adminAt the grand coronation ceremony of Miss Supranational 2022, Lalela Mswane of South Africa was crowned the winner by the outgoing queen, Miss Supranational 2021 Chanique Rabe.
A total of seventy delegates from across the globe participated in the prestigious international pageant hosted at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater, Nowy Sącz, Malopolska, Poland.
This year the organization introduced a new crown designed by Ricardo Patraca during the preliminary competition and at the 13th edition of the prestigious pageant for the very first time creating history South Africa has bagged the coveted crown.
Lalela is also the first woman of color to win the Miss Supranational title. The star-studded night unfolded with sensational performances by Polish singers Monika Lewczuk, Doda, and Belgian musician Danzel. The hosts for the evening were Anita Nneka Jones and Martin Fitch.
The winning queen’s court includes:
1st Runner-up: Praewwanich Ruangthong of Thailand
2nd Runner-up: Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen of Vietnam
3rd Runner-up: Adinda Cresheilla of Indonesia
4th Runner-up: Ismelys Velasquez of Venezuela
HISTORY WAS MADE by our own SA lady,!!
1. FIRST black woman to win Miss Supranational
2. FIRST South African to win Miss Supranational
3. FIRST Miss South Africa to place top 3 at 2 international pageants
4. FIRST Miss Supranational to wear the Ricardo crown.
Congratulations to our Miss Supranational 2022 @Lalela_lali 💃🔥👑
Once again history has been made 🇿🇦
We can’t contain our excitement! We are so proud of you @Lalela_lali . You’ve represented our nation in its fullness. 🤩#LalelaMswane #MissSupranational2022 pic.twitter.com/HbKQ4F73C9
— Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) July 15, 2022
During the pageant, Mswane was asked, “Why do people fear losing things that they do not even have?” to which she elegantly answered, “I think it stems from the fear of perfection, or pressures of the worlds and trying to seek for happiness that you don’t have.”
She added, “People tend to suffer from feeling discontent with what they have, so I really think that we need to change our mentality. Attitude with gratitude should be something that we instill every single day.”
Just a reminder South Africa started participating at Miss Supranational only last year and we landed second runner-up and this year we took the crown 👑 our girls are phenomenal and the team behind them exceptional 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #MissSupranational2022 pic.twitter.com/MwnkSVpTZi
— Thulani Mathebula 👁👑 (@chrisreymond89) July 15, 2022
Congratulations!
