Miss South Africa’s Lalela Mswane has been crowned the second runner up at Miss Universe 2021.
Harnaaz Sandhu, from India, was crowned Miss Universe 2021 and Nadia Ferreira from Paraguay the first runner-up.
Our hearts are bursting with pride ✨
?: @EZRACouture #MissUniverse #LalelaMswane pic.twitter.com/GLtIUIvel0
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) December 13, 2021
She’s taking it all the way ?✨⚜️@Lalela_lali #lalelamswane #southafrica #missuniversesouthafrica #lalelaformissuniverse pic.twitter.com/cXjbVe1W40
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) December 13, 2021
The 70th Miss Universe event was held in Eilat, Israel.
Mswane received widespread criticism in South Africa to boycott the event being held in Israel.
The South African government withdrew its support for Mswane in order to stand by the Palestinian people.
In the statement, Minister Nathi Mthethwa said that whilst it appreciate the likely impact on the individual interest of the current Miss South Africa, reasons for withdrawal, far outweigh individual interest.
SA government withdraws support for the Miss South Africa pageant:
Miss Universe Boycott
Last month, 20 organisations called to boycott this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant.
Among others, the protest was supported by the African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), National Freedom Party (NFP), The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), The Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Embassy of Palestine and the Royal House of Mandela at Mvezo.
VIDEO: SAJBD reacts to government’s decision to withdraw its Miss SA pageant support:
