13 things about Miss Universe 2018 first runner-up Tamaryn Green

Dr. Tamaryn Green Nxumalo represented Costa Rica in the 67th edition of Miss Universe. It was won by Catriona Gray of the Philippines.

BIOGRAPHY

Nxumalo is a South African medical doctor, philanthropist and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

Her father David Green is a curriculum adviser and her mother Ellirene Green is a teacher.
She is an alumna of New Orleans Secondary School in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa and the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, Western Cape.
She was born in Worcester, Western Cape.
In 2003, she and her family moved from Worcester to Paarl.
She won Miss South Africa 2018.
She was Miss Universe 2018 first runner-up.
In 2015, she was diagnosed with tuberculosis while attending medical school.
In 2019, she graduated from the University of Cape Town with a medical degree.
She was a Miss South Africa 2021 judge.
In 2022, she and Ze Nxumalo got married and they visited France.
In 2023, she visited Mozambique, Italy and Turkiye.
On August 19, 2024, she turned 30.
In 2025, she became a mother.

Tamaryn is 5’11” tall. She is of Cape Coloured descent.

She was diagnosed with tuberculosis in June 2015 and she entered remission in December 2015.
On May 27, 2018, she competed against 27 other Miss South Africa 2018 candidates at the Sun Arena at Time Square in Pretoria, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa. She won the title.
On December 17, 2018, she represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2018 and competed against 93 other candidates at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was runner-up to Gray.
On August 9, 2019, she crowned her successor Miss South Africa 2019 Zozibini Tunzi at the Sun Arena at Time Square in Pretoria.

On January 20, 2020, she attended the wedding of Tim Tebow and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in Franschhoek, Western Cape.
On October 16, 2021, she served as a judge at Miss South Africa 2021 at the Grand West Arena of Sun International in Cape Town.
On April 1, 2022, she and Ze got married at the Quoin Rock Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.
In June 2022, she and Ze traveled to Paris, France.
In January 2023, she traveled to Mozambique.
In May 2023, she traveled to Venice, Italy.
In June 2023, she traveled to Bodrum, Muğla Province, Turkiye.
On January 28, 2025, she gave birth to a baby girl.