Miss Grand South Africa 2016 was the second edition of the
Miss Grand South Africa beauty pageant, held on August 6, 2016, at the Atterbury Theatre,
Pretoria.[1][2][3][4] Seven candidates, who qualified for the national pageant via an online screening performed earlier in April, competed for the title,[5] and a professional model from the province of
Limpopo, Caitlin Harty, was elected the winner, while the
Mpumalanga representative, Precious Khoza, and the
Gauteng representative, Thando Tsiane, were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.[2][3] Harty then represented the country at the
Miss Grand International 2016 pageant held in
Las Vegas, United States, on October 25,[6] but was unplaced.[7]
The grand final telecast of the pageant was hosted by Miss Teen Commonwealth South Africa 2016 1st-princess, Mpoentle Plaatjie, and was live-transmitted to the audience nationwide via
Zee World.[2]
Originally, the pageant was scheduled to be held at the Lyric Theatre of the
Gold Reef City amusement park in
Johannesburg,[8] but after
Zee World became the main sponsor of the pageant, the final venue was instead moved to
Pretoria.[2]
Candidates
Seven candidates competed for the title of Miss Grand South Africa 2016.[5]