Cape Town – Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane was crowned second runner-up at the Miss Universe contest on Monday morning in Eilat, Israel.
The Miss South Africa organisation congratulated the beauty queen on social media.
“Congratulations to our Miss Universe 2021 2nd runner-up @lalela_mswane We are sooo proud of you for relentlessly pursuing what sets your heart on fire,” wrote the Miss SA organisation in an Instagram post.
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Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe, with Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira coming in as the first runner-up.
Mswane’s participation at the Miss Universe pageant was surrounded by controversy.
Some South Africans believed that she should have boycotted the competition due to Israel’s claimed atrocities against Palestinians, while others believed that beauty pageants should not be politicised.
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The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture withdrew its support for her.
The 24-year-old went against contestants from 80 other countries.
Take a look at Mswane’s crowning moment:
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
