South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated the newly crowned Miss South Africa 2023, Natasha Joubert held at the SunBet Arena, Time Square in Pretoria on Sunday night.
Ramaphosa who took to his social media platform to celebrate this beauty pageant winner said Joubert’s resilience is testament to the fighting spirit as a nation while wished her a fruitful year of reign and look forward to her making a positive impact as the Miss South Africa.
According to him, “Congratulations to our newly crowned #MissSA2023 Ms @NatashaJoub. Your resilience is testament to our fighting spirit as a nation. We wish you a fruitful year of reign and we look forward to you making a positive impact as our Miss South Africa”, the President said.
Natasha Joubert from Tshwane believed in second chances and got her second chance when crowned Miss South Africa 2023 on Sunday evening. It was a tough competition between the fabulous and gorgeous women, but Natasha Joubert took it and went home with the Mowana crown.
In her mission statement, she said that she believes in second chances. She previously entered Miss SA and was crowned the second runner-up in 2020. She refused to give up and entered the competition again, confident she would clinch it this time.
Natasha Joubert (26) is a BCom Marketing Management graduate and is the owner and fashion designer of Natalia Jefferys, a company she started when she was 19.
An emotional and overwhelmed Joubert said she was truly humbled and grateful to win the title and to be the first to wear the glittering new Mowana (“Tree of Life”) crown from Nungu Diamonds.
When asked what aspect of South African culture and heritage should be highlighted more globally, the gorgeous model responded that the spotlight should be on the nation’s diversity. She also promised to campaign for equal education and access to education.
She received R1 million in cash in a prize and sponsorship package that includes the use of a serviced apartment at the lavish Brookfield at Royal in Kensington – developed by Tricolt – for the year of her reign.
She will also get to drive a Mercedes- Benz GLC as well as go on a trip to Paris sponsored by L’Oreal. Joubert’s runner-up was Johannesburg’s Bryoni Govender who was also the Motherkind fitness award winner.
