2026 Semi-finalists unveiled.

Mrs South Africa, powered by Mrs South Africa and headline partner iME, has officially unveiled it’s 2026 semi-finalists following an extraordinary national casting season. This year drew hundreds of high-calibre applications from across the country, prompting the organisation to declare February the programme’s official casting and activation month. Rather than limiting the process to a single moment, the organisation hosted high-impact live casting events nationwide including Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Polokwane and Gauteng – where eligible contestants participated and the Semi-finalist class of 2026 was selected. As CEO Joani Jacobs reminds participants, there may be one crown, but every woman who enters the journey leaves transformed — empowered, upskilled and stepping boldly into her purpose under the rallying call: “Your time is now.”

The announcement of the semi-finalists marks the beginning of an intensive and empowering year ahead, often described as the “MBA of life”, where women are equipped through mentorship, leadership development, personal branding and business acumen. As momentum builds nationwide, the unveiling of these remarkable women signals more than a competition. Iit signals the growth of a powerful sisterhood and a movement committed to elevating married women across South Africa. The list of 2026 Semi-finalists are as follows, in alphabetical order:

Name	Age	Province
Adre Muller	39	Gauteng
Aleche Landman	35	Limpopo
Alecia Maifadi	52	Gauteng
Alexis Brown	35	Western Cape
Amahle Cele	30	KwaZulu-Natal
Andrea Napier	50	KwaZulu-Natal
Andrea Raaths-Duarté	27	Gauteng
Angelique Janse van Rensburg	42	Gauteng
Angie Calo	46	Kwazulu Natal
Aobakwe Sebokoane	38	Gauteng
Brigitte van Rooyen	45	Gauteng
Carla Mothiba	35	KwaZulu-Natal
Carmen Rodrigues	41	Western Cape
Carolize Delport	35	Free State
Chanelle Badenhorst	37	Western Cape
Chantel Du Plessis	34	Free State
Charissa Claire Nicholas	31	Western Cape
Charne Bell	32	Gauteng
Dineo Ntsoane	36	Mpumalanga
Dineo Tshwene	31	Free State
Eliza Askon	55	Western Cape
Fendi Mokadi	26	Gauteng
Flo Mabee	48	Gauteng
Florika Viljoen	43	Gauteng
Fredine Swigelaar	43	Gauteng
Gavaza Mongwe	35	Gauteng
Heleen Fourie	31	Mpumalanga
Janine van Wyk	41	Mpumalanga
Jennifer Warren	55	Gauteng
Jessie Jama	37	Western Cape
Jocelyn Skerritt	55	Gauteng
Kay Knight	46	Gauteng
Kefentse Valisi	44	Gauteng
Kgomotso Buthelezi	39	Gauteng
Khanyisa Phika	39	Gauteng
Kim Naidoo	39	Gauteng
Lauren-Marie Mkungela	36	Gauteng
Lerato Sadike	35	Gauteng
Linda Shongwe	44	Gauteng
Lisinda Grobbelaar	48	North West
Lomile Dithakong	39	Free State
Louise Jansen	43	Limpopo
Maana Sehume	46	North West
Maiketso Nyamane	41	Gauteng
Margarethe Feuth	43	Gauteng
Mariette Vorster	37	Western Cape
Mbali Vilakazi	36	Gauteng
Mebelo Medupe	47	Western Cape
Megan Jonker	32	Eastern Cape
Meghan Cyster	42	Western Cape
Melissa Scott	37	Limpopo
Nadia Pereira	39	Gauteng
Naledi Ginindza	37	Mpumalanga
Naledi Mahwibila	28	Gauteng
Naomi Nel	33	Gauteng
Ndina Mlisana	37	Limpopo
Nokwethemba Mbuyazi	29	KwaZulu-Natal
Nompiliso Chauke	40	Gauteng
Nomsa Makaringe	41	Gauteng
Nontobeko Hlophe	38	KwaZulu-Natal
Nosisa Nqayi	38	Western Cape
Nozuko Jama	45	Western Cape
Ntsaky Maluleke	35	Gauteng
Ntwanano Molefakgotla	34	North West
Nurser Fanaphi	39	Eastern Cape
Nwabie Mbambo	42	Gauteng
Pertunia Nkomo	35	Gauteng
Phendukani Dlamini	39	Free State
Phindile Ngwezi	46	Gauteng
Que Mkizwana	41	Eastern Cape
Rene Thurston	43	Gauteng
Reshica Naicker		KwaZulu-Natal
Salome Magoro	38	Limpopo
Shanice Ngwenya	34	KwaZulu-Natal
Shoma Govender	41	Gauteng
Sinempilo Ngubane	40	KwaZulu-Natal
Stephanie Harris	41	Kwazulu Natal
Tebogo Kgari	49	Gauteng
Teboho Mthimkhulu	39	Gauteng
Thandiwe Melato	42	Gauteng
Thato Allen	34	Gauteng
Tintswalo Ngobeni-Mahlangu	33	Gauteng
Tlotli Mthimkhulu	33	Gauteng
Tracey Elliott	55	Western Cape
Trudie Oosthuizen	45	Gauteng
Tsakani Mangolele	41	Limpopo
Tsholofelo Letsoalo	33	Gauteng
Vallery Pieterse	34	Mpumalanga
Wendy Beneke	40	Western Cape
Zandile Maile	45	Gauteng