Miss South Africa 2023: KZN not represented in Top 12
One of these ladies is the next Miss South Africa...
Miss South Africa officials have revealed the women who will be chasing the 2023 crown.
The top 12 finalists were unveiled on Thursday night.
KwaZulu-Natal's Angie Mkwanazi, Sibusisiwe Zwane, Thandolwenkosi Hadebe, and Anelisa Nxele made it to the 'top 30' stage of the competition but were cut in the latest round - which included public votes.
This means Miss South Africa 2023 will not be a KZN beauty. The last woman to win the pageant from the province was Richards Bay's Lalela Mswane.
The Miss SA 2021 winner went on to be crowned Miss Supranational 2022.
Miss South Africa 2023
Gauteng is leading this year's finalists with a total of five women in the top 12 - including Lungo Katete, who won the People's Choice vote. Pretoria's Natasha Joubert is back for a second time.
She was named runner-up at Miss SA 2020, and went on to represent the country at Miss Universe.
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The Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape have two finalists each. The North West has one finalist.
Miss South Africa 2010 Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala helped selected this year's finalists.
The final ceremony will be taking place in Pretoria on Sunday, August 13. Here's a look at all 12 finalists.
Ané Oosthuysen
Anke Rothmann
Bryoni Govender
Homba Mazaleni
Jordan van der Vyver
Keaoleboga Nkashe
Lebohang Raputsoe
Levern 'Donnatella' José
Lungo Katete
Melissa Nayimuli
Nande Mabala
Natasha Joubert
Main image credit: Miss South Africa (Photographer: SJ van Zyl), Instagram/@ndavi_nokerii
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