Mitsi Stander biography: 13 things about Miss World South Africa 1968

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Who was Mitsi Stander?

Mitsianna “Mitsi” Stander was a South African actor, model and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
2. She was married to film producer David Johannes “Dawie” Fourie.
3. She and Fourie were both buried at Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg.
4. She is the 13th beauty queen to represent South Africa in Miss World.
5. She was already a professional model when she won Miss South Africa 1968 with Linda Collett as her runner-up.
6. On November 14, 1968, she represented South Africa at Miss World 1968 and competed against 52 other candidates at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, England, United Kingdom. She was unplaced.
7. She crowned Collett as Miss South Africa 1969.
8. She played Estelle Weber in “Lied in My Hart”, which was released in South Africa on January 19, 1970.
9. She is the second Miss World South Africa to pass away following Vedra Karamitas, who died on June 1, 1970.
10. On November 2, 1970, she received a Mercedes Benz sports car as a gift.
11. She played Christelle Landman in “Erfgenaam”, which was produced by Fourie and released in South Africa on November 29, 1971.
12. On November 2, 1972, she turned 23.
13. On June 18, 1973, she died in a car accident while driving her Mercedes Benz sports car on Rustenburg Road in Victory Park, Johannesburg.