Miss South Africa 2023

Miss South Africa 2023 was the 65th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held on Sunday, August 13, 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.

Miss South Africa 2023
DateAugust 13, 2023
PresentersBonang Matheba
Entertainment
  • Siki Jo-An
  • Jimmy Nevis
  • Brenda Mtambo
  • Robot Boii
VenueSunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria
Broadcaster
Entrants7
Placements5
WinnerNatasha Joubert
Tshwane

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

Results
Results Contestant
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.[4]

Delegate Age Status[4] Province Hometown Finish Placement
Bryoni Govender 27 Finalist Gauteng Kempton Park —
Natasha Joubert 26 Gauteng Tshwane
Nande Mabala 25 Western Cape Zwelethemba
Homba Mazaleni 23 Eastern Cape East London
Melissa Nayimuli 27 Eastern Cape Butterworth
Anke Rothmann 23 Northern Cape Upington
Jordan van der Vyver 27 Western Cape Durbanville
Keaoleboga Nkashe 27 Eliminated North West Itsoseng Episode 5 8th place
Ané Oosthuysen 25 Eliminated Gauteng Vanderbijlpark Episode 4 9th place
Levern José 24 Withdrew Northern Cape Kimberley Episode 3 10th place
Lungo Katete 26 Eliminated Gauteng Midrand Episode 2 11th place
Lebohang Raputsoe 24 Eliminated Gauteng Sharpeville Episode 1 12th place

Elimination chart
Elimination chart[4]
Contestant Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5
Anke HIGH LOW HIGH FINAL
Bryoni HIGH FINAL
Homba WIN FINAL
Jordan HIGH LOW FINAL
Melissa WIN HIGH FINAL
Nande LOW HIGH FINAL
Natasha HIGH WIN WIN HIGH FINAL
Keaoleboga LOW LOW LOW OUT
Ané LOW LOW OUT
Levern LOW QUIT
Lungo OUT
Lebohang OUT

Colour key:

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

DelegateAgeProvinceHometown
Anelisa Nxele 22 KwaZulu-Natal Inanda
Angie Mkwanazi 23 KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Barbara Moagi 22 North West Mahikeng
Carmen Barnard 24 Gauteng Mabopane
Hestie Jooste 25 Gauteng Pretoria
Karla Pienaar 23 North West Hartbeespoort
Khanya Desi 22 Eastern Cape Frankfort
Lerato Maponya 26 Gauteng Johannesburg
Malandi Marais 21 Western Cape Citrusdal
Mbali Mbalu 25 Western Cape Mandalay
Michelle Kruger 28 Mpumalanga Witbank
Naledi Mara 23 Limpopo Seshego
Ndyebo Lurayi 26 Gauteng Midrand
Nicole Eksteen 28 Western Cape Stellenbosch
Oreabetse Molefe 23 Limpopo Northam
Rozelle Bester 27 Free State Leribe
Sibusisiwe Zwane 20 KwaZulu-Natal Shelly Beach
Thandolwenkosi Hadebe 22 KwaZulu-Natal Bergville

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