Gugulethu Mayisela (born April 19, 2004) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who became the first black woman to win the Miss Teen World 2022 in Ecuador.[1][2][3] She is also crowned Miss Grand South Africa 2023 and represented South Africa at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam.[4]

Gugulethu Mayisela
Gugulethu Mayisela in 2023
Born (2004-04-19) April 19, 2004 (age 20)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Teen World 2022
Miss Grand South Africa 2023
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Teen World 2022
(Winner)
Miss Grand South Africa 2023
(Winner)
Miss Grand International 2023
(Unplaced)

Miss Teen World 2022

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Gugulethu became Miss Teen World 2022, which took place in Ecuador, on October 19, 2022. She beat other teenagers from around the world to win the title.[5]

Miss Grand South Africa 2023

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On July 22, 2023, Mayisela represented Gauteng at the Miss Grand South Africa 2023 pageant held at the Atterbury Theatre in South Africa's capital, Pretoria.[6]

At the end of the event, Mayisela was crowned as Miss Grand South Africa 2023 and succeeding by Lu Juan Mzyk of Pretoria.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ekurhuleni pageant queen adds Miss Teen World to her many titles". Sowetan Live. South Africa. Beauty queen Gugulethu Mayisela is on cloud nine after bagging her first international pageant Miss Teen World in Ecuador.
  2. ^ "Miss Teen World 2022 Gugulethu Mayisela wants to use her platform to advocate for education for young people". IOL News. South Africa. Johannesburg-born beauty queen Gugulethu Mayisela was crowned Miss Teen World 2022 after competing against other teenage hopefuls from across the globe in October.
  3. ^ "Gugulethu Mayisela de Sudáfrica Miss Teen World 2022" [Gugulethu Mayisela from South Africa Miss Teen World 2022]. ultimahoraecuador.com (in Spanish). Ecuador: Ultima Hora Ecuador. Oct 20, 2022. Retrieved Oct 26, 2022. The South African Gugulethu Mosibudi Mayisela, 18 years old, won the Miss Teen World 2022 title, in a great event that was held within the framework of the 202 years of Independence of Guayaquil. (original in Spanish)
  4. ^ "WOW- Meet Gugulethu Mayisela, who was crowned Miss Grand South Africa 2023". topvzla.com. Top Vzla. Jul 24, 2023. Retrieved Jul 24, 2022. The Miss Grand South Africa organization celebrated the final of the 2023 edition on Saturday, July 22, 2022, where Gugulethu Mayisela was crowned the new queen by becoming the official representative of South Africa in Miss Grand International 2023. (original in Spanish)
  5. ^ "New "It Girl" Alert: Meet Gugulethu Mayisela, The South African Teenager who won Miss Teen World title". Zkhiphani. South Africa. A South African teenager is making the Zkhiphani coast proud with a major achievement. Gugulethu Mayisela, 18, has been crowned Teen World 2022 after competing in the international pageant in Ecuador.
  6. ^ a b "Gugulethu Mayisela, fue coronada Miss Grand Sudáfrica 2023". Extra.com.co (in Spanish). Diario Extra. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Miss Grand South Africa 2023: Gugulethu Mayisela". pageantopolis.net. Pageantopolis. Jul 22, 2023. Retrieved Jul 23, 2022. She is the first ever Black Miss Grand South Africa. She was Miss Teen World South Africa 2022 and also the winner of Miss Teen World 2022 in Ecuador.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
  Luna Velandia
Miss Teen World
2022
Succeeded by
  Nachalee Creser
Preceded by
  Lu Juan Mzyk
Miss Grand South Africa
2023
Succeeded by
Sharné Dheochand