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Claudia Henkel was 22 years old when she represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2004 at the Impact Arena in Nonthaburi, Thailand on May 31, 2005. She competed against 80 other candidates including Canada’s Natalie Glebova, who won the title.
Runner-up to Glebova was Puerto Rico’s Cynthia Olavarria and the respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Dominican Republic’s Renata Soñé, Mexico’s Laura Elizondo and Venezuela’s Monica Spear. Henkel finished in the Top 15.
Seven months later, Henkel crowned Nokuthula Sithole as the next Miss South Africa. The latter will represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2006.
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Miss South Africa 2005
- beauty pageant: Miss South Africa
- edition: 50th
- venue: Sun City Superbowl, Sun City, Moses Kotane, North West, South Africa
- date: December 10, 2005
- candidates: 26
- broadcaster: SABC 2
- hosts: Sami Sabiti, Carol Manana
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE |
| Disqualified due to residency | Helena Eiseb |
| Top 26 | Catherine George Florence Njakeni Gale Doughty Koketso Moloisane Lesego Segopolo Lucrecia Sewchurran Maya Minkova Nadia Jonker Nicola Bryant Nicole van Vuuren Tammy Smeda Tansey Coetzee Valene Sampson Yoliswa Nkosi |
| Top 12 | Jessica Knight Jodi Godden Moroesi Musi Robyn-Leigh Cedras Sanchia Ho Hip Sarah-Kate Seaward Tatum Keshwar |
| Top 5 | Julia Jansch Refiloe Tloti |
| Top 3 | Avumile Qongqo Matapa Maila Nokuthula Sithole |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2005 | 2004 |
| 2nd princess | Matapa Maila Gauteng | Sharon Arigye-Mushabe |
| 1st princess | Avumile Qongqo Western Cape | Dhiveja Sundrum |
| Miss South Africa | Nokuthula Sithole Gauteng | Claudia Henkel Gauteng |
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