Danelle De Wet, 22 years old beauty hailing from Kuils River, Western Cape is a first year BCom Marketing student at the IMM Graduate School of Marketing. After completing her degree, Danelle like to study further and work towards getting her MBA. Danelle believes that her parents are her pillars of strength. Her mother is a self employed estate agent and her father runs his own construction company.

Danelle loves adventure and enjoys hiking, travelling the world and snorkeling. In her spare time likes to train hard at gym where she does a bit of Muaythai and has recently started taking yoga classes. A previous Miss South Africa title holder who has inspired her is Melinda Bam, Miss South Africa 2011. De Wet praises the beauty and says, “Melinda Bam, Miss South Africa 2011, who changed the game by making Miss South Africa more relevant to modern times and leaving a legacy, which she predicted at the start of her reign. Then there is Nicole Flint, Miss South Africa 2009, who, on each occasion I’ve bumped into her, was kind, friendly and humble. She has left her mark on the Miss South Africa Pageant. These women also did respectable charity work, which one could see was real and came from the heart. I aspire to become a Miss South Africa that is the perfect blend of all these amazing qualities.”

Denelle, who goes by the mantra that success is inevitable, if one works really hard towards it, sends out her message to the young aspiring models and says, “You are more powerful than you know. This mostly applies to the young women in the world but can be a message to all. Young women in this country, regardless of their background, need to realise their worth and their potential. They need to fight for a better future and for their education. You can’t sit back and wait for things to come to you, you have to go out there and get it. I don’t come from the wealthiest of communities but I never let that determine my success and my dreams. If you want something, you are the only thing holding yourself back. If you don’t get it right the first time, keep trying! I am the perfect example of that - this is my third entry into Miss South Africa. It is what I want, and it’s something I can feel deep inside. If I did not pick myself up and try again, how would I ever be able to show people that with passion, determination and hard work, all your dreams will transpire?”

Will this Western Cape beauty be the next Miss South Africa 2015? Only time will tell... Who in your opinion deserves to win the title this year?