Miss South Africa 2026 will be the 68th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant.
Qhawekazi Mazaleni of Eastern Cape will crown her successor at the end of the event.
Background Selection of contestants Miss South Africa 2026 will be the 68th edition of the Miss South Africa national beauty pageant. The 2026 pageant marks a highly discussed era for the organisation under its ownership by Motsepe Foundation with Precious Moloi-Motsepe through Empower Youth Africa. The applications for the 2026 title officially opened on 28 April 2026, inviting eligible South African women between the ages of 20 and 32 to apply on their official website. The top 24 finalists was announced on 6 June 2026. The Miss South Africa organisation announced their semi-finals judging panels on 26 June. The judges includes former Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida, co-founder and CEO of Pandora Health Dr Aisha Pandor and Colleen Larson. On 19 August, the top 19 was announced by Minnie Dlamini.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss South Africa 2026 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up Top 5
Top 19 Alia Khan Koumantarak Amogelang Bunu Bonolo Marang Motau Cwenga Koyana Kotu-Rammopo Ipeleng Pearl Madiba Katlego Malebye Kaylan Matthews Kendra Norah Horne Lesego Khumo Nyathela Makhosazana Masango Modiegi Mashamaite Ndiwanga Muravha Palesa van Rooyen Sanelisiwe Diko Simoné Nonhlanhla Tshituka Sunshine Dlangamandla Tebogo Palesa Molatlhegi Tiyani Makamu Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg
Pageant Format The Miss South Africa 2026 competition began with an application and selection process which was open to only eligible South African women between the ages of 20 to 32, even married women and mothers are allowed to enter the competition starting from this year . Following the application period, 24 contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. The contestants participated in the semi-final stage, where they were evaluated by a judging panel. The competition was subsequently narrowed down to a Top 19, which was announced on 19 August 2026. The finalists continued through the remaining stages of the competition, concluding with in the selection of the Miss South Africa 2026 titleholder, who will be crowned by the reigning Miss South Africa, Qhawekazi Mazaleni of the Eastern Cape.
Judges Semi-final Shudufhadzo Musida – Miss South Africa 2020 Dr Aisha Pandor – co-founder and CEO of Pandora Health. Colleen Larson – businesswoman
Contestants Delegate Age Province Hometown21KwaZulu-NatalDurban27GautengMabopane27GautengJohannesburg27Gauteng24GautengAtteridgeville23North WestRustenburg31GautengPretoria30Eastern CapeGqeberha29Western CapeHermanus30GautengSpringsMakhosazana Masango25KwaZulu-NatalNdwedwe27GautengSprings22MpumalangaMbombela22KwaZulu-NatalDurban22GautengJohannesburg30Free StateHobhouse26Eastern Cape28KwaZulu-Natal26GautengJohannesburg29GautengSprings29Gauteng27GautengBronkhorstspruit29KwaZulu-NatalJohannesburg20GautengPretoria
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