Miss SA Top 10 revealed - KZN's Ayanda Thabethe, Luyanda Zuma make the cut
Miss SA officials have revealed the 10 women who will be competing for the 2022 crown.
KwaZulu-Natal is in it to win it! Two women from Pietermaritzburg are in the running for Miss South Africa 2022 after making it to the Top 10.
Ayanda Thabethe, 22, and Luyanda Zuma, 20, will be representing team KZN. Gauteng has four finalists, Western Cape has two, while Limpopo and the North West each have one finalist.
Luyanda is an international model and entrepreneur. She is also a final year Bachelor of Live Performance student at AFDA.
"I’m at a loss for words and honestly don’t know how to just show my greatest gratitude to everyone who has contributed to making this possible for me, since day 1 I’ve only been receiving genuine support and love, Ngiyabonga and the journey continues," she wrote on Instagram.
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Ayanda is from Taylor’s Halt in Pietermaritzburg. She is a final year student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The 22-year-old is studying towards a BSc in Dietetics and Human Nutrition.
Reigning Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane is also from KZN. Will the province claim the crown two years in a row?
Lalela was crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe 2021 and will soon be heading to Poland for the Miss Supranational pegeant.
Good luck to our KZN beauties.
Meet the rest of the Miss SA Top 10
Anarzade Omar
Itumeleng Parage
Lebogang Mahlangu
Keaoleboga Nkashe
Luvé Meyer
Fan favourite: Ndavi Nokeri
Pearl Ntshehi
Tamsyn Jack
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Main image credit: Instagram/@official_misssa