Photos: Meet The Miss South Africa 2017 Finalists

BOIPELO MABE
Hails from: Alexandra, Gauteng
Age: 23
Occupation: Full-time masters student, model and news reader on Soweto TV.
Fast fact: She used to be embarrassed that her dad was a taxi driver. "I've realised that it was his presence, love and support that mattered most to my growth and development as a young woman, not his job title.” More pics after cut.....



KAYLA MALHERBE
Hails from: Mtunzini, Kwa Zulu Natal
Age: 21
Occupation: Model.
Fast fact: She's passionate about kids and often helps out at the small school in her home town.

 
 MAN MKWANAZI
Hails from: Lenasia, Gauteng
Age: 26
Occupation: Model and owner of a construction company.
Fast fact: She's really shy and blushes when people she's just met compliment her.



DEMI-LEIGH NEL-PETERS
Hails from: Sedgefield, Western Cape
Age: 21
Occupation: BCom business management and entrepreneurship student and part-time model.
Fast fact: Her biggest motivator is her disabled half-sister.

 

ODIRILE SEPENG
Hails from: Mapobane, Gauteng
Age: 23
Occupation: BCom Law student.
Fast fact: One of her favourite books is 'The Secret' by Rhonda Bryne.

 

ADÈ VAN HEERDEN
Hails from: Herold’s Bay, Western Cape
Age: 25
Occupation: Medical doctor and second lieutenant in the South African Military Health Services.
Fast fact: She's previously won a gold medal for gymnastics at the All African Championships.

 

PRIYESHKA LUTCHMAN
Hails from: Yellowwood Park, Durban
Age: 24
Occupation: Business management student and model.
Fast fact: She enjoys the adrenaline rush she gets from going on the scariest rides at amusement parks.

 

NOMPUMELELO MAMPHOLO
Hails from: Soweto, Gauteng
Age: 20
Occupation: Shareholder in an event and management company.
Fast fact: If she won Miss SA, she'd use the prize money to go back to school and complete her studies.




NICOLE VAN NIEKERK
Hails from: Môregloed, Gauteng
Age: 26
Occupation: Events planner, part-time model and au-pair.
Fast fact: She secured her spot in the top 12 as the winner of Miss SA's first-ever public vote.

 

SHANÉ NAIDOO
Hails from: Benoni, Gauteng
Age: 24
Occupation: Recent Industrial Engineering graduate.
Fast fact: She was a Miss SA finalist in 2015.

 

SHELBE PRETORIUS
Hails from: Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Age: 23
Occupation: Owner of a promotional modeling agency.
Fast fact: Her favourite meal is a good rump steak and veg



YUTA RAUBENHEIMER
Hails from: Kameeldrift, Gauteng
Age: 25
Occupation: Customer service supervisor for Gautrain.
Fast fact: She'd have liked to be an air force pilot in SA's Defense Force.