bezuidenhout Western Cape – Jeanni Mulder

Order of Announcement

Top 10

1. Moratwe Masima
2. Cheneil Hartzenberg
3. Kgothatso Dithebe
4. Jeanni Mulder
5. Kaylan Matthews
6. Bianca Bezuidenhout
7. Lalela Mswane
8. Catherine Groenewald
9. Tiffany Francis
10. Zimi Mabunzi - Public Vote Winner

Top 5

1. Bianca Bezuidenhout
2. Jeanni Mulder
3. Lalela Mswane
4. Moratwe Masima
5. Zimi Mabunzi

Top 3

1. Lalela Mswane
2. Moratwe Masima
3. Zimi Mabunzi

Delegates

The official Top 10 finalists were announced on 3 August 2021.^{[6] [7]}

Name	Age	Province	Hometown	Placement
Bianca Bezuidenhout	22	Western Cape	Strand	Top 5
Catherine Groenewald	23	Western Cape	Constantia
Cheneil Hartzenberg	24	Gauteng	Meredale
Jeanni Mulder	24	Western Cape	Sea Point	Top 5
Kaylan Matthews	25	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth
Kgothatso Dithebe	26	Gauteng	Centurion
Lalela Mswane	24	KwaZulu-Natal	Richards Bay	Miss South Africa 2021
Moratwe Masima	24	Gauteng	Atholl	Top 3
Tiffany Francis	22	Gauteng	Mulbarton
Zimi Mabunzi	26	Eastern Cape	King William's Town	Top 3

Top 30

The Top 30 was announced on 6 July 2021. The following 20 delegates did not advance to the top ten.^{[8] [9]}

Delegate	Age	Province	Hometown
Andile Mazibuko	23	KwaZulu-Natal	Ulundi
Ané Oosthuysen	23	Gauteng	Vanderbijlpark
Danielle Marais	24	Gauteng	Randburg
Eloïse van der Westhuizen	26	Western Cape	Panorama
Ferini Dayal	26	Gauteng	Kensington
Itumeleng Baloyi	23	Limpopo	Seshego
Jamie Cloete	23	Western Cape	Edgemead
Keashel van der Merwe	22	Gauteng	Roodepoort
Kgaketsang Mathobisa	22	Free State	Bloemfontein
Kgatlhiso Modisane	27	Gauteng	Pretoria
Licalle Isaacs	21	Western Cape	Plumstead
Lisanne Lazarus	25	KwaZulu-Natal	Amanzimtoti
Lehlogonolo Machaba	24	North West	Oskraal
Mawusive Sibutha	24	Eastern Cape	Tabankulu
Olin-Shae De La Cruz	27	Gauteng	Bryanston
Pearl Ntshehi	24	Gauteng	Mamelodi
Precious Mndalama	23	Gauteng	Soshanguve
Pumeza Zibi	24	Western Cape	Heideveld
Savannah De Almeida	23	KwaZulu-Natal	Hillcrest
Tshegofatso Molefe	26	Free State	Kestell

Judges

Semifinals

The following four judges determined the 30 semifinalists.^[10]

• Melinda Bam – Miss South Africa 2011
• Tamaryn Green – Miss South Africa 2018
• Liesl Laurie – Miss South Africa 2015
• Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala – Miss South Africa 2010

Finals

• Shannon Esra – Actress^[11]
• Tamaryn Green – Miss South Africa 2018^[11]
• Basetsana Kumalo – Miss South Africa 1994^[11]
• Andrea Meza – Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico^[11]
• Mamokgethi Phakeng – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town^[11]
• Dineo Ranaka – Television and radio personality^[11]
• Pia Wurtzbach – Miss Universe 2015 from the Philippines^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Morkel. Graye. Where to watch the Miss South Africa top 10 reveal. 2021-07-31. Channel. en-US.
2. Web site: Miss South Africa 2021 entries are now open! . News24. 28 June 2021.
3. Web site: Lalela Mswane to represent South Africa at Miss Supranational 2022 . News24. 16 February 2022.
4. Web site: Mzansi react to Lalela Mswane crowned second runner-up at Miss Universe 2021 pageant . IOL. 14 December 2021.
5. Web site: Lalela Mswane ‘overwhelmed’ as she's crowned Miss Supranational 2022 . SowetanLIVE. 16 July 2022.
6. Web site: Morkel. Graye. Where to watch the Miss South Africa top 10 reveal. 2021-07-31. Channel. en-US.
7. Web site: PHOTOS Miss South Africa 2021 top 10 finalists announced. Channel 24. 3 August 2021.
8. Web site: Miss South Africa 2021. Road to Miss South Africa. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/official_misssa/2606023815787413782_2606023811014291354 . 2021-12-25 . registration. live.
9. Web site: Meet the Miss South Africa 2021 top 30 contestants. News24. 6 July 2021.
10. News: Mazibuko . Thobile . Former Miss South Africa titleholders to pick this year’s top 30 . 29 June 2021 . 28 June 2020.
11. Web site: Panel of judges for Miss SA 2021 finale announced. 5 October 2021. The Sowetan. Seemela. Masego.