DURBAN: Miss South Africa has announced their top 30 finalists for 2021.
The top 30 were announced on Tuesday evening on the Miss South Africa Organisation’s YouTube Channel.
They have invited the public to be the fifth judge as they reduce this number to select the top 10 later this month.
In a statement, the organisation described their top 30 as an impressive and diverse group.
“Among them are two medical doctors, an attorney, a commercial pilot, an environmental specialist as well as models, graduates and students. Some have started their own businesses while others run charitable organisations. There is also the first transgender woman, Lehlogonolo Machaba from North West, to openly enter the Miss South Africa pageant,” they said.
The contestants come from all over the country. Gauteng has 12 contenders, followed by the Western Cape with seven, KwaZulu Natal with four, the Eastern Cape with three and the Free State with two, while North West and Limpopo each have one entrant.
The beauties will be judged by four judges who are all former Miss South Africa title holders: Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala (2010) and Liesl Laurie (2015), who judged last year, being joined by first-time judges Melinda Bam (2011) and Tamaryn Green (2018).
“The public is now the fifth judge in selecting our Top 10 finalists and will have from now until midnight on July 21 to vote for their favourite contestants,” it said.
Each contestant has a number which members of the public can use to vote for on the Miss South Africa website.
The top 30 for 2021 were announced by Miss SA 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida:
Western Cape: Jamie Cloete, Eloise van der Westhuizen, Licalle Isaacs, Jeanni Mulder, Pumeza Zibi, Catherine Groenewald and Bianca Bezuidenhout
Eastern Cape: Kaylan Matthews, Zimi Mabunzi and Mawusive Sibutha
Free State: Kgaketsang Mathobisa and Tshegofatso Molefe
KwaZulu-Natal: Andile Mazibuko, Lalela Mswane, Lizanne Lazarus and Savannah de Almeida
Gauteng: Kgatlhiso Modisane, Moratwe Masima, Ferini Dayal, Kgothatso Dithebe, Ané Oosthuysen, Cheneil Hartzenberg, Danielle Marais, Keashel van der Merwe, Olin-Shae Dela Cruz, Pearl Ntshehi, Precious Mndalama and Tiffiny Francis
Limpopo: Itumeleng Baloyi
North West: Lehlogonolo Machaba,
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