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 | |
| Date | 11 September 2015 |
| Venue | Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City amusement park, Johannesburg |
| Broadcaster | YouTube |
| Entrants | 8 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Winner | Magdalena Lenie Pieterse (Free State) |
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
edit- ^ a b c d "Lenie Won Miss Grand South Africa 2015". Rustenburg Herald. September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "About Us". Miss Grand South Africa. April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e Leoni Kruger (September 18, 2015). "Beauties grab the crown". Mogol Pos. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "Lenie Wants To Win Miss Grand SA". Mogol Post. June 7, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Miss Grand South Africa 2015". Miss Grand South Africa. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Welkomite Chosen For Top 8". Vista Newspaper. June 4, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Shines for SA". Vista Newspaper. September 17, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Val Tower Gütter (August 2015). "Lenie Pieterse Dream Big & Achieve It!". Enthooz Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mrs. Universal®". Mrs. Universal Organization. 2017. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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
