Miss South Africa 2023 Explained

Winner:Natasha Joubert
Gauteng
Date:13 August 2023
Presenters:Bonang Matheba
Entrants:7
Placements:5
Venue:SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria
Before:2022
Next:2024

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.

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

PlacementContestant
Miss South Africa 2023
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 7

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.

DelegateAgeStatusProvinceHometownFinishPlacement
Bryoni Govender27FinalistGautengKempton Parkcolspan=2 rowspan="7"
Natasha Joubert26GautengTshwane
Nande Mabala25Western CapeZwelethemba
Homba Mazaleni 23Eastern CapeEast London
Melissa Nayimuli 27Eastern CapeButterworth
Anke Rothmann23Northern CapeUpington
Jordan van der Vyver27Western CapeDurbanville
Keaoleboga Nkashe27align=center style="background:#f4c7b8;"EliminatedNorth WestItsosengEpisode 58th place
Ané Oosthuysen25align=center style="background:#f4c7b8;"EliminatedGautengVanderbijlparkEpisode 49th place
Levern José24align=center style="background:#FCF;"WithdrewNorthern CapeKimberleyEpisode 310th place
Lungo Katete26align=center style="background:#f4c7b8;"EliminatedGautengMidrandEpisode 211th place
Lebohang Raputsoe 24align=center style="background:#f4c7b8;"EliminatedGautengSharpevilleEpisode 112th place

Elimination chart

Elimination chart[4]
ContestantEpisode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4Episode 5
AnkeHIGHLOWHIGHFINAL
BryoniHIGHFINAL
HombaWINFINAL
JordanHIGHLOWFINAL
MelissaWINHIGHFINAL
NandeLOWHIGHFINAL
NatashaHIGHWINWINHIGHFINAL
KeaolebogaLOWLOWLOWOUT
AnéLOWLOWOUT
LevernLOWQUIT
LungoOUT
LebohangOUT

Colour key:

Top 30

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

Delegate Age Province Hometown
Anelisa Nxele22KwaZulu-NatalInanda
Angie Mkwanazi 23KwaZulu-NatalDurban
Barbara Moagi 22North WestMahikeng
Carmen Barnard 24GautengMabopane
Hestie Jooste25GautengPretoria
Karla Pienaar23North WestHartbeespoort
Khanya Desi 22Eastern CapeFrankfort
Lerato Maponya26GautengJohannesburg
Malandi Marais21Western CapeCitrusdal
Mbali Mbalu25Western CapeMandalay
Michelle Kruger 28MpumalangaWitbank
Naledi Mara23LimpopoSeshego
Ndyebo Lurayi 26GautengMidrand
Nicole Eksteen28Western CapeStellenbosch
Oreabetse Molefe 23LimpopoNortham
Rozelle Bester27Free StateLeribe
Sibusisiwe Zwane20KwaZulu-NatalShelly Beach
Thandolwenkosi Hadebe 22KwaZulu-NatalBergville

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

Notes and References

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