Sonia Raciti biography: 13 things about Miss World South Africa 1999

Who is Sonia Raciti?

Sonia Raciti Oshry is a South African beauty queen based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. She is Tania Raciti and Renato Raciti‘s sister.

Oshry is originally from Estcourt, uThukela, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She graduated from Estcourt High School in Estcourt.
2. She and her husband have their three children together.
3. She was born in 1978.
4. In 1998, she graduated from the Edgewood College of Education in Pinetown, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
5. On May 26, 1999, she represented South Africa at Miss Universe 1999 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. She finished in the Top 5.
6. On December 4, 1999, she represented South Africa at Miss World 1999 and competed against 93 other candidates at the Olympia Hall in London, England, United Kingdom. She was second runner-up to Yukta Mookhey of India.
7. In 2001, she graduated cum laude with an honours degree from Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg.
8. On January 24, 2009, she served as a judge at Miss South Africa 2008 at the Sun City Superbowl in Rustenburg, Bojanala, North West, South Africa.
9. On December 13, 2009, she served as a judge at Miss South Africa 2009 at the Sun City Superbowl.
10. On January 23, 2011, she served as a judge at Miss South Africa 2010 at the Sun City Superbowl.
11. On January 22, 2012, she served as a judge at Miss South Africa 2011 at the Sun City Superbowl in Rustenburg.
12. She was one of the six mentors to the 12 Miss South Africa 2016 finalists.
13. In April 2018, she became the deputy head of Broadacres Academy in Johannesburg.