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Miss SA runner-up Ayanda Thabethe jets off for Miss Supranational

Miss South Africa runner-up Ayanda Thabethe has gone to represent Mzansi at this year’s Miss Supranational beauty pageant in Poland.

The 24-year-old, who hails from Pietermaritzburg, will go against beauty queens from all over the world for the title currently held by our Miss SA 2021, Lalela Mswane.

Taking to her social media platforms, the beauty queen excitedly shared the following:

“Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.

“And in what feels like a blink of an eye, today I start writing my Miss Supranational 2023 journey on my blank page and one thing it WILL be is EXTRAORDINARY!”

The Project Khulisa founder also thanked those who have been supporting her.

“Thank you so much for all the heartfelt messages, the beautiful comments, words of encouragement, and unfiltered love – this is the most important thing I carry with me to Poland???.”

“Iso liwela umfula ugcwele – when the heart is willing, it can find a way where there seemed to be no way. Your desire to do something can’t be stopped by anyone except yourself. ”

 

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The official Miss South Africa’s social media accounts also shared the news posting: “From South Africa to a global stage! za. In @ayanda_thxbethe’s words – we wish you love and light.✨We know that you will make the nation proud.”

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