Miss South Africa
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Miss South Africa is an annual beauty pageant in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 that began in 1956. The winner of the pageant represents her country at the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 and Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 pageants.

Miss South Africa (or a runner-up in some instances) has always competed at Miss World, but the first Miss South Africa to compete at Miss Universe was Kerishnie Naicker in 1998
Miss Universe 1998
Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pageant was held at Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on May 12, 1998. Brook Lee, Miss Universe 1997, of the USA crowned Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago as Miss Universe 1998...

. Prior to 1998, South Africa's representatives at Miss Universe qualified via other national pageants, but they were not the winners of the Miss South Africa pageant.

Winners of Miss SA

Year Winner 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up
1956 Norma Vorster Gloria Keeley Virginia Burman
1957 Adele Kruger Jessie Waring Denise Nichols
1958 Penelope Anne Coelen
Penelope Anne Coelen
Penelope Anne Coelen was Miss World 1958.In 1958, the Miss World Pageant was still in its early years. Its eighth pageant was a great success, attracting 22 contestants from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. Europeans dominated the semi-finals with 9 out of 12 places secured by women from the...

 
Rosemary Whitlock Debbie du Toit
1959 Moya Meaker Sophie Pieters Kitty Green
1960 Denise Muir Dorothy Farquhar Stella Pithey
1961 Yvonne Hulley Marlene Boyes Rita Rheeder
1962 Yvonne Ficker Ellen Liebenberg Madeleine Usher
1963 Louise Crous Jennifer Slater Maureen van Niekerk
1964 Vedra Karamitas Lorraine Mason Virginia Scott-King
1965 Carol Davis Diane Webster Ann Barber
1966 Johanna Carter Dawn Duff-Gray Margo Galbraith
1967 Disa Duivenstein Mary McDonald Tiny de Lange
1968 Mitzianna Stander Linda Collett Patsy Goswell
1969 Linda Collett Diana Newman Jackie Sayer
1970 Jillian Jessup Wendith Brink Dorothea Scott
1971 Monica Fairall Merle Worsley Maria Claassen
1972 Stephanie Reinecke Robin-Gail Hargreaves Carolien van Niekerk
1973 Shelley Latham Janet Sanderson Theresa Rood
1974 Anneline Kriel
Anneline Kriel
Anneline Kriel is a South African model and actress. She won the 1974 Miss World contest at age 19, representing South Africa, after UK's Helen Morgan had resigned only four days after her victory. She became the second woman from her country to win the title...

 
Ruanne Louw Anita Michas
1975 Vera Johns Crystal Cooper Rhoda Rademeyer
1976 Lynn Massyn Louise Withfield Jan Kiggan
1977 Vanessa Wannenburg Elizabeth Bunting Marilyn Albutt
1978 Yolanda Kloppers Monique Hare Dawn Chapman
1979 Karen Sickel Gail Rocher Wendy Ross
1980 Sandra McCrystal Kim Aston Fiona White
1981 Linda Phillips Elmarie van Aswegen Susan Schuttler
1982 Sandra de Meyer Jennifer Smith Kathy Goodwin
1983 No pageant
1984 Lorna Potgieter Colleen Redman Patience Craig
1985 Andrea Stelzer Sandy McCormack Lorna-Anne Findlay
1986 Sandy McCormack Nancy Riach Marie-Louise le Roux
1987 Wilma van der Bijl Robyn Poole Janine Botbyl
1988 Janine Botbyl Roberta Alessandri Mache Booysen
1989 Michelle Bruce Helen Lewis Deborah Good
1990 Suzette van der Merwe Olivia Scrooby Cheryl Coombe-Davis
1991 Diana Tilden-Davis Amy Kleinhans  Sasha-Lee Walton
1992 Amy Kleinhans  Augustine Masilela Lisa King
1993 Palesa Jacqui Mofokeng Corinne Durrheim Marelize Steyn
1994 Basetsane Makgalemele  Sonia Kempff Helen Macleod
1995 Bernalee Daniell Vanashree Moodley Natalie Benard
1996 Peggy-Sue Khumalo Babalwa Mneno Adele van Niekerk
1997 Kerishnie Naicker Jessica Motaung Petro van Zyl
1998 Sonia Raciti Heidi van Zyl Keziah Jooste
1999 Heather Joy Hamilton Nadia Wyngaard Pulane Moraladi
2000 Jo-Ann Strauss
Jo-Ann Strauss
Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss is a South African model, public speaker and businesswoman. In 2000, she represented her country as Miss South Africa at the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico as well as at the Miss World pageant hosted at Sun City in her home country in 2001.-Career:Strauss obtained her...

 
Layla Jeevananthum Claire Drew
2001 Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira Claire Sabbagha Bonneventia Pule
2002 Cindy Nell Tammy-Anne Fortuin Bridget Masinga
2003 Joan Ramagoshi Marissa Eggli Siza Majola
2004 Claudia Henkel
Claudia Henkel
Claudia Henkel is a South African beauty queen, who held the title Miss South Africa 2004. pageant in Thailand and placed in the top fifteen.-External links:*http://www.claudiahenkel.co.za...

 
Dhiveja Sundrum Sharon Arigye-Mushabe
2005 Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole Avumile Qongqo Matapa Maila
2006 Megan Coleman  Brigid Osborne Tracey-Lee Flanders
2007 Tansey Coetzee
Tansey Coetzee
Tansey Coetzee is a beauty queen who won the title of Miss South Africa 2007, and later represented South Africa in Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, where she placed among the top 15 semifinalists...

 
Avumile Qongqo Manisha Pillay
2008
Miss South Africa 2008
Miss South Africa 2008 was held on December 15, 2008 in Sun City, South Africa. The winner will represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009. 12 contestants competed for crown.-Results:-Contestants:-External links:*...

 
Tatum Keshwar
Tatum Keshwar
Tatum Keshwar is a South African fashion model of Indian origin who was crowned Miss South Africa 2008 on 15 December 2008.Keshwar was one of the top ten finalists of Miss Universe 2009, finishing in 7th place...

 
Anja van Zyl Buyi Shongwe
2009
Miss South Africa 2009
Miss South Africa 2009 was held on December 13, 2009 in Sun City, South Africa. The winner will represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2010 and Miss World 2010. 12 contestants competed for the crown...

 
Nicole Flint
Nicole Flint
Nicole Flint is a South African model and public relations professional from Pretoria who was crowned Miss South Africa 2009.-Miss Universe 2010:...

 
Matapa Maila Lisa van Zyl
2010 Bokang Montjane
Bokang Montjane
Bokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants...

 
Dhesha Jeram Bianca Coutinho

Titleholders

Year Representative at Miss World Placement
1956 Norma Vorster
1957 Adele Kruger 2nd runner-up
1958 Penelope Anne Coelen
Penelope Anne Coelen
Penelope Anne Coelen was Miss World 1958.In 1958, the Miss World Pageant was still in its early years. Its eighth pageant was a great success, attracting 22 contestants from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. Europeans dominated the semi-finals with 9 out of 12 places secured by women from the...

 
Winner
1959 Moya Meaker Top 11
1960 Denise Muir 2nd runner-up
1961 Yvonne Hulley Top 15
1962 Yvonne Ficker 3rd runner-up
1963 Louise Crous
1964 Vedra Karamitas
1965 Carrol Davis
1966 Johanna Maud Carter Top 15
1967 Disa Duivestein Top 15
1968 Mitzianna Stander
1969 Linda Collett Top 7
1970^ Jillian Jessup (white) 4th runner-up
Pearl Jansen (black) 1st runner-up
1971^ Monica Fairall (white) Top 15
Gaily Ryan (black)
1972^ Stephanie Reinecke (white) Top 15
Cynthia Shange (black)
1973^ Shelley Latham (white) 4th runner-up
Ellen Peters (black) Top 15
1974^ Anneline Kriel
Anneline Kriel
Anneline Kriel is a South African model and actress. She won the 1974 Miss World contest at age 19, representing South Africa, after UK's Helen Morgan had resigned only four days after her victory. She became the second woman from her country to win the title...

 (white)
Winner (Took over title)
Evelyn Williams (black) Top 15
1975^ Rhoda Rademeyer (white) Top 15
Lydia Johnstone (black)
1976^ Lynn Massyn (white)
Veronica Mutsepe (black)
1977 Vanessa Wannenburg
1978-1990 Not represented -
1991 Diana Tilden-Davis 2nd runner-up
1992 Amy Kleinhans  Top 5
1993 Palesa Mofokeng 1st runner-up
1994 Basetsane Makgalemele  1st runner-up
1995 Bernelee Daniell Top 10
1996 Peggy-Sue Khumalo Top 10
1997 Jessica Motaung 2nd runner-up
1998 Kerishnie Naicker Top 5
1999 Sonia Raciti 2nd runner-up
2000 Heather Joy Hamilton
2001 Jo-Ann Strauss
Jo-Ann Strauss
Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss is a South African model, public speaker and businesswoman. In 2000, she represented her country as Miss South Africa at the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico as well as at the Miss World pageant hosted at Sun City in her home country in 2001.-Career:Strauss obtained her...

 
Top 10
2002 Claire Sabbagha
2003 Cindy Nell
2004 Joan Ramagoshi
2005 Dhiveja Sundrum Top 15
2006 Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole
2007 Megan Coleman 
2008 Tansey Coetzee
Tansey Coetzee
Tansey Coetzee is a beauty queen who won the title of Miss South Africa 2007, and later represented South Africa in Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, where she placed among the top 15 semifinalists...

 
Top 5
2009 Tatum Keshwar
Tatum Keshwar
Tatum Keshwar is a South African fashion model of Indian origin who was crowned Miss South Africa 2008 on 15 December 2008.Keshwar was one of the top ten finalists of Miss Universe 2009, finishing in 7th place...

 
2nd runner up
2010 Nicole Flint
Nicole Flint
Nicole Flint is a South African model and public relations professional from Pretoria who was crowned Miss South Africa 2009.-Miss Universe 2010:...

 
Top 25
2011 Bokang Montjane
Bokang Montjane
Bokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants...

 
Top 7
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Year Representative at Miss Universe Placement
1952 Catherine Higgins Top 10
1953 Ingrid Mills Top 16
1954-1959 Not represented -
1960 Nicolette Caras 3rd runner-up
1961 Marina Christelis
1962 Lynette Gamble
1963 Ellen Liebenberg Top 15
1964 Gail Robinson
1965 Veronika Prigge Top 15
1966 Lynn Carol De Jager
1967 Windley Ballenden
1968 Monica Fairall
1969-1974 Not represented -
1975 Gail Anthony
1976 Cynthia Classen
1977 Glynis Fester
1978 Margaret Gardiner
Margaret Gardiner
Margaret Gardiner, from Woodstock, South Africa is the winner of the Miss Universe pageant in 1978. She was 18 years old when she won the pageant.. , Palm Beach Post . , St...

 
Winner
1979 Veronika Wilson Top 12
1980 Not represented -
1981 Daniela Di Paolo
1982 Odette Scrooby Top 6
1983 Leanne Hosking
1984 Leticia "Tisha" Snyman 1st runner-up
1985-1994 Not represented -
1995 Augustine Masilela Top 10
1996 Carol Becker
1997 Mbali Gasa
1998 Kerishnie Naicker Top 10
1999 Sonia Raciti Top 5
2000 Heather Joy Hamilton Top 10
2001 Jo-Ann Strauss
Jo-Ann Strauss
Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss is a South African model, public speaker and businesswoman. In 2000, she represented her country as Miss South Africa at the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico as well as at the Miss World pageant hosted at Sun City in her home country in 2001.-Career:Strauss obtained her...

 
2002 Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira 3rd runner-up
2003 Cindy Nell 2nd runner-up
2004 Joan Ramagoshi
2005 Claudia Henkel
Claudia Henkel
Claudia Henkel is a South African beauty queen, who held the title Miss South Africa 2004. pageant in Thailand and placed in the top fifteen.-External links:*http://www.claudiahenkel.co.za...

 
Top 15
2006 Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole
2007 Megan Coleman 
2008 Tansey Coetzee
Tansey Coetzee
Tansey Coetzee is a beauty queen who won the title of Miss South Africa 2007, and later represented South Africa in Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, where she placed among the top 15 semifinalists...

 
Top 15
2009 Tatum Keshwar
Tatum Keshwar
Tatum Keshwar is a South African fashion model of Indian origin who was crowned Miss South Africa 2008 on 15 December 2008.Keshwar was one of the top ten finalists of Miss Universe 2009, finishing in 7th place...

 
Top 10
2010 Nicole Flint
Nicole Flint
Nicole Flint is a South African model and public relations professional from Pretoria who was crowned Miss South Africa 2009.-Miss Universe 2010:...

 
Top 10
2011 Bokang Montjane
Bokang Montjane
Bokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants...

 


^ From 1970 to 1976, there were sent one white and one black representative to Miss World. The white used the sash with "South Africa" and the black used the sash with "Africa South".

Province, City Rankings

State Titles Years
KwaZulu Natal 1 2008
Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

2009

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