Miss South Africa

The top 30 contestants vying for the Miss South Africa title have just been announced. Image via Instagram @official_misssa.

#MissSA2022: Who is on the selection committee for the top 30?

From former Miss SA Liesl Laurie to radio personality Thando Thabethe, here is the selection committee for the top 30 Miss SA entrants.

Miss South Africa

The top 30 contestants vying for the Miss South Africa title have just been announced. Image via Instagram @official_misssa.

The Miss SA organisation has selected the likes of former Miss South Africa Liesl-Laurie Mthombeni, actress and radio personality Thando Thabethe and others to select the top 30 entrants for Miss South Africa 2022.

MISS SA 2022: WHO IS ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE? 

The Miss South Africa organisation announced that the following people will be on the selection committee for Miss SA 2022,

  • Former Miss SA Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni
  • Actress and radio personality Thando Thabethe
  • Fashion designer Khosi Nkosi
  • Body positive activist Tracey-Lee Lusty Horwitz
  • Business mogul Koo Govender
  • Magazine editor Makhosazana Zwane-Siguqa 
  • Actor Simoné Nortmann

“Being a part of the Miss South Africa judging panel is always such an honour for me because I am part of a group of incredibly powerful women that are sitting together and choosing the next ambassador for South Africa,” said Liesl in a statement.

“This is essentially a woman that will go on to represent us internationally. Sitting on this panel is something I do not take for granted. I understand that this is a huge job interview and I always encourage the entrants of the pageant to treat it as such,” she continued.

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WHEN WILL THE TOP 30 BE ANNOUNCED?

The Miss SA organisation revealed that the top 30 will be announced on Monday 16 May at 19:00, on the official Miss SA app.

Thando is just as excited as Liesl to be apart of the selection committee.

“Being part of the judging panel for Miss South Africa 2022 has been exciting and an experience I will forever treasure,” said Thando in a statement.

“Miss SA has proven to be a platform that celebrates women from all backgrounds and has solidified the idea that beauty isn’t a mould that one has to fit into. The women we have seen so far have been simply exceptional and I cannot wait to help change another young woman’s life,” she continued.

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