Qhawekazi Mazaleni, the newly-crowned Miss South Africa 2025 sobbed tears of joy when she was announced as the winner at SunBet Arena at Times Square in Pretoria on Saturday, October 25.
The 24-year-old speech therapist from the Eastern Cape, who is also doing her Masters, specialising in autism, waved to a cheering audience during the live finale.
As the crown was placed on her head by Miss South Africa 2024 Mia le Roux, whose reign was extended for two months as the organisers ushered in a new era, she was surrounded on stage by the first princess, Luyanda Zuma, 23 from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal as well as second princess, Karabo Mareka, 27 from Alexandra in Johannesburg.
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