South Africa is said to be the first country this year to announce details about its annual national beauty pageant to find a new title-holder.
Miss South Africa 2020 will be crowned during the first weekend in August. The event will coincide with the start of the country’s Women’s Month celebrations and promises an entertainment-packed pageant that will be broadcast live on both M-Net and Mzansi Magic.
Entries for this year’s competition opened online on the Miss South Africa website at 9am today, Monday, 11 May. Entries close on 31 May. To enter, go to www.misssa.co.za and click on the tab ‘Miss South SA 2020’, and then ‘ENTER NOW’.
Stephanie Weil, CEO of the Miss South Africa Organisation said, “Last year, the Miss South Africa Organisation put the entry process online to make it as easy as possible for would-be contestants, as there were no forms to download and no regional auditions to which hopefuls had to travel. We did this in order to reach as many young women as possible and give candidates from any region of the country the opportunity to take part. This was hugely successful.
We received a record number of entries last year and expect to better this again in this year.
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“In this time of Covid-19 and the lockdown, this ‘virtual entry’ has proved to be fortuitous. Those who wish to enter this year can simply visit www.misssa.co.za, answer a number of questions and upload photographs from their social media accounts such as Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. It’s as simple as that.”
She said other countries have followed South Africa’s lead this year with regard to the entry process, but none have gone on to announce how their pageant will run.
“The competition – now in its 62nd year – will continue despite everyone being on lockdown. We will select semi-finalists from all the entries we receive, and this will be followed by the judging, which will be done online. We will then reveal our finalists for the finale in August. As always, the final show will feature a number of top South African entertainment acts and designers and will be broadcast live on M-Net and Mzansi.
The only difference is that there won’t be a live audience, but rather millions watching from the comfort of their own homes.
“We believe that this will help us grow and expand the Miss South Africa brand as there will be myriad opportunities for Miss South Africa fans to engage virtually with this year’s contenders,” Stephanie explained.
Zozibini Tunzi – who handed over the 2019 Miss South Africa title to Sasha-Lee Olivier when she was crowned Miss Universe in December – encouraged young women to enter.
“It is one of the most exciting things I have ever done, and it has totally transformed my life. It is the ultimate in female empowerment.”
