# Miss South Africa 2021

Miss South Africa 2021 was the 63rd edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held at the Grand West Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, on 16 October 2021.
Shudufhadzo Musida crowned Lalela Mswane as her successor at the end of the event. She went on to represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2021 and Miss Supranational 2022. She finished as second-runner up at Miss Universe 2021 and was later crowned as Miss Supranational 2022.

## Results
### Placements
#### Color keys

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Miss South Africa 2021 | KwaZulu-Natal – Lalela Mswane | 2nd Runner-Up – Miss Universe 2021 |
| Miss South Africa 2021 | KwaZulu-Natal – Lalela Mswane | Winner – Miss Supranational 2022 |
| Runners-Up | 1st Eastern Cape – Zimi Mabunzi 2nd Gauteng – Moratwe Masima |
| Top 5 | Western Cape – Bianca Bezuidenhout Western Cape – Jeanni Mulder |
Order of Announcement

## Delegates

The official Top 10 finalists were announced on 3 August 2021.
| Name | Age | Province | Hometown | Placement |
| Bianca Bezuidenhout | 22 | Western Cape | Strand | Top 5 |
| Catherine Groenewald | 23 | Western Cape | Constantia | |
| Cheneil Hartzenberg | 24 | Gauteng | Meredale | |
| Jeanni Mulder | 24 | Western Cape | Sea Point | Top 5 |
| Kaylan Matthews | 25 | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | |
| Kgothatso Dithebe | 26 | Gauteng | Centurion | |
| Lalela Mswane | 24 | KwaZulu-Natal | Richards Bay | Miss South Africa 2021 |
| Moratwe Masima | 24 | Gauteng | Atholl | Top 3 |
| Tiffany Francis | 22 | Gauteng | Mulbarton | |
| Zimi Mabunzi | 26 | Eastern Cape | King William's Town | Top 3 |

### Top 30

The Top 30 was announced on 6 July 2021. The following 20 delegates did not advance to the top ten.
| Delegate | Age | Province | Hometown |
| Andile Mazibuko | 23 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ulundi |
| Ané Oosthuysen | 23 | Gauteng | Vanderbijlpark |
| Danielle Marais | 24 | Gauteng | Randburg |
| Eloïse van der Westhuizen | 26 | Western Cape | Panorama |
| Ferini Dayal | 26 | Gauteng | Kensington |
| Itumeleng Baloyi | 23 | Limpopo | Seshego |
| Jamie Cloete | 23 | Western Cape | Edgemead |
| Keashel van der Merwe | 22 | Gauteng | Roodepoort |
| Kgaketsang Mathobisa | 22 | Free State | Bloemfontein |
| Kgatlhiso Modisane | 27 | Gauteng | Pretoria |
| Licalle Isaacs | 21 | Western Cape | Plumstead |
| Lisanne Lazarus | 25 | KwaZulu-Natal | Amanzimtoti |
| Lehlogonolo Machaba | 24 | North West | Oskraal |
| Mawusive Sibutha | 24 | Eastern Cape | Tabankulu |
| Olin-Shae De La Cruz | 27 | Gauteng | Bryanston |
| Pearl Ntshehi | 24 | Gauteng | Mamelodi |
| Precious Mndalama | 23 | Gauteng | Soshanguve |
| Pumeza Zibi | 24 | Western Cape | Heideveld |
| Savannah De Almeida | 23 | KwaZulu-Natal | Hillcrest |
| Tshegofatso Molefe | 26 | Free State | Kestell |

## Judges
### Semifinals

The following four judges determined the 30 semifinalists.
* Melinda Bam – Miss South Africa 2011
* Tamaryn Green – Miss South Africa 2018
* Liesl Laurie – Miss South Africa 2015
* Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala – Miss South Africa 2010

### Finals

* Shannon Esra – Actress
* Tamaryn Green – Miss South Africa 2018
* Basetsana Kumalo – Miss South Africa 1994
* Andrea Meza – Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico
* Mamokgethi Phakeng – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town
* Dineo Ranaka – Television and radio personality
* Pia Wurtzbach – Miss Universe 2015 from the Philippines