Centurion, fan favourite crowned Miss South Africa
“As I step into this new role, I am filled with a sense of responsibility to make a positive difference in the world around me.”
Local BCom marketing management graduate Natasha Joubert (26) was crowned Miss SA in Pretoria on Sunday, August 13.
Trying her luck for the second time this year, Joubert pipped her peers to the crown at the finale, following the introduction of new rules for the pageant earlier this year.
Joubert is also the owner and fashion designer of Natalia Jefferys, a company she started when she was 19.
Miss SA 2022 Ndavi Nokeri, who hails from Limpopo, passed down the crown to her successor.
The new Miss SA was crowned with a brand new coronet dubbed Mowana, the tree of life.
The top seven finalists selected from the Miss SA reality show Crown Chasers competed in the finale.
Runner-up was Johannesburg’s Bryoni Govender, who was also the Motherkind fitness award winner.
An emotional and overwhelmed Joubert said she was truly humbled and grateful to win the title
“I am incredibly honoured and humbled to be crowned Miss South Africa 2023. As I step into this new role, I am filled with a sense of responsibility to make a positive difference in the world around me.”
She said it is a dream come true.
“It took a lot of hard work, grit, self-confidence and support to keep my dream alive and to keep on believing in the beauty of second chances.”
The winner of the special Crown Chaser of the Season award, as voted for by the public, was Lungo Katete.
The all-female judging line-up comprised reigning Miss Universe, R’Bonney Nola Gabriel; actress author and entrepreneur Leandie du Randt; actress and L’Oréal Paris Sub-Saharan ambassador, Thuso Mbedu; media icon and award-winning investigative television journalist, Devi Sankaree Govender; and entrepreneur and former Miss South Africa, Jo-Ann Strauss.
Click here to see the winner’s first press conference: https://www.facebook.com/MissSouthAfricaOfficial/videos/205675155552050
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