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Miss South Africa [1] is a beauty pageant that began in 1952. The winner of the pageant represents South Africa at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.
[edit] Titleholders
| Year |
Name |
Placement at Miss Universe |
| 1952 |
Catherine Edwina Higgins |
semifinalist |
| 1953 |
Ingrid Rita Mills |
semifinalist |
| 1960 |
Nicolette Joan Caras |
3rd runner up |
| 1961 |
Marina Christelis |
|
| 1962 |
Lynette Gamble |
|
| 1963 |
Ellen Liebenberg |
semifinalist |
| 1964 |
Gail Robinson |
|
| 1965 |
Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge |
semifinalist |
| 1966 |
Lynn Carol De Jager |
|
| 1967 |
Windley Balleden |
|
| 1968 |
[[Monica Fairall |
|
| 1975 |
Gail Anthony |
|
| 1976 |
Cynthia Classen |
|
| 1977 |
Glynis Fester |
|
| 1978 |
Margaret Gardiner |
Winner |
| 1979 |
Veronica Wilson |
semifinalist |
| 1981 |
Daniela Di Paolo |
|
| 1982 |
Odette Octavia Scrooby |
semifinalist |
| 1983 |
Leanne Hosking |
|
| 1984 |
Leticia Snyman |
1st runner up |
| 1995 |
Augustine Masilela |
semifinalist |
| 1996 |
Carol Becker |
|
| 1997 |
Mbali Gassa |
|
| 1998 |
Kerishnie Naicker |
semifinalist |
| 1999 |
Sonia Raciti |
finalist |
| 2000 |
Heather Joy Hamilton |
semifinalist |
| 2001 |
Jo-Ann Strauss |
|
| 2002 |
Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira |
3rd runner up |
| 2003 |
Cindy Nell |
2nd runner up |
| 2004 |
Joan Ramagoshi |
|
| 2005 |
Claudia Henkel |
semifinalist |
| 2006 |
Thuli Sithole |
|
| 2007 |
Megan Coleman |
|
| 2008 |
Tansey Coetzee [2] |
|
[edit] Sources
[edit] References
- ^ Pageant Almanac • Miss Universe • Parade of Nations • South Africa
- ^ Global Beauties