# Miss South Africa 2023

Miss South Africa 2023 was the 65th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, on 13 August 2023.
Ndavi Nokeri of Limpopo crowned Natasha Joubert of Gauteng as her successor at the end of the event. Joubert had previously represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2020, her first runner-up Bryoni Govender was the country representative Miss Universe 2023.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss South Africa 2023 | Gauteng – Natasha Joubert |
| 1st Runner-Up | Gauteng – Bryoni Govender |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Western Cape – Nande Mabala |
| Top 5 | Eastern Cape – Homba Mazaleni Eastern Cape – Melissa Nayimuli |
| Top 7 | Northern Cape – Anke Rothmann Western Cape – Jordan van der Vyver |

## Pageant

Starting this year, the top 12 delegates participated in a reality show called Crown Chasers, where they competed in challenges reflecting the Miss South Africa values. Each week, one contestant was eliminated, wherein in the end,only 7 finalistas competed on final.

## Crown Chasers

The official Top 12 finalists who would participate in Crown Chasers were announced on 8 June. During the show, Lebohang Raputsoe, Lungo Katete, Ané Oosthuysen, and Keaoleboga Nkashe were eliminated, while Levern José withdrew from the competition amidst bullying allegations which resurfaced from former classmates on Twitter. The seven finalists advanced to the televised Miss South Africa 2023 final were revealed on 6 August.
| Delegate | Age | Status | Province | Hometown | Finish | Placement |
| Bryoni Govender | 27 | Finalist | Gauteng | Kempton Park | — | — |
| Natasha Joubert | 26 | Finalist | Gauteng | Tshwane | — | — |
| Nande Mabala | 25 | Finalist | Western Cape | Zwelethemba | — | — |
| Homba Mazaleni | 23 | Finalist | Eastern Cape | East London | — | — |
| Melissa Nayimuli | 27 | Finalist | Eastern Cape | Butterworth | — | — |
| Anke Rothmann | 23 | Finalist | Northern Cape | Upington | — | — |
| Jordan van der Vyver | 27 | Finalist | Western Cape | Durbanville | — | — |
| Keaoleboga Nkashe | 27 | Eliminated | North West | Itsoseng | Episode 5 | 8th place |
| Ané Oosthuysen | 25 | Eliminated | Gauteng | Vanderbijlpark | Episode 4 | 9th place |
| Levern José | 24 | Withdrew | Northern Cape | Kimberley | Episode 3 | 10th place |
| Lungo Katete | 26 | Eliminated | Gauteng | Midrand | Episode 2 | 11th place |
| Lebohang Raputsoe | 24 | Eliminated | Gauteng | Sharpeville | Episode 1 | 12th place |

### Elimination chart

Elimination chart :
| Contestant | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 |
| Anke | HIGH | | LOW | HIGH | FINAL |
| Bryoni | | | HIGH | | FINAL |
| Homba | | | | WIN | FINAL |
| Jordan | | HIGH | | LOW | FINAL |
| Melissa | WIN | | HIGH | | FINAL |
| Nande | LOW | HIGH | | | FINAL |
| Natasha | HIGH | WIN | WIN | HIGH | FINAL |
| Keaoleboga | | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT |
| Ané | LOW | | LOW | OUT | |
| Levern | | LOW | QUIT | | |
| Lungo | | OUT | | | |
| Lebohang | OUT | | | | |
Colour key:

## Top 30

The Top 30 semifinalists were announced on 24 May. The semifinalists who did not advance to the Top 12 were:
| Delegate | Age | Province | Hometown |
| Anelisa Nxele | 22 | KwaZulu-Natal | Inanda |
| Angie Mkwanazi | 23 | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban |
| Barbara Moagi | 22 | North West | Mahikeng |
| Carmen Barnard | 24 | Gauteng | Mabopane |
| Hestie Jooste | 25 | Gauteng | Pretoria |
| Karla Pienaar | 23 | North West | Hartbeespoort |
| Khanya Desi | 22 | Eastern Cape | Frankfort |
| Lerato Maponya | 26 | Gauteng | Johannesburg |
| Malandi Marais | 21 | Western Cape | Citrusdal |
| Mbali Mbalu | 25 | Western Cape | Mandalay |
| Michelle Kruger | 28 | Mpumalanga | Witbank |
| Naledi Mara | 23 | Limpopo | Seshego |
| Ndyebo Lurayi | 26 | Gauteng | Midrand |
| Nicole Eksteen | 28 | Western Cape | Stellenbosch |
| Oreabetse Molefe | 23 | Limpopo | Northam |
| Rozelle Bester | 27 | Free State | Leribe |
| Sibusisiwe Zwane | 20 | KwaZulu-Natal | Shelly Beach |
| Thandolwenkosi Hadebe | 22 | KwaZulu-Natal | Bergville |

## Judges
### Semifinals

* Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala – Miss South Africa 2010
* Nobukhosi Mukwevho – founder of Khosi Nkosi
* Stephanie Weil - CEO of Miss South Africa

### Crown Chasers

Bonang Matheba and Leandie Du Randt served as judges for all episodes of Crown Chasers, while the following guest judges were featured in each episode:
* Tamaryn Green – Miss South Africa 2018 (Episode 1)
* Vanessa Carreira – Miss South Africa 2001 (Episode 2)
* Ntandose Mosibi – television presenter (Episode 3)
* Nobukhosi Mukwevho – founder of Khosi Nkosi (Episode 4)
* Gert-Johan Coetzee – fashion designer (Episode 5)
* Koo Govender – media mogul and CEO of Dentsu South Africa (Episode 5)
* Bokang Montjane – Miss South Africa 2010 (Episode 5)

### Final

* Leandie Du Randt – actress, presenter, author and entrepreneur
* R'Bonney Gabriel – Miss Universe 2022 from the United States
* Devi Sankaree Govender – investigative television journalist
* Thuso Mbedu – actress
* Jo-Ann Strauss – Miss South Africa 2000