Miss South Africa 2015 Liesl Laurie
Miss South Africa 2016 warms up this month as the search for a new winner begins.
The pageant takes place in March next year, at Sun City as per usual. Entries have opened and key dates have been confirmed.
Regional judging sessions are happening in August in four cities so if you have what it takes to represent the country, put on your fave gear and be seen.
Here's what to do...
How to enter
All auditionees need to register online on the Miss SA website here:
Miss South Africa entries.
There's no screening process with these entries i.e. everyone who registers will be able to attend the judging sessions. You can't attend if you don't register though.
Entries close on 28 July 2015.
Regional judging
The venues and dates for the regional judging sessions are:
Port Elizabeth
Date: Saturday, 1 August 2015
Venue: Boardwalk Hotel
Cape Town
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, 15 and 16 August 2015
Venue: Grand West Casino
Johannesburg
Dates: Saturday to Monday, 22, 23 and 24 August 2015
Venue: The Maslow Hotel
Durban
Dates: Saturday 5 September 2015
Venue: Sibaya Hotel
Audition must-knows
All entrants must:
- Be at least 18 years old and not older than 27 years in February 2016.
- Be a South African citizen and in possession of a valid South African ID document or passport.
- Be in possession of a Matric certificate or equivalent qualification.
- Not be married and never have had a marriage annulled.
- Not be engaged.
- Never have been pregnant, never have given birth and not be pregnant.
- Not have any visible tattoos.
- Have no criminal record.
What you need to take to the auditions:
- A copy of your birth certificate, ID book or passport.
- Two recent A4 colour photographs: One head and shoulders, one full length. (Please note: these photos will not be returned.)
- A copy of your Matric certificate.
- Only one entry form per contestant is to be submitted.
The Miss SA rules
- Rules of the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants are applicable to all Miss SA entrants.
- The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Non-disclosure of any information that is pertinent to entering Miss SA will lead to disqualification i.e. criminal record/dethroning etc.
- All Miss SA finalists will be required to perform a limited number of engagements. She will therefore not be eligible to enter another national competition except with the written permission from the organisers.
- Finalists will be contracted to Sun International from 01 December 2015 to 31 March 2016.
- The new Miss SA will remain contracted to Sun International to perform community related projects for two years after the completion of her reign, subject to a maximum of 12 days per year.
If you have any queries, you can e-mail:
misssa@suninternational.com