The 24-year-old Miss SA Lalela Mswane finished as the second runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant, which took place on Monday, December 13 in Israel.
Mswane was joined in the top five along with Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira, Miss Colombia Valeria Ayos and Miss Philippines Beatrice Luigi Gomez after Miss India walked away with the illustrious title of Miss Universe.
Congratulations to our @MissUniverse 2021 2nd runner-up @Lalela_lali ?✨
We are sooo proud of you for relentlessly pursuing what sets your heart on fire!#MissUniverse #lalela pic.twitter.com/LJhDZ8KrKM
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) December 13, 2021
Our hearts are bursting with pride ✨
?: @EZRACouture #MissUniverse #LalelaMswane pic.twitter.com/GLtIUIvel0
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) December 13, 2021
Before the winner was announced, Mswane took the stage wearing a breathtaking dress gold dress to answer her final question where she then urged young women to choose courage over comfort and seize every opportunity they get.
“I would like young women to know that since the beginning of time they have had everything within them to achieve anything they wanted, it is the world that convinced that we do not,” Mswane said.
She’s taking it all the way ?✨⚜️@Lalela_lali #lalelamswane #southafrica #missuniversesouthafrica #lalelaformissuniverse pic.twitter.com/cXjbVe1W40
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) December 13, 2021
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Picture: Twitter/ @Official_MissSA