Miss South Africa 2023 was the 65th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, on 13 August 2023.
Ndavi Nokeri of Limpopo crowned Natasha Joubert of Gauteng as her successor at the end of the event. Due to Joubert representing South Africa at Miss Universe 2020, her first runner-up Bryoni Govender was the country representative at Miss Universe 2023.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss South Africa 2023 Gauteng – Natasha Joubert1st Runner-Up (Miss Universe South Africa 2023)Gauteng – Bryoni Govender 2nd Runner-UpWestern Cape – Nande Mabala Miss Universe South Africa 2025Eastern Cape – Melissa Nayimuli Top 5Eastern Cape – Homba Mazaleni Top 7Northern Cape – Anke Rothmann Western Cape – Jordan van der Vyver
Pageant Starting this year, the top 12 delegates participated in a reality show called Crown Chasers, where they competed in challenges reflecting the Miss South Africa values. Each week, one contestant was eliminated, wherein in the end, only 7 finalistas competed on final.
Crown Chasers The official Top 12 finalists who would participate in Crown Chasers were announced on 8 June. During the show, Lebohang Raputsoe, Lungo Katete, Ané Oosthuysen, and Keaoleboga Nkashe were eliminated, while Levern José withdrew from the competition amidst bullying allegations which resurfaced from former classmates on Twitter. The seven finalists advanced to the televised Miss South Africa 2023 final were revealed on 6 August. DelegateAgeStatusProvinceHometownFinishPlacement Natasha Joubert 26 Finalist Gauteng Tshwanecolspan=2 rowspan="7" Bryoni Govender 27 Gauteng Kempton ParkNande Mabala25Western CapeZwelethembaHomba Mazaleni 23Eastern CapeEast LondonMelissa Nayimuli27Eastern CapeButterworthAnke Rothmann23Northern CapeUpingtonJordan van der Vyver27Western CapeDurbanvilleKeaoleboga Nkashe27 EliminatedNorth WestItsosengEpisode 58th placeAné Oosthuysen25 EliminatedGautengVanderbijlparkEpisode 49th placeLevern José24 WithdrewNorthern CapeKimberleyEpisode 310th placeLungo Katete26 EliminatedGautengMidrandEpisode 211th placeLebohang Raputsoe24 EliminatedGautengSharpevilleEpisode 112th place
Elimination chart + Elimination chart Contestant Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 AnkeHIGHLOWHIGHFINAL BryoniHIGHFINAL HombaWINFINAL JordanHIGHLOWFINAL MelissaWINHIGHFINAL NandeLOWHIGHFINAL NatashaHIGHWINWINHIGHFINAL KeaolebogaLOWLOWLOWOUT AnéLOWLOWOUT LevernLOWQUIT LungoOUT LebohangOUT
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Top 30 The Top 30 semifinalists were announced on 24 May. The semifinalists who did not advance to the Top 12 were:
Delegate Age Province HometownAnelisa Nxele22KwaZulu-NatalInandaAngie Mkwanazi 23KwaZulu-NatalDurbanBarbara Moagi 22North WestMahikengCarmen Barnard 24GautengMabopaneHestie Jooste25GautengPretoriaKarla Pienaar23North WestHartbeespoortKhanya Desi 22Eastern CapeFrankfortLerato Maponya26GautengJohannesburgMalandi Marais21Western CapeCitrusdalMbali Mbalu25Western CapeMandalayMichelle Kruger 28MpumalangaWitbankNaledi Mara23LimpopoSeshegoNdyebo Lurayi 26GautengMidrandNicole Eksteen28Western CapeStellenboschOreabetse Molefe 23LimpopoNorthamRozelle Bester27Free StateLeribeSibusisiwe Zwane20KwaZulu-NatalShelly BeachThandolwenkosi Hadebe 22KwaZulu-NatalBergville
Judges Semifinals Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala – Miss South Africa 2010 Nobukhosi Mukwevho – founder of Khosi Nkosi Stephanie Weil - CEO of Miss South Africa
Crown Chasers
Bonang Matheba and Leandie Du Randt served as judges for all episodes of Crown Chasers, while the following guest judges were featured in each episode:
Tamaryn Green – Miss South Africa 2018 (Episode 1) Vanessa Carreira – Miss South Africa 2001 (Episode 2) Ntandose Mosibi – television presenter (Episode 3) Nobukhosi Mukwevho – founder of Khosi Nkosi (Episode 4) Gert-Johan Coetzee – fashion designer (Episode 5) Koo Govender – media mogul and CEO of Dentsu South Africa (Episode 5) Bokang Montjane – Miss South Africa 2010 (Episode 5)
Final Leandie Du Randt – actress, presenter, author and entrepreneur R'Bonney Gabriel – Miss Universe 2022 from the United States Devi Sankaree Govender – investigative television journalist Thuso Mbedu – actress Jo-Ann Strauss – Miss South Africa 2000
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