Miss SA 2010 Bokang Montjane, clinging to her crown last year.On Sunday night (3 December)
The Road To Miss South Africa wrapped the reality show with a spotlight on 2011's Top 12 finalists.
The pageant goes down this Sunday (11 December) at Sun City's Superbowl and will be hosted by
ProVerb, who's hosting the ceremony solo - he hosted with
Michelle McLean last year.
Michelle puts in her annual appearance in the commentary booth this year and
Bridget Masinga will be on the red carpet and backstage.
The build-up and ceremony will be broadcast live on Mzansi Magic, starting at 16h30 - with a behind-the-scenes special. The live broadcast starts from Sun City at 17h00 with the red carpet arrivals, followed by the ceremony.
Schedule shoutout: The X Factor will be on at 19h00. It returns to 18h00 on the 18th.
TVSA's
Carino and
Toodecent will be hitting Sun City for us so keep a lookout for front seat goss and pics after the pageant.
Here's a close-up on each of the finalists, with snippets about each:
Caylene Marais
Age: 21
From: Roodepoort
Occupation: Studying Life and Performance Coaching. She's the current title holder of Miss Valley of the Waves and Miss Western Gauteng.
Hobbies: she received provincial colours for Judo and also played first team Water-polo through high school. She also enjoys giving of her time to teach horse riding to able-bodied children and those with disabilities.
Freida Du Plessis
Age: 25
From: Pretoria
Occupation: Teacher. She holds the title of Miss Rekord 2010 and recently First Princess title for Miss Modern Woman 2011.
Hobbies: She enjoys giving of her time to others and would like to enrich the lives of others.
Grace Rheeders
Age: 21
From: Durban
Occupation: A Lifestyle Manager and PRO for a financial organisation. She is in her final year of studying Business Management and was a finalist in the Miss Italia pageant 2008.
Aspiration: To become a positive and inspiring role model for others.
Lerato Mokoena
Age: 22
From: Vereeniging
Occupation: Studied and completed a BA in Tourism Development at the University of Johannesburg. She has previously won titles as Second Princess for Miss Bikini SA and Miss Soweto and holds the title of Miss Emfuleni 2010.
Aspiration: Would like to establish her own NGO to reach underprivileged communities in rural areas of South Africa with a focus on empowering the youth.
Lwandle Ngwenya
Age: 21
From: Glenwood
Titles won: She won Miss Durban in 2009 and currently holds the title for Miss Spring 2010.
Aspiration: Being a Miss South Africa Finalist has been a dream for as long as she can remember and Lwandle believes she has the passion and spirit to win the Miss South Africa crown in 2011.
Melinda Bam
Age: 22
From: Pretoria
Occupation: Studying BCOM in Marketing at the University of Pretoria. She's held titles for the Miss Tropika, Me Waterkloof and Candy Girl pageants.
Aspiration: She believes she has the motivation, ambition and confidence to become an inspiring ambassador to South Africa and the youth of South Africa.
Pinky Mathope
21
From: Johannesburg
Occupation: Currently studying at the Vaal University of Technology as a Metallurgy Engineer. She holds the title of Miss SA Campus 2010.
Remona Moodley
Age: 22
From: Cape Town
Occupation: Studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. She held the title of First Princess for the Miss SA Teen in 2006 and was crowned Miss India South Africa in 2005.
Aspiration: She would like to obtain a pilot’s license one day. She would like create positive platforms of success for South Africans as she feels fortunate to have been provided the same.
Rolene Strauss
From: Mpumalanga
Occupation: Matriculated in 2010 and in her first year of studying Medicine. She holds the title of Miss Diaz 2010 - 2011.
Hobbies: She enjoys staying active.
Sian Schleusch
21
Occupation: Studying Marketing Management and a model at Johannesburg agency.
Aspiration: She wants to create collaborative networks to help develop opportunities for others. She also aspires to be a spokesperson for under-resourced and challenged communities in helping them achieve and grow.
Tamerin Jardine
Age: 23
From: Sandton
Occupation: Has a BA in Law and is continuing her studies. She made it to the semi-finalist stage of the Miss South Africa in 2009.
Hobbies: She's passionate about the earth and greening our environments in in the fight against global warming, cleaning up our world and saving water.
Thuli Sangweni
Age: 21
From: Johannesburg.
Occupation: Currently studying a IMM Marketing degree.
Aspiration: Would like to use the opportunity of the Miss South Africa pageant as a platform to encourage young women in the country to strive for greatness.
.. did you catch The Road To Miss SA? Has it influenced your choice? Who should snatch the title?