Halala, Lalela! UP alumna Lalela Mswane has been crowned Miss South Africa 2021, making UP the home of two consecutive Miss SA titleholders and proving that at UP you walk away with more than a degree. You walk away with the confidence and skills to face the world.
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niversity of Pretoria (UP) alumna Lalela Mswane was recently crowned Miss South Africa 2021. The 24-yearold hails from KwaSokhulu in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal and graduated from UP with a Bachelor of Law degree in 2020. The Miss South Africa pageant was held on Saturday 16 October 2021 in Cape Town and Mswane won R1m in cash and other prizes worth R3m. “I’m not a ‘pageant’ girl,” she told the Sowetan after her victory. “But that’s why I think it’s important for people to stop seeing Miss SA as a mere beauty pageant, which is why I often shied away from pageantry. Miss SA is an empowerment platform for women, and could be a launchpad for so many other opportunities.” Through her Miss SA campaign #BeReady, Mswane plans to put the spotlight on youth employment.
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