Ayanda Thabethe biography: 13 things about Miss Supranational South Africa 2023

Ayanda Gugulethu Thabethe is a South African entrepreneur, model and beauty queen. Her second name Gugulethu was given by her late grandmother and since her grandmother passed away, she has not allowed anyone call her by that name.

Thabethe is passionate about South Africa’s healthcare system, specifically in the nutrition-related sectors. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born and raised in Ngaphezulu, Taylors Halt, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
2. She is Clement Thabethe and Florence Thabethe‘s daughter. She considers her father her best friend.
3. She has one younger brother named Andile Thabethe.
4. She started her education in Longmarket Girls’ School in Pietermaritzburg.
5. From January 2013 to November 2017, she went to Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School in Pietermaritzburg. As a student, she excelled in athletics and cross country.
6. In 2019, she entered the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Berea, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal to pursue a bachelor’s degree in dietetics and human nutrition.
7. In February 2021, she won Miss KZN Queen 2021.
8. On October 23, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss KZN Queen 2022 Philasande Ngcamu.
9. On June 17, 2022, she participated in an event at Dowling Primary School in Westbury, Gauteng, South Africa.
10. In July 2022, she served as a Miss KZN Queen 2023 judge.
11. On August 13, 2022, she competed against nine other finalists at Miss South Africa 2022 at SunBet Arena in Time Square, Pretoria, Gauteng. She was runner-up to Ndavi Nokeri.
12. In March 2023, she was appointed Miss Supranational South Africa 2023.
13. She was 23 years old when she represented South Africa at Miss Supranational 2023 on July 14, 2023 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater, Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. She finished in the Top 24.