Miss Grand South Africa 2016 was the second edition of the

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beauty pageant, held on August 6, 2016, at the

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. Seven candidates, who qualified for the national pageant via an online screening performed earlier in April, competed for the title, and a professional model from the province of

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, Caitlin Harty, was elected the winner, while the

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representative, Precious Khoza, and the

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representative, Thando Tsiane, were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. Harty then represented the country at the

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pageant held in

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, United States, on October 25, but was unplaced. The grand final telecast of the pageant was hosted by Miss Teen Commonwealth South Africa 2016 1st-princess, Mpoentle Plaatjie, and was live-transmitted to the audience nationwide via

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. Originally, the pageant was scheduled to be held at the Lyric Theatre of the

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amusement park in

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, but after

became the main sponsor of the pageant, the final venue was instead moved to

Candidates

Seven candidates competed for the title of Miss Grand South Africa 2016. *

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– Andile Mncube * Free State – Nothile Mkhize *

– Thando Tsiane *

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– Charmaine Mureyi ''(withdrew)'' *

– Caitlin Harty *

– Precious Khoza *

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– Thobile Ntuli *

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– Imi Mpakathi

References

External links

*
Miss Grand South Africa official website
on

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2016 in South Africa