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, on October 16, 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.

Placements

 * Color keys


 * The contestant Won in an International pageant.
 * The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.

Order of Announcement

Top 10
 * 1) Moratwe Masima
 * 2) Cheneil Hartzenberg
 * 3) Kgothatso Dithebe
 * 4) Jeanni Mulder
 * 5) Kaylan Matthews
 * 6) Bianca Bezuidenhout
 * 7) Lalela Mswane
 * 8) Catherine Groenewald
 * 9) Tiffany Francis
 * 10) Zimi Mabunzi - Public Vote Winner

Top 5
 * 1) Bianca Bezuidenhout
 * 2) Jeanni Mulder
 * 3) Lalela Mswane
 * 4) Moratwe Masima
 * 5) Zimi Mabunzi

Top 3
 * 1) Lalela Mswane
 * 2) Moratwe Masima
 * 3) Zimi Mabunzi

Delegates
The official Top 10 finalists were announced on 3 August 2021.

Top 30
The Top 30 was announced on 6 July 2021. The following 20 delegates did not advance to the top ten.

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