Bryoni Govender
Born
Bryoni Natalie Govender

(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996
Kempton Park, South Africa
OccupationModel
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe South Africa 2023
Major
competition(s)		Miss Gauteng 2015
(Winner)
Miss South Africa 2018
(Top 12)
Miss South Africa 2023
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss Universe 2023
(Top 20)

Bryoni Natalie Govender (born 17 July 1996) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe South Africa 2023.[1] [2][3] She was appointed Miss Universe South Africa 2023 after finishing as the first-runner-up at the Miss South Africa 2023. Govender represented South Africa, where she placed in the top 20, at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant by virtue of being the first runner-up as Natasha Joubert, the original winner of the pageant, previously competed at Miss Universe.[4][5][6][7][1][3]

Background

Govender was born to parents of South African Indian descent[2] [3] in Kempton Park, Gauteng.[7] She is a qualified lawyer who is working as a trainee associate, whilst awaiting admission to become an attorney.[6][8][7][9] She had said her role model and the one person she would like to meet is Aishwarya Rai, an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil films and the winner of the Miss World 1994.[1][2][3]

Pageantry

Miss Universe 2023

In August 2023, Govender finished as the first runner-up at the Miss South Africa 2023.[3][10] She will be the first South African of Indian descent[2][11] [1]to represent South Africa at Miss Universe since 1998.[7][3] It has been 25 years[2] since South Africa had an Indian representative at the Miss Universe pageant.[2] This after Miss SA 1997, Kerishnie Naicker was placed in the top 10 at the Miss Universe pageant in 1998.[2] She represented South Africa at the 72nd Miss Universe competition held in El Salvador on November 18, 2023, where she placed and finished in the top 20.[5][4][6][12][13]

Personal life

Currently, she is dating former Kaizer Chief striker Samir Nurkovic.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Naidoo, Alicia (2023-09-19). "'Two months to go': Bryoni Govender ready for Miss Universe". The South African. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Magagula, Nompumelelo. "Bryoni Govender, the first person of Indian descent to represent SA at Miss Universe in 25 years". City Press. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taylor, Jody-Lynn. "Mej. Heelal wink vir beeldskone Mej. SA-naaswenner Bryoni Govender". Huisgenoot (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. 1 2 https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/style-beauty/beauty/who-is-bryoni-govender-miss-sa-2023-runner-up-5a9ac51b-07f3-4f28-94f6-d83df5fe0a83
  5. 1 2 Naidoo, Alicia (2023-09-12). "'I already started extensive prep': Miss Universe SA Bryoni". SAPeople - Worldwide South African News. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "Bryoni Govender is ready to take on the universe". ECR. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Bryoni Govender is ready to take on the universe". ECR. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  8. ↑ elainenaidoo (2023-09-14). "Miss Universe South Africa, Bryoni Govender, wants crown back in South Africa". Rising Sun Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  9. ↑ Mathee, Kim (2023-10-02). "Natasha Joubert graces the cover of BONA alongside Miss SA runner-ups". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  10. ↑ styles7 (2023-09-20). "Miss SA live updates: Bryoni Govender ready to take on Miss Universe!". Styles 7. Retrieved 2023-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Naidoo, Alicia (2023-09-12). "'I already started extensive prep': Miss Universe SA Bryoni". The South African. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  12. ↑ News, Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN (2023-11-19). "Nicaragua wins Miss Universe 2023; PH bet in Top 10". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2023-11-19. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios scoops Miss Universe crown". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  14. ↑ "Miss SA Universe Bryoni Govender gushes over her boyfriend". www.womanandhomemagazine.co.za. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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