Miss Grand South Africa 2016 was the second edition of the Miss Grand South Africa beauty pageant, held on August 6, 2016, at the Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria.[1][2][3][4] Seven candidates, who qualified for the national pageant via an online screening performed earlier in April, competed for the title,[5] and a professional model from the province of Limpopo, Caitlin Harty, was elected the winner, while the Mpumalanga representative, Precious Khoza, and the Gauteng representative, Thando Tsiane, were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.[2][3] Harty then represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant held in Las Vegas, United States, on October 25,[6] but was unplaced.[7]
| Miss Grand South Africa 2016 | |
|---|---|
 Atterbury Theatre, the venue of the contest | |
| Date | 6 August 2016 |
| Presenters | Mpoentle Plaatjie |
| Venue | Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria |
| Broadcaster | Zee World |
| Entrants | 7 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Winner | Caitlin Harty (Limpopo) |
The grand final telecast of the pageant was hosted by Miss Teen Commonwealth South Africa 2016 1st-princess, Mpoentle Plaatjie, and was live-transmitted to the audience nationwide via Zee World.[2]
Originally, the pageant was scheduled to be held at the Lyric Theatre of the Gold Reef City amusement park in Johannesburg,[8] but after Zee World became the main sponsor of the pageant, the final venue was instead moved to Pretoria.[2]
Candidates
editSeven candidates competed for the title of Miss Grand South Africa 2016.[5]
- Eastern Cape – Andile Mncube
- Free State – Nothile Mkhize
- Gauteng – Thando Tsiane
- KwaZulu-Natal – Charmaine Mureyi (withdrew)
- Limpopo – Caitlin Harty
- Mpumalanga – Precious Khoza
- North West – Thobile Ntuli
- Western Cape – Imi Mpakathi
References
edit- ^ Sifiso Mathebula (June 1, 2016). "Precious aims to win Miss Grand South Africa. Local beauty a finalist of Miss Grand South Africa 2016". Ridge Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Linda Oliphant (August 19, 2016). "Zee World Miss Grand South Africa 2016 gets crowned". Esselnewsletter.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Caitlin Harty crowned as Miss Grand South Africa 2016". The Times of India. August 11, 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Local beauty heads to Miss Grand SA". Bulletin.us.com. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Top Miss Grand South Africa 2016 Finalists". Mrs South Africa Universal. June 18, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Local beauty queen to represent SA in the City of Lights". Reviewonline.co.za. August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "The search is on for Miss Grand South Africa 2016!". Miss Grand South Africa. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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Media related to Miss Grand South Africa at Wikimedia Commons- Miss Grand South Africa official website on Internet Archive
