Miss SA 2025 Qhawekazi Mazaleni will not be competing at any international pageants during her reign.
The future relevance of Miss SA has become a hot topic among pageant fans, with many questioning whether the competition can maintain its prestige without a presence on major international stages.
The conversation comes after the organisation no longer holds licences for Miss Universe, Miss Supranational and now Miss World, sparking a conversation about whether the national pageant can still remain relevant.
On Wednesday, June 3, it was announced that former Miss SA and Miss World Africa, Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala, has secured three licenses for the most prestigious beauty pageants, including Miss Universe, Miss Supranational and now Miss World.
This announcement has shut down all the circulating rumours that the current titleholder for Miss SA, Qhawekazi Mazaleni, might represent us at Miss World 2026 after she was listed as SA's representative on Wikipedia.
