Miss South Africa

National beauty pageant competition in South Africa

Miss South Africa OrganizationFormation| 1943; 81 years ago (1943)

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Johannesburg
Location|

* South Africa

Membership

* Miss Universe
* Miss World
* Miss Supranational

Official language

| English

Partners

| Sun International
Website| www.misssa.co.za

The Miss South Africa is a national beauty pageant in South Africa that selects South African representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants Miss Universe, and also selects another representative to participate in Sub-major international pageant Miss Supranational. The Miss South Africa organisation resorted to a contemporary format in selecting representatives which was inaugurated in 2018. Following their newer method, both a Miss World South Africa and a Miss Universe South Africa were selected as representatives. From 2021 onwards, the winner of Miss South Africa will be competing in Miss Universe, and Miss Supranational. The current Miss South Africa 2023 is Natasha Joubert. On May 11, 2023, the Miss South Africa Organisation has lost its license as a Miss World licensee holder to Carol Bouwer Productions, which has taken over the license of Miss World South Africa pageant.[1]

## History[edit]

Established in 1956 in Apartheid South Africa, the first official Miss South Africa pageant was only open to "white" (Caucasian) females and was organized to send a representative to London for the Miss World pageant. That year Norma Vorster was crowned Miss South Africa. Two years later, an 18-year-old secretary from Durban, Penny Coelen, was crowned and would later go on to make history and win Miss World. It was not until 1977 that all persons of all races were allowed to compete in the Miss SA competition. Prior to that, people of colour competed in the Miss Africa South pageant,[2] which was renamed Miss Black South Africa in 1977.

This was just the beginning for the Miss South Africa organisation; of the 60 women who have worn the crown, only the last 27 winners have been chosen from the entire population of South Africa and not just white individuals. Since then, hundreds of young women have entered the pageant vying for the title.[3]

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.

Three Miss South Africas, namely Rolene Strauss, Anneline Kriel and Penelope Coelen, have won the Miss World titles in 2014, 1974 and 1958 respectively. Three women from South Africa have won the title of Miss Universe \- Margaret Gardiner in 1978, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in 2017 and Zozibini Tunzi in 2019.

Prior to the establishment of the official Miss South Africa, South African Pictorial ("The Union's National Weekly") held annual Beauty Competitions starting in 1923. This evolved later into Miss South Africa. The first winner of this prize was Mrs. Doris Ferramosca (née Doris Gwendoline Helliwell).

In 2020, Miss South Africa franchised the Miss Supranational license.[4][5] In 2022, Miss South Africa 2021, Lalela Mswane became the first South African woman have won the title of Miss Supranational.[6]

## International crowns[edit]

* Three – Miss Universe winners:
* Margaret Gardiner (1978)
* Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (2017)
* Zozibini Tunzi (2019)

* Three – Miss World winners:
* Penelope Coelen (1958)
* Anneline Kriel (1974)
* Rolene Strauss (2014)

* One – Miss Supranational winner:
* Lalela Mswane (2022)

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## Hosts[edit]

* Richard Steinmetz
* Bonang Matheba
* ProVerb
* Anele Mdoda
* Nico Panagio

## Titleholders[edit]

Year  | Miss South Africa | Runners Up  | Ref.[7]

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1st Princess | 2nd Princess
1923  | Doris Ferramosca | W. J. van Blommestein  | Marjorie Elizabeth Cowley  |
1943  | Susie Smuts  | Unknown | Unknown |
1956  | Norma Vorster  | Gloria Keeley  | Virginia Burman  |
1957  | Adele Kruger  | Jessie Waring  | Denise Nichols  |
1958  | Penelope 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  | [8]
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 Duivestein  | 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  | Helga 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  | Odette Scrooby  | Andrea Stelzer  | Gail Sylvester  |
1983  | Leanne Hosking  | Karen Maingard  | Cathy Steed  |
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  | Jacqui Mofokeng  | Corinne Durrheim  | Marelize Steyn  |
1994  | Basetsana 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 Céu 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 Sithole | Avumile Qongqo  | Matapa Maila  |
2006  | Megan Coleman | Brigid Osborne  | Tracey-Lee Flanders  |
2007  | Tansey Coetzee | Avumile Qongqo  | Manisha Pillay  |
2008 | Tatum Keshwar | Anja van Zyl  | Buyi Shongwe  | [9]
2009 | Nicole Flint | Matapa Maila  | Lisa van Zyl  |
2010 | Bokang Montjane | Dhesha Jeram  | Bianca Coutinho  | [10]
2011 | Melinda Bam | Remona Moodley  | Thuli Sangweni  |
2012 | Marilyn Ramos | Stacey Webb  | Pearl Nxele  |
2014 | Rolene Strauss | Ziphozakhe Zokufa  | Matlala Mokoko  |
Ziphozakhe Zokufa[a] | Matlala Mokoko  | No Replacement
2015 | Liesl Laurie | Refilwe Mthimunye  | Ntsiki Mkhize  |
2016 | Ntandoyenkosi Kunene  | Elizabeth Molapo  | Tayla Skye Robinson  |
2017 | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters | Adè van Heerden  | Boipelo Mabe  | [11]
Adè van Heerden[a] | Boipelo Mabe  | No Replacement
Year  | Miss South Africa | Miss Universe South Africa | Miss World South Africa | Ref.

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2018 | Tamaryn Green | Tamaryn Green  | Thulisa Keyi  |
2019 | Zozibini Tunzi | Zozibini Tunzi  | Sasha-Lee Olivier  |
Sasha-Lee Olivier[a]
Year  | Miss South Africa | Runners Up  | Ref.

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1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up
2020 | Shudufhadzo Musida
(Miss World South Africa) | Thato Mosehle
(Miss Supranational South Africa) | Natasha Joubert
(Miss Universe South Africa) |
2021 | Lalela Mswane
(Miss Universe South Africa)
(Miss Supranational South Africa) | Moratwe Masima  | Zimi Mabunzi  | [12]
2022 | Ndavi Nokeri
(Miss Universe South Africa) | Ayanda Thabethe
(Miss Supranational South Africa) | Lebogang Mahlangu  | [13]
2023 | Natasha Joubert | Bryoni Govender
(Miss Universe South Africa) | Nande Mabala  | [14]
2024 |  |  |  |

### International Competitions[edit]

List of Titleholders under Miss South Africa Organization

The following women have represented South Africa in two of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women.[15][16] These are Miss World and Miss Universe; Miss International and Miss Earth are held by separate national beauty pageants in South Africa.[17][18][19]

#### Miss Universe South Africa[edit]

On some occasions, the winner of Miss South Africa represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. Prior to 1982, the winner of the Miss RSA pageant represented South Africa at Miss Universe. Prior to 1998, the winner of the individual Miss Universe South Africa compete at Miss Universe. From 1981-1983 and in 1979, delegates from two of South Africa's Bantustans competed at Miss Universe.
Year  | Province  | Miss Universe South Africa  | Placement at Miss Universe  | Special Awards  | Notes

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2024 | TBA
2023 | Gauteng | Bryoni Govender | Top 20 |

* Voice For Change (Top 10)

2022 | Limpopo | Ndavi Nokeri | Top 16 |  |
2021 | KwaZulu-Natal | Lalela Mswane | 2nd Runner-up |  |
2020 | Gauteng | Natasha Joubert | Unplaced  |  |
2019 | Eastern Cape | Zozibini Tunzi | Miss Universe 2019 |  |
2018 | Western Cape | Tamaryn Green | 1st Runner-up |  |
2017 | Western Cape | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters | Miss Universe 2017 |  |
2016 | Mpumalanga | Ntandoyenkosi Kunene  | Unplaced  |  |
2015 | Gauteng | Refilwe Mthimunye | Top 15 |  |
2014 | Eastern Cape | Ziphozakhe Zokufa [20] | Unplaced  |  |
2013 | North West | Marilyn Ramos | Unplaced  |  |
2012 | Gauteng | Melinda Bam | Top 10 |  |
2011 | Gauteng | Bokang Montjane | Unplaced  |  |
2010 | Gauteng | Nicole Flint | Top 10 |  |
2009 | KwaZulu-Natal | Tatum Keshwar | Top 10 |  |
2008 | Gauteng | Tansey Coetzee | Top 15 |

* Best National Costume (Top 10)

2007 | KwaZulu-Natal | Megan Coleman | Unplaced  |  |
2006 | Gauteng | Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole  | Unplaced  |  |
2005 | Gauteng | Claudia Henkel | Top 15 |  |
2004 | Gauteng | Joan Ramagoshi  | Unplaced  |  |
2003 | Gauteng | Cindy Nell | 2nd Runner-up |  |
2002 | Gauteng | Vanessa Do Ceu Carreira  | 3rd Runner-up |  |
2001 | Western Cape | Jo-Ann Strauss | Unplaced  |  |
2000 | Gauteng | Heather Joy Hamilton  | Top 10 |  |
1999 | Gauteng | Sonia Raciti | Top 5 |  |
1998 | KwaZulu-Natal | Kerishnie Naicker | Top 10 |  |
Miss Universe South Africa
1997 | KwaZulu-Natal | Mbali Gasa  | Unplaced  |  |
1996 | Gauteng | Carol Becker  | Unplaced  |  |
1995 | Gauteng | Augustine Masilela  | Top 10 |  |
Did not compete between 1985—1994 as the country was barred from competing due to the country's practice of apartheid
Miss South Africa and Miss Transkei
1984 | Transvaal (Gauteng) [b] | Letitia "Tisha" Snyman  | 1st Runner-up |  |
1983 | Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) [c] | Leanne Beverly Hosking  | Unplaced  |  |
Transkei (Eastern Cape) [d] | Nomxousi Xokelelo  | Unplaced  |  | Competed as Transkei
1982 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Odette Octavia Scrooby  | Top 12 |  |
Transkei (Eastern Cape) [d] | Noxolisi Mji  | Unplaced  |  | Competed as Transkei
Miss Republic of South Africa / Miss RSA, Miss Transkei and Miss Bophuthatswana
1981 | Natal (KwaZulu-Natal)[c] | Daniela di Paolo  | Unplaced  |  |
Transkei (Eastern Cape)[d] | Kedibone Tembisa Letlaka  | Unplaced  |  | Competed as Transkei
1980 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Jenny Kay  | Did not compete  |  |
1979 | Transvaal (Gauteng) [b] | Veronica Wilson  | Top 12 |  |
Bophuthatswana
(Mmabatho, North West) [e] | Alina Moeketse  | Unplaced  |  | Competed as Bophuthatswana
Transkei (Eastern Cape) [d] | Lindiwe Bam  | Unplaced  |  | Competed as Transkei
1978 | Cape Province (Western Cape)[f] | Margaret Gardiner | Miss Universe 1978 |  |
1977 | Cape Province (Western Cape)[f] | Glynis Fester  | Unplaced  |  |
1976 | Cape Province (Western Cape)[f] | Cynthia Claasen  | Unplaced  |  |
1975 | Cape Province (Western Cape)[f] | Gail Anthony  | Unplaced  |  |
Did not compete between 1969—1974
Miss Hibiscus Queen
1968 | Natal (KwaZulu-Natal)[c] | Monica Fairall  | Unplaced  |  |
1967 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Wendy Ballenden  | Unplaced  |  |
1966 | Natal (KwaZulu-Natal)[c] | Lynn Carol de Jager  | Unplaced  |  |
1965 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge  | Top 15 |  |
1964 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Gail Robinson  | Unplaced  |  |
1963 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Ellen Liebenberg  | Top 15 |  |
1962 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Lynette Gamble  | Unplaced  |  |
1961 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Marina Christelis  | Unplaced  |  |
1960 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Nicky Caras  | 3rd Runner-up |  |
Did not compete between 1954—1959
Miss Golden Jubilee
1953 | Cape Province (Western Cape)[f] | Ingrid Rita Mills  | Top 16 |  |
1952 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Catherine Higgins  | Top 10 |  |

#### Miss World South Africa[edit]

On some occasions, the winner of Miss South Africa represents her country at the Miss World pageant. From 1970 to 1976, South Africa had one white and one black representative at Miss World. The white representative wore a sash that said "South Africa" and the black representative wore a sash that said "Africa South".
Year  | Province  | Miss World South Africa  | Placement at Miss World  | Special Awards

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2024 | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |
2023 | Mpumalanga | Claude Mashego[21] | TBA  |
2022  | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2021 | Limpopo | Shudufhadzo Musida[22] | Top 40 |

2 Special Awards

*     * Top 27 - Miss World Talent
* Beauty with a Purpose

2020  | Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019 | Gauteng | Sasha-Lee Olivier  | Top 40 |
2018 | Eastern Cape | Thulisa Keyi  | Top 30 |

2 Special Awards

*     * World Dress Designer award
* Miss World Top Model (4th Runner-up)

2017 | Western Cape | Adè van Heerden  | Top 10 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Beauty with a Purpose (Top 5-joint winner)

2016 | Mpumalanga | Ntandoyenkosi Kunene  | Unplaced  |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Talent (Top 21)

2015 | Gauteng | Liesl Laurie | Top 11 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

2014 | Mpumalanga | Rolene Strauss | Miss World 2014 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

2013 | North West | Marilyn Ramos | Unplaced  |
2012 | Western Cape | Remona Moodley  | Unplaced  |
2011 | Gauteng | Bokang Montjane | Top 7 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

2010 | Gauteng | Nicole Flint | Top 25 |
2009 | KwaZulu-Natal | Tatum Keshwar | 2nd Runner-up |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

2008 | Gauteng | Tansey Coetzee | Top 5 |
2007 | KwaZulu-Natal | Megan Coleman | Unplaced  |
2006 | Gauteng | Nokuthula "Thuli" Sithole  | Unplaced  |
2005 | —  | Dhiveja Sundrum  | Top 15 |
2004 | Gauteng | Joan Ramagoshi  | Unplaced  |
2003 | Gauteng | Cindy Nell | Unplaced  |
2002 | —  | Claire Sabbagha  | Unplaced  |
2001 | Western Cape | Jo-Ann Strauss | Top 10 |
2000 | Gauteng | Heather Joy Hamilton  | Unplaced  |
1999 | Gauteng | Sonia Raciti | 2nd Runner-up |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1998 | KwaZulu-Natal | Kerishnie Naicker | Top 5 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1997 | —  | Jessica Motaung  | 2nd Runner-up |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1996 | —  | Peggy-Sue Khumalo  | Top 10 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1995 | —  | Bernelee Daniell  | Top 10 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1994 | Gauteng | Basetsana Makgalemele | 1st Runner-up |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1993 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Palesa Mofokeng  | 1st Runner-up |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1992 | Cape Province (Western Cape)[f] | Amy Kleinhans | Top 5 |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

1991 | Transvaal (Gauteng)[b] | Diana Tilden-Davis  | 2nd Runner-up |

1 Special Awards

*     * Miss World Africa

Did not compete between 1978—1990 as the country was barred from competing due to the country's practice of apartheid
1977 | —  | Vanessa Wannenburg  | Unplaced  |
Miss South Africa & Miss Africa South – Two Republic of South Africa Representatives at Miss World
1976 | —  | Lynn Massyn  | Unplaced  |
—  | Veronica Mutsepe · Miss Africa South  | Unplaced  |
1975 | —  | Rhoda Rademeyer  | Top 15 |
—  | Lydia Johnstone · Miss Africa South  | Unplaced  |
1974 | Transvaal (Gauteng) [b] | Anneline Kriel |

Miss World 1974

* Appointed by 1st runner-up

Appointment

* Became Miss World 1974 four days after the competition when the original winner withdrew

—  | Evelyn Williams · Miss Africa South  | Top 15 |
1973 | —  | Shelley Latham  | 4th Runner-up |
—  | Ellen Peters · Miss Africa South  | Top 15 |
1972 | —  | Stephanie Reinecke  | Top 15 |
—  | Cynthia Shange · Miss Africa South  | Unplaced  |
1971 | Natal (KwaZulu-Natal)[c] | Monica Fairall  | Top 15 |
—  | Gaily Ryan · Miss Africa South  | Unplaced  |
1970 | —  | Jillian Jessup  | 4th Runner-up |
Cape Province (Western Cape) [f] | Pearl Jansen · Miss Africa South  | 1st Runner-up |

* Miss Congeniality[23]

Miss South Africa
1969 | —  | Linda Collett  | Top 7 |
1968 | —  | Mitzianna Stander  | Unplaced  |
1967 | —  | Disa Duivestein  | Top 15 |
1966 | —  | Johanna Maud Carter  | Top 15 |
1965 | —  | Carrol Davis  | Unplaced  |
1964 | —  | Vedra Karamitas  | Unplaced  |
1963 | —  | Louise Crous  | Unplaced  |
1962 | —  | Yvonne Ficker  | 3rd Runner-up |
1961 | —  | Yvonne Hulley  | Top 15 |
1960 | —  | Denise Muir  | 2nd Runner-up |
1959 | —  | Moya Meaker  | Top 11 |
1958 | Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) [c] | Penelope Coelen | Miss World 1958 |
1957 | —  | Adele Kruger  | 2nd Runner-up |
1956 | —  | Norma Vorster  | Unplaced  |
Did not compete between 1951—1955

#### Miss Supranational South Africa[edit]

Miss South Africa Organisation held the Miss Supranational franchise in 2020 and send 1st runner-up, Thato Mosehle. From 2021 onwards, the winner of Miss South Africa will be competing in Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Supranational when her schedule permits or won any of the international title.
Year  | Province  | Miss Supranational South Africa | Placement  | Special Awards

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2024 | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |
2023 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ayanda Thabethe  | Top 24 |

* Miss Congeniality
* Supra Chat (Top 5)

2022 | Kwa Zulu-Natal | Lalela Mswane | Miss Supranational 2022 |
2021 | North West | Thato Mosehle  | 2nd Runner-up |

* Supra Fan-vote (Top 10)

2020  | Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019 | Gauteng | Leyla van Greuning  | Unplaced  |
2018 | Gauteng | Belinde Schreuder  | Unplaced  |
2017 | Gauteng | Bianca Olivier  | Unplaced  |
2016 | Gauteng | Talitha Bothma  | Unplaced  |
2013 | Western Cape | Natasha Pretorius  | Unplaced  |
2012  | Western Cape | Michelle Gildenhuys  | Top 20 |
2011  | Eastern Cape | Dhesha Jeram  | Top 10 |

## See also[edit]

* Miss Earth South Africa
* Miss Grand South Africa

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## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c After the winner won an international pageant, the runner-up replaced her as Miss South Africa
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o After the end of apartheid, the province of Transvaal was split into Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and eastern part of North West Province.
3. ^ a b c d e f After the end of apartheid, the province of Natal was redesignated as the Province of KwaZulu-Natal after the KwaZulu bantustan was reintergrated into the province.
4. ^ a b c d Transkei became part of the Eastern Cape after the reintegration of the Bantustans at the end of apartheid in South Africa.
5. ^ Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana was later reintegrated into North West Province of South Africa.
6. ^ a b c d e f g Cape Town was part of the province of Cape of Good Hope before it was split into Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape Provinces in 1994.

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* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bahrain
* Bhutan
* Cambodia
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

Inactive since 2022 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.)

| Africa|

* Benin (1962)
* Botswana (2013)
* Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
* Ethiopia (2017)
* Eswatini (1994)
* Gabon (2015)
* Kenya (2021)
* Lesotho (1978)
* Liberia (1977)
* Madagascar (1961)
* Morocco (2021)
* Senegal (1987)
* Sierra Leone (2019)
* Tanzania (2019)
* The Gambia (1986)
* Tunisia (1971)
* Zambia (2018)

|

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda (2008)
* Barbados (2020)
* Bermuda (1997)
* Cuba (1967)
* Dominica (1985)
* Grenada (1964)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006)
* Sint Maarten (2006)
* Suriname (1999)
* Turks and Caicos (2014)
* US Virgin Islands (2019)

Asia|

* Bangladesh (2019)
* Chinese Taipei (2004)
* Iraq (2017)
* Israel (2021)
* Jordan (1960)
* Sri Lanka (2018)

Europe|

* Austria (2017)
* Azerbaijan (2013)
* Cyprus (2013)
* Estonia (2013)
* Georgia (2019)
* Lithuania (2019)
* Luxembourg (1994)
* Montenegro (2015)
* Romania (2021)
* Serbia (2015)
* Slovenia (2017)
* Sweden (2021)

Oceania|

* American Samoa (1978)
* Cook Islands (1999)
* Fiji (1981)
* Guam (2019)
* Northern Marianas (2006)
* Papua New Guinea (1986)
* Samoa (1986)
* Vanuatu (1978)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–2006)

| Disputed Parts and SAR's of China|

* Taiwan (1961–1964)
* Hong Kong (1952–2000)

|

Constituent country of Denmark|

* Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions and collectivities of France|

* French Guiana (1977–1984)
* Guadeloupe (1977–1984)
* Martinique (1957–1984)
* New Caledonia (1982)
* Réunion (1977–1986)
* Tahiti (1962–1985)

Constituent countries of Great Britain|

* England (1955–1990)
* Scotland (1961–1990)
* Wales (1961–1990)

British Overseas City of Great Britain|

* Gibraltar (1981–1990)

Prefecture of Japan|

* Okinawa (1963–1968)

Region of the Netherlands|

* Bonaire (1967–1999)

Bantustans of South Africa|

* Bophuthatswana (1979)
* Transkei (1979–1983)

States of the United States|

* Alaska (1952–1958)
* Hawaii (1952–1959)

Former entities (1952–2006)|

* Commonwealth of Independent States (1992)
* Czechoslovakia (1970–1992)
* Micronesia (1975)
* Southern Rhodesia (1961)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
* Soviet Union (1990–1991)
* West Indies (1954–1958)
* Yugoslavia (1968–2002)

* v
* t
* e

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active
(1951–present)

| Africa|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Equatorial Guinea
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia

|

Americas|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guadeloupe
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Lucia
* Sint Maarten
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Cambodia
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Japan
* Korea
* Lebanon
* Macau China
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

Inactive since 2021 (first edition in the COVID-19 pandemic)

| Africa|

* Algeria (2002)
* Cape Verde (2017)
* Chad (2014)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016)
* Egypt (2018)
* Eswatini (2009)
* Gabon (2015)
* Gambia (1986)
* Malawi (2012)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2014)
* Seychelles (2017)
* Sierra Leone (2019)
* Zimbabwe (2018)

|

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda (2019)
* Aruba (2019)
* Bermuda (2015)
* Bonaire (2012)
* Cuba (1975)
* Dominica (2013)
* Grenada (2007)
* Guatemala (2019)
* Martinique (2018)
* Montserrat (1964)
* Saint Barthelemy (2011)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994)
* Suriname (2012)
* Turks and Caicos (2004)
* US Virgin Islands (2019)

Asia|

* Chinese Taipei (2013)
* Hong Kong China (2019)
* Israel (2017)
* Jordan (1981)
* Kyrgyzstan (2019)
* Laos (2019)
* Myanmar (2019)
* Syria (1966)
* Uzbekistan (2013)

Europe|

* Andorra (2003)
* Austria (2018)
* Belarus (2019)
* Cyprus (2018)
* Georgia (2019)
* Germany (2018)
* Greenland (1992)
* Kosovo (2014)
* Latvia (2018)
* Lithuania (2014)
* Monaco (1955)
* North Macedonia (2015)
* Montenegro (2019)
* Romania (2017)
* Russia (2019)
* Switzerland (2014)

Oceania|

* Cook Islands (2019)
* Fiji (2017)
* French Polynesia (2010)
* Guam (2018)
* Northern Marianas (2003)
* Papua New Guinea (1990)
* Samoa (2015)
* Tonga (1986)

Inactive non-existing countries and former territories and others

* Africa South (Miss South Africa for Blacks) (1976)
* Czechoslovakia (1992)
* Hawaii (2001)
* Guernsey (1975)
* Isle of Man (1988)
* Jersey (1981)
* Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1965)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2005)
* Tanganyika (1960)
* United Kingdom (1999) (competed as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales)
* USSR (1990)
* Yugoslavia (2002)

* v
* t
* e

Miss Supranational participant countries and territories

List of Miss Supranational countries (Active since 2009–present)

| Africa|

* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Togo
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

|

Americas|

* Bahamas
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Cambodia
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Nepal
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Inactive since 2023

| Africa|

* Angola (2017)
* Cape Verde (2017)
* Egypt (2016)
* Equatorial Guinea (2019)
* Ethiopia (2019)
* Gambia (2010)
* Guinea (2010)
* Gabon (2015)
* Lesotho (2022)
* Mali (2010)
* Morocco (2015)
* Réunion (2013)
* Rwanda (2021)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2017)

|

Americas|

* Argentina (2022)
* Aruba (2015)
* Belize (2012)
* Bonaire (2011)
* Barbados (2019)
* Chile (2022)
* Guadeloupe (2018)
* Honduras (2019)
* Martinique (2013)
* Uruguay (2022)
* US Virgin Islands (2019)

Asia|

* Bangladesh (2019)
* China (2022)
* Chinese Taipei (2015)
* Iraq (2013)
* Israel (2015)
* Kyrgyzstan (2022)
* Laos (2022)
* Lebanon (2018)
* Macau (2019)
* Myanmar (2019)
* Mongolia (2016)
* Pakistan (2018)
* Singapore (2022)
* Sri Lanka (2019)

Europe|

* Armenia (2010)
* Azerbaijan (2013)
* Belarus (2019)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012)
* Bulgaria (2011)
* Cyprus (2009)
* Denmark (2022)
* England (2022)
* Estonia (2015)
* France (2022)
* Georgia (2015)
* Italy (2018)
* Ireland (2022)
* Kazakhstan (2022)
* Kosovo (2018)
* Latvia (2015)
* Lithuania (2019)
* Luxembourg (2015)
* Macedonia (2012)
* Malta (2022)
* Montenegro (2018)
* Moldova (2018)
* Northern Ireland (2019)
* Russia (2021)
* Scotland (2019)
* Serbia (2013)
* Slovenia (2018)
* Switzerland (2018)
* Wales (2019)

Oceania|

* Australia (2019)
* New Zealand (2019)
* Polynesia (2011)

* List of Miss Supranational countries

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