Miss South Africa 2017 results: Ntandoyenkosi Kunene crowns Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in Sun City, North West

• beauty pageant: Miss South Africa
• edition: 61st
• international memberships: Miss Universe, Miss World
• venue: Sun City Superbowl, Sun City, Moses Kotane, North West, South Africa
• date: March 26, 2017
• hosts: ProVerb, Lalla Hirayama
• performers: Da L.E.S featuting Gemini Major, ChianoSky, DJ Kent, Nandi, Ziyun, Dominic, Thami, Lira
• candidates: 26

JUDGES

1.  Bridget Masinga
2. Cameron van den Berg
3. Claudia Henkel
4. Unathi Msangena
5. Maps Maponyane
6. Gisele Aymes
7. South African public voting

FINALISTS

PLACEMENT	NAME, AGE, HOMETOWN
Top 26	Callie-Jo Bouman, 22, Western Cape Chante Clair Holloway, 22, Western Cape Devoney Crossman, 24, Gauteng Jessica Tovey, 23, Gauteng Keipeile Raisibe Dintoe, 25, Gauteng Lou-Marie Taljaard, 23, Western Cape Michelle Kruger, 21, Gauteng Milanie Cilliers, 22, Polokwane Ntombikayise Msimango, 21, Gauteng Olin-Shae de la Cruz, 22, Gauteng Saskia Wagner, 18, Gauteng Shenai Bridglall, 22, KwaZulu-Natal Tshegofatso Monggae, 23, Gauteng Zozibini Tunzi, 23, Eastern Cape
Top 12	Kayla Malherbe, 21, KwaZulu-Natal Nompumelelo Mampholo, 20, Gauteng Shelbe Pretorius, 23, Gauteng Yuta Raubenheimer, 25, Gauteng
Top 8	Iman Mkwanazi, 26, Gauteng Nicole van Niekerk, 26, Gauteng Odirile Sepeng, 23, Gauteng
Top 5	Priyeshka Lutchman, 24, Gauteng Shané Naidoo, 24, Gauteng
Top 3	Adè van Heerden, 25, Western Cape Boipelo Mabe, 23, Gauteng Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 21, Western Cape

WINNERS

PLACEMENT	2017	2016
2nd runner-up	Boipelo Mabe (Gauteng)	Tayla Skye Robinson (Gauteng)
1st runner-up	Adè van Heerden (Western Cape) Miss World South Africa 2017	Elizabeth Molapo (Free State)
Miss South Africa	Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (Western Cape) Miss Universe South Africa 2017	Ntandoyenkosi Kunene (Mpumalanga) Miss Universe South Africa 2016 Miss World South Africa 2016