Miss SA set to move with the times
EMPOWERMENT, duty, championship and beauty.
These are the four pillars driving the change toward a brand new Miss South Africa Organisation.
Chief executive Stephanie Weil said the aim was to make the pageant a 365-day boot camp.
“The goal is to equip talented, driven young women to find both their purpose and their best selves.”
Now that the lockdown has completely stopped any major gatherings, pageants are now taking a different look at how they will operate and retain people’s interest.
“Covid-19 and the effects of lockdown have challenged the organisation in many ways, but we have used this time as a tool to think outside of the box and be as innovative as possible. We can confirm there will be a Miss SA 2020. We are excited about showcasing the new format and will make announcements on this very soon. We are fortunate that we started the online process in 2019, and intend to bring this to the forefront of what we are going to do this year.”
Pageant countries around the world are holding their auditions online, something Miss SA started last year.
“Our main goal is to bring about hope and showcase women empowerment through the Miss South Africa platform and believe that in any format this will be something that the whole country gets behind.”
It is likely that the new queen will not be able to meet and greet with supporters if the coronavirus continues to direct the way people live their lives.
“I think by doing a lot of meet and greets online, she will be able to reach – and inspire – even more young women across the country.
“Our main goal is to make Miss South Africa attainable, and through online interaction, this will make it easier rather than harder.
“I think this year, people will be engaging with and listening to the young woman who will eventually hold the title of Miss South Africa 2020 more than ever,” said Weil.