Mia le Roux
Mia le Roux | |
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 le Roux in 2024 | |
| Born | 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] |
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Mia le Roux is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2024 and will represent her country at Miss Universe 2024
Background
[edit]Le Roux was born in Sasolburg, Free State in 1996 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]
Le Roux works as a marketing manager and models part-time. She is studying marketing at the University of South Africa.[citation needed]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss South Africa 2024
[edit]Le Roux won Miss South Africa 2024, held at the SunBet Arena, 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 (2024-05-23). "Meet Mia le Roux: Representing the Western Cape at Miss SA". Smile 90.4FM. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ 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 (2024-08-10). "Mia le Roux crowned Miss South Africa 2024". The Citizen. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Miss South Africa names its Top 3". www.womanandhomemagazine.co.za. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Cape Town's Mia le Roux to represent WC in Miss SA 2024 Top 30". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Mia le Roux crowned Miss SA, makes history".