South Africa at major beauty pageants

This is a list of South Africa's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two of the four pageants, 1 Miss Universe crown, and three Miss World crowns.

Anneline Kriel was crowned the new Miss World 1974 after Helen Elizabeth Morgan's resignation.

Year

Miss Universe

Miss World

Miss International

Miss Earth

2014

Ziphozakhe Zokufa

Rolene Strauss
WINNER''

×

Ilzé Saunders

2013

Marilyn Ramos

Marilyn Ramos

Cindy Rosslind

Ashanti Mbanga
Top 16''

2012

Melinda Bam
Top 10

Remona Moodley

Donique Leonard
Withdrew

Tamerin Jardine
Top 8''

2011

Bokang Montjane

Bokang Montjane
Top 7''

Natasha Kashimoto

Dominique Mann

2010

Nicole Flint
Top 10''

Nicole Flint
Top 25''

Matapa Maila

Nondyebo Dzingwa
Top 8

2009

Tatum Keshwar
Top 10''

Tatum Keshwar
2nd Runner-up''

Bokang Montjane

Chanel Grantham
Top 16''

2008

Tansey Coetzee
Top 15''

Tansey Coetzee
Top 5''

×

Matapa Maila

2007

Megan Coleman

Megan Coleman

×

Bokang Montjane
Top 16''

2006

Thuli Sithole

Thuli Sithole

×

Nancy Dos Reis

2005

Claudia Henkel
Top 15''

Dhiveja Sundrum
Top 15''

×

Jacqueline Postma

2004

Joan Ramagoshi

Joan Ramagoshi

×

Sally Leung

2003

Cindy Nell
2nd Runner-Up

Cindy Nell

×

Catherine Constantinides

2002

Vanessa Carreira
3rd Runner-Up

Claire Sabbagha

×

×

2001

Jo-Ann Strauss

Jo-Ann Strauss
Top 10''

×

Inecke van der Westhuizen

2000

Heather Hamilton
Top 10''

Heather Hamilton

Irmari Steyl

↑

1999

Sonia Raciti
Top 5

Sonia Raciti
2nd Runner-Up

×

1998

Kerishnie Naicker
Top 10''

Kerishnie Naicker
4th Runner-up''

×

1997

Mbali Gasa

Jessica Motaung
2nd Runner-up''

×

1996

Carol Anne Becker

Peggy-Sue Khumalo
Top 10''

×

1995

Augustine Masilela
Top 10''

Bernelee Daniell
Top 10''

×

1994

×

Basetsana Makgalemele
1st Runner-up''

×

1993

×

Palesa Mofokeng
1st Runner-up''

×

1992

×

Amy Kleinhans
4th Runner-up''

×

1991

×

Diana Tilden-Davis
2nd Runner-up''

×

1990

×

×

×

1989

×

×

×

1988

×

×

×

1987

×

×

×

1986

×

×

×

1985

×

×

×

1984

Leticia Snyman
1st Runner-up''

×

×

1983

Leanne Hosking

×

×

1982

Odette Octavia Scrooby
Top 12''

×

×

1981

Daniela di Paolo

×

×

1980

×

×

×

1979

Veronika Wilson
Top 12''

×

×

1978

Margaret Gardiner
WINNER''

×

×

1977

Glynis Dorothea Fester

Vanessa Wannenberg

×

1976

Cynthia Classen

Lynn Massyn

×

1975

Gail Anthony

Rhoda Rademeyer
Top 15''

×

1974

×

Anneline Kriel
1st Runner-up/WINNER''

×

1973

×

Shelley Latham
4th Runner-up''

×

1972

×

Stephanie Reinecke
Top 15''

×

1971

×

Monica Fairall
Top 15''

×

1970

×

Jillian Elizabeth Jessup
4th Runner-up''

×

1969

×

Linda Meryl Collett
5th Runner-up''

×

1968

Monica Fairall

Mitsianna Stander†

Mary Winifred McDonald

1967

Windley Ballenden

Disa Duivenstein
Top 15''

Dawn Duff-Gray

1966

Lynn Carol De Jager

Johanna Maud Carter
Top 15''

↑

1965

Veronika Prigge
Top 15''

Carrol Adele Davis

Diana Webster
Top 15''

1964

Gail Robinson

Vedra Karamitas†

Lorraine Mason

1963

Ellen Liebenberg
Top 15''

Louise Crous

Martie Claassen

1962

Lynette Gamble

'''Yvonne Maryann Ficker
3rd Runner-up

Aletta Strydom

1961

Marina Christelis

Yvonne Brenda Hulley
Top 15''

Dina Maria Robbertse

1960

Nicolette Joan Caras
3rd Runner-up''

Denise Muir†
2nd Runner-up''

Nona Sherriff

1959

×

Moya Meaker
Top 11''

↑

1958

×

Penelope Coelen
WINNER''

1957

×

Adele June Kruger
2nd Runner-up''

1956

×

Norma Vorster

1955

×

×

1954

×

×

1953

Ingrid Rita Mills
Top 16''

×

1952

Catherine Edwina Higgins
Top 10''

×

1951

↑

×


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

PAGEANT

PLACEMENTS

Best Result

Miss Universe

20

Winner (1978)

Miss World

32

Winner (1958, 1974, 2014)

Miss International

1

Top 15 (1965)

Miss Earth

5

Top 8 (2010, 2012)

References

See also

  • Miss South Africa
  • Miss Earth South Africa