Cape Town — The official Miss SA pageant will return to South African TV as the show is set to broadcast on SABC 3 for the first time since 1999.
The pageant is set to take place on Sunday, 13 August at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, and not only will the pageant be on the public broadcaster, but it will also show a new five-part series called Crown Chasers which will give viewers a look into the process of becoming Miss SA through a series of challenges, tasks, and mentorship sessions, The Citizen said.
Lala Tuku, SABC’s head of local production, said they were excited to have the show back on their channel.
“The SABC remains the home of events of national importance, and our logline for S3 is ‘Open Up’. To the Miss South Africa finalists, open up new worlds, transcend borders, and be the best ambassadors you can be for South Africa.”
@Official_MissSA kicks off with a 5 part reality series, @Crown_chasers starting this Sunday 9 July at 16:00.#S3OpenUp#MissSA2023#CrownChasers pic.twitter.com/4cyFEZTdFN
— S3 (@SABC3) July 5, 2023
The show will be hosted by former Miss SA and Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi and will feature Bonang Matheba and Leandie Du Randt as the two judges. Each week, a guest judge will appear on the show including Miss SA 2018 Tamaryn Green-Nxumalo, Miss SA 2001 Vanessa Carreira Coutroulis, Miss South Africa 2010, Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala, fashion designers, Gert Johann Coetzee, and Khosi Nkosi as well as businesswomen Koo Govender.
Speaking ahead of the show, Tunzi said: “What is special about this show is that South Africa gets to fall in love with these women and watch them grow in their journey towards the crown.”
@zozitunzi said “What is special about this show is that South Africa gets to fall in love with these women and watch them grow in their journey towards the crown.”
Catch her live every week as she takes us through all moments in finding our new #MissSA2023 . 👑
— Official Crown Chasers👑 (@Crown_chasers) June 23, 2023
Miss SA Organisation CEO, Stephanie Weil, said they are thrilled to be back on SABC3.
“Not only for the final pageant event but also with a real game changer that is the Crown Chasers series. We said we’d shake things up, do things differently, and bring a new level of interest to the Miss SA competition. I believe we have done just that.”
The organisation has scored several sponsors, including L’Oréal Paris and the first black-owned energy drink in Mzansi co-founded by DJ Sbu and Siphiwe Likhuleni Shongwe, MoFaya.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
