Miss South Africa 1st Runner-up Ayanda Thabethe has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2023 Miss Supranational pageant in Poland this July.
South Africa (03 March 2023) – Ayanda Thabethe, Miss South Africa 2022 runner-up, has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2023 Miss Supranational pageant this year.
Ayanda is 23-years-old and from Taylor’s Halt in Pietermaritzburg. She is a model while completing her final year BSc in Dietetics and Human Nutrition at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
She hopes to one day develop the nutritional guidelines in South Africa to help address both malnutrition and obesity. She established Project Khulisa recently and aims to improve the future of all South Africans through nutritional intervention and innovation by mobilising food solutions through initiatives such as community vegetable gardens, food parcels and education about diet.
“By breaking the poverty cycle, I hope to combat malnutrition and hunger. After visiting a KZN orphanage, I was surprised at how little consideration is taken by those preparing and funding the meals into providing the children with nutrient-dense meals as most of their meals are supplied by their schools during the day. I hope to transform the standard of food given to children in schools under the National School Nutrition Programme as well as starting a much-needed conversation about following a healthy diet and the importance of it. I’ll be getting my hands dirty starting up these gardens while also posting short videos on all aspects of healthy living from the do’s and don’ts to practical examples.”
Ayanda is very excited to represent South Africa at the pageant this year. The event will be taking place in Poland on the 14th of July 2023.
Miss Supranational was established in 2009 and has become a highlight on the pageant calendar. 2021 was the first time South Africa took part in the event. Thato Mosehle earned second place in the event, with neighbouring Namibia’s Chanique Rabe earning the crown.
Former Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane won the crown and title last year, she will be at the event as well to crown the next Miss Supranational.
Your Miss Supranational South Africa 🇿🇦🤩@ayanda_thxbethe #misssuprantional2023 #misssupranationalsouthafrica #AyandaThabethe pic.twitter.com/XJRKTXvqPQ
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) February 28, 2023
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