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South African Pictorial held Miss South Africa in 1923, which was won by Doris Gwendoline Heliwell with W. J. van Blommestein and Marjorie Elizabeth Cowley as the respective first and second princesses. In 1943, Susie Smuts became the second woman to hold the title.
However, it was Norma Vorster who won the first official Miss South Africa competition in 1956. Here are the results of the second edition of the national beauty pageant that selects South Africa’s Miss World candidate:
| PLACEMENT | 1957 | 1956 |
| 2nd princess | Denise Nichols | Virginia Burman |
| 1st princess | Jessie Waring | Gloria Keeley |
| Miss South Africa | Adele June Kruger (Transvaal Province) | Norma Vorster (Natal Province) |
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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
- beauty pageant: Miss World
- edition: 7th
- venue: Lyceum Ballroom, London, England, United Kingdom
- date: October 14, 1957
- candidates: 23
| NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | RESULT |
| Adele June Kruger | Transvaal Province, South Africa | 19 | Miss World 1957 second runner-up |
Categories: Africa, beauty pageant results, LISTS, South Africa
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