Miss South Africa Top 30 judges announced
Meet the women who will be selecting Miss South Africa 2022's Top 30 finalists.
Miss South Africa officials have announced the selection committee for its Top 30 finalists. The Top 30 will be revealed on Monday, May 16.
Miss South Africa 2015 Liesl Laurie was the first judge to be announced on Thursday. The radio personality is excited to be on the committee.
"Sitting on this panel is something I do not take for granted. I understand that this is a huge job interview and I always encourage the entrants of the pageant to treat it as such," she said.
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Media personality Thando Thabethe joins Liesl on the committee. The Thabooty's Underwear & Shapewear founder says the women they have seen so far are "exceptional".
“Miss South Africa has proven to be a platform that celebrates women from all backgrounds and has solidified the idea that beauty isn’t a mould that one must fit into... I cannot wait to help change another young woman’s life.”
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Media mogul Koo Govender, Khosi Nkosi founder Nobukhosi Mukwevho, and body-positive activist Tracey-Lee Howirtz will also be selecting the Top 30.
True Love magazine's editor-in-chief, Makhosazana Zwane-Siguqa, will be joining the selection committee for the first time alongside actress Simoné Pretorius.
KZN beauty, Lalela Mswane, was crowned Miss South Africa 2021. She went on to claim the second-runner-up spot at the Miss Universe pageant in Israel.
Lalela will also be representing SA at the next Miss Supranational pageant.
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Main image courtesy of Instagram/@official_misssa