Miss South Africa

Miss South Africa is an annual beauty pageant in South Africa that began in 1956. The winner of the pageant represents her country at the Miss Universe and Miss World 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. 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	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	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	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	Dhiveja Sundrum	Sharon Arigye-Mushabe
2005	Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole	Avumile Qongqo	Matapa Maila
2006	Megan Coleman	Brigid Osborne	Tracey-Lee Flanders
2007	Tansey Coetzee	Avumile Qongqo	Manisha Pillay
2008	Tatum Keshwar[1]	Anja van Zyl	Buyi Shongwe
2009	Nicole Flint	Matapa Maila	Lisa van Zyl
2010	Bokang Montjane[2]	Dhesha Jeram	Bianca Coutinho

Titleholders

Year Representative at Miss World Placement 1956 Norma Vorster 1957 Adele Kruger 2nd runner-up 1958 Penelope Anne Coelen 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 (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 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 Top 5 2009 Tatum Keshwar 2nd runner up 2010 Nicole Flint Top 25 2011 Bokang Montjane Top 7 }

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 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 2002 Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira 3rd runner-up 2003 Cindy Nell 2nd runner-up 2004 Joan Ramagoshi 2005 Claudia Henkel Top 15 2006 Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole 2007 Megan Coleman 2008 Tansey Coetzee Top 15 2009 Tatum Keshwar Top 10 2010 Nicole Flint Top 10 2011 Bokang Montjane

^ 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		2009

References

1. ^ "Tatum Keshwar crowned Miss South Africa". The Times of India. December 17, 2008. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Abroad/Tatum_Keshwar_crowned_Miss_South_Africa/articleshow/3848642.cms. Retrieved 24 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Bokang Montjane Is Miss South Africa 2010". NewsTime. December 12, 2010. http://www.newstime.co.za/SouthAfrica/Bokang_Montjane_Is_Miss_South_Africa_2010/16783/. Retrieved 12 December 2010. 

External links

• Official Miss South Africa website