Tatum Keshwar crowns Miss South Africa 2009 Nicole Flint in Sun City

Tatum Keshwar won Miss South Africa 2008 in Sun City Superbowl, Sun City, Moses Kotane, North West, South Africa on December 15, 2008. She competed against 11 other finalists.

On December 13, 2009, Keshwar went back to Sun City Superbowl and crowned Nicole Flint as the next Miss South Africa. The latter will represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2010 and Miss World 2010.

Miss South Africa 2009 results

• beauty pageant: Miss South Africa
• edition: 54th
• international memberships: Miss Universe, Miss World
• venue: Sun City Superbowl, Sun City, Moses Kotane, North West, South Africa
• date: December 13, 2009
• candidates: 12
• hosts: Jo-Ann Strauss, Penny Lebyane
• performers: DJ Cleo, Coda, Chris Chameleon, Jessie Clegg, Loyiso
• broadcaster: SABC

FINALISTS

1. Evette Wessels, 22, Pretoria
2. Lisa Maree Van Zyl, 23, Cape Town
3. Karlien Seegers, 25, Cape Town
4. Matapa Maila, 24, Johannesburg
5. Carol Makhathini, 24, Durban
6. Joanne Cronje, 18, Bloemfontein
7. Taki Simeli, 20, Johannesburg
8. Melody Zulu, 23, Johannesburg
9. Lebogang Keagile, 19, Johannesburg
10. Mahlatse Mkhawana, 20, Johannesburg
11. Nicole Flint, 21, Pretoria
12. Michelle Bruno, 24, Durban

WINNERS

PLACEMENT	2009	2008
4th runner-up	Joanne Cronje Free State	N/A
3rd runner-up	Mahlatse Mkhawana Gauteng	N/A
2nd runner-up	Lisa Maree Van Zyl Western Cape	Buyi Shongwe Mpumalanga
1st runner-up	Matapa Maila Gauteng	Anja van Zyl Western Cape
Miss South Africa	Nicole Flint Pretoria	Tatum Keshwar KwaZulu-Natal

On August 23, 2009, Keshwar represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2009 and competed against 82 other candidates at the Imperial Ballroom on Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas. She finished in the Top 10.

On December 12, 2009, Keshwar represented South Africa at Miss World 2009 and competed against 111 other candidates at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. She was second runner-up to Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar.

Keshwar was born in Durban. On December 14, 2009, she will turn 26.