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unusual facts about Miss South Africa


Suanne Braun

Braun co-presented Miss South Africa and Miss World for three consecutive years in the early 1990s, and received the People's Choice award for South Africa's most beautiful woman in 1993.


Toyin Raji

Augustine Masilela of South Africa made the cut in 10th place, denying Raji the chance of becoming Nigeria's first Miss Universe semifinalist.


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Jo-Ann Strauss

During her reigning year as Miss South Africa, she started her media career with the Afrikaans magazine programme Pasella before anchoring the English lifestyle magazine show Top Billing, for which she has interview the likes of Charlize Theron, Antonio Banderas and George Clooney.

Miss South Africa 2009

Miss South Africa 2009 was held on 13 December 2009 in Sun City, South Africa.