African Beauty International (ABI) is a South African organization that organizes a national beauty pageant and selects South Africa's representatives for international beauty pageants.
The reigning titleholders under ABI include Miss World South Africa 2026 Romanda Hombir, who participated in and won the Miss World Africa title at Miss World 2026 in Vietnam; Miss Universe South Africa 2026 Bajabulise Thela, who will represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico; and Miss Supranational South Africa 2026 Shannon Benting, who represented South Africa at Miss Supranational 2026 in Poland.
History
African Beauty International was established by Bokang Montjane. The company has held the licenses to select South Africa's representatives for Miss Supranational and Miss Universe since 2025.
In June 2026, the organization acquired the Miss World license, enabling it to send a representative to Miss World 2026. In September 2026, the Miss Supranational franchise was transferred to Joani Jacobs, CEO of Mrs. South Africa.
Miss African Beauty South Africa Bokang Montjane founded African Beauty International (ABI), which appointed South Africa's representatives to Miss Supranational 2025 and Miss Universe 2025. In 2026, the organization launched the inaugural Miss African Beauty South Africa pageant to select the country's representatives for Miss Supranational, Miss World, and Miss Universe.
Titleholders YearMiss WorldSouth AfricaMiss UniverseSouth AfricaMiss SupranationalSouth Africa 2025 Melissa Nayimuli Lebohang Raputsoe 2026 Romanda Hombir Bajabulise Thela Shannon Benting 2027
Winners by province The following is a list of winners of titles awarded through competitions held under the African Beauty International edition since its inception in 2026.
ProvinceTitleMiss WorldSouth Africa Miss UniverseSouth Africa Miss SupranationalSouth Africa Gauteng 1 1 (2026) Mpumalanga 2 1 (2026) 1 (2026)
Gallery of Titleholders
Editions Miss World South Africa 2027 Miss World South Africa 2027 is organized by African Beauty International. Applications opened in September 2026 and will close on 26 October 2026.
The requirements for Miss World South Africa 2027 are: Be South African citizens. Be between 18 and 26 years old. Have a matric certificate or higher education qualification. Be unmarried and not mothers. Meet the organisation's stated eligibility requirements. Have no visible tattoos. Submit a copy of their South African ID and highest qualification. Submit two photographs — one head-and-shoulders image and one full-length photograph.
Miss African Beauty South Africa 2026 Miss African Beauty South Africa 2026 is the inaugural edition of the Miss African Beauty South Africa pageant, organized by African Beauty International (ABI). The pageant serves as the national selection platform for South Africa's representatives to international competitions, including Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Supranational.
A total of 29 contestants competed for the Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026 title on 6 June 2026 at Times Square in Pretoria. The remaining national titles will be awarded at separate events featuring 20 contestants; however, following the withdrawal of five contestants, only 16 contestants competed. The remaining 16 contestants competed on 18 July 2026 at the Barnyard Theatre Menlyn in Pretoria. Of these, nine competed for the Miss African Beauty Universe South Africa 2026 title, while the other seven competed for the Miss World South Africa 2026 title.
Shannon Benting of Gauteng won the Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026 title, while Romanda Hombir of Mpumalanga and Whitney du Bruyn of Gauteng placed among the Top 3 finalists. Romanda Hombir and Bajabulise Thela, both representing Mpumalanga, later won the Miss World South Africa 2026 and Miss African Beauty Universe 2026 titles, respectively.
Results
ProvinceContestantAgeAwardcolspan="5"Eastern CapeBongisisiwe Ndumela26rowspan="5"GautengAshleigh Alves26Casey Esmeraldo23Dominique Manuell23Ontshiametse Tlhopane25MpumalangaRomanda Hombir27Miss World South Africa 2026North WestTlotlego Molefe26Competed for Miss African Beauty Universe 2026GautengAnnedernive Brown29rowspan="4"Stacey-Lee April27Tshiamo Mobe28Tiziana Devipursad32Whitney du Bruyn322nd Runner-UpZamokuhle Vilakazi271st Runner-UpLimpopoCharlotte Mogotlane29rowspan="2"Joretha Mafane29MpumalangaBajabulise Thela23Miss Universe South Africa 2026Withdrew from Miss African Beauty World 2026 andMiss African Beauty Universe 2026Eastern CapeMusa Daweti21rowspan="5"GautengJessica Nel26LimpopoLondotani Mudau23Western CapeJesmika Singh26Joey Roman22Competed for Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026GautengLuyanda Mkhize25Ofentse Mogale24Ria Malatji26Shannon Benting30 Miss Supranational South Africa 2026KwaZulu-NatalOluhle Mthethwa22rowspan="5"Yolanda Skibi24Zukiswa MajolaLimpopoMolemo Maimela24MpumalangaMichelle Kruger30
International placements Current FranchiseTitleYear Miss Universe 2025–present Miss World 2026–present Former FranchiseTitlesYear 2025–2026
Current franchise Miss World
YearProvinceMiss World South AfricaPlacementSpecial awardNoteRef. 2026 Mpumalanga Romanda Hombir Top 6
Miss Universe YearProvinceMiss UniverseSouth AfricaPlacementSpecial awardNoteRef. 2026 Mpumalanga Bajabulise Thela 2025 Eastern Cape Melissa Nayimuli Unplaced
Former franchise Miss Supranational
YearProvinceMiss SupranationalSouth AfricaPlacementSpecial awardNoteRef. 2026 Gauteng Shannon Benting Unplaced 2025 Gauteng Lebohang Raputsoe Top 24
See also
Miss South Africa Big Four beauty pageants List of beauty pageants
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