Mia le Roux
Mia le Roux | |
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Born | 28 November 1994 Sasolburg, Free State, South Africa |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[citation needed] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss South Africa 2024 |
Hair color | Brown[citation needed] |
Eye color | Green[citation needed] |
Major competition(s) |
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Mia le Roux is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss South Africa 2024 and will represent South Africa at Miss Universe 2024. Le Roux will be the first deaf woman to compete in Miss Universe.
Background
[edit]Le Roux was born in Sasolburg, Free State in 1995 and later relocated to Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape, where she was raised.[1] Le Roux currently resides in Rosebank in Cape Town.[2]
Le Roux was diagnosed with profound hearing loss,[3] at the age of one and as result she was fitted with a cochlear implant to aid her hearing.[4]
Her educational background includes attending Oudtshoorn High School and earning a nutrition certificate from the Sport Science Institute of South Africa and an exercise specialist diploma from Eta College.[3] She is also a part-time BCom Marketing student.[5]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss South Africa 2024
[edit]Le Roux won Miss South Africa 2024, held at the SunBet Arena in Menlyn, Pretoria, on 10 August 2024, competing against nine other contestants.[6] She had been previously announced as one of the 30 semifinalists in May 2024.[7][8][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Miss SA 2024 Contestant Mia le Roux". 29 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Tshauma, Nomalanga (26 May 2024). "Cape Town's Mia le Roux in MIss SA 2024 Top 30". IOL. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b Maledo, Caitlin (23 May 2024). "Meet Mia le Roux: Representing the Western Cape at Miss SA". Smile 90.4FM. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Winter, Joseph (11 August 2024). "Mia le Roux is first deaf winner of Miss South Africa". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b Lesemane, Lineo (10 August 2024). "Mia le Roux crowned Miss South Africa 2024". The Citizen. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Miss South Africa names its Top 3". www.womanandhomemagazine.co.za. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Cape Town's Mia le Roux to represent WC in Miss SA 2024 Top 30". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Mia le Roux crowned Miss SA, makes history".