Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg
Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg | |
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| Born | Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg 28 October 2005 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Occupation | Model |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss World South Africa 2024 |
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Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg (born 28 October 2005) is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World South Africa 2024. At 18 years old, she became the youngest winner in the competition's history. She went on to represent South Africa at the Miss World 2025 pageant in India, where she won the Best Designer Dress challenge.
In 2026, Jansen van Rensburg was announced as one of the twenty-four finalists competing in the Miss South Africa 2026 national pageant.[1]
Pageantry
Miss World South Africa
Jansen van Rensburg began her national pageantry career in 2023, representing Pretoria, Gauteng, at the Miss World South Africa 2023 pageant. At 17 years old, she finished as the first runner-up.[2][3] Jansen van Rensburg returned to the national competition the following year and was crowned Miss World South Africa 2024 at age 18, making her the youngest titleholder to win the crown.[4][5][6]
Miss World 2025
As the national titleholder, she represented South Africa at the Miss World 2025 pageant held in Telangana, India.[7][8] During the preliminary events, she earned first place in the Best Designer Dress challenge.[9][10] Despite being considered a strong contender, she was unplaced in the final competition, ending South Africa's consecutive placement streak at Miss World that had been maintained since 2017.
References
- ↑ Digital, Drum. "SEE | From Azana to Zoalize Jansen Van Rensburg: Meet Miss SA top 24 finalists for 2026". News24. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ "5 Minutes with Miss World SA Zoalize Van Rensburg". TimesLIVE. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ AOM (2023-10-26). "Zoalize van Rensburg continue to the Miss World SA Finals 2023". Arms of Mercy NPC. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ Mbatha, Mbali. "Up-close and personal with newly crowned, 18-year-old Miss World SA Zoalize Jansen Van Rensburg". News24. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ Mafu, Hope (2024-10-06). "Van Rensburg crowned the youngest Miss World SA". IOL. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ Mzandisi, Iviwe. "Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg: Youngest Miss World SA sets her sights on global domination". News24. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ Simpasa, Precious (2025-05-04). "Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg to compete in Miss World pageant". The South African. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ Ramalepe, Phumi. "Miss World SA Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg's 'breathtaking' protea dress awarded in India". News24. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ Lesemane, Lineo (2025-05-26). "Miss World 2025 – Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg wins World Designer Award for Africa". The Citizen. Retrieved 2025-11-02.