bookofswagRolene Strauss struts all the way to the Miss SA 2014 crown
I could only imagine the nerves coupled with the excitement of being in the top 12 Miss SA Finalists in the dying minutes before going live. March 30th between 17:30 and 19:30 pm at the Sun City SuperBowl, these gorgeous, intelligent ladies had a date with destiny. Sun international presented an awesome production in terms of sound, lights and choreography. Performances from Matthew Mole, Bucie and Micasa were to keep us entertained between pageantry breaks. The ladies first stepped out in elegant white gowns designed by students from the Cape Town college of Fashion, introduced themselves and what drove them. Micasa then stepped up to the stage and performed their hit single “Jika”. The girls came back on stage in their swim wear which gave us a clear idea of how lean and healthy the ladies are keeping. Matthew Mole winner of the converse garage band competition graced the stage and the ladies returned to express their inspirational woman of choice from Malinda Bam to The late Marriam Makeba those were a source of inspiration for our esteemed finalists.
Top 5 were to be announced after the esteemed panel of judges deliberated on who should step up and who should exit the competition early. Matlala Mokoko, Tidimalo Sehlako, Ziphozakhe Zokufa, Rolene Strauss and Anzel Stofberg made it to the top 5, Mpumalanga native Abigail De Jager was not to leave empty handed, she was considered by her counterparts as the most easiest to get along with and so she was crowned Miss Congeniality.
The top 5 ladies had to be poised for some seriously constructed and arranged questions from the judges and to be quite honest, Tidimalo and Rolene gave the least shaky answers. All the girls answered well but some nerves came into play once the mic was on.
After the Q&A and strutting in those beautiful gowns and 4/5 months of grueling workshops and being chaperoned all over, only one was to emerge victorious and 2 runners up and so our beautiful host and MC for the night Elana Afrika accepted the envelope that would change the life of one of these ladies. 2nd princess was announced and a not so chaffed Matlala Mokoko was to be, Ziphozakhe Zokufa was crowned 1st princess. The beautiful Free State born medical student Rolene Strauss was to dawn the beautiful platinum crown and earned the title of Miss SA 2014. She won prizes worth an estimated R1.3 million inclusive of a Volvo hatchback, R120 000 prize money, A samsung galaxy S4, cell airtime worth about R60 000, shoes from Spring and evening wear maintenance from exclusive dry cleaners and more.
She is sure to have an incredible 12 months ahead. We wish all the finalists the best of luck with their endeavors and we hope our Miss SA 2014 Rolene Strauss a smooth journey and once again congratulations are in order.