Miss Grand South Africa 2023

Miss Grand South Africa 2023 was the eighth edition of the Miss Grand South Africa beauty pageant, held on July 22, 2023, at the Atterbury Theatre in South Africa's capital, Pretoria.^[1]^[2]^[3] Twenty-five candidates who qualified for the national pageant through the virtual casting competed for the title,^[2] and a 19-year-old former Miss Teen World from Johannesburg, Gugulethu Mayisela, was elected the winner.^[4]^[5] She was crowned by Miss Grand South Africa 2022, Lu Juan Mzyk, and obtain the right to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2023 pageant, which is scheduled to be in Vietnam on October 25.^[1]^[3]

Miss Grand South Africa 2023
Gugulethu Mayisela, the winner of the contest
Date	22 July 2023
Presenters	Tumelo Matela Ruan Scheepers
Venue	Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria
Entrants	25
Placements	11
Winner	Gugulethu Mayisela (Gauteng)
Best in Swimsuit	Jaqueline Cronje (Gauteng)
← 2022 2024 →

Position	Delegate^[4]
Miss Grand South Africa 2023	Gauteng – Gugulethu Mayisela
1st runner-up	Eastern Cape – Thulani Ndzotyana
2nd runner-up	Western Cape – Joey Roman
3rd runner-up	KwaZulu-Natal – Robyn Hill
4th runner-up	North West – Monique Best
Top 11	Eastern Cape – Philene van Niekerk Gauteng – Annedernive Brown Gauteng – Jané van Niekerk Gauteng – Jaqueline Cronje Gauteng – Rhulani Mathevula Limpopo – Mologadi Monoge

Initially, thirty-four candidates were confirmed to participate,^[2]^[6] but nine of them withdrew, making the finalized total of twenty-five candidates.^[7]

Team Eastern Cape	Team KwaZulu-Natal	Team North West	Team Gauteng
Nandi Sonjica^[8] Philene van Niekerk^[9] Snenhlanhla Gumede Thulani Ndzotyana	Luleka Ntanzi^[10] Mvelenhle Dlungwane Robyn Hill^[11] Tara-Linn Govender^[12]	Monique Best Palesa Masuku	Annedernive Brown^[13] Gugulethu Mayisela^[5] Jané van Niekerk Jaqueline Cronje^[2] Karabo Pororo Malebogo Selaledi^[14] Mikhaela Vythilingam^[7] Nikiwe Msache Rhulani Mathevula


Team Western Cape	Team Limpopo
Edwina Hess Joey Roman^[1] Siphosethu Vukemntwini	Diana Ndavani Mologadi Monoge Praise Nkovani^[15]

^ ^a ^b ^c Genevieve Serra (April 1, 2023). "Beauty and brains and she inspires the youth". Independent Online. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Beyers Park resident a Miss Grand SA finalist". Boksburgadvertiser.co.za. February 26, 2023. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ ^a ^b "Miss Grand South Africa 2023 Final". 2023. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ ^a ^b "Gugulethu Mayisela, fue coronada Miss Grand Sudáfrica 2023". Extra.com.co (in Spanish). Diario Extra. July 26, 2023. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Miss Grand South Africa 2023: Gugulethu Mayisela". pageantopolis.net. Pageantopolis. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2022. She is the first ever Black Miss Grand South Africa. She was Miss Teen World South Africa 2022 and also the winner of Miss Teen World 2022 in Ecuador.

^ "Here they are. Please help us welcome the Miss Grand South Africa class of 2023". Miss Grand South Africa. February 18, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

^ ^a ^b "Interview: Mikhaela Vythilingam - Miss Grand South Africa 2023 Finalist". PPMC magazine. 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

^ Zintle Gqibani (June 29, 2023). "Beauty pageant to present her hometown in the National Pageantry". Pondolandtimes.co.za. Pondoland Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

^ "Introducing Philene Van Niekerk CEO Of Her Own Modeling, Feline Models". PPMC magazine. 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

^ Vukani Langa (July 6, 2023). "Durban model to strut for peace at pageant". Independent Online. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

^ "Interview: Robyn Hill - Miss Grand South Africa 2023 Finalists". PPMC magazine. 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

^ "Rewriting Beauty Standards". The Highway Mail. 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

^ Tayla Smit (April 7, 2023). "Local in the run for Miss Grand SA crown". The Citizen. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

^ "Malebogo Selaledi: A Young Visionary Making A Difference". Tabea News. April 15, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

^ "Interview: Praise Nkovani - Pageants And Modeling". PPMC magazine. 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via Internet Archive.

Miss Grand South Africa 2023

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