Miss South Africa 2023

Miss South Africa 2023 was the 65th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, held on Sunday, 13 August 2023 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria. Ndavi Nokeri of Limpopo crowned Natasha Joubert of Gauteng as her successor at the end of the event.

Joubert had previously represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2020 so her first runner-up Bryoni Govender represented the country at Miss Universe 2023.

Pageant
Starting this year, the top 12 delegates participated in a reality show called Crown Chasers, where they competed in challenges reflecting the Miss South Africa values. Each week, one contestant was eliminated, wherein in the end, only seven contestants participated in the final show.

Crown Chasers
The official Top 12 finalists who would participate in Crown Chasers were announced on 8 June. During the show, Lebohang Raputsoe, Lungo Katete, Ané Oosthuysen, and Keaoleboga Nkashe were eliminated, while Levern José withdrew from the competition amidst bullying allegations which resurfaced from former classmates on Twitter. The seven finalists advanced to the televised Miss South Africa 2023 final were revealed on 6 August.

Elimination chart
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Top 30
The Top 30 semifinalists were announced on 24 May. The semifinalists who did not advance to the Top 12 were:

Semifinals

 * Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala – Miss South Africa 2010
 * Nobukhosi Mukwevho – founder of Khosi Nkosi
 * Stephanie Weil - CEO of Miss South Africa

Crown Chasers
Bonang Matheba and Leandie Du Randt served as judges for all episodes of Crown Chasers, while the following guest judges were featured in each episode:


 * Tamaryn Green – Miss South Africa 2018 (Episode 1)
 * Vanessa Carreira – Miss South Africa 2001 (Episode 2)
 * Ntandose Mosibi – television presenter (Episode 3)
 * Nobukhosi Mukwevho – founder of Khosi Nkosi (Episode 4)
 * Gert-Johan Coetzee – fashion designer (Episode 5)
 * Koo Govender – media mogul and CEO of Dentsu South Africa (Episode 5)
 * Bokang Montjane – Miss South Africa 2010 (Episode 5)

Final

 * Leandie Du Randt – actress, presenter, author and entrepreneur
 * R'Bonney Gabriel – Miss Universe 2022 from the United States
 * Devi Sankaree Govender – investigative television journalist
 * Thuso Mbedu – actress
 * Jo-Ann Strauss – Miss South Africa 2000