Miss SA 2012 Marilyn RamosThe
Miss South Africa competition's going through various changes this year, most notably: it won't be happening at the end of the year.
The pageant has officially been moved to March, 2014 instead. As you probably know, it always takes place towards the end of a year which means that it clashes with Miss Universe. Also, many countries do the pageant at the start of the year so organiser Sun International decided to make the change to accommodate these factors.
Current Miss South Africa Marilyn Ramos will continue wearing her crown until the new Miss SA takes over.
Another big change is the addition of former Miss South Africa Melinda Bam as a mentor/ambassador of the competition. Melinda's been appointed as National Executive of a company that's been created to enhance the competition which means that she's involved in each step of the process. One of the things she's been doing is advising on the do's and don'ts of entering.
Entries are currently open - they close on
31 August 2013. To enter you need to be at least 18 years old and not older than 25 on 1 January 2014. You need to a South African citizen and have matric.
You can enter by filling in this entry form:
Miss South Africa 2014 entries.
You'll see that there are more rules of the competition at the bottom of the form as well a section for you to submit photographs and your ID, passport or birth certificate.
Here's a video of Melinda giving entry tips:
PS! The reality show build-up to the pageant will definitely be back. The selection process and surrounding drama will be filmed for a show that will air on Mzansi Magic. The ceremony will air live on Mzansi Magic.