The Miss South Africa organisation says: “The Top 30 is an impressive and diverse group. Among them are two medical doctors, an attorney, a commercial pilot, an environmental specialist as well as models, graduates and students. Some have started their own businesses while others run charitable organisations.”

The first transgender woman to enter the competition, Lehlogonolo Machaba from North West, is among the woman who have taken a spot in the Top 30. Machaba (24), who comes from Oskraal, Letlhabile, holds a diploma in fashion design technology from the Tshwane University of Technology. She works as a model booker at Invade Models and is the founder and owner of the DeMollies fashion brand. In her spare time, she volunteers at a local LGBTQIA centre, helping young people complete university and job applications.

The 30 contestants come from around the country; Gauteng has 12 contenders (with four from Pretoria), followed by the Western Cape with seven, KwaZulu-Natal with four, the Eastern Cape with three, the Free State with two, and North West and Limpopo each have one entrant.

Liesl Laurie, former Miss South Africa and host on Jacaranda FM, is a Top 30 and Top 10 judge.
 
Former title holders Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala (2010), Melinda Bam (2011), and Tamaryn Green (2018) will be joining Laurie as a judge.

Voting is now officially open. Take your favourite to the Top 10 as our 5th judge! Voting closes midnight on 21 July 2021. Click on the link to start voting: https://www.misssa.co.za/miss-south-africa-2021-top-30/

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