Bryoni Natalie Govender is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe South Africa 2023 and Miss Supranational South Africa 2024.
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| Born | Bryoni Natalie Govender Kempton Park, South Africa |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[citation needed] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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She was appointed Miss Supranational South Africa 2024 and Miss Universe South Africa 2023 after finishing as the first-runner-up at the Miss South Africa 2023. Govender represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2023, and reached the top 20. At Miss Supranational 2024 she reached the top 12, and won the People’s Choice award and the title of Miss Supranational Africa 2024.
Background
editGovender was born to parents of South African Indian descent[1][2] in Kempton Park, Gauteng.[3] She is a qualified lawyer who is working as a trainee associate, whilst awaiting admission to become an attorney.[4][5][3][6]
Pageantry
editMiss Universe 2023
editIn August 2023, Govender finished as the first runner-up at the Miss South Africa 2023.[2][7] She will be the first South African of Indian descent[2] [8][9]to represent South Africa at Miss Universe since 1998.[3][2] It has been 25 years[1] since South Africa had an Indian representative at the Miss Universe pageant.[1] This after Miss SA 1997, Kerishnie Naicker reached the top 10 at the Miss Universe pageant in 1998.[1] She represented South Africa at Miss Universe 2023, held in El Salvador on 18 November 2023, where she reached the top 20.[10] She also represented South Africa at Miss Supranational 2024, where she reached the top 12 through the Candidate's Choice and won the title Miss Supranational Africa 2024. This made her the first South African of Indian descent to compete.[11][4][12][13]
Personal life
editGovender works as an admitted attorney and currently[when?], she is dating former Kaizer Chief striker Samir Nurković.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Magagula, Nompumelelo. "Bryoni Govender, the first person of Indian descent to represent SA at Miss Universe in 25 years". City Press. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Taylor, Jody-Lynn. "Mej. Heelal wink vir beeldskone Mej. SA-naaswenner Bryoni Govender". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Bryoni Govender is ready to take on the universe". ECR. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Bryoni Govender is ready to take on the universe". ECR. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Naidoo, Elaine (14 September 2023). "Miss Universe South Africa, Bryoni Govender, wants crown back in South Africa". Rising Sun Newspapers. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Mathee, Kim (2 October 2023). "Natasha Joubert graces the cover of BONA alongside Miss SA runner-ups". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Miss SA live updates: Bryoni Govender ready to take on Miss Universe!". Styles 7. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Naidoo, Alicia (12 September 2023). "'I already started extensive prep': Miss Universe SA Bryoni". The South African. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Naidoo, Alicia (19 September 2023). "'Two months to go': Bryoni Govender ready for Miss Universe". The South African. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Naidoo, Alicia (12 September 2023). "'I already started extensive prep': Miss Universe SA Bryoni". SAPeople - Worldwide South African News. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Who is Bryoni Govender, Miss SA 2023 runner-up?".
- ^ Antonio, Josiah (19 November 2023). "Nicaragua wins Miss Universe 2023; PH bet in Top 10". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios scoops Miss Universe crown". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Miss SA Universe Bryoni Govender gushes over her boyfriend". www.womanandhomemagazine.co.za. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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