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Miss South Africa 2022 will take place on August 13 at Time Square's SunBet Arena in Pretoria. Ten finalists will compete for the national beauty title and the opportunity to represent South Africa on the global stage (Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Supranational). Reigning Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, who represented her country at 70th Miss Universe and recently won Miss Supranational 2022, will crown her successor at the end of the event. Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu, former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi, and former Miss World Rolene Strauss will be part of the selection committee. Tickets for the live show and online streaming are available at https://www.misssa.co.za/ Get to know the Top 10 finalists: Anarzade Omar - 23, from Crown Gardens in Johannesburg, Gauteng. She holds a degree in strategic communication in marketing from the University of Johannesburg and works as a social media manager at a digital marketing agency. In addition, she is a social media cont

The Miss Namibia 2022 national competition is scheduled to take place at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino on Friday, August 12. A total of 12 finalists are vying for the national title currently held by Chelsi Shikongo, who represented Namibia during the 70th Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, Israel last December. The Miss Namibia organization currently holds the right to send Namibian representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Teen International competitions. Last year's first runner-up Annerie Maré was named Miss World Nambia 2021 and went on to compete during 70th Miss World in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Meet this year's Top 12 finalists: Aina Kweyo - a 26-year-old news anchor from Oniipa Ashleigh Kleintjes - a 24-year-old candidate legal practitioner from Windhoek Cassia Sharpley - 21, from Windhoek. She is a basic life support paramedic and student at Namibia University of Science and Technology pursuing a degree in emergency medical care Diana Andimba - a

Miss Danmark 2022 (Miss Denmark) is scheduled to be held on August 28 at Shiny Star in Valby, Copenhagen. Hosted by "Dancing with the Stars" presenter Claus Elming, 33 contestants will battle it out to win the national beauty title and the opportunity to represent Denmark on the global stage. Meet the Top 33 official contestants: Melina Mira Michelle Desideriussen Zaara Naaz Ahmed Mathilde Michelle Laursen Nicoline Kristine Hansen Warda Abdiaziz Karoline Sargent Nimgaard Maja Bach Claire Schou Rasmussen Mathilde Vangkilde Camilla Andersen Lara Al-Medrasi Jasmin El-Khodr Victoria Arvin Lautrup Hella Sofia Bach Banuscha Baskaran Miamaja Isabel Langenbach Cecilia Matine Larsen Rikke Skovly Petersen Anniqa Jamal Iqbal Rebecca Larsen Nadja Reinhardt Sjøgaard Ann-Sofie Bisgaard Christiansen Helene Myrdal Jessica À. Pscheidt Josephine Amalie Pedersen Malou Peters Thalia Ortiz Rasmussen Cecilie Frost Wittchen Emilie Lærkegaard Andersen Melanie Denise Hansen Sabine Hansen Stephanie Ba

Miss France 2023, the 93rd edition of the Miss France pageant, will take place in December at M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire. Miss France organization made the official announcement of the host city last May. It will be the second time for Châteauroux to host the pageant after the 2018 edition. Reigning queen Diane Leyre of Île-de-France will crown her successor at the end of the event and the winner is expected to represent France at Miss Universe and Miss World. Meet the newly elected contestants from Côte d’Azur, Provence, Saint-Martin Saint-Barthelemy, Guadeloupe and Corse: Miss Côte d'Azur 2022 Flavy Barla Miss Provence 2022 Chana Goyons Miss Saint-Martin Saint-Barthelemy 2022 Inès Tessier Miss Guadeloupe 2022 Indira Ampiot Miss Corse 2022 Orianne Meloni Photos: Miss France

The ongoing "rivalry" between pageant fans from a few countries has lately seemed to have gotten out of control. In her latest Instagram story, Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi called out a lot of "edited photos, insults and threats" she is being flooded online. "I have seen quite a lot just today and now before going to sleep," she wrote. After the recent #UniverseUnited conversation she had with Miss Universe Indonesia 2022 Laksmi Shari De Neefe Suardana and Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart, Celeste was hoping this "unnecessary cyberbullying would somehow stop or lessen." The 24-year-old Filipino-Italian beauty, who will represent the Philippines at the prestigious Miss Universe 2022 pageant later this year, asked her fans to "not answer and fight back." "If you want to protect me then simply use the hashtag #kindnesscampaign. Let's not engage with any form of hate," she said. Photo: Dooki

Miss Universe Thailand 2022 Anna Sueangam-iam has kicked off her media week after winning her national title on Saturday, July 30 at True Icon Hall, Iconsiam in Bangkok. Accompanied by the Miss Universe Thailand team and runners-up, the 23-year-old beauty had the opportunity to meet with Miss Universe 1988 and Thailand's very own, Porntip Nakhirunkanok, and her family at Mandarin Oriental Bangkok. The former Miss Universe gave the newly crowned Miss Universe Thailand some helpful advice such as overcoming language barrier and being confident in her quest to win their country's third crown at Miss Universe 2022. Dubbed "Miss Garbage" Anna, who came from very humble beginnings as a daughter of garbage collectors, has been making headlines for her inspiring life story. She triumphed over hardships in life, finished her studies with honors, and went on to win her country's most coveted national beauty title. Despite the online bashing she received for her pre-op photo

Reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu has been announced to be part of the selection committee for the upcoming Miss South Africa 2022 pageant. The Indian beauty will join former queens Zozibini Tunzi (Miss Universe 2020) and Rolene Strauss (Miss World 2014) at the judging table to select the next South African representatives for Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Supranational. For her advice to the Top 10 finalists, Harnaaz said: "Be authentic! Use every minute and moment to showcase your true self, not only to the judges but to the people you are working with, those who are working on the production, your fans, and the global audience who is watching! This is your time to shine and make the most out of this magical storyline you have chosen to be a part of." Miss South Africa 2022 will air live from the SunBet Arena at Time Square, Pretoria on Saturday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m. local time. Photo: Miss South Africa