Tharina Botes is a Thai-South African model and beauty queen, originally from Phuket, Thailand, and previously residing in South Africa. She has competed in several beauty pageants, including Miss International and Miss World. Botes has a degree in commerce and economics, and she also works as a luxury brand ambassador. She enjoys painting and athletics.
13 things about Mister Supranational 2024 Fezile Mkhize
Dr. Fezile Mkhize is a South African doctor and model, notable for his achievements in both fields. A cardiothoracic surgeon educated at the University of Cape Town, he gained fame by winning titles such as Mister World Africa 2019 and Mister Supranational 2024. He also hosts television shows and participates in acting.
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13 things about Mister World South Africa 2024 Samuel Chauke
Samuel Tiyane Chauke is a South African occupational therapist, model, and football player who represented the country in Mister World 2024 after winning Mister World South Africa 2024. He is multilingual, graduated in 2018, and has attended various national pageants. He was born in 1994 and hails from Potchefstroom.
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13 things about Miss Universe South Africa 2025 Melissa Nayimuli
Melissa Nayimuli is a Ugandan-South African producer, scriptwriter, and beauty queen. Born on January 2, 1996, in South Africa, she has competed in Miss South Africa multiple times and became Miss Universe South Africa 2025. She holds a degree in motion picture medium and has worked in various production roles.
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13 things about Miss Universe Africa & Oceania 2024 Chidimma Adetshina
Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina is a Nigerian-Mozambican-South African beauty queen and netball player from Soweto, now raised in Cape Town. Her identity has attracted controversy due to her mother's alleged identity fraud for South African citizenship. In 2024, she won Miss Universe Nigeria and became Miss Universe Africa and Oceania.
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13 things about Johannesburg, Gauteng’s Vasti Spiller
Vasti Spiller is a South African kickboxing instructor, entrepreneur, author, and photographer. Originally from Muldersdrift, she studied strategic communication and photography. Engaged to UFC champion Dricus du Plessis, she runs a photography business and published her first children's book in 2023. Spiller is also an ambassador for the B | Loved Foundation.
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13 things about UFC fighter Dricus du Plessis from Hatfield, Pretoria
Dricus du Plessis is a South African mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. A black belt in kickboxing, he has competed globally since 2013, amassing a record of 23 wins and 3 losses. Notable achievements include becoming the first South African UFC champion in January 2024. He recently got engaged.
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Mexico’s Brigido Muñoz accused of killing Johannesburg’s Paige Bell at Harbour Island
Paige Bell of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa has died. She was 20. Bell's family is based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She is John Bell and Michelle Bell's daughter and Chelsey Jacobs' sister. Paige was a crew member of the Far From It superyacht, a 43-meter charter yacht built in 2008 by Richmond Yachts, a … Continue reading Mexico’s Brigido Muñoz accused of killing Johannesburg’s Paige Bell at Harbour Island
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13 things about Miss World Oceania 2025 first runner-up Samantha Poole
Samantha Poole, a South African-Kiwi beauty queen and digital creator, represented New Zealand in Miss International and Miss World. She founded Anni Bloom charity, focusing on scoliosis awareness. Poole, who moved to New Zealand in 2018, won Miss New Zealand 2024 and achieved notable placements in various beauty pageants.
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13 things about Mister Supranational Africa 2025 Luca Pontiggia
Dr. Luca Pontiggia, an Italian-South African data scientist and filmmaker, represented South Africa at Mister Supranational 2025. With degrees in physics from the University of the Witwatersrand, he is a multilingual beauty pageant titleholder, having been first runner-up in Mister South Africa 2024 and winner of Mister Supranational Africa 2025.
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