Miss South Africa 2020 was the 62nd edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, on 24 October 2020.
Sasha-Lee Olivier of Gauteng crowned Shudufhadzo Musida of Limpopo as her successor at the end of the event. She will represent South Africa at Miss World 2021. Musida, being the winner, also received prizes in excess of 3 million rand, including a car and one-year free stay in the Miss South Africa official apartment, located in Sandton, Johannesburg. First runner-up Thato Mosehle received 250,000 rand and represented South Africa at Miss Supranational 2021, second runner-up Natasha Joubert received 100,000 rand and represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2020.
Results Placements
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Placement Contestant International placementMiss South Africa 2020 Limpopo – Shudufhadzo Musida 1st runner-up North West – Thato Mosehle 2nd runner-up Gauteng – Natasha Joubert Top 5 Eastern Cape – Melissa Nayimuli Gauteng – Lebogang Mahlangu
Delegates
The top ten finalists were revealed on 5 August. NameAgeProvinceHometownPlacement Aphelele Mbiyo 26 Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Busisiwe Esther Mmotla 27 Gauteng Soweto Chantelle Pretorius 24 Gauteng Pretoria Jordan van der Vyver 25 Western Cape Durbanville Karishma Ramdev 25 KwaZulu-Natal Chatsworth Lebogang Mahlangu 24 Gauteng SoshanguveTop 5 Melissa Nayimuli 24 Eastern Cape Butterworth Natasha Joubert 23 Gauteng Centurion2nd Runner-Up Thato Mosehle 25 North West Stilfontein1st Runner-Up Shudufhadzo Musida 24 Limpopo Ha-MasiaMiss South Africa 2020
Non-finalists Top 15 The top fifteen was revealed on 24 June. The following five delegates did not advance to the top ten. NameAgeProvinceHometown Anarzade Omar 21 Gauteng Johannesburg Matsepo Sithole 21 KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg Olin-Shae De La Cruz 26 Gauteng Sandton Palesa Keswa 23 Free State Sasolburg Savannah Schutzler 24 Western Cape Rondebosch
Top 35 The top 35 was announced on 11 June 2020. The following 20 delegates did not advance to the top fifteen. Delegate Age Province Hometown Anica Myburgh 27 Free State Bethlehem Carla Peters 20 Eastern Cape Bethelsdorp Gabriella Koopman 23 Gauteng Sandton Jamie Lee Harris 24 KwaZulu-Natal Bluff Kadija Makhanya 23 KwaZulu-Natal Umlazi Karabo Legodi 21 Gauteng Soweto Kayla Neilson 27 Gauteng Meredale Kea Mokorotlo 21 Free State Bloemfontein Lerato Manoko Malatji 25 Gauteng Orange Farm Lerato Siko 24 North West Potchefstroom Lesedi Phala 24 KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg Lindokuhle Mvango 24 Western Cape George Luvé Meyer 23 Western Cape Brackenfell Melvarene Theron 25 Gauteng Eldorado Park Nicole Wilmans 25 Western Cape Stellenbosch Nkosazana Sibobosi 24 Western Cape Cape Town Olorato Major 24 Northern Cape Warrenton Sherry Wang 25 Gauteng Sunninghill Shevon Pereira 23 Gauteng Johannesburg Stacy Gossayn 23 Free State Viljoenskroon
Judges Semifinals The following four judges determined the 35 entrants who made it to the semifinals. Anele Mdoda – Radio jockey Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala – Miss South Africa 2010 Liesl Laurie – Miss South Africa 2015 Adè van Heerden – Miss South Africa 2017
Finals Zozibini Tunzi - Miss South Africa 2019 and Miss Universe 2019https://www.algoafm.co.za/entertainment/reigning-miss-universe-zozibini-tunzi-returns-to-south-africa-next-week-to-judge-miss-sa-pageant= Anele Mdoda - Award-winning television personality and radio jockey Peggy-Sue Khumalo - Miss South Africa 1996 and Chief Executive of Standard Bank Wealth South Africa Leandie du Randt - Actress, entrepreneur and motivational speaker Kim Engelbrecht - Actress
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