African Beauty International
Beauty pageants in South Africa
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African Beauty International (ABI) is a South African organization that organizes a national beauty pageant and selects South Africa's representatives for international beauty pageants.
| Established | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bokang Montjane |
| Purpose | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
| Location |
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Official language | English |
| Owner | Bokang Montjane |
| Affiliations |
History
African Beauty International was established by Bokang Montjane.[1][2] The company has held the licenses to select South Africa's representatives for Miss Supranational and Miss Universe since 2025.[3][4][5][6][7]
In 2026, the organization acquired the Miss World license, enabling it to send a representative to Miss World 2026.[8][9]
Miss African Beauty South Africa
Bokang Montjane founded African Beauty International (ABI), which appointed South Africa's representatives to Miss Supranational 2025 and Miss Universe 2025.[10][11] In 2026, the organization launched the inaugural Miss African Beauty South Africa pageant to select the country's representatives for Miss Supranational, Miss World, and Miss Universe.[12][13]
Titleholders
| Year | Miss World South Africa | Miss Universe South Africa | Miss Supranational South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | N/a | Melissa Nayimuli | Lebohang Raputsoe |
| 2026 | Romanda Hombir | Bajabulise Thela | Shannon Benting |
Winners by province
- The following is a list of winners of titles awarded through competitions held under the African Beauty International edition since its inception in 2026.
| Province | Title | Miss World South Africa | Miss Universe South Africa | Miss Supranational South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauteng | 1 | N/a | N/a | 1 (2026) |
| Mpumalanga | 2 | 1 (2026) | 1 (2026) | N/a |
Gallery of Titleholders
Melissa Nayimuli, Miss Universe South Africa 2025
Editions
Miss African Beauty South Africa 2026
Miss African Beauty South Africa 2026 is the inaugural edition of the Miss African Beauty South Africa pageant, organized by African Beauty International (ABI). The pageant serves as the national selection platform for South Africa's representatives to international competitions, including Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Supranational.[14]
A total of 29 contestants competed for the Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026 title on 6 June 2026 at Times Square in Pretoria.[15][16][17][18] The remaining national titles will be awarded at separate events featuring 20 contestants;[19][20][21][22] however, following the withdrawal of five contestants, only 16 contestants competed.[23][24][25] The remaining 16 contestants competed on 18 July 2026 at the Barnyard Theatre Menlyn in Pretoria.[26] Of these, nine competed for the Miss African Beauty Universe South Africa 2026 title, while the other seven competed for the Miss World South Africa 2026 title.[27]
Shannon Benting of Gauteng won the Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026 title, while Romanda Hombir of Mpumalanga and Whitney du Bruyn of Gauteng placed among the Top 3 finalists.[28] Romanda Hombir and Bajabulise Thela, both representing Mpumalanga, later won the Miss World South Africa 2026 and Miss African Beauty Universe 2026 titles, respectively.[29]
Results
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as a runner-up
| Province | Contestant | Age[a] | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competed for Miss World South Africa 2026 | ||||
| Eastern Cape | Bongisisiwe Ndumela[30] | 26 | N/a | [31] |
| Gauteng | Ashleigh Alves[32] | 26 | ||
| Casey Esmeraldo[33] | 23 | |||
| Dominique Manuell[34] | 23 | |||
| Ontshiametse Tlhopane[35] | 25 | |||
| Mpumalanga | Romanda Hombir[36] | 27 | Miss World South Africa 2026 | |
| North West | Tlotlego Molefe[37] | 26 | N/a | |
| Competed for Miss African Beauty Universe 2026 | ||||
| Gauteng | Annedernive Brown | 29 | N/a | [38] |
| Stacey-Lee April | 27 | |||
| Tshiamo Mobe[b] | 28 | |||
| Tiziana Devipursad | 32 | |||
| Whitney du Bruyn | 32 | 2nd Runner-Up[39] | ||
| Zamokuhle Vilakazi | 27 | 1st Runner-Up[40] | ||
| Limpopo | Charlotte Mogotlane | 29 | N/a | |
| Joretha Mafane | 29 | |||
| Mpumalanga | Bajabulise Thela | 23 | Miss Universe South Africa 2026 | |
| Withdrew from Miss African Beauty World 2026 and Miss African Beauty Universe 2026 | ||||
| Eastern Cape | Musa Daweti | 21 | Did not compete [41][42][43][44] | [31] |
| Gauteng | Jessica Nel | 26 | ||
| Limpopo | Londotani Mudau | 23 | ||
| Western Cape | Jesmika Singh | 26 | ||
| Joey Roman | 22 | |||
| Competed for Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026 | ||||
| Gauteng | Luyanda Mkhize | 25 | N/a | [45] |
| Ofentse Mogale | 24 | Did not compete | ||
| Ria Malatji | 26 | N/a | ||
| Shannon Benting | 30 | Miss Supranational South Africa 2026[46] | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | Oluhle Mthethwa | 22 | N/a | |
| Yolanda Skibi | 24 | |||
| Zukiswa Majola | ||||
| Limpopo | Molemo Maimela | 24 | ||
| Mpumalanga | Michelle Kruger | 30 | ||
International pageants
| Current Franchise[47] | |
|---|---|
| Title | Year |
| Miss Supranational | 2025–present |
| Miss Universe | 2025–present |
| Miss World | 2026 |
Miss World
| Year | Province | Miss World South Africa | Placement | Special award | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mpumalanga | Romanda Hombir | [to be determined] | [48] | ||
Miss Universe
| Year | Province | Miss Universe South Africa | Placement | Special award | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mpumalanga | Bajabulise Thela | [to be determined] | [40] | ||
| 2025 | Eastern Cape | Melissa Nayimuli | Unplaced | [49] | ||
Miss Supranational
- : Ended as one of the Semi-finalists
| Year | Province | Miss Supranational South Africa | Placement | Special award | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gauteng | Shannon Benting | Unplaced | [50] | ||
| 2025 | Gauteng | Lebohang Raputsoe | Top 24 | [51] |
See also
Notes
- Ages at the time of the pageant
- Tshiamo Mobe did not place among the Top 20 finalists; she only competed in Miss African Beauty Supranational 2026. She was later added to the lineup of Miss African Beauty Universe 2026 contestants for the remaining national title competition following the withdrawal of several contestants.