Miss South Africa 2017 Top 12 Hot Picks

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Chante Holloway Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

Chante Holloway, the 22-year-old student from Atlantis in Western Cape has the right personality for becoming the beauty queen of South Africa. She studies French and politics at the University of Western Cape. She aspires to influence many and become a role model for them. The beauty has studied at the New York Film Academy in the United States. She is known to be adventurous and sporty. Her hobbies include quad biking and motor biking. The beauty of this woman is in her flawless smile and expressive eyes. Chante is one of the strongest contenders at the Miss South Africa 2017 beauty pageant.

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Demi Leigh Nel Peters Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

The next in the list of Miss South Africa 2017 top 12 favorites is the beautiful Demi Leigh Nel Peters. The 21 year old hails from Sedgefield. Demi Leigh is known for her beauty and panache. She is a student of business management and entrepreneurship and manages her studies with part-time modeling at Boss Models and Vision Management. The beauty takes pride in the moment when she was selected as the Deputy Junior Mayor of the George City Council. As a hobby, she loves to be creative and make handmade cards. She imbibes strength from her disabled sister and feels that she is her motivation.

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Iman Mkwanazi Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

The 26 year-old Iman Mkwanazi from Lenasia in South Africa, has a lot of experience with cameras and stages, owing it to her professional modeling career. The beauty describes herself as shy, but her confidence and the way she carries herself is pleasing to the eyes. The Miss South Africa 2017 contender is known for her attractive smile. With the right make-up and outfit, Mkwanazi can take on the other contenders. She is inspired by the business skills of Miss South Africa Basetsana Kumalo. Her interests include reading and exploring places such as restaurants and art galleries. She also loves to hike.

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Jessica Tovey Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

The most gorgeous amongst the contestants of the 2017 Miss South Africa national pageant, Jessica Tovey is ready to face the finals with determination to win. The beauty is just 23 years of age and is known to be a talented girl. She hails from Randpark Ridge and works as an audiologist and speech therapist. Stunned by the incident which left her brother with hearing loss and physical disabilities, she felt the need to raise awareness for those living with disabilities. She is also inspired by her father who Bafana Bafana soccer captain and technical director at the SA Football Association.

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Keipeile Dintoe Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

The Miss South Africa 2017 contestant from Saulsville, a place near Pretoria is the beautiful Keipeile Dintoe. The 25-year-old works as a data analyst. She wants to inspire young girls and advocate empowering young women. She calls her mother as her role mother due to her mother’s strong work ethics. Besides binge-watching TV series, the contestant is a cleaning maniac. She explains that she finds cleaning to be very relaxing and that she really enjoy being in a clean space as it also helps her think clearly. The beauty who loves to eat pasta burns her extra calories with a proper exercise regimen.

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Lou Marie Taljaard Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

The ambassador from Bellville in Cape Town is all set to stun the spectators on the finale of the national beauty pageant of South Africa. The 23-year-old candidate Lou Marie Taljaard is young and charismatic, with a vibrant personality. She wants to try making a positive change in the lives of people by using the pageant as a platform to do so. She loves to give herself a beauty treat whenever she is free and tries to make people around her happy by expressing her emotions often. She loves to eat her grandmother’s malva pudding and homemade custard.

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Milanie Cilliers Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

A Miss South Africa 2017 semi finalist, Milanie Cilliers, is an amazing contestant at this year’s national pageant. Her enchanting eyes and expressive features are her greatest possessions. The 22 years old delegate hails from Mokopane in Limpopo and is currently working as a content editor at a global social media company. She manages her wok and pageant preparations with her fashion studies which she is pursuing from Intec College. She loves pets and also find interests in outdoor activities such as hiking. The beauty also loves to spend time with her grandparents and read inspirational books.

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Nompumelelo Mampholo Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

Miss South Africa contestant Nompumelelo Mampholo is 20 years old contestant. She hails from Diepkloof in Soweto and is a shareholder of an event and management company named Conquerors. Born of a father who works in the field of culture, arts, and heritage and a sergeant mother who is in the South Africa Police, she feels proud of her background. Grown up as a tomboy, the beauty wants to take pride by representing her country at a global platform for which she is ready to compete with full dedication and confidence during the national finals. She wants to finish her studies if she wins the beauty pageant.

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Saskia Wagner Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

Saskia Wagner from Honeydew is the perfect face of South Africa. Her gorgeous beauty makes it a challenge to not see her as a tough contender. Saskia partly achieved her dream when she won the local pageant, but now the 19 years old is aspiring to win the national pageant. The beauty is studying Bachelor of Accounting from the Stellenbosch University and aspires to become a CA. Apart from studies she is working as a part-time model. She also loves ballet and was trained in the art. She has even represented her school in the sport of horse riding at regional and national levels. She also finds interests in reading, problem solving, and chatting with her loves ones.

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Shane Naidoo Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

The slender beauty of the 24-year-old, Shane Naidoo, is known for her vivacious personality and versatile looks of this Miss South Africa 2017 pageant. She comes from Benoni and is pursuing a course in industrial engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also loves to go to different restaurants and try on unique dishes. The stunner has also been a finalist at Miss South Africa 2015 and her experience will take her closer to the crown. The determination with which she walks and her confidence leaves absolutely no doubt that this time it is a high chance for her during the finale on 25th March 2017.

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Tshegofatso Monggae Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

The 23-year-old marketing intern from Dobsonville in Soweto, Tshegofatso Monggae, has the right features and personality for becoming the beauty queen of her country. She works at the African Fashion International and is a veteran when it comes to pageants. The stunner was also one of the Top12 finalists in Miss South Africa 2014. She has seven brothers and sisters with whom she loves to spend time. When she is alone, she indulges in reading books and listening to music, especially hip hop. She describes herself as positive and humorous.

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Yuta Raubenheimer Semi Finalist Miss South Africa 2017

Yuta Raubenheimer completes the list of our Top 12 favorites for the crown of Miss South Africa 2017. The 25-year-old charmer from Kameeldrift near Pretoria works as a customer service supervisor for Gautrain. It is her childhood dream to become Miss South Africa. She finds dancing as soothing and an interesting way to express her emotions. Apart from contemporary ballet she keeps herself fit with advanced aerobics, sh’bam, and zumba. She also likes to sing in Church and get involved in charity projects. The beauty aspires become air force pilot and serve at the South African Defense Force.