Belinde Bella Schreuder was crowned Miss Grand South Africa 2019 at the conclusion of the finale of the national pageant held on last night at the Arto Theatre in Pretoria. She succeeds Miss Grand South Africa 2018 Misha Christie and will now compete in Miss Grand International 2019, finale whereof is  scheduled to be held in Venezuela on 25th October 2019.

Belinde is 23 years of age with a stellar height of 177 cm. She hails from the city of Centurion, Gauteng. And has a diploma in Public Relations from Boston City Campus & Business College. She is also the ambassador of Ambassador for Adventures and The Rory Hensman Conservation and Research Unit, organizations that deal with raising awareness about the atrocities carried out against rhinos and elephants.

Belinde is already well known beauty queen in the international pageants’ arena. She represented South Africa in Miss United Continents 2018 held on 22nd September 2018 in Ecuador. She performed exceptionally well in the finale and secured the position of the fourth runner-up at the finale, besides winning the special award of Best Smile. Thereafter, she was crowned Miss Supranational South Africa 2019 and went on to compete in Miss Supranational 2019, though remained unplaced at the finale. She is definitely the perfect choice for representing South Africa in Miss Grand International 2019, and we hope and wish for her good performance in the event.

After the victory, Belinde posted a thank you note on her FaceBook profile thanking all who contributed to make this victory possible for her. She posted “Is this a dream come true and a moment I have been working for the last 4 years. We are going to Venezuela South Africa! A very big thank you to everyone who liked and shared my photos…….

Now the preparations for the internationals finals begin, but luckily I have an amazing support system that will make this journey a memorable one.”

Her court at the finale comprised of Jeané Van Dam (first runner-up), Phomolo Tjie (second runner-up), Beauron Julies (third runner-up) and Shaleen De Witt (fourth runner-up).

Winners of special awards at the night of the finale were -

Best in Social Media - Belinde Bella Schreuder

Best in Evening Gown - Belinde Bella Schreude

Best Bikini Body - Jeané Van Dam

Miss Photogenic - Jeané Van Dam & Anzelle Krige (jointly awarded)

Miss Public Choice - Jeané Van Dam

Miss Debutante - Jeané Van Dam

Beauron Julies - Best National Costume

(Photo Credits: Deon Van Wyk Photographer & Miss Grand South Africa)

Do you think Belinde can make South Africans proud by winning the first ever Miss Grand International title for South Africa?