The first trans woman to openly enter Miss SA, Lehlogonolo Machaba, returns for a second shot at the title.
The 25-year-old from Oskraal, in Letlhabile, North West, made history last year when she cracked the top 30 Miss SA contestants, becoming the first transgender woman to do so.“South Africa is a rainbow nation full of diversity. We have11 official languages and I strongly believe that every voice and language matters,” Machaba said.
“Though my experience of being in the Miss South Africa Top 30 last year was one of a kind, I suffered anxiety due to thinking I needed to speak, sound or act like the previous queens. I was forgetting that we are all different with magic within us that the country and the universe needs to witness.“We are all born for a purpose and the only way to unleash that light is by being our truest selves.
Joining Machaba in the top 30 are 13 contestants from Gauteng , followed by five from the Western Cape and four from KwaZulu-Natal.with Free State represented by two. The North West and Limpopo each have one. Alyssa Smith, Anarzade Omar, Ayanda Thabethe, Ayanda Tloti, Bethany Damonse, Bianca Bezuidenhout, Boniswa Mapisa, Chuma Matsaluka, Fortunate Mabeleng, Itumeleng Parage, Keaoleboga Nkashe, Lebogang Mahlangu, Lisanne Lazarus, Luvé Meyer, Luyanda Zuma, Misqah Snyders, Mphoentle Plaatjie, Naledi Matabane, Ndavi Nokeri, Nompumelelo Mampholo, Nthabiseng Kgasi, Pearl Ntshehi, Shevon Periera, Stacy Gossayn, Tamsyn Jack, Thulani Ndzotyana, Tlotlo Mabiletsa, Tyhler Duimpies and Zoey Seboe complete...
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