Anele, Nico to host Miss SA 2021
JOHANNESBURG - Two of South Africa’s best-loved television personalities - Anele Mdoda and Nico Panagio - will be co-hosting this year’s dazzling Miss South Africa pageant.
Miss South Africa 2021 will be crowned on Saturday, October 16, at the Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town. The event will be screened live from 5pm on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) and will also be streamed for an international audience on MissSA.live.
Anele has been associated with Miss South Africa since 2013 as a judge, but this is her first time hosting the pageant. It’s the second time around for Nico, who recently fronted the latest season of Survivor SA for M-Net.
Moving
So how does Anele feel about moving from the judges’ panel to centre stage? She said: “It’s the top 10 who are centre stage, I am merely a vehicle that moves the night along with an insight of where the finalists’ minds should be and what the judges will be thinking, and I will be the one giving the audience at home the scoop!”
She encourages television and online viewers to tune in as the next queen is crowned, saying: “It’s going to be a beautiful evening finding our new Miss South Africa and celebrating an extraordinary reign from Miss South Africa 2020, Shudufhadzo Musida, who has really raised the bar. Nico is clearly ecstatic to be sharing hosting duties with Anele and says: “Anele epitomises celebrating life! She exudes passion and joy, and it’s always loads of fun engaging with her. I usually prefer working alone (I’m sure she does too!) unless it’s with someone like her. Co-hosting requires a different approach and can be great fun if the person you work alongside loves having a great time on stage. I know that is something we both share, so I’m really looking forward to it.”