{"id":92876,"date":"2023-08-18T13:38:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/18\/rigged-mzansi-reacts-after-natasha-joubert-wins-miss-sa-and-alleges-it-was-favouritism\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:38:39","slug":"rigged-mzansi-reacts-after-natasha-joubert-wins-miss-sa-and-alleges-it-was-favouritism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/18\/rigged-mzansi-reacts-after-natasha-joubert-wins-miss-sa-and-alleges-it-was-favouritism\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8221; Rigged &#8221; Mzansi Reacts After Natasha Joubert Wins Miss SA And Alleges It Was Favouritism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Congratulations to new Miss SA Natasha Joubert, for winning this year\u2019s beauty pageant. While the majority of the South African public celebrated his triumph, some social media users alleged that her victory was \u201cplanned\u201d or \u201cpolitically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These accusations began swirling on social media platforms immediately after her win, with some people claiming that Joubert had unfairly been given the title as she came from a wealthy family with connections in high places. Others alleged that her beauty and charm were not the main reasons behind her victory, and that the judges had been influenced by external factors.<\/p>\n<p>However, these allegations are completely baseless and have been debunked by both the Miss South Africa Organisation and the judges who were involved in the selection process. The Miss SA Organisation has stated categorically that the competition was conducted in a fair, transparent and open manner, without any external factors influencing the final decision.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18e4f1f55cf743e4818f9bf21545f1f4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The panel of judges, which included media personalities and industry experts, evaluated each contestant on various criteria such as intelligence, public speaking, creativity, beauty, and overall personality. Natasha Joubert\u2019s performance outshone every other contestant and was recognized for her intellect, confidence, and natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ac06be79ee524acf8dbf06f76266f775\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It is understandable that some people may be disappointed that their favourite contestant did not win, but to allege that the competition was rigged is unfair, unwarranted and harmful to the reputation of the , the judges, and the winner.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, let us celebrate Natasha Joubert\u2019s win as well-deserved and a great success. We must respect the Miss South Africa Organisation and their selection process, which prioritizes fairness and transparency in identifying our country\u2019s most deserving ambassador. 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While the majority of the South African public celebrated his triumph, some social media users alleged that her victory was \u201cplanned\u201d or \u201cpolitically motivated.\u201d These accusations began swirling on social media platforms immediately after her win, with some people claiming that Joubert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-south-africa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot; Rigged &quot; Mzansi Reacts After Natasha Joubert Wins Miss SA And Alleges It Was Favouritism - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/18\/rigged-mzansi-reacts-after-natasha-joubert-wins-miss-sa-and-alleges-it-was-favouritism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot; Rigged &quot; Mzansi Reacts After Natasha Joubert Wins Miss SA And Alleges It Was Favouritism - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Congratulations to new Miss SA Natasha Joubert, for winning this year\u2019s beauty pageant. 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