Miss Grand South Africa 2015

Miss Grand South Africa 2015 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand South Africa beauty pageant,[1][2] held on September 11, 2015, at the Lyric Theatre in Gold Reef City amusement park, Johannesburg.[1][3][4][5] Eight candidates, who qualified for the national pageant via an online screening performed earlier in April, competed for the title,[4][5][6] and a 22-year-old business student from the province of Free State, Magdalena Lenie Pieterse, was elected the winner,[1][3][7][8] while the Eastern Cape representative, Danielle Leach, was named the vice-miss.[3] Lenie Pieterse then represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2015 pageant held in Thailand on October 25 but was unplaced.[9]

Miss Grand South Africa 2015
Magdalena Lenie Pieterse, the winner of the contest
Date11 September 2015
VenueLyric Theatre, Gold Reef City amusement park, Johannesburg
BroadcasterYouTube
Entrants8
Placements3
WinnerMagdalena Lenie Pieterse
(Free State)
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The event was managed by a Johannesburg-based event organizer chaired by Anel de Swardt, Commonwealth Pageants South Africa (Pty) Ltd.[1][3][4][6]

In the same event, the winner of the Mistress category, Rina van Schalkwyk, was also named.[3] She then represented the country at the Mrs. Universe 2017 pageant held in Durban, South Africa, where she was named the third runner-up.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lenie Won Miss Grand South Africa 2015". Rustenburg Herald. September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "About Us". Miss Grand South Africa. April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ a b c d e Leoni Kruger (September 18, 2015). "Beauties grab the crown". Mogol Pos. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b c "Lenie Wants To Win Miss Grand SA". Mogol Post. June 7, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Miss Grand South Africa 2015". Miss Grand South Africa. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b "Welkomite Chosen For Top 8". Vista Newspaper. June 4, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Shines for SA". Vista Newspaper. September 17, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Val Tower Gütter (August 2015). "Lenie Pieterse Dream Big & Achieve It!". Enthooz Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Mrs. Universal®". Mrs. Universal Organization. 2017. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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