We cast a critical eye on Miss SA pageant
By Zenoyise Madikwe - 14 December 2011 - 12:24
SUN City's Superbowl rolled out the red carpet on Sunday for 12 of South Africa's most beautiful women at the Miss South Africa pageant.
Celebs brought old-fashioned elegance and glamour to the red carpet. Black was a popular colour, with many stars opting for the classic up-do for their hair.
We look at the hits and misses of the night.
HITS
- Former Miss SA Joan Ramagoshi, who was one of the judges, takes the award for best-dressed woman. She looked very hot and very pregnant in a dazzling red, body-hugging dress.
- Minister Fikile Mbalula takes the award of best-dressed man. He looked amazing in a black tuxedo.
- You could see it was tailor-made for him the proportions were so accurate. Usually tuxedos are very tricky for short, slightly plump men.
- Miss SA judge Paledi Segapo was also one of the hot guys. He came in a white military inspired jacket from his label, Palse Homme.
- Bridget Masinga looked good in a red lace number. We loved its silhouette.
- Penny Lebyane kept it safe with a velvety knee-length dress. But we feel she could have done better than that. This was a Miss SA event, for crying out loud.
- Miss SA 2010 Bokang Montjane looked classy in her body-hugging mermaid dress.
- She had that Naomi Campbell resemblance going for her. She was a classy Miss SA. Pity she got so little attention during her reign.
- DJ Tira was on point. He did colour-blocking tactfully. We hope Mampintsha took some notes from his boss.
- Proverb, who was the night's MC, didn't look at all bad in a slick black suit.
MISSES
- Kabonina Qubeka came in hubby-attracting gear. While everyone else was fanning themselves because of the heat, she opted for a blankety Ndebele outfit that exposed her stomach.
- She looked as if she were going to a Heritage Day event. When she was tired of grabbing all the attention she returned in a short, slinky black number.
- Miss SA judge Sonia Booth also offended the fashion police with a hideous David Tlale dress. Her head stuck out of a poodle-like ruffle.
- You would have sworn she had no neck at all. We suspect the dress was made out of straps from the show-stopper dress Tatum Keshwar wore at Tlale's bridge show.
- Sophie Ndaba came in a clingy gold dress that pinched her boobs and showed her love handles. She could have done with one size bigger. She is an evergreen, though.
- Peggy Sue Khumalo, Miss South Africa 1996, is a pretty woman with class and poise. We were surprised when she came in a leg-showing dress. It felt like looking at granny's leg.
- The green evening dresses designed by Paul van Zyl for Miss SA contestants looked very 1980s. Who wears A-line ball gowns in this day and age? Today's evening dresses are body-hugging silhouettes.
- What was with using white designers only for a Miss SA pageant?
- Gert-Johan Coetzee's blue hair was a hot mess. He looked like a clown. The less said the better.