by Queen of the Clouds » Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:19 am
I'm not doing a prediction because I'm just not a fan of predictions, but I think I have my final picks. This was incredibly hard as pretty much every one of these girls is gorgeous and qualified. I hope the girls who don't win a title decide to return in future years, so many of them deserve to make it to Miss Universe.
1. Chantelle Pretorius – Miss Universe South Africa 2020 – I really am in love with Chantelle. She is modelesque, polished, accomplished, and charismatic. I think she would be an obvious frontrunner at Miss Universe. I love when a country showcases all the different looks of their country, and we haven't had a tall, blonde, Afrikaner type of titleholder since Melinda Bam in 2011, so Chantelle would also be something different. There are several girls who could fit the Miss Universe crown nicely, but I think Chantelle would fit in nicely.
2. Melissa Nayimuli – Miss World South Africa 2020 – Melissa is easily one of the best girls competing, and she could win any of these crowns and I'd be happy. I think she's one of the most versatile girls who could fit in well in any of the three international pageants the winners are going to. She has the looks and catwalk for Supra, the softness for World, and the inspirational regalness for Universe. She needs to win a crown, and no matter which one she gets I will be satisfied.
3. Aphelele Mbiyo – Miss Supranational South Africa 2020 – Aphelele has one of the best looks of the competition, and she reminds me a lot of Naomi Campbell. I don't think she has the softness to be a Miss World, and I don't think she's quite there yet to go to Miss Universe, but she definitely could be eventually. She will need work on catwalk for Supra, but that is something that can be taught. She already has the looks to win Supra, and that is something that you need to just have.
4. Jordan van der Vyver – It was so hard for me not to give Jordan a crown, but I just can't justify putting her ahead of my top three. She was the first girl I paid attention to once all 35 semifinalists were announced. I still think she is incredible and gorgeous, but I worry about what substance she can provide besides a pretty face. She would be an alternate to send to Supranational, but I don't think World or Universe are the right pageants for her.
5. Natasha Joubert – Natasha is a beautiful girl, but I think she is missing out on a bit of edge, and doesn't stand out from some of SA's past queens. I would not be upset if she wins a crown, but she is missing something and I can't put her in my top three.
Lebogang would easily be my #6, and I would not be upset if she wins a crown. I really am just not feeling Karishma to be honest. I understand she most likely will win a crown, but I would be very happy if she misses out because I think there are far more interesting girls. She has a great résumé that sets her out and she's clearly been trained, but I just can't root for her after looking at her competition. If she does win a crown (which I expect she will), I hope it's World, because that's the pageant that she is so clearly best suited for.