Cape Town — The government has withdrawn its support for the Miss South Africa pageant after it was unable to convince organisers to pull out of the Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Israel in December 2021. Mswane will join participants from close to 70 countries at the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss South Africa organization has faced a backlash following an announcement that the reigning titleholder would compete at Miss Universe 2021, hosted in Israel, despite growing calls to boycott the competition. Mswane beat nine other finalists from around the country to clinch the Miss South Africa 2021 title. The statement reads;The South African government withdraws its support and that of South Africa for the Miss South Africa pageant following the latter's intransigence and disregard of advice against partaking in the Miss Universe pageant scheduled to be held in Israel during the month of December 2021.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 15, 2021 07:15 UTC