PHOTOS: Miss South Africa 2021’s first day
A busy media schedule lies ahead for the new queen, Lalela Mswane.
The 24-year-old – who comes from KwaSokhulu in Richards Bay – graduated with a Bachelor of Law from the University of Pretoria. She is also a model and a dancer.
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The new Miss South Africa also did a photoshoot.
"I really wasn't expecting it, which is why I started crying (when I was crowned). I was so shocked because I was already so fulfilled and blessed to have made top three. So, for me, taking the title is genuinely just the cherry on top," Mswane says.
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“My role now to encourage, to inspire, to give hope and to continue to work and build onto the legacies of Miss South Africa’s past. I intend to live by every word I have expressed and to serve, lead and represent our beautiful nation to the best of my abilities,” she concluded.
All the Miss South Africa Top 3 will represent the country at the world’s three most prestigious pageants.
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It will only be revealed at a later date which contestant will go to which pageant.
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