Mia le Roux crowned Miss SA, makes history
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Mia le Roux, with profound hearing loss, made history by being crowned 2024 Miss SA on Saturday night.
Le Roux was diagnosed with profound hearing loss when she was a year old.
The 28-year-old from Sasolburg, in Free State, but raised in Oudshoorn in the Western Cape beats Nompumelelo Maduna and Onalenna Constantin.
She follows in the footsteps of Natasha Joubert and Ndavi Nokeri.
In attendance at the extravaganza in Pretoria's SunBet Arena were A-listers Lebo Mashile, Zoë Modiga, Kamo Mphela, Lerato Kganyago, Thembi Seete, Cedric Fourie, Zanele Potelwa, Andiswa Gebashe, plus former Miss SA titleholders Tamaryn Green and Vanessa Carreira-Coutroulis.
Miss South Africa 2024 👑🤩#MissSA2024 #MiaLeroux pic.twitter.com/4X9THdY3dp
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) August 10, 2024
TV personalities Jo-Ann Strauss and Fezile Mkhize hosted the official red carpet ceremony.
Bonang Matheba returned as the pageant's host for a second consecutive year with performances by Jesse Clegg, Mphela, Mashile and Modiga.
Sitting on the diverse all-women judging panel included Miss SA 2014 Rolene Strauss, actor Leandie du Randt, TV personality Strauss, Miss Soweto 2002 and media personality Kganyago and musician Seete.