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Margaret Gray has just been officially announced as Miss Supranational Costa Rica 2023 and will now prepare for Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Poland. The 21-year-old jazz dancer and medical student succeeded last year's titleholder, Miss Supranational Costa Rica 2022 Natalia González. No stranger to pageantry, Margaret was previously named Miss Costa Rica Beauty Worldwide and went on to win the international Miss Beauty Worldwide 2021 title in Tacna, Peru. She is bilingual and holds a qualification for teaching jazz dance. Her hobbies include reading, volunteering, and outdoor walks. Costa Rica has yet to win Miss Supranational. Its highest placement was in 2017 courtesy of Nicole Menayo who finished as one of the Top 10 finalists. Meet the new Miss Supranational Costa Rica: View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Finalists Costa Rica (@thefinalistscr) Photos: The Finalists / Miss Supranational Costa Rica

Miss South Africa 2022 first runner-up Ayanda Thabethe has been officially announced on Tuesday, February 28 as Miss Supranational South Africa 2023. The 23-year-old entrepreneur and model hails from Pietermaritzburg and is pursuing a degree in dietetics and human nutrition from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her campaign "Project Khulisa" aims to improve the future of all South Africans through nutritional intervention and innovation by mobilizing food solutions through initiatives such as community vegetable gardens, food parcels, and education about diet. “After visiting a KZN orphanage, I was surprised at how little consideration is taken by those preparing and funding the meals into providing the children with nutrient-dense meals as most of their meals are supplied by their schools during the day," she wrote on social media. "I hope to transform the standard of food given to children in schools under the National School Nutrition Programme as well as start a

Merlie Fleurizard was crowned Miss Supranational Supranational 2023 in a competition held on Sunday, February 5 at the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida. The 31-year-old attorney succeeded Lynn Rubiane St-Germain and will now represent her country at Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland this July. No stranger to pageantry, she previously held the title Miss International Haiti 2018 but was replaced for Miss International due to the age limitation. She went on to compete in the 48th Miss Intercontinental pageant in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, and also participated in The Miss Globe 2020 which was held in Tirana, Albania where she bagged the Miss Tourism award. Meet the new Miss Supranational Haiti: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Merlie Fleurizard (@merliefl) Photos: Miss Supranational Haiti