Cape Town – Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo “Shudu” Musida has received a lot of support on social media following the Miss World results.
According to The Citizen, the 2022 Miss World pageant took place on Thursday, March 17, and aired in South Africa between the hours of 02:00 and 05:00.
The pageant was originally scheduled for December 16, 2021, but it was postponed due to some contestants testing positive for Covid-19 concerns.
Prior to the postponement, Shudu was ranked in the top ten of the Miss World “Beauty With A Purpose” round in Puerto Rico.
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In January, she was announced to have made it to the pageant’s top 40.
Shudu flew to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday for her final performance in the competition.
However, her journey in the pageant ended in the top 40, with Karolina Bielawska from Poland being crowned the 70th Miss World, while Shree Saini from the United States was crowned first runner-up and Olivia Yacé from Ivory Coast second runner-up, Channel24 reported.
Although the results were unexpected, South Africans have showered Shudufhadzo with love.
Take a look at some of the Twitter reactions below:
Shudufhadzo Musida appreciation tweet.
You did your best SHUDU and we are super proud of you!!! ????#shuduformissworld #shudu #missworld2021 pic.twitter.com/8GbfhNUZl3
— Nozipho M (@nozipho_mashaba) March 17, 2022
You did your best Shudu , we are proud of you Queen #shuduformissworld pic.twitter.com/sPL08q7qsy
— Pardo! ? ???? (@Queen_Pardo) March 17, 2022
Nevertheless we’re immensely proud of you. Thank you for representing us so well, Shudufhadzo Musida?????? #shuduformissworld#SouthAfrica#MissWorld #MissWorld2022 pic.twitter.com/5x68O5U7Rm
— confidently golden? (@shadyjantjies) March 17, 2022
We’re still so proud of Shudu ??❤️? #shuduformissworld
And Palesa our flower from Botswana you did your country so proud. #Palesatotheworld— Mrs Mongale (@DuduetsangKarim) March 17, 2022
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo